←back to thread

Ask HN: How to teach a 4 year old to code?

5 points kamphey | 1 comments | 28 Aug 25 23:40 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Have you had any experience teaching a 4 year old how to code? I'm thinking about not just typing but the mindset of automation and programming. My son is in a weekly class called Kiddie Coders and they are learning directions and how to put arrows together on a sheet of paper to get someone through a series of squares.

I was thinking of putting together activities at home so he can see how to tell instructions to someone who is blind, or follow instructions like a recipe (the favorite analogy to coding seems to be cooking)

Show context
bombcar ◴[29 Aug 25 01:02 UTC] No.45058812[source]▶
I’d fire up Logo. The little drawing turtle.
replies(1): >>45058877 #
kamphey ◴[29 Aug 25 01:10 UTC] No.45058877[source]▶
Is it this one? https://turtleacademy.com/lessons/1
replies(1): >>45062390 #
1. bombcar ◴[29 Aug 25 10:40 UTC] No.45062390[source]▶
That’s the one! Well, technically an updated one; I remember this one:

https://archive.org/details/alitpttg

(Searching for “Apple II logo” is frustrating but emulators exist)