Coding – Programming

Updated 9-20-20

Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age. I’ll start this list with web-based options, by grade level and then continue with a mash-up:

Kindergarten

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd grade

4th grade

5th grade

MS

Apps

1. BeeBop–based on the Beebop floor robot–free
2. Cargo-Bot—logic iPad game
3. Cato’s Hike (K+)
4. Codea (Perfect for Intermediate+)
5. Daisy the Dinosaur—intro to programming
6. Foos–app or desktop; K-1
7. Grasshopper–coding app for beginners with lesson tutorials; intuitive
8. Hopscotch (for up to intermediate–more complicated that Kodable)
9. Kodable–-great for K-2–learn to code before you can read
10. Lego Fix the Factory (app)
11. LightBot Jr.–programming for six-year olds
12. Lightbot–solving puzzles with programming; MS
13. Move the Turtle–programming via iPad for middle school
14. Osmo Coding--a purchased game system to teach coding
15. Primo–a wooden game, for ages 4-7
16. Program a human robot (unplugged)
17. Pyonkee–free, a little glitchy
18. ScratchJr--for ages 5-7
19. Swift Playground–from Apple, includes lessons and challenges designed to teach kids to code

Build an App

1. Apps Geyser
2. App Inventor–build Android apps on a smartphones; from MIT
3. Game Salad
4. Glide–create an app from a spreadsheet
5. Metaverse–create apps using Metaverse’s AR platform
6. Thunkable

Coding Curriculum

1. C-STEM Studio–download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics
2. Everyone Can Code–from Apple
3. Google Computer Science for High School–free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers
4. Learn to Code (for free)
5. Ted-ED Think Like A Coder–a 10-episode cartoon-based series to teach kids about coding in a game format

Hour of Code

Miscellaneous

1. Animatron–design and publish animated and interactive content that plays everywhere, from desktop computers to mobile devices.
2. Basics of Coding–from AT&T
3. BotLogic–great for Kindergarten and youngers
4. BrainPop coding games
5. Build a website–a guide
6. Chrome Experiments–geeky experimentation with programming
7. Code.org–learn to code; with teacher accounts, no student emails required (join with Join code)
8. Codespace–coding curriculum
9. Edabit–learn to code with interactive challenges
10. Hummingbird Robotics
11. I like programming video
12. Kodu—game programming
13. KOOV–by Sony Education
14. Learn to code
15. Minecraft coding mod
16. Pencil Code
17. Pivot Stickfigure Animator–free, download, powerful, with a cult following
18. Robby Leonardi–programmer–a game played about programming in the style of Mario
19. Roboblockly–to teach coding and math, from UCDavis
20. Stencyl–build games without coding with downloaded software
21. Stickman–draw a stick figure and the site animates it
22. Symbaloo collection for coding
23. TED Talk on young programmers
24. Which Language Should You Learn to Code–an infographic of options

Robotics

1. C-STEM Studio
2. Cue–from Wonder Workshop
3. Dash and Dot — from Wonder Workshop–younger thinkers
4. Drones
5. Mebo
6. Robot Don
7. Sphero

Scratch

Windows apps

1. CodeWriter 
2. HTML Programs

Click for an Hour of Code lesson plan bundle (K-8).

Click for Robotics 101 lesson plan.