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3–5) ...........................................................................................................15  \nCSforALL Springfield (K–2; 3–5) ...........................................................................................................17  \nEllipsis Computer Science Courses (K–2; 3–5) ....................................................................................19  \nK–5 CORE COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULA .....................................................................................................21  \nGrowing With KIBO (K–2; 3–5) ............................................................................................................27  \nPLTW Launch: Computer Science Units (K–2; 3–5) .............................................................................29  \nK–5 INTEGRATED SUPPLEMENTARY CURRICULA ................................................................................................31  \nCoding as Another Language (K–2) ....................................................................................................37  \nCode.ORG Computer Science Connections (3–5) ...............................................................................39  \nDigital Citizenship (K–2; 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