I am surprised no one has mentioned http://www.codecombat.com/ yet. Or is that too complicated for kids? (i only did the tutorial. it seemed easy and fun)
Teaching Devina to Code
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Re: Teaching Devina to Code
#22If I can sneak a shameless plug in here, I'm the developer behind Kodable - http://www.kodable.com - an iPad app that introduces kids to programming before they can read. I know the article said you'd like to keep Devina away from screens for awhile, but we've had kids as young as 18 months using it to learn all about functions, loops, and debugging. Even if she's too young for Kodable, or you'd like to go a differen…
Cool, this is exactly what I'm looking for -- basically things I can introduce her to at as young an age as possible.
Re: Teaching Devina to Code
#23Once they get a little older, maybe try alice [0] [1]
0. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_al...
Re: Teaching Devina to Code
#24I pity the poor little kid. At this stage in life, people (none other than her parents) are already concerned how she is going to contribute to the world. Let her live for a while. Let her explore, find a path that's interesting to her.
I know programming is the future, its the basic skill that will be necessary for all professionals. But let her learn to walk, see, smell, touch, taste the world around her. Sheesh.