20 resources you can use to introduce and teach children about coding and programming

Here are a 20 resources you can use to introduce and teach children about coding and programming:

1. KidsRuby: Makes is easy to learn to code.

2. MIT App Inventor: Speaks for itself. Probably more for Middle School aged children and above.

3. Alice: an introduction to creating simple animated movies and video games through simple object-oriented programming.

4. Scratch: a pretty cool way to start programming movies, games and interactive stories. Perfect for children about 8 and up.

5. Kodu. A visual programming language for pc.

6. Teaching Kids Programming: a non-profit organization whose website is filled with resources to teach or learn to code from 10 years old and up.

7. Move the Turtle: App for kids 5 and over.

8. Hopscotch: Another brilliant app (apps are easy and visual for younger learners!).

9. Hakitzu Elite: Robot Hackers: Though I usually don't exactly promote these types of games, this combat game teaches the basics of coding while battling robots.

10. Daisy the dinosaur: An easy visual app for all ages, drag and drop still teaches the principles of programming!

11. Cargo-Bot: A puzzle game created entirely on iPad, for all ages.

12. Robot Turtles: My kids love this board game (3-8 year old), a simple game that sneaks in coding basics. A Kickstarter success!

13. Primo: Another Kickstarter must for 4-7 year olds, "Primo is a playful physical programming interface that teaches children programming logic without the need for literacy"

14. Sphero: An amazing ball robot you can program and interact with in many many many different ways, whether you are a small child or an adult. A must-see web site for all the details.

15. Raspberry-Pi: A tiny card sized computer that plugs into a tv and can be used for electronics projects.

16. Lego Mindstorms: Probably the first toys to teach programming basics ever.

17. Terrapin Logo: A language that enables you to learn by doing. They also have products that can be used to teach using their language.

18. Hello Ruby: A book that teaches programming skills through activities as well as stories.

19. Hello World!: Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners: Another good book to learn at whatever age.

20. Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program By Making Cool Games: A book in quite a series to learn different principles within programming.