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Code Wizards (6-7)

Ages 6-7TBD No prior programming experience required.

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Beginner Level
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17 Lessons
101 Activities

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Recommended for Ages 11+

Web iPad

No Prerequisites

Tynker Code Blocks

Tynker's visual code blocks are a great way for beginners to code, without needing to remember how to type syntax. By dragging and dropping code blocks together, young coders can produce vividly complex programs and games in our proprietary app, which includes support for graphics, sound, physics, and more.

What Kids Learn

  • Drawing Editor
  • Platformer Automations
  • Platformer Basics
  • Platformer Controls
  • Three Scene Structure
  • advanced animation
  • advanced costume handling
  • advanced messaging
  • advanced motion
  • basic math
  • delays
  • detect conditions
  • direction and turning
  • input/output
  • sequencing
  • simple conditionals
  • simple costume handling
  • simple events
  • simple loops
  • simple messaging
  • simple motion
  • simple sound playing
  • visibility

How Kids Learn with Tynker

Kids learn on their own with a guided, hands-on approach that individualizes the learning experience. Tynker's online courses provide a complete learning system for your child to master the fundamentals of programming. Tynker's visual programming language makes it easy to learn, and once kids gain proficiency, they can seamlessly transition to Javascript coding within the Tynker learning system. Enroll in one of our plans for unlimited play across all courses.

Game-Based Learning

Tynker's self-guided lessons break down coding concepts while solving puzzles and making cool apps.

Interactive Assessments

Quick practice quizzes and assessment tests evaluate a child's comprehension of subjects taught.

Captivating Topics

There's always something to learn with multiple subjects, projects, and coding languages available.

System Requirements

Online courses require a desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet connection and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.

Introduction

Start coding with Tynker.

14 Activities:

  • What can you make?
  • Overview
  • Yummy Treat
  • Go Get It
  • Avoid the Rock
  • Repetition with Loops
  • Repeat the Pattern
  • Another Pattern
  • Sequenced Repetition
  • More Sequencing
  • Two Loops
  • Actors, Costumes, and Sound
  • Puppy Bark
  • Doggy Duo

Frame ­Based Animation

Use frame-based animation and make a whack-a-mole style game.

7 Activities:

  • Animation Concepts
  • Wake the Puppy
  • Morning Excitement
  • Hungry Puppy
  • Visibility Concepts
  • Strawberry Jam
  • Squishy Ants

Character Rigs and Animation

Animate Tynker Character Studio Actors

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Animate the Character
  • Say Hello
  • Simon Says
  • Knock-Knock Joke

Lights, Music, Action

Make your own dance studio with music and built-in character animation.

6 Activities:

  • Piano Robot
  • Build Your Piano Robot
  • Dance Studio
  • Dance Studio Instructions
  • Dance Studio
  • Music Video

Create a Scene

Use XY coordinates, actor rotation, and pointing to make a simple 1-scene story.

7 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Actors to Your Mark
  • Action!
  • Chocolate Cannon
  • Coordinate Craze
  • Jump Scare!
  • Boss Break In

Frame-based Animation

Program animations by switching between multiple costumes in a loop.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Flying Comet 1
  • Flying Comet 2
  • Cross the Stars
  • Space Adventure

Motion

Move, turn and use the mouse. Animate a Conga Line!

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • All Seeing Eye
  • Running Laps
  • Fetch
  • Conga Line
  • Dunkmaster

2D Motion

Move objects using X,Y coordinates. Program motion that tracks the mouse.

6 Activities:

  • Introduction
  • Concepts
  • Learn to Fly
  • Flying Test
  • Space Ace
  • Obstacle Game

Pen Drawing

Use the pen commands to draw. Learn about messaging between Actors.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Plane Colors
  • Plane Shapes
  • Color Match
  • Make Your Own Paint Program

Alien Catcher

Learn how to draw with actors using the pen tool and detect if you're touching a color.

8 Activities:

  • Drawing Concepts
  • Attack the Alien
  • Trap the Ship
  • Trap the Aliens
  • Get the Enemy
  • Pattern Maker
  • Pattern Maker Instructions
  • Pattern Maker

Space Breaker

Use timers and build the space breaker game.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Galactic Breaker 1
  • Galactic Breaker 2
  • Mission To Mars
  • Space Breaker

Messaging

Program buttons using send and receive messages.

7 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Synchronized Celebration
  • Chocolate Covered
  • Combat Training 1
  • Approach the Boss
  • Combat Training 2
  • Attack

Fish Tank

Build your own "Get the Treasure" game using functions and operators.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • School of Fish 1
  • School of Fish 2
  • Sunken Treasure
  • Get the Treasure

Hitting the Mark

Combine messaging, motion and animation to make a story.

7 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Master Storyteller
  • Story Creator
  • Strawberry Rampage
  • Run Away
  • Lab Scene
  • Scene Based Story

Dynamic Storytelling

Make decisions with code; program a story with multiple endings.

4 Activities:

  • Asking and Deciding
  • Laser Pointer
  • Puppy Training
  • Choose Your Own Adventure

Make Games - Animated Greeting Card

Template for an animated greeting card.

2 Activities:

  • Introduction
  • Animated Greeting Card

Level Editor

Use the Level Editor tool to build a multi-level platformer game!

2 Activities:

  • Level Editor Introduction
  • Level Editor

Drawing Editor

Platformer Automations

Platformer Basics

Platformer Controls

Three Scene Structure

advanced animation

advanced costume handling

advanced messaging

advanced motion

basic math

delays

detect conditions

direction and turning

input/output

sequencing

simple conditionals

simple costume handling

simple events

simple loops

simple messaging

simple motion

simple sound playing

visibility

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