From Slalom to Snowballs: Winter Olympic STEM Challenges with Dash
The Winter Olympics are here, and that can only mean one thing in your classroom… it’s time for Dash to go for gold. 🥇 In this special collection of Winter Olympic–inspired Dash activities, students won’t just learn about the Games… they’ll engineer them. They’ll design courses, choreograph robot routines, build accessories, and solve real coding […]
Programmed for Friendship: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Dash
Make collaboration, kindness, and coding the heart of your Valentine’s Day celebration! Downloadable Dash Valentines Print out a special set of Dash-themed valentines for students to share with their classmates. You could even turn valentine delivery into a coding challenge. Suit up Dash with a DIY Gripper or Bulldozer attachment, and have students code Dash […]
Celebrate International Lego Day with Dash
Build, Code, and Create a Robot Petting Zoo 🧱🤖🐾 January 28 is International LEGO Day, and we’re celebrating with an activity that puts creativity front and center—where students decide what to build, how it looks, and how it behaves. By combining LEGO® building with Dash and a classroom-tested coding lesson, students can design and program […]
20+ Winter WONDER-ful Activities for Dash
Coding in a Winter Wonderland There are many ways to reinforce physical coding and applied robotics during this holiday season. You can use these winter wonderland ideas as morning warm-ups or for Friday free time, or you can create rotation stations to tackle them all at once during a classroom celebration. Pick and choose your […]
Lesson Plan: Dash the Thankful Turkey
🦃 Activity Title: Dash the Thankful Turkey Objective: Students will program “Dash the Turkey” to travel around a mat, stopping at spaces to share things they’re thankful for. Materials: Dash robot Sketch Mat or any coding mat (can also tape a grid on the floor) 4–6 “Thankful Spot” cards (one per square you choose) Paper […]
Dash Thanksgiving Day Parade
Bring the Thanksgiving Day Parade to Your Classroom with the Balloons Over Broadway STEM Challenge 🎈🤖 If you’ve been on social media this November, you’ve probably seen the Balloons Over Broadway STEM challenge floating around. It’s a fun, creative way to combine reading, engineering, and coding — and Dash makes it even more exciting! Here’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
