Coding for children

[aldo...@gmail.com]

My six year old son is interested in learning coding. He's done a little with Scratch and Blockly, and is interested in Python so he can write code for Minecraft.

We're looking for a tutor for him. He's apparently too young for the classes being offered in the area. My wife and I have worked with him a little on this but we're not very advanced in coding ourselves. We thought someone with more background might be able to offer a more structured approach.

Any suggestions?

[David Grayson]

Hello. I saw this blog post recently that made a case that QBasic is
still the best way to start learning programming:

http://www.nicolasbize.com/blog/30-years-later-qbasic-is-still-the-best/

Since all the documentation you would need for typical QBasic programs
in right there in the IDE, it might be easier for your son to find
help on his own with less supervision or knowledge required from you.

--David

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[Jason Shupe]

You could try these also:

https://inventwithpython.com/

Thanks,
-J

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[Aakin Patel]

Codeacademy is good, and I could see at least the into python course working for someone his age. Also, Minecraft itself is very good at teaching programming concepts. Start looking at YouTube videos explaining redstone circuits. You can build most logical structures using those.  Everything is done in game, and directly applicable to other programming languages when he switches.

[Brian Dirk]

Depending on their skill level... 

https://code.org/learn has some fun tutorials.  that start at basic skill levels, starting with programmatic thinking and then get into actual beginner tutorials. .

[aldo...@gmail.com]

Thanks for the suggestions, guys! Very much appreciated.