Coding, today, has become a part of the basic literacy. Hence, most parents and teachers are striving hard to introduce coding as a part of the curriculum to students at a very early age. Several apps are available in the market that can help in this purpose. Have a look.
2. Introduction-
Coding, today, has become a part of the basic literacy. Hence, most parents and teachers are
striving hard to introduce coding as a part of the curriculum to students at a very early age.
Several apps are available in the market that can help in this purpose. Have a look.
3. 1. SCRATCH JR.
Scratch Jr. is considered as one of the best apps for young children to get accustomed to the
wonders of programming. It has an attractive drag and drop interface where players have
to arrange the programming blocks in the right order to get the right result. This app is
available on Google Play and iTunes for Android and iOS devices.
2. LIGHTBOT JR.
The Lightbot Jr. app gives the players a practical knowledge of fundamental programming
instructions. In this game, players have to guide a virtual lightbot to its specified
destination through various commands. The Lightbot Jr. app is available on Google play
and iTunes for Android and iOS devices respectively
4. 3. DAISY THE DINOSAUR
This app teaches the basics of coding to kids through the aid of a cute dinosaur, Daisy. The
app has a basic drag and drop user interface that players can use to arrange the code
snippets in the right order. This app is available on the iTunes and can be downloaded for
free.
4. KODABLE
The Kodable app is based on a fictitious story. A group of furry aliens crash-landed on a
planet having lots and lots of mazes. Players have to design their code in the right way so that
the Fuzzes can successfully explore these mazes to reach their destination. This app is
available for download on Google Play and iTunes.
5. 5. CODEABLE CRAFTS
The Codeable Crafts app is more or less similar to the app Scratch Jr. In this app, players will
have to create their very own imaginative stories through the aid of drawing, as well as
coding. This app is available on iTunes and Google Play and can be downloaded for FREE.
6. MOVE THE TURTLE
The Move the Turtle app features an adorable little turtle as the in-game avatar. The primary
objective of the players would be to move this cute little turtle around their device screen by
following a pre-specified set of instructions. The Move the Turtle app is available on iTunes
for iOS devices.
6. 7. TYNKER
Tynker’s an exquisitely simple application for teaching programming to beginners having no
prior idea of the subject matter. It has an exceptionally simple and colorful graphical
environment. Players will be able to create their very own games on this app and may also
refer to the in-app tutorial. This app is available on Google Play & iTunes.
8. POCKET CODE
Pocket code allows the players to do a variety of programming activities on this app that are
inclusive of things like writing and playing a code, sharing your very own animations,
interactive art, games, music videos, etc. Pocket Code is available on Google Play for Android
devices.
7. 9. HOPSCOTCH
Hopscotch is a free, award-winning programming app for kids aged 9-13. It allows players to
create their very own games, apps and videos through the aid of programming. Hopscotch is
available on iTunes for iOS device downloads.
10. CARGO-BOT
Cargo-Bot provides a series of programming-based puzzles to the players. The basic objective
is pretty simple. Players will have to teach a robot the different ways of moving cargoes or
crates to a pre-specified location. The app is available on iTunes for free iOS device
downloads.