Spooky STEM Activity Roundup
🎃 It’s Our Spook STEM Activity Roundup! No tricks, just treats: invite creativity, collaboration, and coding into your classroom with these spook-tacular activity ideas! Got an idea to share? Post it on social media and tag us @wonderworkshop! Download the Activity Book A Set of 3 Spooky Challenge Cards In these Challenge Cards, students will […]
Fall Football Fun: Dash Kicks Off Coding Season
Fall is in the air—pumpkin spice, crunchy leaves, and Friday night lights. 🍁 For your classroom, that means the perfect time to bring football fever to your STEM program! Wonder Workshop’s Football Launcher Task Cards turn Dash into an all-star quarterback, inviting your students to huddle up, problem-solve, and code their way to a touchdown. […]
Happy Birthday to Dash
Dash’s birthday is just around the corner and we’re celebrating with a Robot Party Activity Packet and an activity-card printable! These resources are great for use at home or at school. They include tons of ideas programming Dash in collaborative (and celebratory) groups. You’ll find challenges as well as your favorite games, like Red Rover, […]
Bring Design Thinking Principles to Your STEM Program
Ignite Creativity and Resilience in STEM Through Design Thinking In today’s dynamic world, students need mindset tools that fuel innovation, adaptability, and deep empathy. That’s where design thinking comes in: a human-centered, iterative approach that transforms your STEM classroom into a vibrant lab of curiosity, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. Far from being just for designers, […]
Code the ABCs and the 123s with Dash
Welcome back to another exciting school year! As your students return full of curiosity and energy, it’s the perfect time to spark their creativity while reinforcing foundational skills. This year, why not combine literacy, numeracy, and coding in a hands-on activity that turns learning into an adventure? With Dash Robot and the Sketch Kit, students […]
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Blockly
🚀 Welcome Back, Teachers! Let’s Get Ready for an Amazing Year of Coding & Robotics Welcome back to school, teachers! We know you’re busy setting up classrooms, planning lessons, and thinking about how to make this year your most engaging one yet. This post is here to help you feel confident teaching block coding—the visual, […]
Put a Little Wonder on Your Classroom Wall
As you gear up for Back to School, we’ve put together some materials to add a little Wonder—and a “Dash” of fun—to your bulletin boards. You’ll also find a printable packet to spark creativity in students just getting to know Dash. They can color, customize, and imagine Dash as anything from a superhero to a […]
Expanding Access: Blockly’s Make Wonder Content is Now Available in Spanish
We’re excited to announce an important update: Blockly’s web and iOS apps now offer all student-facing content in Spanish, including premium content available with a Make Wonder subscription. This expanded language support empowers Spanish-speaking learners to fully immerse themselves in coding activities, math lessons, and science explorations without language barriers. It also opens up new […]
Hands-on Lessons and Skills for WLRC Mission Readiness
Whether or not your team submits mission evidence, the Wonder League Robotics Competition (WLRC) is a rich source of curriculum that combines coding, creativity, and critical thinking. By using WLRC missions in the classroom, students can gain hands-on learning experience that builds essential STEAM skills. There are two foundational skills emphasized in WLRC that transfer […]
Wonder League Robotics Competition: Myths, Facts, and Tips for Success
The new year provides an ideal opportunity to shake up routines with fresh new ideas and exciting challenges! Enter: the Wonder League Robotics Competition (WLRC), which offers a creative way to bring coding and collaboration into your classroom, home, or after-school club. As long as you register by February 14, 2025, you’ll be able to […]
