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Table of Contents
Suggested Grade Level: K-2
Computational thinking…
Is a set of skills for problem solving
Is based on computer science
Can be done with or without digital tools
Can be used to solve problems in any subject, even reading and writing
Abstraction – find the most important parts
Decomposition – break something down into its parts to better understand them
Algorithmic Thinking – organize steps in a sequence
Pattern Recognition – notice when something repeats
Computational thinking…
Is a set of skills for problem solving
Is based on concepts in computer science
Can be done with or without digital tools
Can be used to solve problems in any subject, even reading and writing
Abstraction – identifying the most important aspects of a problem or phenomenon
Decomposition – dividing problems into smaller parts to better understand them
Algorithmic Thinking – organizing steps in an ordered sequence for a specific outcome
Pattern Recognition – noticing and tracking when features, information, or relationships repeat
Suggested Grade Level: 3-5
How can you do this with sentences, paragraphs, or even stories?
Break it down into letters
When you come across something tricky while reading or writing, you can decompose or break it down.�
Let’s try it with a CVC word!
Sound out each letter
Blend the parts together
Say it all together
c
a
t
c
a
t
cat
Suggested Grade Level: K-1
c a t
Use the alphabet wall to help you with tricky letters
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How can you do this with sentences, paragraphs, or even stories?
Break it down into chunks
When you come across something tricky while reading or writing, you can decompose or break it down.�
Let’s try it with a big word!
Look for parts you know
Use spelling patterns to help read tricky parts
Say the parts together!
re
read
ing
re
read
ing
rereading
Suggested Grade Level: 2-5
Prefix
Root word
Suffix
We can use computational thinking to build ideas and knowledge.
When can this help with reading and writing?
Write down all ideas that come to mind
Look for patterns and group ideas based on similarities
Identify the most important concept from each grouping
Connect concepts together with old and new knowledge
Suggested Grade Level: K-5
Suggested Grade Level: 2-5
Main idea
Closing Sentence
Supporting detail 1
Supporting detail 2
Supporting detail 3
Look for words that end with the same sound
Look for words that describe relationships between ideas
Look for repeated structures in text such as in sentences or paragraphs
Paragraph Structure
Transition words:
but, both, however, similar, alike, different
Compare & Contrast
What other patterns do you notice when reading?
You can circle , underline, highlight, �add different colors, or use symbols (*!?) �to mark up a text to help notice patterns.
Patterns in texts can help you make sense of what you are reading.
Examples of Patterns in Texts
Imagine a cat A
In a big hat A
Imagine a mouse B
In a small house B
Suggested Grade Level: 3-5
Before reading:
How else do you grow new ideas while reading?
What are the most important ideas, themes, and pieces of information are you learning?
After reading:
What questions are coming up?
What opinions and inferences are coming from reading?
While reading:
What connections can you make with other topics?
What connections can you make to self, others, and society?
What connections can you make between steps 1 and 2?
When you synthesize, you combine what you already know and the most important ideas you read to grow your thinking.
Knowledge
2. New Ideas
3. Connections
What do you already know about this topic?
Before reading, take note of background knowledge
After reading, form connections between ideas
While reading, abstract new ideas
How else do you grow new ideas while reading?
When you synthesize, you combine what you already know and the most important ideas you read to grow your thinking.
Knowledge
2. New Ideas
3. Connections
Suggested Grade Level: 3-5
It uses boxes to represent parts of the process and arrows to show the direction between steps
You can also use a diamond to represent a question
For example, here is a flowchart for the Three Little Pigs:
How can you write your own “algorithm” or flowchart?
A flowchart shows the steps of a process from beginning to end in a sequence. A flowchart is a way to show an algorithm.
What is the house made of?
Wolf blows the house down!
Wolf blows the house down!
Wolf does not blow the house down.
Big bad wolf blows on the pigs' houses
straw
wood
brick
Build Your Own Routine
Graphic Elements
Icons
Main idea
Closing Sentence
Supporting detail 1
Supporting detail 2
Supporting detail 3