Teach kids programming by making games with them. Find a random simple to make 'one tap, easy to control but hard to master game' like flappy bird.etc on playstore. Try remaking the game with the kid.
this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2024
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Yup, that's what I did.
We started with scratch and made a very simple game (asteroids-like). My kid then wanted to make a platformer, so I built a basic one for them and let them add stuff. It was kinda crappy and janky, so I found a template on Godot and removed a bunch of stuff to get what they wanted.
Boom, a couple hours of effort from my end they're building maps with the included tileset. They feel empowered without feeling overwhelmed.
They still don't know how to make a game (they're 10 and 7 respectively), but they have interest and may be willing to learn this summer.
So do that. If you're stuck, watch a few YouTube videos about first projects and follow along until you're ready to do it with your child.
I didn't read any of it, but I see that it's a chapter book with references to profanity (a character says a word that is all punctuation e.g $*#&!). So it must be aimed at older kids.
What's the target reading age for the book?
Also, thanks for sharing!
I skimmed it and it definitely aimed at a late middle school/ high school kids