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CodeHS Lesson Plans are a comprehensive set of classroom materials that teachers can use to lead a great computer science class. With all of the resources already prepared, teachers can easily print or modify these lesson plans to fit the needs of their students.

On the Free plan, teachers can view five sample lesson plans. CodeHS Pro teachers can access all CodeHS Lesson Plans.


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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

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

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Hosted on September 14th, 2021


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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