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. […]
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, […]
10 Innovative Solutions for Robot Storage Carts
It’s almost that time of year when you will find yourself surrounded by robots, charging cables and devices. What better time is there for creative storage solutions to streamline storage and charging, ease delivery to students and colleges, all while keeping Dash safe? We have a solution for you — 10, in fact. Here are our top […]
Dash is Seein’ Stars
It’s a Star-Spangled Sketch Party” 🎇 Happy 4th of July! 🎆 Ready to bring some extra sparkle to your Independence Day celebrations? In this challenge, Dash the robot uses the Sketch Kit acccessory to draw a five-pointed star—just like the ones on the American flag! Teachers and parents can use this fun activity to introduce […]
ISTE25 – Social Scavenger Hunt Giveaway
🎉 Heading to ISTELive 25 in San Antonio this June? Get your selfie stick ready—Dash is starring in the ultimate expo scavenger hunt! From June 30 to July 2, Wonder Workshop is teaming up with our reseller partners at ISTE — Geyer Instructional, Mackin, Maker Maven, STEMfinity, and Teq — to turn their booths into […]
Dash the Mother’s Day Messenger
We found this Mother’s Day activity in the archives. Create your own variation to deliver a gift and a message to anyone you love. Enjoy. What You’ll Need Dash Building Brick Connectors Set up Time 15 minutes Supplies LEGO® bricks (optional) Flowers, candy, a homemade card, or any other Mother’s Day gift (optional) Mission: Use […]
New NGSS Science Adventures: Blast Off with 20 K-5 Science Activities for Curious Coders
Blast Off with New Science Activities in Make Wonder Are you ready to take your students on an out-of-this-world learning journey? We’re thrilled to announce our brand-new NGSS-aligned Science Activities! These 20 interactive K-5 activities combine Earth & Space, Life, and Physical Science concepts with fundamental coding skills—like sequencing, loops, events, and conditionals—so kids can […]
Selecting the Best Robot for Young Learners: Dash vs. Makeblock mBot2 Comparison
Educational robots have become a powerful way not only to introduce kids to coding and STEM concepts, but also to inspire them to invent the future. Sorting through the many different options to find the best fit, however, is a real challenge all its own. Wonder Workshop’s Dash and Makeblock’s mBot2 are two standout robots […]
