It’s December and that means it is time for the Hour Of Code! Computer Science Education week begins on Monday December 5, 2022!
What is the Hour Of Code?
Computer science education week is an annual call to action to inspire k-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field.
Code.org
Code.org features amazing coding activities for older students as many of them require students to read and follow directions.
New for the 2022 is, Hello World!
Minecraft Voyage Aquatic is new this year:
Everyone’s favorite, Code Your Own Dance Party:
Minecraft: Hero’s Journey was new in 2017: 
Minecraft Adventurer – Code with Alex or Steve:
Minecraft Designer – The original:
Here is a list of additiponal activities from previous year’s Hour Of Code events found on the Code.org website:
- Star Wars – Learn to program droids.
- Disney’s Frozen – Use code to help Anna and Elsa explore the magic and beauty of ice.
- Make A Basketball Game – Choose your team and make a basketball game.
- Code your own sports game – Mix and match across sports.
- Classic Maze – Try the basics of computer science with characters from Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies, and Scrat from Ice Age!
- Disney Infinity Play Lab – Use Play Lab to create a story or game starring Disney Infinity characters.
- Gumball Play Lab – Create a story or make a game with Gumball Play Lab!
- Ice Age Play Lab – Create a story or make a game with Ice Age Play Lab!
Google’s Santa Tracker site has many games and activities to get you a holiday coding moode. For an educator’s view of the activities, visit Google’s For Educators – Learning with Santa Tracker page.
Google’s Santa Tracker page features activities that are great for younger students just learning to read:
Once on the Santa Tracker page click the big red “Play” button for a random activity or click on the red & white 3 lines icon in the top left of the screen to see all of the activities.
Tynker
Tynker features great activities for younger students to try but many of then feature pay-to-play model. The activities below will only allow you to access first few levels for free but they are worth checking out. There are some activities that are completely free, if you can find them:
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