Coding for Kids
Community Highlights: December 2 – December 8
Hour of Code flew by this week, and hundreds of tweets of kids using Tynker were shared. Now that we’re halfway through December, we saw some fun holiday projects this week – check them out!
Projects of the Week:
Interactive Xmas Scene – Sit by the fire, hang stockings, and decorate your Christmas tree in this holiday-themed project!
Christmas Tree – Check out this excellent Christmas tree customizer.
Bob and David Episode 1 – Two best friends worked together to make this comedic project!
Connect 4 – This multiplayer Connect 4 game checks whether a player has won!
Tweets of the week:
This week, there were hundreds of tweets featuring kids having a blast with Tynker. From what we saw on social, everyone had a fantastic Hour of Code! Take a look at our Twitter feed for more – there are some really great tweets.
Adorable Kindergarteners excelling with Candy Quest!
Ended an amazing week of code with the youngest of minds! Great chatter among students as one Kindergarten girl figured out a level of Candy Quest with "I got it…run, run, jump is the code" Thank you Hour of Code for empowering the mindset of all ages!#hourofcode @gotynker pic.twitter.com/BvTYiN9p8X
— All Saints Library (@AllSaintsVALib) December 8, 2017
Look at those smiles! These kids love Tynker!
All smiles during #hourofcode @WaltonElem @gotynker! @StephWeber207 pic.twitter.com/RjiZPjS2IR
— Kelly Scott (@auburnscott60) December 7, 2017
“IF you code with Tynker, THEN fun is had!” Clever conditional statement.
“IF you code w @gotynker, THEN Fun is had!” Conditional #HourofCode statements 🤓 @JillienLakatta @friendsbalt pic.twitter.com/eJVJdEXZpZ
— Andrew Hanes (@andy_hanes) December 7, 2017
This teacher thinks her students have a future in CS, after observing their HOC success.
Day 2 of coding, I think I’ve got some future computer programs in here! @NorthParkKids @gotynker #hcsinnovate #hcsleadingtheway #dxccares #hourofcode #iteachk pic.twitter.com/nXs8GOarRq
— Joanna (@msleiser_k) December 7, 2017
The smile at the end of the video when this kindergartner completes her code is the best. “They caught on so quickly!”
Our #kindergarten students took part in #HourofCode today using @gotynker They caught on so quickly! (The self correction and HUGE smile when she completes the code makes me so happy!) We are looking forward to more coding in our future! #flcschool @STARCatholic pic.twitter.com/KjUuyHrp2t
— Mrs. Mac's Kinders (@MrsMacsKinders) December 7, 2017
On The Blog:
This week, we posted a guest article from Andy Hanes about the “Hour of Code effect.” Check it out here!
Keep contributing 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!
