Coding – Programming

Updated 8-29-21

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

HS

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. Code Academy
3. Coursera
4. Everyone Can Code–from Apple
5. Free Code Camp
6. Google Computer Science for High School–free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers
7. Learn to Code (for free)
8. PluralSight
9. Ted-ED Think Like A Coder–a 10-episode cartoon-based series to teach kids about coding in a game format
10. Tree House

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. BeeBop–based on the Beebop floor robot–free
4. BotLogic–great for Kindergarten and youngers
5. BrainPop coding games
6. Build a website–a guide
7. Cargo-Bot—logic iPad game
8. Cato’s Hike (K+)
9. Chrome Experiments–geeky experimentation with programming
10. Codea (Perfect for Intermediate+)
11. Code.org–learn to code; with teacher accounts, no student emails required (join with Join code)
12. Codespace–coding curriculum
13. Daisy the Dinosaur—intro to programming
14. Edabit–learn to code with interactive challenges
15. Foos–app or desktop; K-1
16. Grasshopper–coding app for beginners with lesson tutorials; intuitive
17. Hopscotch (for up to intermediate–more complicated that Kodable)
18. Hummingbird Robotics
19. I like programming video
20. Kodable–-great for K-2–learn to code before you can read
21. Kodu—game programming
22. KOOV–by Sony Education
23. Learn to code
24. LightBot Jr.–programming for six-year olds
25. Lightbot–solving puzzles with programming; MS
26. Minecraft coding mod
27. Move the Turtle–programming via iPad for middle school
28. Osmo Coding--a purchased game system to teach coding
29. Pencil Code
30. Pyonkee–free, a little glitchy
31. Robby Leonardi–programmer–a game played about programming in the style of Mario
32. Roboblockly–to teach coding and math, from UCDavis
33. ScratchJr--for ages 5-7
34. Stencyl–build games without coding with downloaded software
35. Stickman–draw a stick figure and the site animates it
36. Swift Playground–from Apple, includes lessons and challenges designed to teach kids to code
37. Symbaloo collection for coding
38. TED Talk on young programmers
39. 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

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

Click for Robotics 101 lesson plan.