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GeekMom Review Roundup: 50+ Educational Games, Activities, and Apps

Sophie Brown

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Coding In Scratch: Games Workbook

'Coding in Scratch: Games Workbook' — Programming for Young Coders

James Floyd Kelly5

Since teaching some basic programming camps over the last two summers, I’ve had requests from parents of younger children for a similar type of camp, but it won’t be happening in 2016. That said, in order to even consider the request, I’ve been examining various apps and books to see just how I might go about introducing programming concepts to a younger audience. I’ve been looking for something to recommend to parents as a simple way to gauge the interest of a child in programming without being overly complicated or lengthy. The solution I found came from DK Publishing.

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