Coding for Kids
This Mother’s Day, create a hilarious gift that Mom is sure to love – a Mad Libs–style story! Start by writing a story about your mother (or another important role model in your life) explaining why you love her. When you’re done, take out certain words to create blanks – these will be filled in by whoever is using the program. Every time you play the program, you’ll end up with a different story!
The result is a funny yet heartfelt tribute to Mom that’s a blast to share with friends and family. For teachers, this is a great opportunity to integrate coding into Language Arts class; students apply their knowledge of grammar and storytelling to craft a story and figure out the part of speech of the words they’re removing. Parents – try coding this project with your child for some extra Mother’s Day bonding time!
Looking for more coding activities for Mother’s Day? Create a digital storytelling project or customize this Mother’s Day card!
View TutorialTeachers, Assign to a Class
How to code this project
All Tynker users have access to this project in their student dashboard. Simply click on the project card and follow the instructions to get started! If you do not have an account, you can sign up for a FREE account here and access many fun coding puzzles, games, and tutorials.
Teachers, all your students have access to this project as a Daily Mission. Once you set up a classroom, your students will continue to have access to the latest seasonal projects. If you’d like to assign the project but haven’t set up a classroom yet, you can:
- Set up a classroom in your Tynker account and add your students.
- Click on the “View Tutorial” button above to open the project and save it to your account.
- Go to “My Projects” in your dashboard and click the “Assign+” button.
After your class has finished, don’t forget to create a class showcase of all your students’ projects to share with friends and parents.
Parents, to give this project to your child:
- Have your child log in to his/her account.
- They can find “Mother’s Day Mad Libs” in their student dashboard!
We love to see what kids are making! Share your Mother’s Day projects on Twitter or Facebook and be sure to tag us @goTynker.
Mad Libs is a registered trademark of Penguin Group (USA).
