What a fantastic way to learn coding! I love that this series (Adventures in Unplugged Coding), geared for 3-8 grades, teaches kids activities that do not require technology, but teach key coding concepts like looping, problem solving, and decomposition. There are fun activities that need minimal supplies as well as activities you can do with peers. The book has plenty of text, but it’s presented in cut-outs and with different color backgrounds, and fun images so it doesn’t feel text heavy and overwhelming. Each unplugged activity has numbered steps, a supply list, and then a section to see how you did. There are also extensions for each activity in the “coding challenge” sections!

This is perfect for the upper elementary crowd. You will find all your classic nonfiction text features in this book: a table of contents, glossary, bolded words, cutouts, images that support the text. Each of the books in this series also has a “to learn more” page where you are provided with resources you might find at the library as well as the resources you will find on the web.

I tried one of the activities with my 5th graders and they loved it and it really helped with our problem solving ability before entering our LEGO coding world.