Sequencing familiar everyday tasks to teach order of instructions¶
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Description¶
The webinar suggests having students sequence routine tasks such as getting dressed, making a pizza, school procedures like hallway and lining-up routines, drawing a picture, and brushing your teeth. These activities make visible how the order of a sequence affects the outcome, building the algorithmic insight that instructions must occur in a specific order.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Familiar tasks students can describe step by step
Constraints¶
Target Learners¶
- K-2 students
Target Learning Goals¶
- Creating a sequence of instructions
- Understanding that order of instructions is important
Related Strategies¶
- Story retelling with familiar picture books to practice sequencing
- Picture Schedules and Visual Planners
- Prepare Instructions Carefully
- Checklists And Visual Schedules
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Computational Thinking Boosters: Algorithms in K-2. (2021). Webinar presentation, NSF grant #1923314. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1923314
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Sequencing familiar everyday tasks to teach order of instructions |
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The webinar suggests having students sequence routine tasks such as getting dressed, making a pizza, school procedures like hallway and lining-up routines, drawing a picture, and brushing your teeth. |
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