Experiences

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Integration of Robotics and Coding with Global Exploration

While exploring Africa, preschoolers researched the art and culture of the Ndebele people and coded a dance sequence using KIBO and played drums to accompany the dance.

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Celebrating Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of Trees, with KIBO

In celebration of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of Trees, the first and second graders at New England Jewish Academy (NEJA), created 4 trees to represent the four seasons and then programmed KIBO to work with the trees to help them.

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Robotics and Mathematics Go Hand in Hand

See a couple of examples of how Celestino Magalhães uses KIBO with his young learners to explore critical problem solving and learning through practical experiences.

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Balloons Over Broadway with KIBO

Inspired by reading Balloons Over Broadway, 1st and 2nd graders create a balloon parade with their KIBO robots!

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Robotics Activities in Makerspaces for Young Learners

Bryan Flaig, an educational consultant specializing in makerspaces and STEM curriculum describes his use of KIBO in makerspaces. See the three activities he uses to quickly engage students and bring them into the learning process.

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Steam Teaching: Using Coding As A Playground in PD

This video provides an overview of KIBO in a professional development program for early childhood educators in Columbus, Georgia.

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Integrating Technology into a Preschool Classroom

This video documents an integrated STEAM unit using KIBO in a Boise preschool environment.

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Elephant and Piggie Theater

Students at JCDS Boston re-told a scene with Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie characters.

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Exploring the Solar System with KIBO and Dr. Mae Jemison

Students at Friends School of Baltimore programmed KIBO to tour the solar system, under the command of a LEGO version of astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison

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KIBO Obstacle Bowling Activity

2nd graders put their KIBO coding knowledge to the test in the ultimate game of “obstacle bowling!”

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Coding and Making with the Gray Whales

A KIBO exploration of gray whales and their migrations

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Rainforest Animal Stories with KIBO Sound Recorder

Students utilized the KIBO voice recorder module to help tell stories about the rainforest animals they created.

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Big Robots for Little Kids

A video about the research and development of “Big KIBO”, a project by Miki Vizner at Tufts’ DevTech Research Group.

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Coding with KIBO at Kohl Children’s Museum

Learn how the Kohl Children’s Museum implemented KIBO in their early coding workshops “Toying with Tech”

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Greek Gods and Robots at The Steward School

See how second grade students used KIBO within an integrated Greek Mythology STEAM lesson at The Steward School.

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Going on a Bear Hunt – with KIBO!

During the month of August, we completed our last week-long KIBO Robotics Camp here in Washington state. We used the children’s book “Going on a Bear Hunt” as our theme for the week and used KIBO to reenact the story!

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KIBO Celebrates 100th day of School at Yavneh Academy

First Graders at Yavneh Academy celebrate the 100th Day of School with an engineering design challenge – to program their KIBOs to dance a happy dance and make their way down a path to Yavneh Academy to celebrate with our school mascot – the Redhawk!

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Introducing KIBO to 2nd Graders at Susie C. Altmayer School

KIBO is being used to introdduce second graders to coding concepts in a step by step approach – from learning the features of robots, to basic programming and then onto creating more complex “programs” to control KIBO.

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Engineering a Carousel at Singapore’s Westgate Centre

The teachers and children at the First Skool created a carousel with KIBO as part of their project to showcase the use of technology. With KIBO, they went through a process to design, communicate with their peers, and to solve the problems they faced learn through play – resulting in a wonderful carousel they were very proud to showcase.

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Integrating the Engineering Design Process into Grade 1 Judaic Studies Curriculum

Read about this first grade classroom experience with a collaborative project based on the story of Noah’s Ark, blending engineering, arts, and Judaic studies. The KinderLab Engineering Design Process guided their work and the students really rose to the challenge!

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KIBO Engineering in 4-day Summer STEM Program

Learn how Pre-K kids used KIBO and its Engineering Design Journals during in a four-day STEM summer program. See the growth the children made day over day in developing their projects and see their excitement with their experiences using KIBO.

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KIBO the Cave Explorer at PS321

Students learn how to navigate “caves” with KIBO – introducing measurement and problem solving techniques that students can rely on for the rest of their lives. KIBO gives their youngest students the opportunity to have a deep, and exciting engineering experience.

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One Class’ KIBO Journey at Yavneh Academy

When their first graders use KIBO, they learn a whole new form of communication that translates into every aspect of their academic and social activities. The first graders used KIBO to further their thinking about various units of study.

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KIBO Engineering with RAPP, Dr. Deborah L. Carlson

Dr. Carlson is teaching a small group lesson to 4-year olds at their school, working with KIBO and the engineering design process.

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Re-enacting the Iditarod at JCDS

JCDS Boston Using KIBO with their 1st Grade Students – Reenacting the Iditarod Race

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Third Graders introduce KIBO to Kindergarten Buddies at Friends Seminary

Judith Seidel of Friends Seminary shares her experiences with introducing KIBO to third graders and then to Kindergarteners via their third grade buddies.

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KIBO Training in Singapore

Over 200 early childhood educators and practitioners from 68 preschools across Singapore participated in a KIBO training to learn how robotics could be integrated in the classroom in a playful developmentally appropriate way.

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Children’s Museum Implements KIBO

Cate Heroman, Education Chair of Knock Knock Children’s Museum in Baton Rouge, LA, is helping the museum implement KIBO!

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Introducing KIBO in a Classroom

Dan Riles, Technology Integration Specialist at the Brookwood School, shares a 30-45 minute lesson for introducing KIBO to a group.

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Integrating Literacy and Science with KIBO in K-2 Classrooms

Experiences with a KIBO robotics curriculum that integrated literacy and science at Kennedy-Longfellow Elementary in Cambridge, MA.