Curriculum

Two characters meet in a world and discover a surprising object. Students get to decide what happens next by creating a story with code.

Students pick a name and bring the letters of the word to life using code. Choose a nickname, a pet’s name, an animal, a sport, a place or a hobby.

Be a designer and programmer – bring the Google logo to life using code.

In this sample activity students animate an ocean wave to create a setting, then tell a story that takes place on the high seas.

In this sample activity students tell a story using the characters from Cartoon Network’s "The Amazing World of Gumball."

In Storytelling, students use computer science to tell fun and interactive stories. Storytelling emphasizes creativity by encouraging students to tell a unique story each day.

In Friends, students are encouraged to sign up with a friend or make a new friend in the class. Friends emphasizes teamwork by allowing students to tell the story of how their friendship started and imagine a company together.

In Fashion & Design, students learn how computer science and technology are used in the fashion industry while building fashion-themed programs, like a fashion walk, a stylist tool, and a pattern maker.

In Art, students create animations, interactive artwork, photograph filters, and other exciting, artistic projects.

In Social Media, students create fun social media style applications and games while learning about the computer science concepts that enable these programs to work.

In Sports, students use computer science to simulate extreme sports, make their own fitness gadget commercial, and create commentary for a big sporting event.

In Music & Sound, students use the computer to play musical notes, create a music video, and build an interactive music display while learning how programming is used to create music.

In Game Design, students learn basic video game coding concepts by making different types of games, including racing, platform, launching, and more!

Students create fun and complex animated projects. This is an advanced curriculum, which means it teaches new concepts that are recommended for students who have already participated in at least two other CS First themes.