Logo Success

I just had my 4th graders use Logo for the first time and they LOVED it! I gave them a quick overview of the basic commands and then just let them experiment. They worked in pairs, which I think was very helpful, and even my most unmotivated students were totally into this. After they were comfortable moving the turtle around, I challenged them to make a shape. One pair of girls made a square within a couple of minutes. That impressed me! Other groups were eventually able to make a square, rectangle, and some even got really close to making a triangle. Their success with this program makes me wish I had tried it earlier. We are moving onto some Algebra concepts for a couple weeks, but later I will be teaching area and perimeter so I will definitely be using Logo at some point during those lessons.