Teach Your Kids to Code: A Parent-Friendly Guide to Python Programming

by Bryson Payne

Over 50,000 copies sold!   " Teach Your Kids to Code  invigorated my own efforts to teach kids how to code. It made my day!" - Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple     "The text is clear, the graphics are engaging, and the apps are awesome. This is the programming guide for parents and kids to enjoy together." - Aaron Walker, Cybersecurity expert, NASA    "Dr. Payne set us on a path that led us to our dream jobs! With Teach Your Kids to Code, he's providing parents and teachers everywhere the chance to do the same for the next generation of creative problem-solvers." - Shah and Susan Rahman, Blizzard Entertainment     What if your kids could learn essential coding skills from one of the top programming and cyber-security experts in the world?   Teach Your Kids to Code is the bestselling book for teaching kids basic computer programming and problem-solving skills. Dr. Bryson Payne is the Director of Cyber Education at the University of North Georgia and author of Learn Java the Easy Way .  With Dr. Payne as your guide, you will enjoy hearing your child  ·       Mommy! Daddy! Look what I did!·       Try this game I built!·       Wow! I didn't know it was so easy! I can do this! Parents and teachers can help a beginning programmer learn how to ·       Visually inspiring graphics·       Fun, game-oriented examples that hold their attention·       Build variables, loops, and functions ·       Draw colorful shapes with Turtle graphics·       Code and decode messages·       Play Rock-Paper-Scissors, War, Yahtzee, and Pong·       Create animation and sound to their apps  Teach Your Kids to Code is the perfect companion to any programming class, after-school coding club, or homeschool curriculum. Get a copy and spend fun, productive time at the computer with your kids - learning how to code together!

Genres: Programming, Nonfiction, Reference, Technology, Education, Coding, Computers

336 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 2015

Reviews

[Darin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to programming for kids, parents, or anyone interested in programming. Uses Python as the teaching language and provides information of how to install the free programming tools. I've been a developer for almost 30 yrs but found a lot of useful information here about how to explain software development to someone who is just starting. Also, I wanted to get an intro to Python.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good into to programming, using python. Skimmed a lot, since I was looking for a book for my daughter.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Focuses on Python solely (mostly Python 3, which is great since there's a lot of inertia in getting folks on Python 3 from 2). Teaches elementary/middle-grade aged kids programming concepts. It's a pretty solid book, but I think I prefer Javascript for Kids for actual projects and learning the language.

But that just might be my "Python doesn't follow most traditional programming style-syntax" bias showing.

[Don Watkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A tremendous resource if you want to learn to program. This book can be used by anyone from parents, teachers, K-12 students and college students. It's a fabulous book that comes with great supporting resources.

[Victor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice intro and good use of turtle graphics to illustrate basic concepts.

[Dan]

Teach Your Kids to Code is a parent and teacher’s guide to teaching basic programming and problem-solving skills.