Kindergarten Coding Unit – 15 Play-Based Lessons Aligned to the 2025 Ontario FDK Curriculum

Kindergarten Coding Unit – 15 Play-Based Lessons Aligned to the 2025 Ontario FDK Curriculum

each foundational coding with confidence—no screens required!

Bring coding to life in your Kindergarten classroom with this 15-lesson play-based coding unit, fully aligned with the 2025 Ontario Full-Day Kindergarten (FDK) curriculum. Designed for busy educators, this comprehensive resource introduces students to the building blocks of computational thinking through movement, storytelling, music, dramatic play, and hands-on activities.

🧠 What’s Included:

• 15 detailed, step-by-step coding lessons

• Each lesson includes:

  • A fun and engaging Minds-On hook

  • A whole class interactive learning experience

  • A developmentally appropriate student activity

  • Clear assessment look-fors aligned to FDK learning frames

• Printable tools and visuals (arrows, grids, debugging maps, sound codes, and more!)

• Teacher-friendly formatting with suggestions for scaffolding, extension, and reflection

🎯 Key Concepts Covered:

• Sequencing

• Directional language

• Patterning

• Algorithms

• Debugging

• Conditional logic (If/Then)

• Symbolic representation

📚 Curriculum Aligned With:

• Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours (DLMB)

• Problem Solving and Innovating (PSI)

• Real-life classroom environments and play-based exploration

💡 Perfect for:

• Ontario Kindergarten educators

• FDK and early years teams

• Screen-free STEM learning

• Whole group lessons, centers, or small group instruction

Empower your students to think like coders while developing critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills—all through fun and play. Perfect for classroom teachers, ECEs, and homeschool educators looking to integrate coding in a hands-on, age-appropriate way.