Explorando o Pensamento Computacional nos Anos Iniciais: Uma Jornada de Ensino e Extensão no Ensino Fundamental

This study reports the actions of an extension project that appliedComputational Thinking and robotics concepts in a municipalelementary school. The project, aligned with the CommonNational Curriculum Base (BNCC), aimed to foster logicalreasoning through practical and playful activities. Unpluggedmethodologies were employed, including translating binarynumbers, simulating classification networks, and exploring acomputer maze. These activities introduced students to the coreprinciples of computational thinking, focusing on algorithmicthinking, task decomposition, and problem-solving. The resultsdemonstrated the project's effectiveness, as students engagedactively and developed essential cognitive skills. This experiencehighlights the value of incorporating computational thinking intoearly basic education through playful and adaptable teachingapproaches tailored to diverse school contexts.