Scratch Programming Playground
Learn to Program by Making Cool Games
by Al Sweigart · first published 2016
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…Scratch (Usborne) - Code Your Own Games!: 20 Games to Create with Scratch by Max Wainewright - Super Scratch Programming Adventure! by The LEAD Project - Coding Projects in Scratch by Jon Woodcock - Scratch Programming Playground by Al Sweigart The list above is roughly in order of difficulty. The first two books have spiral binding so they sit flat on the table. I found this to be immensely helpful when my kids first started…
on “Ask HN: Best resources for teaching my 8 year old to code” ↗…but Scratch is still the best for kids to build code and quickly see the product dance on the screen. Quick iteration time is the key to building a feelings of accomplishment. We started with the book "Scratch Programming Playground" by Al Sweigart. Now we are doing youtube tutorials by Griffpatch. One of the latest is a simple 3D raycast Wolfenstein clone, which might interest your son. However I recommend a simpler jumping on…
on “Ask HN: 9-yo son wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?” ↗