Floor Coding

Mrs. Baker is preparing her students for Hour of Code by teaching kinesthetic coding! This is a great idea for young students to practice screen-free coding! Students place arrows and action cards to design an algorithm that will get them get from a starting point to a designated end. The students need to move through each of these cards, following the direction and actions displayed. This mimics how computer programming works. Actions (like “spin”) and variables (like “right”) are put into the code for the computer or robot to replicate.

To replicate this activity, make arrows and action cards. Identify a start and end point in the room. Have students place cards from one point to the other and then follow the cards. For a more challenging variation, make cards that represent loops or repetitive actions. For example, “hop until you reach the next turn”.