Computer Science Lesson Progressions and Alignments

Computer Science Lesson Resources

We're excited you're embarking on teaching hands-on computer science through play!

Below are Lesson Progressions and CSTA Alignment Guides to support your computer science instruction using LEGO® Education Learning Solutions. A Lesson Progression, which is available below for Grades K-5, is a detailed sequence of lessons and activities that builds skills and knowledge required for each successive activity, incorporating full lessons, extensions, and additional activities to suggest a cohesive and intentional instructional approach.
Similar sequencing guides are available at SPIKE™ Essential - LEGO Education for Science or STEAM instruction.

The resources at the bottom of the page are our Computer Science Courses that have been mapped to Grades 9-12 CSTA Standards.

Finally, we've also included infographics for you to share the importance of hands-on computer science with your school, staff, and parent communities.

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Computer Science Resources to Share

Hands-On Computer Science Prepares Students for the Future

We encourage you to share this infographic to communicate the importance of computer science to your school, district, and parent community!

Spark Students' Passion for Computer Science Early On through Purposeful Play

Here is another resource you can use to help convey why our youngest learners should have early experiences with hands-on computer science.

Elementary School Computer Science Resources

Computer Science Kindergarten Progression

Introduce your early learners to computer science concepts, such as hardware and software, sequencing, and computational thinking using LEGO® Education Coding Express and StoryTales.

Computer Science Grade 1 Progression

First Graders will have a blast learning about coding motors and sensors and building understanding of computer science through 40 sequenced LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential lessons, tutorials, and activities.

Computer Science Grade 2 Progressions

Playful, hands-on learning of computer science continues for second graders with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential. Featuring 38 engaging lessons and activities, this sequence also incorporates activities from our STEAM Career Toolkit.

Computer Science Grade 3 Progression

Continue developing students' computer science skills with Algorithms and Programming, and Data Analysis lessons and activities using LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential.

Computer Science Grade 4 Progression

Engage your fourth graders with over 30 lessons and activities supporting computer science understanding, including Impacts of Computing, and LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential.

Computer Science Grade 5 Progressions

The final LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential computer science progression has 35 activities and lessons designed for your fifth grade students, who will learn about variables, operators, and sequences.

Middle School Computer Science Resources...Coming Soon!

High School Computer Science Resources

The green resources below are courses initially created for middle school classes; however, the content is still appropriate for high school students, especially when paired with the alignments that follow.

Foundations of Physical Computing

Building students' understanding of movement and robotics structures, this resource will use motors, sensors, wheels, lights, and sounds, as well as various programming techniques such as pseudocode, conditional statements, loops, and compound conditionals.

Introduction to Python Programming, Course 1

With this resource, students will learn the fundamentals of the Python programming language, along with programming best practices.

Introduction to Python Programming, Course 2

Students will extend their understanding of the Python programming language while applying their knowledge and skills in authentic contexts.

Foundations of Physical Computing 9-12 Alignment

Our curriculum team has aligned Foundations of Physical Computing course materials, linked above, to CSTA standards for grades 9-12.

LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime 9-12 Lesson Alignment

In this resource, LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime lessons from LEGOeducation.com have been aligned to 9-12 CSTA standards.

Python 1 Course Alignment to 9-12 CSTA Standards

Our curriculum team is at it again, and they've aligned content from the Python Course 1, linked above, to 9-12 CSTA standards.

Python 2 Course Alignment to 9-12 CSTA Standards

Our curriculum team has also aligned content from Python Course 2, linked above, to 9-12 CSTA standards.

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