{"id":46308,"date":"2017-04-12T18:30:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T23:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fractuslearning.com\/?p=46308"},"modified":"2023-10-25T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T19:44:09","slug":"books-inspire-coding-robotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fractuslearning.com\/books-inspire-coding-robotics\/","title":{"rendered":"Books to Inspire Coding & Robotics"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been running a Coding and Robotics Club at my school, St Aidan\u2019s AGS Junior School, Brisbane<\/a>, for a couple of years now. One of the best ways to inspire children I have found is through \u2018books\u2019.\"Books<\/p>\n

I use both fiction and non-fiction to inspire our girls in library lessons. These ideas and skills\u00a0can then\u00a0be transferred into the\u00a0Makerspace Zone\u00a0and into Coding and Robotics Club. I have listed some that I like to share with my students and that I have available for them to borrow. By sharing these books and stories during library lessons and having them on display, interest in programming and learning to code is constantly promoted\u2014so all kinds of creations can happen!<\/p>\n

You can read more about what I kind of projects my students and I get up to on\u00a0my\u00a0blog TinkeringChild.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Hello Ruby, Adventures in Coding<\/a><\/em> by Linda Liukas<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Hello<\/a><\/p>\n

This has to be the favorite! The\u00a0Hello Ruby website<\/a>\u00a0is a fabulous resource with plenty of follow up materials. I spoke recently here how the girls made\u00a0paper laptops<\/a>\u00a0from the resources. The book is both fiction and non-fiction as it has a story of the quest Ruby\u2019s father leaves her to solve and then unplugged computational thinking activities to do at the back and online!<\/p>\n

2. If I Were A Wizard<\/em> by Paul Hamilton<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"If<\/a><\/p>\n

This book recently released by\u00a0Paul Hamilton<\/a>\u00a0is a story of Ralph who wants to be a wizard when he grows up, unlike his friends who want to be doctors, architects etc. As a wizard, he interacts with everyday situations and family members.\u00a0Paul has cleverly linked the outcomes of Ralph\u2019s interactions to the concepts in computational thinking and coding. On his website, Paul has\u00a0teacher notes<\/a>\u00a0to help guide coding activities to inspire young children.<\/p>\n

3. Lift-the Flap-Computers and Coding<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Lift<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a great reference book to help understand\u00a0parts of\u00a0computers and coding. I used it when our girls\u00a0dismantled a laptop<\/a>\u00a0in the Makerspace Zone. This\u00a0post<\/a>\u00a0has more details about the book and check out the video below too!<\/p>\n