Coding for Kids
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Community Highlights: May 25 – May 31
There’s so much happening in the Tynker community! The Design a Mission Patch Challenge winners had their video chat sessions with NASA experts, Tynker community members are tapping into their creativity to make thoughtful projects, and teachers are using coding in the classroom to help students develop confidence and a love of STEM! Read on to learn more.
Projects of the Week
Ninja Street Runner! by Kool
Dodge the traffic like only a real ninja knows how!
Bombmaster by codestar
Avoid the bombs for as long as you can! Maybe you can hold a competition between you and your friends to see who can survive the longest.
Car by mark1010
You are the fastest car on the block and you want to prove it to everyone, but it seems people keep getting in your way! Dodge them to reach max speed.
Brawl Stars Sim Small by outgoingketchup723
You are in control of your very own Brawl Stars. Collect as many stars as you can to reach the goal set for you!
Click the Boxes by turtlestudios
This game is just for pure fun. Aim for the boxes with the crosshairs and click on them to make them vanish!
Tweets of the Week
See how students can get familiar with different coding languages in Tynker! Via Twitter @wv_wildcats_art
We’re excited to see teachers helping their students learn HTML/CSS with the Tynker course! Via Twitter @Heather_Rentz
Check out how these students are demonstrating their coding knowledge to community members! Via Twitter @NatalieWeatherm
On the Blog
Featured Maker McKenna thinks learning to code is helping to prepare her for the future! “It will help me get a job! It will help me get a degree and kind of gives me an idea of what I want to be when I grow up.”
Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator Laurie Guyon uses coding as a transformational learning tool! “I choose Tynker because it’s engaging to students, visually appealing, and challenges them to persevere.”
Last week the winners of the Design a Mission Patch Challenge and their classmates spoke with NASA experts via video chat! Read more about the sessions.
Keep contributing to the Tynker community! Parents and teachers can connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and the Tynker Community Forum. Kids can also start learning to code and creating for free with the Tynker app for iPads!
