Tag: Elementary

Earth Day with Dash: 3 Free Lesson Plans

Get ready to roll into Earth Day with Dash. In this post, we present three lesson plans that combine environmental themes and robotics using Dash—giving your students a chance to learn about life cycles, seed dispersal, and weather patterns in a hands-on, interactive way. Plus, we’ll look at how some inspiring teachers on Instagram are […]

Celebrate Nat’l Poetry Month with Dash

Poetry and Coding? You Bet. April is National Poetry Month—a perfect time to celebrate language and creativity in your classroom. In the two lesson plans featured here, your students won’t just read and write poems: they’ll also program a Dash robot to bring those poetic lines to life. By merging verse analysis with hands-on coding, […]

Eggs-cellent Fun with Dash Robot

As Easter approaches, why not hop into some egg-cellent fun with Wonder Workshop’s Dash robot? These three Easter-themed activities will have your students collaborating, coding, and celebrating springtime traditions in a hands-on, engaging way. Each activity encourages problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork—guaranteeing a memorable learning experience for all! Do the Egg Help Challenge!  In this challenge […]

Telling Time With Dash

Looking for a hands-on way to bring time-telling to life for your elementary school students? In this engaging lesson, your students will join forces with Dash to draw analog clocks on a whiteboard mat, depicting different times. Learners will practice telling time in hours, half-hours, and even minutes. Not only will they sharpen their time-telling […]

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 […]

Dash and Launcher Giveaway

Assign a Coding Pathway in Make Wonder and Enter to Win! To shine a spotlight on an exciting feature of Make Wonder, we’re awarding a free Dash + Launcher Accessory to one lucky educator, picked randomly from all who assign a Coding Pathway between Nov. 15 and  December 15, 2024. (Free Tier users, there’s a […]

Using Blockly with K-1st Grade Students

Innovation Starts Early The earlier that students dive into computational thinking and computer science, the more likely they’ll grow into the problem-solvers and innovators of tomorrow. As a teacher, I know that Blockly can seem challenging for young kids, especially since it looks like it requires strong reading skills. But don’t worry—there are so many […]

Gear up for the Wonder League Robotics Competition with Free Missions and Insider Tips

Year 10 of the Wonder League Robotics Competition is Underway! Here’s everything you need to know to round up a team, jump in and compete! This year, teams help Dash travel through different time, solving real-world problems with creative coding solutions. All four missions have now launched, and there’s still plenty of time to jump […]

Ideas for Creating a Wonder League Robotics Competition Mat

Buy It, Print It, Make It! It’s time to get those mats ready for the big day so that the teams can dive right in. In order to set the stage for all three missions, your teams will need a 5 x 8 square grid Wonder League mat with the following specifications: sized 150 cm […]