No discussion of programming for kids would be complete without mention of Turtle Academy (http://turtleacademy.com/). Granted, Logo is better for 7-9 than 9-13, but it's also a great fun quickstart for procedural programming. On 07/10/2013 07:20 PM, Simon Chatfield wrote: > > Code.org I've got my Two boys 10&13 doing the same thing. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 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 >