{"id":22184,"date":"2020-11-10T12:31:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T20:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=22184"},"modified":"2023-03-07T17:44:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T01:44:58","slug":"learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning To Code Improves Your Child\u2019s Math Scores!"},"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-69fc9ccad2570\" 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-69fc9ccad2570\"  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\/learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores\/#Learning_To_Code_Improves_Your_Childs_Math_Scores\" >Learning To Code Improves Your Child\u2019s Math Scores!<\/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\/learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores\/#Better_In_Math\" >Better In Math!<\/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\/learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores\/#What_Do_Teachers_Say_About_Tynker\" >What Do Teachers Say About Tynker?<\/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\/learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores\/#What_About_Parents\" >What About Parents?<\/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\/learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores\/#Kids_Learn_To_Code_Faster_And_Easier_With_Tynker\" >Kids Learn To Code Faster And Easier With Tynker<\/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\/learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores\/#Math_Can_Be_Applied_To_Tynkers_Creative_Coding_Projects\" >Math Can Be Applied To Tynker\u2019s Creative Coding Projects&nbsp;<\/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\/learning-to-code-improves-your-childs-math-scores\/#Future_Job_Opportunities\" >Future Job Opportunities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learning_To_Code_Improves_Your_Childs_Math_Scores\"><\/span><strong>Learning To Code Improves Your Child\u2019s Math Scores!<\/strong><br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With tech continuing to be the fastest-growing industry in the world, the ability to code is becoming an essential skill to have in your 21st century toolbelt. The great news is that learning to code with Tynker will also significantly increase your child&#8217;s math abilities and testing scores.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_In_Math\"><\/span><strong>Better In Math!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The different ways of breaking down and analyzing coding problems with Tynker are particularly helpful when it comes to math:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Coding helps kids think logically by developing essential critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which will give them a head start in math at school.<\/li><li>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>.<\/li><li>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>.<\/li><li>When they\u2019re building the logic of a program\u2014they\u2019re using <em>expressions<\/em> and testing <em>inequalities<\/em>.<\/li><li>When they\u2019re animating and moving things on the screen\u2014they\u2019re using <em>coordinate geometry<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Do_Teachers_Say_About_Tynker\"><\/span><strong>What Do Teachers Say About Tynker?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesse Thorstad, the Technology Coordinator for the Fergus Falls Public Schools district in Minnesota, had a great experience with Tynker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>\u201cTynker provides kids with a concrete example of the power of decimal places. When 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<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_About_Parents\"><\/span><strong>What About Parents?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas bought a Tynker plan for his 11-year-old son Benji and noticed a significant improvement in his math abilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>\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<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kids_Learn_To_Code_Faster_And_Easier_With_Tynker\"><\/span><strong>Kids Learn To Code Faster And Easier With Tynker<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tynker will improve your child\u2019s math performance because we make coding fun. 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