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Programming for kids (lemmings.world)
submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/programming@programming.dev
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I'm thinking of starting a local group for kids (8-12 yo) to learn programming using Scratch.

Do you have any pointers that I might consider?

For reference, I'm a senior developer and architect, the programming part will probably be the easiest of it all.

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[–] dracs@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a bunch of great programming games available on Steam. A lot of them start pretty basic, so might be useful for teaching the basics and driving interest.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any examples? The only one I know of is the Rabbids one.

[–] dracs@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

7 Billion Humans and Human Resources Machine (same developer) are probably the most kid friendly ones I've played. TIS-100 I found quite fun, but it's assembly like programming which might be a hard starting point for kids. Zachtronics also make some good games, but the ones I've played are more programming games masquerading as something else E.g. chemistry with SpaceChem.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

I played the first two you mentioned, definitely not kids friendly. The bonus level with prime numbers was something else.

I'll check the other ones.