{"id":21242,"date":"2020-05-21T15:07:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T22:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=21242"},"modified":"2023-08-06T12:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T19:54:52","slug":"it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math\/","title":{"rendered":"It All Adds Up\u2014Coding Helps Kids In Math!\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a09124c0ec93\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a09124c0ec93\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math\/#It_All_Adds_Up%E2%80%94Coding_Helps_Kids_In_Math\" >It All Adds Up\u2014Coding Helps Kids In Math!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math\/#So_what_exactly_is_computer_coding\" >So what exactly is computer coding?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math\/#Tynker_makes_coding_more_than_just_fun\" >Tynker makes coding more than just fun<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math\/#How_coding_improves_math_performance\" >How coding improves math performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math\/#How_is_math_used_in_coding\" >How is math used in coding?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math\/#What_do_teachers_and_parents_think_about_coding_with_Tynker\" >What do teachers and parents think about coding with Tynker?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/it-all-adds-up-coding-helps-kids-in-math\/#What_makes_Tynkers_coding_curriculum_the_best\" >What makes Tynker\u2019s coding curriculum the best?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_All_Adds_Up%E2%80%94Coding_Helps_Kids_In_Math\"><\/span><strong>It All Adds Up\u2014Coding Helps Kids In Math!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This spring has seen parents scrambling to find ways to maintain some kind of normalcy in their kids\u2019 education. And now, just as kids have grown accustomed to an online\/remote learning environment, the school year is coming to an end. So how do parents motivate their kids to keep learning from home over summer break and perhaps even into the fall? And what will kids get from all this screen time in the long run?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_what_exactly_is_computer_coding\"><\/span><strong>So what exactly is computer coding?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply, it\u2019s the instructions your computer needs to function, making it possible to create software, apps, games, and websites\u2014even art and music!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tynker_makes_coding_more_than_just_fun\"><\/span><strong>Tynker makes coding more than just fun<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that Tynker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/\">online coding courses<\/a> and activities are a blast! The great news is that our interest-based learning platform helps kids develop essential critical thinking and problem-solving skills, giving them a head start in <strong>math<\/strong> when they go back to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, the ability to code hands kids the keys to future job opportunities in science, engineering, and tech, even design and animation, making their current screen time not just positive but productive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/parents\"><strong>EXPLORE COURSES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_coding_improves_math_performance\"><\/span><strong>How coding improves math performance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, it was generally believed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/learning-to-code-helps-kids-excel\/\">kids who are good at math should learn to code<\/a>. However, it turns out the reverse may also be true: coding can help kids do better in math by making math more engaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_is_math_used_in_coding\"><\/span><strong>How is math used in coding?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The different ways of breaking down and analyzing problems in coding are particularly helpful when it comes to math.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, when kids program a game on Tynker where they need to keep score and health\u2014they\u2019re using <em>variables<\/em> and <em>arithmetic<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When they\u2019re making shapes with our pen drawing\u2014they\u2019re using <em>geometry<\/em> while working with <em>angles<\/em> and <em>numbers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When they\u2019re building the logic of a program they\u2019re using <em>expressions<\/em> and testing <em>inequalities<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When they\u2019re animating and moving things on the screen, they\u2019re using <em>coordinate geometry<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_teachers_and_parents_think_about_coding_with_Tynker\"><\/span><strong>What do teachers and parents think about coding with Tynker?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Lagos, a computer science teacher at the American school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, said, \u201cOne of the most common cross-curricular benefits of computer programming is that the kids have an easier time learning math skills.\u201d She used Tynker in elementary classes and noted, \u201cWhen they have to work on long division, it\u2019s easier for them to visualize the numbers now instead of counting with their fingers. They visualize the equation and think of the best way to solve it.\u201d Lagos added that as a result of using Tynker, \u201ckids in many grades improved their math skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Casita Center, a magnet elementary school in California, saw considerable improvements in their student math scores, outperforming almost all other state schools with similar demographics. Jenny Anderson, the school\u2019s STEM specialist, believed this improvement was due to practicing algorithmic and computational thinking when coding with Tynker. Plus, she said students were having fun at the same time, which meant they were more likely to stay engaged with the material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesse Thorstad, the Technology Coordinator for the Fergus Falls Public Schools district in Minnesota, had a similar experience. \u201cTynker provides kids with a concrete example of the power of decimal places,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen studying decimals in math, the students experience a heartwarming \u2018Ah-ha!\u2019 moment when they see how moving a decimal block of code can affect the objects on the screen tenfold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents have also noticed improvements in their kids\u2019 math abilities. Thomas, father of 11-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/why-does-a-future-cop-need-to-learn-to-code-ask-benji\/\">Benji<\/a>, said that coding with Tynker had a significant effect on his son, even though Benji felt like he was just making and playing games: \u201cOne of the things [Benji] was having a problem with was math, so having to do the math involved in making a game and adding a score, multiplying for points, and different things like that, I think it helped him a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_makes_Tynkers_coding_curriculum_the_best\"><\/span><strong>What makes Tynker\u2019s coding curriculum the best?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 60 million kids and 90,000 schools around the world are already learning with Tynker\u2019s interactive coding, featuring self-paced platforms designed to empower individual creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Tynker, we offer over 3,700 courses and activities for all experience levels, starting with kids ages 4 and up. Using picture blocks, kids start by mastering coding basics and making simple apps, which sets up a seamless transition to developing games, exploring STEM subjects, designing Minecraft mods, and controlling robots and drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they progress through Tynker, kids learn real-world coding like JavaScript and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/parents\/curriculum\/python-fundamentals\/\">Python<\/a>, as well as data structures and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/parents\/curriculum\/web-dev\/\">web development with HTML and CSS<\/a>. We even offer preps for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/apcs-school\/coding-curriculum\">AP Computer Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning to code is like learning the rules to an intricate game that will play out for years to come. 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