| Example #1: A child is quiet and attentive while each of his classmates presents their project. |
| Example #2: Two children take turns scanning blocks. |
| Example #3: Several children decide to contribute 3 blocks each to their program. |
Teacher Insights on Practicing Fairness
The following excerpts were taken from interviews with teachers who were asked to describe instances in which their preschoolers practiced fairness, as well as times in which the teacher personally practiced fairness while implementing the Coding as Another Language-KIBO curriculum.
I definitely wanted to make sure that the kids that were taking part all felt included. I wanted to make sure that they all got chances to be able to do each part. So, ‘yes, you want to be the ones who put the wheels on,’ ‘you want to scan,’ ‘you scanned earlier, now we’re gonna let him do it,’ and stuff like that. So I had to make sure that I remembered who did what [and] who hasn’t had enough experience, so that they all had that equal chance to do each part of KIBO.
— Adrian, Pre-K Teacher
Watch Fairness in Practice
Let Her Explore
A child is reminded to give her peer a turn exploring the blocks.
Guided Questions for Observation
• How does the teacher promote fairness in her classroom?
Sharing Blocks
Children take turns holding and playing with the KIBO blocks.
Guided Questions for Observation
• Notice the teacher asks a question to reinforce fairness during small group play. Can you think of other questions to ask children that promote fairness?
Compromising
A child discusses how to compromise and ensure that everyone gets to help build the program.
Guided Questions for Observation
• Listen to the child’s idea for sharing KIBO with their partner. Can you think of other suggestions that ensure each child has equal opportunity to play with KIBO?
Be Nice
One child explains that being nice is more important than scanning KIBO blocks, demonstrating the importance of playing fairly.
Guided Questions for Observation
• Notice that the child advocated for his peer to use KIBO. What are other ways you can encourage children to advocate for themselves and each other while learning to code?