http://www.codecademy.com maybe something for the end of the summer? On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:12 PM, AZ Pete wrote: > Hi All, > > While my two boys (ages 9 & 13) are at home for the summer I currently keep > them active by giving them fun math and science projects. > > I had the idea to have them become more familiar with basic programming > concepts and perhaps be able to write the proverbial "hello world" program. > I believe that programming (of any kind) is a required, core competency > skill required for any kind of work in the 21st century, whether that work > is in the tech industry or not. > > Does anyone know of some resources for simple and fun programming projects > for kids. I don't particularly care about which language, but we are on > Windows platform. > > Any ideas would appreciated. > Thanks, > Peter > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss