You can get them thinking in a programmer mindset through some board games. There's a whole 'programming' genre out there, where you have to choose the right ac

You can get them thinking in a programmer mindset through some board games. There's a whole 'programming' genre out there, where you have to choose the right actions in the right order to play the game effectively. Here are some examples: * Robot Turtles * Robo Rally * Colt Express * River Dragons * Walk the Plank! * Mechs vs Minions Get them playing the games, and then after they're enjoying themselves and having fun, explain how it relates to programming, and replace the actions in the games with functions ("actions") you can do in apps.