How should I introduce a kid to programming?

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Scratch

What all the cool kids use these days - Scratch. https://scratch.mit.edu.

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Microbit

Consider buying a Micro:bit (https://microbit.org/) - a fabulous little engine/chip that you can program directly, sense buttons, shake, sounds, builtin radio communication (if you have 2) etc and it can be a wearable. It has a huge collection of add-ons, lights, electronics, robots etc, codes using blocks, python (via Mu editor) and javascript, lets you control lights, has a powerful sim (https://makecode.microbit.org/) and is a brilliant entry level physical computing platform that is gender agnostic. We use them with students as young as 8, right up to 15/16 year olds.

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