Taco Playbits

• Grades: K to 2
• Number of Students: 1-2 per kit
• Number of Lessons: NA - Not specifically stated
• Hours of Content: 9 to 12 hours

Highlights:

• Taco Playbits is a screen-free tangible coding kit — kids' program with physical coding chips. 

Taco Playbits is a 100% screen-free coding/logic kit built around a wand and coding chips. Early learners "pick and mix" the coding chips to play a set of built-in games and explore topics covering colors, memory, logic, computer science, and computational thinking.  

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

• Creative Art: Finding & Mixing Colors, Discovering Shapes
• Brain Training: Memory and logical-thinking games
• Computer Science: "Learn to Code" games [Sequences, Algorithms, Binary Numbers]
• Computational Thinking Foundations: Decomposition, Algorithmic Thinking, Abstraction, Pattern Recognition, Problem Solving & Decision Making,
• Smart Math: Counting, addition & subtraction Math confidence: before/after/in-between, mental math; Yes or No Game: number sense, greater-than/less-than, general knowledge trivia
  

Standard Alignment:

• ISTE, NGSS, Common Core

What's Included:

• 1 Taco Wand (RGB, built-in rechargeable battery)
• 40 coding chips
• Organizer Tray
• Lesson Plans & Facilitator Reference Guide
  

Technology Requirements/Specifications:

• Pack Size:  3 kits per tub
• Each kit is supplied in a durable, reusable storage tub containing the complete set of components and accompanying instructional materials. The tub is designed for convenient storage and organization of the kit after use. 
  

Special Notes and Considerations:

Due to production time, this item typically ships 3-4 weeks after receipt of the order.