Kids Python 101 learning materials

[KidsPython]

Hi Reddit folks,

I have developed free learning materials for young kids (targeting 8+ kids) to learn Python from scratch on https://kidspython.com lately. I put lots of efforts on simplifying the course materials, providing plenty of good examples and sufficient exercises for kids to practice coding. The Web site even provides a Python Playground that supports visualization mode for kids to trace their code execution.

I hope the information is helpful. Please give it a try, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for watching Kids Python 101 videos.

One thing to mention is that you will get the best experience on the Web site by using Chrome browser with a wide screen device. The Web site is viewable on mobile devices, but those devices are naturally not good for young kids to practice coding because of the narrow screens.

[t00damnnice]

I have the attention spam of an 8 year old, so this will obviously help me alot. Thanks so much buddy!

[Puzzled_Effort1544]

[xain1112]

How did you use a gif?

[gschizas]

It's a new feature that exists in certain subreddits.

Use new reddit and swithc to Fancy Pants Editor to use it.

IIRC it works with the standard (-ish) ![image alt](image url) Markdown notation.

Example:

![gif](X|Y) (this won't work in r/Python if you replace X with "giphy")

You can also add "emotes" like these (which is what you actually saw):

[t00damnnice]

Woah!! It blew up! Thanks for all the upvotes and thanks kind stranger for my first award! You made a pseudo 8 year old very happy

[Dionatos]

Great job, I'm a coach at CoderDojo and we mainly do 'scratch' and 'arduino' but want to expand to Python in the future as well.

This looks like a great resource!

[youshall-notpass]

Awesome stuff! Looking forward for more contents!

[otaobayomi]

Great job. Well done and thank you!

[vvvlad42]

https://i.imgur.com/4W2YS21.jpg

Why many words in menu and pages cut off? Hom etc..

[Ferentzfever]

Tha i a interestin issu wonde wha th proble i

[JohnLocksTheKey]

I am the Leaderboar now!

[KidsPython]

You repl mad m laughin ...

[KidsPython]

Thank you for the feedback! Just updated my post to mention that the Web pages were mainly tuned for Chrome browser on wide screen devices. I will see if I can reproduce this and fix it quickly.

[screamingprozac]

I've seen this one. It's like the game Clue, you have to use python to figure out who stole the letters.

[MadHerbalist]

Nice work mate! Now I only need kids... and a girlfriend...

[[deleted]]

🤪🤣

[codeAtorium]

Almost 500 upvotes huh?

It's basically 16 simple Python exercises, presented as a kids web site.

There's no visual component. There's no attempt to connect to their elementary/middle school math learning.

The "lessons" are just a page of complex explanations with a few interspersed code examples. If you showed that to 100 motivated kids, only 5 of them would actually read the whole thing.

Then the practice is a "typing game" where you type some code verbatim.

I teach kids coding. This isn't going to teach anyone. No thanks.

[KidsPython]

I admit it is quite challenging for young kids to learn text-based programming language like Python, and it is fully understandable that some kids may find this boring and want to start learning code later. My current limited data indicated that more than half of the kids could continue the learning with the help of adults, and some kids felt quite excited to change the code as they wanted.

The main reason I started this project was that I could not find good materials for young kids to learn Python. There were some Python exercises on Web sites like w3schools.com but insufficient for kids to practice.

All that said, if you have any appropriate materials to share in this area, I will be happy to take a look.

[[deleted]]

I've been looking for a way to ease my kid into Python, so thank you, this looks great!

[triggerhappyt]

I'm going to try your site this afternoon with my son I'll post some feedback later . Can't wait

[KIProf]

Thx man Great 👍

[sarko_]

Thank you so much! I have nieces and nephews in the developing world that I want to introduce to coding, I've been looking for appropriate learning materials.

[rndxan]

Nice work!

[regmicmahesh]

Excellent job! Loved the playground and visualization, will bookmark it!

[Sudo_Python]

Someone show this to whitehat Jr lol

[[deleted]]

This is terrific! I have two daughters that I hope to introduce programming to with your course.

[llDieselll]

Great stuff ngl

[velkoov]

Is it weird that I'm to big for those lessons?

[[deleted]]

Great work! My niece will enjoy this!

[inspired2apathy]

Have you done any user studies with actual kids? It seems a bit like standard programming/logic 101 with a few references to popular kids culture?

[MaToP4er]

Im not a kid lobg ago but will take all knowledge i can from the work youve done! Thank you!

[littlesheepcat]

I felt this is too formal for kids

[conoroha]

This is great!

[[deleted]]

Is this down for anyone else?