Platform for kids to learn how to code

Question

I&rsquo;m trying to find a platform where my kids can start learning coding esp. that makes it more interesting and engaging for them.

ssgodderidge · Accepted Answer

Scratch.mit.edu is a highly-recommended place to start [1] https://scratch.mit.edu/
> Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. [2]
1: https://scratch.mit.edu/ 2: https://scratch.mit.edu/about

solardev · Answer

This is a list that a lot of HNers contributed to a few weeks ago: https://github.com/arcataroger/awesome-engineering-games#hac...Some of the games in the hacking section might be kid friendly? 7 Billion Humans comes to mind, especially.

gtirloni · Answer

https://www.khanacademy.org/computing

brudgers · Answer

Randy Pausch's Alice: http://www.alice.org/

clyfe · Answer

http://kidsruby.com/

Platform for kids to learn how to code

I’m trying to find a platform where my kids can start learning coding esp. that makes it more interesting and engaging for them.

This is a list that a lot of HNers contributed to a few weeks ago: https://github.com/arcataroger/awesome-engineering-games#hac...
Some of the games in the hacking section might be kid friendly? 7 Billion Humans comes to mind, especially.

https://www.khanacademy.org/computing

Randy Pausch's Alice: http://www.alice.org/

http://kidsruby.com/