Ask HN: Best way(s) to teach 5-12 year olds how to code

by davidwparker on 5/30/2017, 5:19 PM with 4 comments

Hello HN!

I've been tasked to help teach my nephews and niece with learning how to code.

So far, I've looked into www.code.org, https://kano.me/, http://www.robotturtles.com/, and https://scratch.mit.edu/.

What are some other good resources that I can use to work with the kids? I'm open to all suggestions- online, offline, free, OSS, paid, subscription, etc.

Thanks!

  • by taylodl on 5/30/2017, 5:36 PM

    First question: do they want to learn to code, because if they do then they already have something in mind that they'd like to be able to do. That'll go a long way in determining where to start. Not to mention that an approach useful for a 5 year old may not be so great for a 12 year old.