Minnesota Teacher Uses Experience CS to Support Fifth Graders
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Allison Knoph, a fifth grade teacher in Edina, Minnesota, uses Experience CS in her classroom each fall. She says the creative writing station is the loudest spot because students use computers to build characters, write jokes, and improve programming projects. She found the story-based unit fit language arts better than the ecosystems unit, showing that placement matters.
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This shows how coding lessons can connect to subjects students already know, which can make them easier to start. A good next step is to try a small project that mixes writing or art with simple programming.
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