Coding for Kids

3 Reasons Parents Choose a Tynker Coding Education When you’re looking for a way to help your child learn to code, it can be hard to know where to start – especially if you’re not familiar with coding yourself. An impactful coding platform must be engaging enough to draw kids in and challenging enough to help them learn. With Tynker’s […]

Why Coding is an Investment in Your Child’s Future Today’s economy is in urgent need of people with coding skills to meet the demands of the burgeoning tech industry. That’s why introducing your child to coding is a crucial investment in their future, a 21st century skill that’s quickly becoming necessary for a wide range of professions. Top 3 reasons that […]

How Tynker Promotes Peer Learning (And Why That’s Important!) Stanford University defines peer learning as “students learning from and with each other in both formal and informal ways.” Peer learning can provide emotional support, and the fluidity of roles between teacher and student add to the learning experience. With peer learning, the emphasis is on the learning process. When kids […]

How Learning To Code Develops Kids’ Creativity Casey stares at his computer screen, carefully calculating his next move. As part of a school science project to create a simulation of the Earth’s tides, he has spent the better part of the hour trying to animate a moon orbiting the earth, a series of commands that is proving more complex than […]

How Coding Can Improve Your Child’s Writing Abilities Developing strong writing skills—especially when paired with technical abilities like coding—all but guarantees your child success in school and beyond. But did you know that writing and coding actually go hand in hand? When they learn to code and create digital storytelling projects, children acquire skills that improve their writing, and they […]

11 Free STEM Activities for Kids It’s easier than you think to take a STEM education out of the classroom and into your home! Exploring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is all about asking questions – and we know that kids are great at doing that. By mixing and matching a few (or all) of these free activities, your […]

The conventional belief has always been that kids interested in coding should develop strong math skills. However, it turns out the reverse may also be true: coding can help children build math skills and make learning math more engaging and fun. In the three years that Casita Center, a magnet elementary school in Southern California, has been teaching coding with Tynker, […]

How to Make Screen Time Productive If you’re concerned about the amount of screen time your kids are engaging in, you’re not alone. Millions of parents worry that kids spend too much of their lives glued to screens, and for good reason – according to the BBC, the average child spends over 6 hours each day looking at a screen. […]

One of the beauties of students delving into the world of coding is that it gives more opportunities to engage in the creative process. Storytelling, designing, and making are all useful skills when integrated with coding. Coding offers students newer opportunities to express themselves creatively.