CodeHS Lesson Plans

Lead a great computer science class using CodeHS Lesson Plans

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Written by Meg Fiorentini
Updated over a week ago

CodeHS Lesson plans are available for teachers on the CodeHS Pro Plan. Free teachers can access the first five lesson plans of a course as a sample.

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You can find classroom materials, activity ideas, handouts, and discussion questions inside each Lesson Plan that corresponds to a CodeHS course lesson. You can use, print, and modify these lesson plans to fit the needs of your students.

Navigating to CodeHS Lesson Plans

From the Toolbox:

  1. Select Toolbox from the top navbar

  2. Select “Lesson Plans” under Resources

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This will bring you to an overview of Lesson Plans for your course. You can switch the course, switch sections, print lesson plans, or click on a lesson plan to navigate to the individual lesson plan.

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From the Assignments Page:

  1. Expand each module

  2. Click the maroon Lesson Plan icon next to any lesson

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Lesson Plan Features:

Lesson Overview: Lesson description, objectives, and all the activities included in the lesson (videos, examples, quizzes, coding exercises, and more)

Solution References: Links to the solution references for all activities in the lesson

Problem Guides: an in-depth look at the solution reference along with the motivation, rationale, and common questions students ask about the activity

Vocabulary: Lists the terms and definitions of new vocabulary that will be introduced in the lesson

Handouts: Student and teacher-facing offline worksheets and handouts to supplement the lesson

Textbook Resources: If there is a CodeHS Textbook for the course, this section will link to the relevant lessons in the textbook

Teaching Strategies: planning notes, lesson openers, closers, and a detailed guide with time estimates for leading each in-class activity

Prior Knowledge: any prerequisite knowledge students should know before completing this lesson

Discussion Questions: Prompts for leading a reflective class discussion on computer science topics

Modifications: Suggested modifications for Advanced, Special Education, and English Language Learners

Explain This To Me: explanation videos created by the CodeHS team to walk through how to approach the coding exercise

Sample Lesson Plan:

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📚Want to learn more? Check out this related article:
Teaching a Lesson with CodeHS: Best Practices for Your Classroom


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Lesson Plans are a feature available on CodeHS Pro. To get Pro for your school, contact our team at hello@codehs.com.

 

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