A conditional happens if something true or false. It helps the computer make decisions in certain situations to help it run the program. Conditionals are similar to if/then or cause/effect situations that the students have been introduced to in Reading and Science in the 5th grade. I would reinforce their background knowledge on the if/then concept and bring in an activity that relates to their daily lives. For example, my class is social and likes to talk during independent reading when it’s quiet. I would tell them that if they can read for 15 minutes without talking, they would get 5 minutes to discuss their book with their classmates. If not then they wouldn’t get those 5 minutes. We would discuss this so they understand the concept of “if” something is true “then” a specific action would occur, “if” not true, “then” a different action occurs. Once they understood the concept we would try playing the conditional card game, then have them practice the puzzles to reinforce the learning.