I've had surprising luck with doing simple Logo with my daughter (4-1/2). Actually I feel a bit guilty as she'd like to do more. So far we're just doing drawi

I've had surprising luck with doing simple Logo with my daughter (4-1/2). Actually I feel a bit guilty as she'd like to do more. So far we're just doing drawing (no loops or anything), but with all the tedium of finding the keys and getting the commands just right. I helped her make one routine that randomly changes the color, which she likes. (She named the routine after herself – kids don't need to stress over proper naming ;) But I really wish there was material to get her started. I haven't found any introductory Logo books – finding an old book and updating it to a new dialect would be fine, but I'd appreciate some structure and thoughtfulness about the order of introduction. I probably should print out some primers too, so I don't have to remind her of RT and LT and FD every time. I've been using this Logo interpreter: http://www.calormen.com/jslogo/ http://www.calormen.com/jslogo/ – it does all the traditional stuff pretty well, but it could also use this same sense of structure and content. A kid should be able to sit down and think: here's a thing I could try to do. And here's all the tools I need to do it. Really that's just content. On the fancy side Hopscotch has been really impressive (significantly better than Scratch), but being iPad-only has been a problem. That said, my daughter still appreciates Logo even compared to something fancy. (One important thing about my daughter's interest: I talk to her in detail about what I do. The importance of this occurred to me during a parent education event I was at, where they noted: when you ask your kid how their day was and they disappointingly say "fine", have you been telling them how your day was? Parents need to demonstrate that kind of storytelling and engagement, and in my experience kids suck it up more than you'd expect, even stories about seemingly boring work stuff.)