Resources for teaching kids to code

code_games.md

Code Games

Games where you need to write code to win - in order of difficulty

Blockly maze (web)

https://blockly-games.appspot.com/maze

• Navigate through a maze using a slack-like block language
• Teaches loops and conditionals

Lightbot (web, mobile app)

http://lightbot.com/hocflash.html

• Move a robot round a level, turning on lights
• Uses totally visual commands, useful for kids with reading difficulties
• Teaches procedures and recursion

Code combat (web)

https://codecombat.com/

Navigate a warrior through a maze, picking up gems and fighting monsters

• Requires writing text commands to control the character, but the interface prompts them to enter the right text

Ruby warrior (web)

https://www.bloc.io/ruby-warrior

Navigate a warrior through dungeon levels, sensing and attacking monsters, healing damage and opening chests

• Requires intermediate-level ruby
• Also available as a gem https://github.com/ryanb/ruby-warrior
• Learning notes for the gem: http://tutorials.jumpstartlab.com/projects/ruby_warrior.html

Sandboxes.md

Sandboxes

Applications for writing and evaluating code

Scratch (web)

https://scratch.mit.edu/

kidsruby (application)

http://kidsruby.com/

Blockly turtle (web)

https://blockly-games.appspot.com/turtle

• The last level is a full drawing program