Name: Smart Start Beginning Coding - Grade 1
Brand: Evan-Moor
SKU: 215-451
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Smart Start Beginning Coding book. The title is at the top over a forest trees and blue sky background. A brown and yellow owl in the middle is perched on a branch surrounded by 3 small yellow, blue, and black birds.

Smart Start Beginning Coding book open to show inside pages. The white pages have a green top border with titles inside. The left page, titled “No Playing in the Rain,” shows a story with illustrations about a girl playing with blocks inside with her grandpa when it’s raining outside. The right page, titled “When it Rains,” shows illustrations and has you circle pictures pertaining to the story on the left.

Smart Start Beginning Coding book open to show inside pages. The white pages have an orange top border with titles inside. The left page, titled “Draw a Loop,” has 2 empty boxes for you to draw a dance move in each, then has you “loop” the dance move a certain number of times. The right page, titled “Counting Loops,” shows illustrations of children doing dance moves. You are to count how many times the kids loop each dance move.

Smart Start Beginning Coding book open to show inside pages. The white pages have a blue top border with titles inside. The left page, titled “Bike Ride,” shows 3 steps of illustrations of a girl putting on her helmet, getting a bike, and riding the bike. You are to mark the picture with a mistake and draw the correction. The right page, titled “Wrong Toy Box,” shows several toys and toy boxes. You are directed to draw a line from the toy to the correctly labeled toy box.

Smart Start Beginning Coding book open to show inside pages. The white pages have a blue top border with titles inside. The left page, titled “Cars, Planes, and Bugs,” shows rows of icons in colored boxes. You are directed to find the mistake, or “bug,” in the pattern. The right page, titled “To the Station,” shows a train with train tracks. You are instructed to cut track pieces out from the bottom and fix the parts of track that are broken, so the train can get to the station.

Smart Start Beginning Coding book open to show inside pages. The white pages have a blue top border with titles inside. The left page, titled “Toy Train,” shows an illustration of a girl and a boy playing with a toy train. There is a story about the 2 children putting a train together, finding a problem, and fixing it. The right page, titled “Mistake in the Track,” has you discuss portions of the train story and indicated the picture associated with the train story.

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Beginning Coding teaches your child to think like a coder—no screens required! With story-driven puzzles and hands-on logic games, this fun, award-winning workbook builds real problem-solving skills through concepts like sequencing, loops, and debugging—all in a way first graders truly understand.

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Beginning Coding – Where Little Thinkers Become Big Problem Solvers!

No screens? No problem! With Beginning Coding, your first grader will dive into the exciting world of computer science through colorful, hands-on activities that feel more like play than learning.

This award-winning, story-driven workbook helps kids build a rock-solid foundation in coding—without a single glowing pixel. Through puzzles, games, and vibrant illustrations, children explore the building blocks of thinking in ways that make perfect sense to young minds.

What They'll Learn (and Love!):

Each of the 8 themed units introduces one important coding concept—like sequencing, loops, and debugging—and shows how it connects to real life. (Don't worry if you’re not sure what those words mean. You will be by the end!)

Kids will follow silly stories, crack logic puzzles, and complete projects that teach them how to think like a coder—and a critical thinker.

Concepts Covered Include:

Algorithms – Simple steps for solving big problems

Decomposition – Breaking down tough stuff into bite-sized pieces

Sequencing – Why order matters (even in PB&J!)

Pattern Recognition – Spotting similarities and using them to solve new problems

Debugging – Finding and fixing mistakes (without frustration)

Loops – When repeating yourself is actually a good thing

Conditionals – “If this, then that!” thinking made simple

Plus, they'll practice early learning skills like fine motor coordination, following directions, and visual discrimination—making this the perfect blend of logic and learning.

Why Parents Love It:

No prep, no screen-time battles

Self-paced and flexible—do a few pages a week or one full unit a month

Designed to follow the K–12 Computer Science Framework

Builds confidence, problem-solving, and mental flexibility in a way kids understand

Included:

115 full-color pages

8 story-based units

Engaging practice activities, concept pages, review games, and a mini coding handbook

By the end of Beginning Coding, your child won’t just know what an algorithm or loop is—he’ll be using them like a pro. Best of all, he'll be building the kind of logical thinking that will help in everything from writing stories to solving puzzles to... well, life.