Henniker third-graders show coding basics with Dash robots during school board meeting
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Summary
Third-graders from Mrs. Crow’s class demonstrated unplugged coding exercises and a Dash-robot activity during the board meeting, explaining terms such as sequence, loop and bug and showing how they debugged a program.
Third-grade students from Mrs. Crow’s class demonstrated a coding unit for the Henniker School District board meeting, explaining vocabulary and showing a live example with a Dash robot.
Mrs. Marquart, the school librarian, said the unit builds background knowledge, introduces vocabulary and pairs unplugged activities with robot programming to practice sequencing, debugging and collaboration. Students defined terms — one said "Coding is communication between 2 people and computers" — and connected a robot to a computer to demonstrate puzzles and a debugging exercise.
Board members and administrators thanked the students and asked a few follow-up questions about classroom IT support and curriculum links. The presentation was framed as a recurring December coding unit that ties into library standards and the district's portrait-of-a-learner competencies.
