Coding for Kids
Community Highlights: December 8 to December 14th
From the release of the Tynker Junior app to kids and teachers who inspire us, we have a lot to be excited about this week!
Galaga Boss Battle 1 by psychoticeconomist202
You have multiple shields to defend yourself from the boss, but you must quickly defeat him before he even has a chance!
Shoot the asteroids and aliens that are in your way! You don’t have much life, so you must be careful.
Jump into the sport of Disc Golf! Swipe up from the ball and try to score by getting the frisbee in the cage!
Santa’s Journey To Give You Presents by Trey
In the spirit of Christmas, this user created a game where you’re Santa Claus and you have to use the arrows to drop off all the presents to the nice kids this year!
This in-depth game allows you to build up a civilization and even trade with other countries around the world!
Tweets of the Week
We’re excited to announce that our Tynker Junior app launched this week!
BIG news from Tynker! We've launched a new coding app for pre-readers. Download for your iPad from the App Store https://t.co/KbqUC8pXrD to play 3 fun adventures. pic.twitter.com/iO4rYmCipS
— Tynker (@gotynker) December 13, 2018
First graders trying out Tynker Junior!
1st graders exploring the new #TynkerJr @gotynker …going beyond the #hourofcode2018 pic.twitter.com/wO1zRRx6NJ
— MsGtan (@MsGtan3) December 15, 2018
Legacy students use Tynker to develop 21st century skills!
Great to see TV coverage of Legacy students enjoying Tynker and learning skills of the future! https://t.co/t4xkQmjrOK pic.twitter.com/y1boPRfkfw
— Tynker (@gotynker) December 14, 2018
Why stop Hour of Code with the end of CSEdWeek? These students are continuing to practice their coding skills!
Our 1st – 8th graders were so excited to continue Hour of Code this week with Tynker! @gotynker pic.twitter.com/WuHDLyPrXb
— OrangeCrescentSchool (@OCS_er) December 12, 2018
These 5th graders are hard at work coding with Tynker!
@gotynker McDowell School Chicago IL 5th graders pic.twitter.com/ygPtZTHwco
— VJ Picakey (@Picakey1) December 11, 2018
On the Blog
Featured Maker Isabella makes creative projects inspired by fashion and storytelling!
Battle with ninjas in Featured Maker Isaac’s project, “Speedy Sky Ninja Battle”!
Our newest seasonal project is Ice Art, where you can skate with a penguin and create patterns with code!
Keep contributing to the Tynker community! Parents and teachers can connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and the Tynker Community Forum. Kids can also start learning to code and creating for free with the Tynker app for iPads!
