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Love this and am looking for more ways to teach programing and stem generally without putting my child in front of a screen all the time. Will be starting with
by stonlyb 5y ago
Love this and am looking for more ways to teach programing and stem generally without putting my child in front of a screen all the time. Will be starting with shoots and ladders from as early an age as possible. Looking for other tools to fill the gap between shoot and ladders and this, which may take years to bridge together.
- littlethrowaway 5y agoIs shoots and ladders the same as "snakes and ladders" ? https://www.amazon.com/HASBRO-GAMING-Chutes-Ladders-Board/dp/B00V82MG2O https://www.amazon.com/HASBRO-GAMING-Chutes-Ladders-Board/dp... is what you're talking about?
- dhosek 5y agoYes
- dhosek 5y agoRobot Turtles could be a good way to introduce multi-step reasoning. You'll need to be attentive to your kid's developmental level (and don't worry about "other kids." One of the most important things I read was an essay by Keith Gessen in which he related a conversation with his own third-grade teacher who told him that some kids learn to read in kindergarten, some in second grade and in third grade you'd be hard-pressed to tell them apart. As a father of twins who learned to read at different ages, I can verify that this is very true) and be prepared to put things aside for months or years as necessary. And there are some pretty good screen-based things a well (I was a little startled to look at my second-grader son who was hypnotized with his iPad while I was working and mom was busy and saw him casually doing some basic algebra problems out of his own volition—although I am quick to admit that there's plenty of Minecraft time too).