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Volume III, Issue 1 ~ August 2024

Greetings!

Bee-Bot Buzz helps you make the most of the Bee-Bots, Blue‑Bots, and other related technology products for the young learners in your school. Learn how to engage students in curriculum concepts and problem-solving using fun robots and find out how other educators use them. Welcome back to your new school year!

In this issue:

• New! Storytime STEM+C Adventures Now Available from Terrapin!
• Bee-Bots Buzzed at ISTE
• Updated Class Bundles: Getting Started with Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots
• Bee-Bot Olympics: A Creative Project for Your Classroom
• Quick Links to Resources

Click to view archives of past Bee-Bot Buzz issues.

New! Storytime STEM+C Adventures

Terrapin is partnering with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, the creators of Storytime STEM + Computer Science Adventures. Already used extensively in Pennsylvania and Iowa, these fun projects are ideal for teachers nationwide.

All you need are a Storytime STEM Pack and six Bee-Bots or Blue-Bots. Each pack is designed for PreK–2 students and includes three children's books, 6 identical mats, facilitator guides, and hands-on and print materials for 24 young learners.

These engaging activities are an effective way to build a solid foundation in computational thinking connected to children's literature. Choose from 6 adventures:

• Blue Girl Adventures
• Dragonland Adventures
• Earth Day Adventures
• Happy Planet Adventures
• Moon Adventures
• Mouse Adventures

Read more about the Storytime STEM+C Adventures as well as the Customer Story in which we introduced them.

Introductory Special! When you order a Storytime STEM+C Adventure, you can also purchase 6 Bee-Bots, 6 Blue-Bots, or 3 of each at the same time and receive an additional 10% off the already discounted set of robots. This offer is good through September 30.

Bee-Bots Buzzed at ISTE!

Olga Kazarina was very busy at ISTE in June in Denver. She helped teachers learn about Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots in several poster and playground sessions (one co-presented with Laurie Greene, a long-time friend of Terrapin).

Her sessions included:

• "Create Your Own Elementary Coding Toolkit: Hands-On Fun and Computational Thinking"
• "Ed Tech Kitchen Playground: Robots & Reading: Code Your Story!"
• "Early Learning Playground: Come Play with BIG Ideas for Little Learners Ages 3–8 Years!"
• "RoboPlay: A Hands-On Exploration of STEM, Computer Science, and Robotics"

In addition to being an Ed Tech Specialist, Digital Learning Coach, Google for Education Trainer, and ISTE Community Leader, Olga was just named a 2024 ISTE "20 to Watch" Winner. Congrats, Olga!

Do you present at conferences? If you are showing Terrapin products at an educational conference or special training event, we can support you. Fill out the Presenter Support Request Form and we will work out a plan together. This might include providing products to show, discount codes for attendees, and maybe even a product to raffle off.

Class Bundles: Getting Started with Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots

Not sure what you need to get started with Bee-Bots or Blue-Bots? It's easy with our updated Class Bundle.

A Class Bundle includes either 4 Bee-Bots or 4 Blue-Bots, two versatile Card Mats, 2 decks of Command Cards, a 6‑port USB charger, and a one‑year subscription to either Bee-Bot Lessons (if you choose Bee-Bots) or Exploring Math with Blue-Bots (if you choose Blue-Bots).

The Class Bundle gets you going with these fun robots. It's priced to give you a 28% discount over buying the items separately. Before long, you'll want to add more 'bots, mats, and other accessories!

Teachers tell us that when they show parents what students are learning using these robots, funding from the PTA often follows. Get your school excited about robots with the Class Bundle! It's a great addition to your STEM program.

Bee-Bot Olympics: A Creative Project for Your Classroom

To celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympics and Bee-Bot's 20th birthday, Simon Hunt (teacher, author and educational consultant in the U.K.) led his students in creating Bee‑Bot-themed Olympics events. Each student cut out a paper Bee‑Bot jacket using this template. (You could use "Bee-signer" Jackets instead, which are more durable and easier for young children to use.)

Students then decorated their jacket with the flag and colors of a participating country they chose.

First, the students held a 100m Sprint event. Well, it wasn't quite 100m (more like 5m), but it was a lot of fun!

The students created more events, which required them to estimate distances and when to turn Bee-Bot. Check out the video about this project.

Even though the 2024 Summer Olympics are over, the excitement continues. Your students can hold their own Bee-Bot (or Blue-Bot) Olympics at any time of year.

Immerse your students in coding, geography, sports, art, and teamwork as they recreate and invent Olympic events right in your classroom!

New! Kinderlogo Free Trial!

A great way for K–3 students to explore math, art, and coding. Try it free for 30 days.

Our Product Resources website keeps growing! There you'll find lots of tips, online activities, and lesson plans.

Our U.S. Coin Mat just got a redesign with larger coins! Visit our website for lesson plans for all our mats.

Quick Links to Resources

Bee-Bot Lessons ~ Explore 200 lessons and 600+ online activities for K–2 learners in all curriculum areas. Preview it!

Problem-Solving with Bee-Bot ~ 150 challenges to try in the classroom or online. Preview it!

Exploring Math with Blue-Bot ~ Coding fun with Blue-Bot while practicing math skills. Preview it!

Pro-Bot Lessons ~ Guided explorations, videos, and tips help students navigate Pro-Bot in the classroom or online. New this fall are 60+ lessons to practice key geometry concepts. Preview it!

Kinderlogo ~ Creative math activities organized in 5 levels for K–3 learners to explore online. Preview it! or New! Get a 30-day Free Trial!

52 Ideas for Kinderlogo ~ Free booklet to get you and your students started with Kinderlogo. Included are lessons for each of the five levels.

Accessories Chart ~ See which accessories and curriculum products work with each robot.

Bee-Bot Online Emulator (free) ~ Explore with Bee-Bot in your web browser using a variety of mats.

Blue-Bot Online Emulator (free) ~ Navigate Blue-Bot using both 45° and 90° angles and repeat loops.

Pro-Bot Online Emulator (free) ~

Are you ready to explore Pro-Bot's bumper sensors? Here's how!

Coding Journeys ~ Compare Bee-Bot, Blue-Bot, and Pro-Bot in 12 sets of free online activities.

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Visit the Turtle Tuesdays web page to see all the challenges and solutions.

Challenges sometimes apply to Kinderlogo, Pro-Bot, and InO-Bot users as well as Logo users.