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A comment on Ask HN: Are there any children's websites that teach coding or coding concepts?.

Re:Ask HN: Are there any children's websites that teach codi... by cwhittle on Monday April 01, 2013 @02:28PM (#5474928)
Depends on whether she has an innate interest or whether you're trying to spark interest, but I think this is the best/most fun way to start any kid with the basics: http://drtechniko.com/2012/04/09/how-to-train-your-robot/

My six year old just started with Blockly, which is similar to Scratch:

http://blockly-demo.appspot.com/static/apps/turtle/en.html

But we're going to try http://kidsruby.com/ as soon as he's got enough written language under his belt. Probably will work great for a 5th grader though.

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any children's websites that teach codi... by brewgardn on Monday April 01, 2013 @02:34PM (#5474974)
Great point. She is definitely more in the "spark interest" camp. Probably, naturally more suited to the design field, but I want her to be exposed to coding early so she can make an informed decision, instead of being intimidated by the prospect at a later stage (like her dad). Also, she's a great leader and I've got two more coming up behind her, so if she takes to it, I might have a hacker family on my hands :)
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