Elementary School course

Greeting Studio

  • KINDERGARTEN 1 TO STANDARD 2
  • BEGINNER
  • IPAD
  • 3 LESSONS
  • Voiceovers
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Answer Key

Module 1: Birthday Card

U.S. Standards

  • CCSS.Math: K.CC.B.4, MP.1
  • CSTA: 1A-AP-09, 1A-AP-11, 1A-AP-14, 1A-CS-01
  • CS CA: K-2.AP.13, K-2.AP.17
  • ISTE: 1c, 2b, 5c

U.K. Standards

Key stage 1
Pupils should be taught to:
  • understand what algorithms are, how they are implemented as programs on digital devices, and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions
  • create and debug simple programs
  • use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs
  • use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies

Lesson 1: Birthday Card

Course: | iPad

Description

Recommended for students who have completed at least three pre-reader courses, Greeting Studio offers a set of creative sandbox environments where students generate their own greeting cards using code. To use Greeting Studio in your classroom, you must download the Tynker Junior app from the App Store. The Tynker Junior app offers a collection of courses specifically designed for young children (ages 5-7) who are still learning how to read.

In Greeting Studio, students explore three creative sandboxes and make their own greeting cards. There are three included templates - Birthday Card, Valentine’s Day card and Mother’s Day card. Students learn to create an interactive scene using the right background, music, voice message, and characters. Then, they program interactive elements of the experience so that characters and props react to tap events.

Tynker Junior uses word-free picture-based block programming with fun characters to help kids develop animations, pursue adventures and solve puzzles and challenges. This enables young children—who have limited motor skills and are still developing hand-eye coordination—to learn to code using big blocks, pictures, voiceovers and tap-tap-tap interactions, without words or drag-and-drop or any other actions they may find too tedious or overwhelming. Tynker SmartPass enables younger students to sign in by simply scanning a code, without the need to remember any usernames or passwords.

Greeting Studio is only available on iPads and iPhones. Students can access the course using the Tynker Junior app on their iPad devices. These courses are not available on Android or via the browser at tynker.com.

Activities

  • Valentine's Day Card
  • Birthday Card
  • Mother's Day Card

What Students Learn

  • Create interactive greeting cards using sprites, backgrounds and music
  • Apply math skills to display candles matching a person's age
  • Draw geometric art using loops and angles
  • Create special effects on tap events

Technical Requirements

* Online courses require a modern desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet access and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.
* Tablet courses require an iPad (iOS 10+) with Tynker or Tynker Junior app installed and Internet access

Lesson 1 : Birthday Card
Pre-Reader Course Collection

Time: 45+ minutes

Introduction

Tynker Blocks Introduced

Vocabulary

Objectives

Materials

Warm-Up (15 minutes)

Activities (30 minutes)

Extended Activities (10 minutes)