Coding with Rain Forest Animals
From the Series Adventures in Unplugged Coding
Get ready to head deep into the rain forest and learn about unplugged coding! This engaging title uses activities with rain forest animals to teach readers pertinent coding skills, all without using a computer! Readers can follow a sequence to draw a toucan and use conditionals to avoid dangerous rain forest snakes. Each activity is followed by questions prompting the reader to think critically about what did or did not go well, as well as a bonus challenge for extra fun. Eager learners will have a wild time with this fun title!
Reviews
Educator Review of Coding with Rainforest Animals
Adventures in Unplugged Coding is a series of books that take the reader through 4 unplugged challenges that help the reader understand how to use higher-level thinking skills to solve problems. The connection is made between the activities and how computer code writers think.
This series of books is categorized as Express! Which are classified as maker space books.
Coding with Rain Forest Animals has 4 unplugged activities:
1. A Rare Sighting
2. Rain Forest Escape
3. Snake Eyes
4. Picture Perfect
Each activity requires a minimal amount of supplies: Paper, index cards, pencils, markers, dice, game pieces, and small toys. The activities would be best accomplished with a partner or small group. The readers would have opportunities to solve problems together and work towards a solution, also when turning the page they will be able to learn about the solution and how that activity is related to coders.
Readers who use this book would need to read at a 3rd or 4th grade level but as long as there is
one strong reader in the group they could guide others through who may be younger or have a
more difficult time reading.
