Robotics Coding and Children: Merging for Playful Learning
Robotics coding brings together the physical world and computational world. Young children grow up surrounded by technology like automatic faucets and doors, their parents’ smartphones, and a never-ending range of screens. What is there was a screen-free way for children to learn coding in an age-approrpriate way while reaping all of the educational benefits?
It’s vital that children embrace technology and have an understanding of how it is created, controlled and its role in our lives. Just as they should learn to read and write. They should also learn that technology is fun and that it’s a human creation: we control it. That’s where robotics and coding comes in. When given the proper tools, children as young as four years old can learn programming, logic and engineering, and in a way that young children can grasp…by making the abstract tangible.
Developmentally-appropriate toys, such as the KIBO robot kit, encourages open-ended play and can be integrated with existing core curricula including science, arts, math, history, literature, and more. Children of all genders feel comfortable playing with KIBO, which is important as stereotypes are formed at very early stages.
Young children learn by doing and robotics coding presents a simple and age-appropriate way to make, test and learn new things.
So why introduce robotics coding and early childhood education?
It’s important to provide physical manipulatives for young children to engage with abstract concepts like coding though a platform designed for imaginative play. With a physical robot children can develop their computational thinking, and the engineering design process. When looking for robotics coding solutions backed by solid research, look for one that offers:
- Constructive Play
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Sensory and Adaptive Learning
- Safe, Durable, and Tested
- Screen-free Learning
Learn more about the difference the KIBO early learning coding robot can offer your young learners.
Meet KIBO, a Screen-free Educational STEAM Robotics Coding Kit for Young Learners
KIBO, the robotics coding kit designed specifically for early learners from Prek through 5th grade, offers an inviting, engaging platform for young children to start their journey into creating with code in a fun and creative way. KIBO’s block-based coding language gives children control over the robot’s movements, sounds, and sensors, allowing them to express their imaginations with code. The KIBO curriculum for educators also teaches children to tell stories, create characters, and explore the world around them through code. KIBO is the number one choice in screen-free coding for kids – trusted by more parents and schools to introduce today’s youth to the wonders of technology and robotics.
Learn more about why KIBO is so different – and so important – for your young learners, as it is designed to be extended with craft and other building materials, providing a platform for imaginative play, where children develop their computational thinking, and the engineering design process.
KIBO pulls together constructive play, problem solving, critical thinking, hands-on learning, and more!
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Introduce coding and robotics into your early childhood classrooms – in a fun and playful way!
