Series

Kodable

7 episodes

Kodable's coding-concept explainers give a K-5 class the vocabulary of programming before anyone writes a line. Each short video takes one idea and grounds it in something kids already know. Sequence becomes numbered steps a robot follows in order; a loop is the shortcut that saves writing 'stay dry' a hundred times; a conditional is an IF/THEN padlock that opens only with the right password; functions bundle steps under a reusable name; and variables are labeled containers holding a value that can change. Two titles come in early and late elementary cuts, so you can pitch 'what is a computer program' to the right grade. A clean on-ramp to computer science.

what this series covers

What Kodable covers

7 episodes in the library, tagged for K–5th. Heaviest coverage: Technology. Between them they line up with 10 distinct standards across 2 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

K: 3
1st: 3
2nd: 4
3rd: 4
4th: 4
5th: 4

Episodes per subject

Technology: 7

ISTE (Technology) 3

ISTE.1.5Computational Thinker: students develop strategies for understanding and solving problems using technology.
ISTE.1.5.dAlgorithmic thinking: put steps in order to solve a problem, and recognize what can be automated.
ISTE.1.5.cDecompose problems: break a complex system or task into smaller parts.

CSTA (Computer Science) 7

1A-AP-08Model daily processes by creating and following algorithms (sets of step-by-step instructions) to complete tasks
1B-AP-10Create programs that include sequences, events, loops, and conditionals
1A-AP-09Model the way programs store and manipulate data by using numbers or other symbols to represent information.
1A-AP-10Develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.
1A-AP-11Decompose (break down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise sequence of instructions.
1B-AP-09Create programs that use variables to store and modify data

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