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Are you considering a class pet? Try Botley!
- Gabrielle Fischer Posted On Aug 5, 2021 | 5 - 7 Years Math
The right pet for the right classroom can be both an educational and enriching experience instilling a sense of compassion, responsibility, and self-confidence in your students. This blog is aimed to help you start asking the right questions to guide you on your decision of why Botley would make a great class pet. Including the decision-making process into your curriculum may be an excellent way to teach students that pet ownership is a privilege and a real responsibility!
Who is Botley?
Botley helps kids as young as five learn to code through 100% screen-free play. Botley 2.0 knows multiple ways to code right out of the box— code him to move in six directions, play music, and even put on a light show! Discover Botley 2.0’s 16 fun interactions— transform him into a train, police car, ghost, and more! You can even test your memory with the lights and sounds of a game of Botley Says! Your little coders can build coding sequences of up to 150 steps and go on adventures with a built-in sensor that lights up Botley in the dark! With the help of Botley 2.0’s 78-piece activity set, kids will be solving their first coding and STEM challenges in just minutes!
Bringing Botley into the Classroom
Give your students the chance to have and care for a pet at school. Each student will have the opportunity to take Botley home over the weekend to take care of. They will be able to use this pet during social playtime, science, and math lessons. Students will be able to learn and teach different lessons with Botley. This will give them a chance to work on positive choice-making and deal with being upset. Botley is a great way to learn and practice social-emotional learning and a great incentive to excellent behavior. Botley will also foster creative problem solving and computational thinking skills while promoting social and physical development among your little learners.
Free Printable Botley Activities:
- Coding with Botley Printables - Learning Resources
- Teach Botley How to Add
- Teach Botley to Code a Story!
- Free Coding Fun with Botley 2.0: Coding Crafts!
- DIY Curling with Botley!
- 5 Reasons Why Teachers love Botley!
Tips to get started with Botley in the classroom:
So before you pick the first student to take the pet home, have a class vote to name the pet. Ask for suggestions from students, and then write them all down! Then, narrow it down to a few names and have a class vote. Check out Reagan Tunstall’s blog about taking a fake class pet home. She includes some great ideas to surprise students with the class pet and tips for taking the pet home.
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Keep the learning going all summer long with our free activities at Camp Learning Resources and earn your merit badges! Print and color your merit badges as you follow our weekly learning activities!
The Benefits of Coloring:
Coloring is not only a fun activity, but it also has many benefits for children, including:
- Development of fine motor skills: Coloring requires using small muscles in the hands and fingers, helping to develop fine motor skills.
- Improves focus and concentration: Coloring can help children focus and concentrate on a specific task, which can be helpful for their academic performance.
- Reduces stress and anxiety: Coloring can be a calming activity, helping reduce stress and anxiety in children and adults.
Encourage your child to use their favorite colors and get creative with their coloring. You can also use this printable to talk about springtime and narwhals, teaching your child about nature and animals. The Printable Spring Narwhal Coloring Page from Learning Resources is an excellent activity for children of all ages. It promotes the development of fine motor skills, improves focus and concentration, and helps to reduce stress and anxiety. Download the printable today and encourage your child to get creative with their coloring, spending quality time together as a family.
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