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What Programming Languages are Best for Kids?

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  1. Scratch is the programming language & online community where young people create stories, games, & animations.
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    When I made workshops with colleagues for kids, we used several tools for them. Indeed Scratch is very nice and has a “junior” version, it is a good starter. You can also have a look on Logo, maybe a bit old. Greenfoot maybe, it is so “Javaly” however for teenagers or to make deeper dives in programming it could be interesting. And also Python, maybe more user friendly.

    #Kids Education #Programming #Coding 557 social mentions

  2. The revolutionary online game that introduces children to computational thinking and professional coding languages.
    You can also have a look on Erase All Kittens (quite interesting) and also Code Combat.

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  3. Learn programming with a multiplayer live coding strategy game.
    You can also have a look on Erase All Kittens (quite interesting) and also Code Combat.

    #Education #Kids Education #Online Learning 72 social mentions

  4. Racket (formerly PLT Scheme) is a modern programming language in the Lisp/Scheme family, suitable...
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    How did I get to the bottom of the page and not ONE person has recommended racket?

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