Since shifting to a STEAM focus, Sunnyside has been incorporating a K-5 robotics strand into their curriculum. They currently have Lego WeDo 2.0 robots and Hummingbid Robotics kids, which were both used for the first time this year.
"We wanted to get a class set of Dot & Dash robots so that students could work in pairs instead of large groups with Dot & Dash. One of our objectives with all of these robotics is for students to see the connection between coding and a tangible, real-life application (coding robotics). We are also planning on integrating the learning of certain math concepts into our learning and playing with Dot & Dash and using these robots for creative problem solving as well," said LaRae Dotson, Librarian and Media Specialist at Sunnyside Elementary.