The Learning Beautiful Pilot Program
One of our favorite things to do at Learning Beautiful is design new materials! Working through new concepts and iterating on prototypes is exciting and rewarding; and the best part is sharing it with you. We are currently in late stages of developing the Programming Board and the Logic Puzzle (You can see more about these materials at the bottom of the page). We will be releasing a limited number of first iterations of these new materials in 2020, available at a significantly discounted price. If you are interested in learning more or participating in this first release, please fill out the form below and tell us a bit about you. We are excited to share this with you and include you in the process.
The Programming Board
The Programming Board introduces children to the basic concept of algorithms and programming. An algorithm is a set of instructions that is designed to perform a specific task, often carried out by a computer. Children use the Programming Board to design simple instructions in order to create drawings. These instructions are coded using blocks that represent these simple instructions, such as shape, color, and placement.
Children set up the blocks in the appropriate columns to create rows of instructions, that are read left to right. When the code is designed, and the board is filled with blocks, children can draw their algorithm on paper, or share it with their friends. Using the activity cards, children can de-code images, and determine the corresponding code.
The Logic Puzzle
The Logic Puzzle demonstrates basic Boolean Logic Gates. Boolean logic uses binary inputs and output (TRUE 1 / FALSE 0) and simple gates as operations. Starting with the 3 basic gates, NOT, AND, OR, children can learn the inputs and outputs that lay the foundation behind how computers compute.
Each gate is named on one side with its truth table on the back side. The truth table is the control of error that allows children to understand which inputs yield which outputs and then check their work. Using block inputs that are either 1 or 0, children then determine the output based on the gate.