Puzzle adventures
Code.org courses guide a character through mazes and challenges. Each level adds one new idea, such as a loop or a condition.
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Coding: make your own games
Children learn to code the way they learn everything else: by playing with it. We start with drag-and-drop blocks and finish with games and stories they designed themselves.
Code me!
This is how Scratch works: snap blocks together and the character does what they say. Tap one.
What children make
Their own game
In Scratch, children build a catch game, a maze or a platformer, complete with score, lives and levels.
Animated stories
Characters that walk, talk and react to each other, with backdrops and sounds the children choose.
Quizzes and art
Projects that use variables, random numbers and the pen tool to draw patterns no one has seen before.
What they learn
- Sequences: putting instructions in the right order
- Loops: repeating steps without writing them twice
- Conditions: making decisions with if and else
- Variables: keeping score and remembering things
- Events: reacting to clicks and key presses
- Debugging: finding a mistake and fixing it calmly
Tools we use
Code.org
A free learning platform with step-by-step puzzles. It is where most children write their first program.
Scratch
A free block-based language created at MIT. Children snap blocks together to build games, stories and animations.
Both tools are free and run in a web browser, so children can carry on at home.
7–12
Years old
Activities are matched to each child's age and experience.
6
Children per group
Small groups, so everyone gets help when they need it.
0
Experience needed
Complete beginners are welcome. We start from the start.
DBS
Checked tutor
Sessions are led by a DBS-checked tutor, with all kit provided.
Questions about Coding? Say hello
Write to us at info@robokids.co.uk and we will get back to you.