code-a-pillar introduces the science of coding to young learners

As part of the STEM club, we receive monthly shipments of STEM toys and activities that foster child development and problem solving skills.  For this month, we received the Fisher-price Think & Learn Code-a-pillar. 

This is a pretty exciting toy!  Preschoolers connect the segments to make the code-a-pillar move left, right and forward. What I love about this toy, is that each segment lights up as it performs the operation in sequence. This is a great toy to enhance those critical thinking skills for young learners and it introduces the idea of coding (code is a set of instructions computers can understand).  

Note: It does require 4 AA batteries.