Coding for Kids
Community Highlights: March 24 – March 30
Every week we get to reflect on what the awesome Tynker community has been up to! We’ve seen hundreds of great tweets showing kids’ enthusiasm for code, and the community has been creating tons of fantastic projects. Make sure to check out all the exciting games we saw this week – we can’t stop playing them!
Projects of the Week
Try to survive all the boss fights! Can you defeat the kraken and the puppet master?
clean up the earth by ErikaJane
Keep the planet healthy by picking up trash!
Tynker Help! (Clicker Game) by keilanis16
This tutorial shows you how to create your own clicker game in Tynker!
Can you defeat the birds? Use the arrow keys to move, and click to shoot.
Super Mario power ups by Slushy Casserole
This project shows several of Mario’s power-ups and the items that activate them.
Peppermintos’s News! by peppermintosfox
Check out the latest news from Peppermintos. This user is taking project requests and talking about their favorite makers.
Tweets of the Week
Very cool – this teacher has used a grant to purchase Parrot drones to code with Tynker!
https://twitter.com/Educ8rTX/status/978971765979467776
No pre-spring break slacking is going on in this classroom!
What high-quality teaching and learning activities are you doing the day before #SpringBreak? @slomotion20's class is coding the #solarSystem with @gotynker! @CCSDConnects @CCSDInnovation @MoultrieMiddle pic.twitter.com/kPUDrAVgEp
— Lacy B (@ThisIsLacyB) March 29, 2018
These kids are excited about their reaction tests!
https://twitter.com/K_5_STEM_SAU57/status/978996751662288896
So cute – check out these kindergartners coding!
#Kindercancode @gotynker @Parrot @kimlkwan pic.twitter.com/Dcm2ydIFSU
— Kim Kenneson (@kjrey10) March 28, 2018
These 5th graders are all smiles as they code video games with Tynker.
5th graders are learning how to code a basic video game using Tynker. #PLTW #WWSROCKS pic.twitter.com/zfyXZlucbe
— Brandi Gorak (@GorakBrandi) March 28, 2018
Nice! 7th graders are getting started with our Python course.
Year 7 have just started to learn Python coding via game play. They are using the excellent @gotynker website. #Coding #KEJComputing pic.twitter.com/dqU4Nsanbm
— daniel everest (@dan_everest) March 27, 2018
These campers are getting started with Tynker by modding Minecraft. Check out their mods!
Introducing @gotynker to new campers. We’re learning how to mod with Minecraft, create skins, and more. pic.twitter.com/YuzMeFyfqM
— Camp STEM (@CampSTEM) March 26, 2018
On the Blog
This week’s Featured Makers were Sebastian and Olivia! Sebastian reads a book about processing in his free time, and Olivia wants to be a programmer, author, or tour guide when she grows up!
NYC schools have coded 1 million lines of code with Tynker, and John Frezza is one of the teachers bringing Tynker to the city. We also posted two fun projects for April Fool’s Day! Code one of two pranks, linked here.
Keep contributing to the Tynker community! Parents and teachers can connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and the Tynker Community Forum. Kids can start learning to code and creating for free with the Tynker app for iPads or by playing our Hour of Code activities!
