Coding for Kids
Community Highlights: April 14 – April 20
It’s Monday, which means it’s time for us to give you an exciting update on the Tynker community! From a quiz on inequality to a Greek mythology class, this week’s featured projects are sure to amaze you. We also saw some fantastic tweets this week – don’t miss them or our blog update!
Projects of the Week
Chicken Tycoon! by littleozwald
Raise chickens on your farm in this chicken-themed clicker game. Click the shopping cart to buy upgrades.
This space battle game has several different levels for you to play.
This quiz will test your knowledge of inequality in the past and present!
Awesome Board Game!!! by Shady Mansion
This is a digital board game that you can use like a traditional tabletop board game.
Crytal collector by Used Basket
Use your vehicle to collect as many crystals as you can.
Mythology Master Class #1 (Greek Mythology) by Unsuitable Dream
Learn about Greek mythology in this master class, taught by the gods themselves.
Sirlionswolf News by Sirlionswolf
This news project discusses a lot of different topics, including a favorite coder and a drawing contest.
Tweets of the Week
Love this – kids are showing off their Tynker projects to their grandparents!
Fourth graders @nsalemschool were excited to show off the games they coded on Grandparents Day! @PLTWorg @gotynker pic.twitter.com/oqSi6E5WQ7
— STEM Integrators (@K_5_STEM_SAU57) April 20, 2018
Check out our Earth Day project in use!
Coding for #EarthDay with @gotynker in @The_STEAM_Lab #owlsignite #STEAM pic.twitter.com/nB8h1W56ZA
— Jenny O'Sullivan (@suntanslsnplans) April 20, 2018
Looks like some sweet drone programming going on here.
Great effort during Genius Hour by the Summer Decoders. A quick 10 minute lesson and they are already coding using @gotynker @ParrotEducation @Parrot although we will need to borrow a ladder!! #stjcpdc #stjcpdecoders pic.twitter.com/pDDZxHJdes
— St Joseph's Cathedral School Swansea (@StJosephsCPS) April 20, 2018
These kids are having fun coding knock-knock jokes and sharing them!
5th gr Ss are having a blast playing their @gotynker knock knock jokes! People are cracking up and celebrating each other! 😂 Sooo much fun! @friendsbalt pic.twitter.com/V6PrtNj5w1
— Andrew Hanes (@andy_hanes) April 19, 2018
Look how focused these littles are! So cute.
Learning to code with Tynker. #firstgradeenrichment#naplescsd pic.twitter.com/ENXUhjXRXf
— Elizabeth Dormer (@edormer1) April 19, 2018
This educator fused social studies with Tynker by having his students code projects about famous figures.
https://twitter.com/dhanson39/status/986245560679231489
How cute is this photo of a teacher and student coding together?!
Critical thinking, collaboration, and innovation! Kelsey from Amisk School is using @Tynker to propel her Grade 3 students to become the next generation of STEM leaders. #BeTechPositive #BTPS28 pic.twitter.com/9EICoiva8M
— Heather Rentz 🇨🇦 (@Heather_Rentz) April 18, 2018
Storyboarding an anti-bullying Tynker project – great idea!
Loving using storyboards to incorporate the design process in my classroom! Problem:bullying Plan to fix problem: create an anti-bullying campaign by creating a Tynker animation to share with others @gotynker @jutecht pic.twitter.com/eIhIibYsbz
— Mrs. Johnson (@lutes_johnson) April 17, 2018
On the Blog
This week’s Featured Makers were Roscel and Lara. Roscel stumbled upon Tynker on the internet, taught herself how to use it, and has been coding (and loving it) ever since! Lara uses Tynker in a unique way – to bring her toys to life. Super cute. We also posted our Earth Day project. It plays on a popular kids’ game trend right now – clicker games. Check it out!
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!
