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Why we LOVE this product!
Workbooks are an easy, low-cost way to bring coding ideas into everyday play, and this one mixes coding-style puzzles with familiar activities kids already enjoy, like mazes and color by number.
It costs less than most coding books and needs nothing but a pencil and crayons, so it travels well.
Two things to weigh: it is a small independent workbook with little published detail and no reviews we could find, and it teaches the thinking behind coding rather than coding itself.
Description
SKU:
9788368294798
Coding for Kids: My First Algorithm Adventure is a screen-free activity workbook that introduces the thinking behind coding through patterns, sequences, color-by-number codes, step-by-step drawing, tracing, mazes and puzzles, ending with kids creating their own simple algorithms.
What's inside
- Pattern and sequence activities
- Color and number code puzzles
- Tracing and step-by-step drawing
- Mazes and puzzles
- Pages for kids to write their own algorithms
How it works
Kids work through the pages with a pencil and crayons, following and then writing sets of instructions. It needs no computer and can be done alone or with an adult.
What kids learn
- Algorithm thinking: following and writing step-by-step instructions
- Patterns and sequences: the building blocks of coding and math
- Focus and fine motor skills: tracing, drawing and coloring
Good to know before you buy
- Age: listed for ages 5 to 10, which is a wide range; the tracing pages suit the younger end.
- Details: the publisher does not list a page count, and we could not find reviews from other buyers.
- Price: $11.99 at Barnes & Noble when we checked.
Who it's for
Young kids who like puzzles and activity books, and parents looking for an inexpensive, screen-free way to start talking about coding, for example on trips.
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Learn more!
More screen-free coding
- Code.org Unplugged: free screen-free coding activities for home and school
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