Coding for Kids and Teens 2025: Other Resources

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence system that allows users to interact with the software in a conversational way. ChatGPT is capable of generating code in several languages including but not limited to: Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, and Swift. Simply tell ChatGPT what language you need and provide detailed instructions for the desired piece of code. Then check it for accuracy.

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For users13+ with some programming knowledge. Improve your skills in more than 55 programming languages while challenging you friends.

Guidance, tools, and curriculum guides for educators interested in bringing computer science studies to their students.

This free, fun app for kids ages 6-8 has an easy drag & drop interface that kids of all ages can use to animate Daisy and make her dance on their screen. Kids will intuitively grasp the basics of objects, sequencing, loops and events by solving this app's challenges. Daisy the Dinosaur is for iPad only.

This MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION program teaches students how to develop 2D computer games without the need to learn to code. GameSalad is designed for students in grades 4-10, and it can be purchased for home use or school use. The education package includes standards-aligned lesson plans, and students can publish their games to iOS, Android, and HTML5.

Recommended for ages 7-14, this app teaches game design and systems thinking. Gamestar Mechanic is part of a growing field of game-based learning. The game features a unique public-private partnership that crosses leading foundations, non-profits, academia and the game industry. Gamestar Mechanic is currently supported by a partnership between the Institute of Play and E-Line Media. The game was originally developed by Gamelab in partnership with the Institute of Play and the Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Lab (AADLC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Initial funding for the game and companion learning guides came from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The design of the game is based on research by some of the leading academics in the field including Katie Salen (Executive Director of the Institute of Play and curriculum author for the New York City Public School Quest To Learn) and James Paul Gee (author of What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy).

Bard is a Google experiment in artificial intelligence, which allows users interact with it in a conversational manner. One of the newer features of Bard is its ability to generate code in several languages including Python, Java, and JavaScript.

With this app, designed for ages 10-16, kids can learn to think, improve their creativity and develop problem-solving skills while having fun creating and playing games on iPad, iPhone and the web. This app offers a seven-day free trial.

We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Free middle/high school computer science courses include JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and SQL.

This is an app for both iOS and Android that teaches students in K-12 about programming logic including procedures, loops, and conditionals. There is a small fee to download the full version, but there is also a FREE lite version called Lightbot: Hour of Code.

This award-winning iOS app teaches children ages 6+ programming logic including loops, procedures, variables and conditional instructions. There is a small download fee associated with this app.