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Programming for kids (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Get some robots. Big marketing thing and another point of fun and learning. And the results are visible IRL.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lego Mindstorms! We did that stuff as cub scouts, but I dont think we were the ones to program the bot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

In Poland there are quite popular Proton bots. You probably can find them across Europe.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, those aren't cheap at all. I would have to find someone else to pay for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Makey Makey is another fun bit of hardware for kids. Works great with scratch too, have them make their own scratch game then use makey makey to build their own controller