Coding Buddies and Code Club

Resources

Computer programming for kids

Learning about coding helps kids develop problem-solving and logic skills, and practice persistence.

Kids ages six to nine will learn the basics of coding and create their own game in Coding Buddies. This program is offered at a number of Library locations and requires registration.

These self-guided online modules are from Code.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping every kid learn about computer science, and are provided under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported license.

Beginner workbook

Activity 1: Code/Algorithms – Lesson Plan 3
Activity 2: Debugging – Lesson Plan 4
Activity 3: Sequencing/Creativity – Lesson Plans 5 & 6
Activity 4: Loops/Pattern Matching – Lesson Plans 8 & 9
Activity 5: Events/Conditionals – Lesson Plans 12 & 13
Activity 6: Build a game – Lesson Plan 17