Teach Your Kids to Code: Learn to Program Python at Any Age!

Short, colorful apps and games you can use to teach and learn programming at any age! Chromebook, PC, Mac and Linux!

4.44 (9808 reviews)

Udemy

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English

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Programming Languages

What you will learn

Teach students to code apps and games in Python 3.9 for Chromebook, PC, Mac, or Linux

Draw colorful spirals and shapes with Turtle graphics in Python

Create fun, playable games like War, Yahtzee, and Rock-Paper-Scissors

Code interactive apps that respond to user input and mouse clicks

Master variables, loops and functions to prepare for more advanced programming courses (and a brighter future)!

Why take this course?

Join over 38,000 students from 182 countries learning Python (and teaching it)!

Now includes coding for Chromebook users! Teach yourself (and your students) to code fun, colorful apps and games in Python, the powerful programming language used at tech companies and in colleges worldwide. Learn coding step-by-step from Computer Science Professor Dr. Bryson Payne, author of the Amazon #1 New Release and Top 10 Best Seller, Teach Your Kids to Code: A Parent-Friendly Guide to Python Programming (No Starch Press).

Updates: New videos added to section 1 for coding on Chromebook, iPad and more!

Give Your Kids a Huge Advantage in a High-Tech World

Quickly master new problem-solving skills in Python with colorful, fun examples
Teach beginners to code using Turtle graphics, with text-based games and apps for older learners
Build your own playable games and create beautiful graphics
Learn the basics of coding, from variables to loops and functions, with interactive, engaging apps

This is the kind of course you can enjoy with your kids!

Packed with fun examples, colorful graphics, and easy-to-follow plain English instruction, Teach Your Kids to Code is the course parents, teachers and students can enjoy together, as they build one of the top job skills of the 21st century! Python is a great first language for beginners, but it's powerful enough to be used in companies from Google to IBM.

I designed this programming course to be easily understood by absolute beginners, with example code I used with my own students up to college freshmen.

Quick, hands-on lessons will get you coding your own apps from scratch in minutes. Over 100 video lectures and six and a half hours of content in short, 2-to-8-minute videos will give you the practice you need to master the powerful new skill of coding.

Everything you need to get started right away

Complete with working code downloads and high-definition videos, you'll be able to work alongside a professor with 22 years' teaching experience and over 30 years of programming knowledge. You'll also receive a Certificate of Completion upon finishing the course.

No Risk: Preview videos from Sections 1, 2, and 4 now for FREE, and enjoy a 30-day money-back guarantee when you enroll - zero risk, unlimited payoff! And, we've made this course easy to afford at just $30 so parents and students can get started now!

Sign up for this course and get started coding today!

* Programming Challenge Solutions added to all 7 Sections, plus new Bonus videos, including a new one with my son, Alex! New Turtle Gallery code and Q&A video added this month- keep the feedback and questions coming! Thanks! *

Praise for Teach Your Kids to Code:

"Inspired" - This is an inspiring course taught by an inspired teacher. The examples are well-chosen -- demonstrating principles through engaging, colorful projects rather than by teaching abstract principles first. While I wish the instructor weren't quite so repetitiously exuberant, this is at worst a minor stylistic blemish and might even be a plus for kids viewing it. — Kent Osband, Udemy student

"Excellent path into Python" Not just for kids...use this course as the perfect Python primer. Clear examples, that build quickly into programs, leading to learning challenges. Bryson's delivery is well paced and good fun. — Sean Jon Darcy, Udemy student

“Dr. Bryson Payne is a computer scientist and professor of the highest caliber, and with Teach Your Kids to Code, he brings the power of computers within easy reach for learners young and old."—Dr. Antonio Sanz Montemayor, Informatics Professor, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

“The concepts in Teach Your Kids to Code can help any young person enhance their college prospects and expand their career opportunities."—Dr. Raj Sunderraman, Department Chair of Computer Science, Georgia State University

[For the Book version on Amazon] “Dr. Payne set us on the path that led us to our dream jobs! With Teach Your Kids to Code, he's providing parents and teachers everywhere the chance to do the same for the next generation of creative problem-solvers."—Shah and Susan Rahman, Riot Games

Content

Getting to Know Your (Programming) Environment

Welcome and Introduction

NEW: Installing Python 3.6 and Getting Started

Bonus: Installing Python 3.6 on Windows PC's

Writing Your First Program in Python

Running and Modifying Programs in Python

Bonus App: NiceHexSpiral.py

What You Can Do Now

Programming Challenges - Practice What You've Learned

Section 1 Programming Challenges: MadLibs 1 & 2!

Step-by-Step Python 3 Setup for PC, Mac or Linux (with Screenshots)

Turtle Graphics in Python

Intro to Turtle Graphics in Python

SquareSpiral: Our First Turtle Program

Turtle on a Roll: Building A Winding Spiral

Loop the loop: Creating a Circle Spiral

Adding Color to Your Turtle Drawings

Painting a Four-Color Spiral

Changing Background Colors

One Variable to Rule Them All...

Section 2 Programming Challenges

S2P1 Programming Challenge Solution: 10-color spiral!

S2P2 Programming Challenge Solution: How Many Sides?

S2P3 Programming Challenge Solution: Rubber Band Ball

Numbers and Variables in Python

Intro to Variables: Where we keep our stuff

Numbers and Math in Python

Python Numbers and Operators

Math in the Python Shell

Syntax Errors: What did you say?

Variables in the Python Shell

Programming with Operators

Strings: The real characters in Python

Improving Our Color Spiral with Strings

Lists in Python

Python Math App: Python does your math homework!

Section 3 Programming Challenges

S3P1 Programming Challenge Solution: Circle Spiral Input!

S3P2 Programming Challenge Solution: Color Me Spiralled

Loops

Loops are Fun: You can say that again!

Building Your Own FOR Loops

Using a FOR Loop to Draw a Rosette

Modifying a FOR Loop

Adding User Input in Turtle: Rosette Gone Wild!

BONUS: Alex's Colorful Rosette Loop

The WHILE Loop: 'Til it ain't so!

A Family Spiral

Multi-Spiral: Spiral goes viral!

Section 4 Programming Challenges

S4P1 Programming Challenge Solution: Spiral Rosettes!

S4P2 Programming Challenge Solution: Viral Family Spiral!

Conditions

Intro to Conditions: What if?

If statements

Comparison Operators

If Example: Old Enough

Else statements

Polygons or Rosettes

Even or Odd

Elif Statements

Complex Conditions: And's, Or's, & Not's

Secret Messages: The Caesar Cipher

Encoder Decoder Program

Section 5 Programming Challenges

S5P1 Programming Challenge Solution: Rosettes and Spirals!

S5P2 Programming Challenge Solution: Encoder Decoder Key!

Random Fun and Games

Intro to Random Numbers and More in Python

A Guessing Game

Colorful Random Spirals

Canvas Size and Coordinates in Turtle Graphics

The Random Spiral Program

Rock-Paper-Scissors

Dealing Cards

Comparing Cards

The Game Loop to Keep It Going

Our Finished High-Card Game

Rolling Dice

Testing for a Yahtzee!

Our Finished Five Dice Game

A Colorful Kaleidoscope

Section 6 Programming Challenges

S6P1 Programming Challenge Solution: Kaleidoscope v2.0

S6P2 Programming Challenge Solution: Kaleidoscope v3.0

S6P3 Programming Challenge Solution: WAR!

Functions

Intro to Functions in Python

Putting Code Together with Functions

Creating a Random Spiral Function

Parameters: Feeding our pet function...

Smileys at Random Locations

Our Random Smiley App

Return: It's what you give back that counts...

Using Return Values in a Program

Handling Events: Turtle Draw

BONUS: Max's Turtle Draw App

Keyboard Events: Arrow Draw

Events with Parameters: ClickSpiral

Click and Smile

Click Kaleidoscope

BONUS: Taking Screenshots on Mac and PC

Section 7 Programming Challenges

S7P1 Programming Challenge Solution: Mirrored Smileys!

S7P2 Programming Challenge Solution: PingPong Calc 2.0

S7P3 Programming Challenge Solution: Click+Arrow Draw!

BONUS APP: ClickRandomDots.py!

After the Course

Where to Go Next

Dr. Payne's TEDx Talk on Coding and Cyber as the New Literacy

SPECIAL BONUS: Rainbow Rosettes with Guest Star, Alex Payne (7 yrs old)!

O'Reilly Media LIVE Webcast: "Teach Your Kids to Code" - slides

DojoLIVE! Presentation (November 4, 2015)

Turtle Gallery! User-submitted cool apps in Python

April Turtle Gallery BONUS VIDEO: Roy G. Biv Spiral!!!

October Turtle Gallery: ClickFlowers.py by Max Payne (age 5)

November Turtle Gallery: moveturtle.py by Mr. Bryan Fagan

December Turtle Gallery: Star.py from Mr. Reese's class at LCHS

January Turtle Gallery: SGTriangle.py by Miss Shannon G. (age 9)

Holiday Turtle Gallery: Tannenbaum.py from Mrs. Memler's class, Athens Academy

Bonus: Max's Tie-Dye Rainbow Spiky Spiral

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Our review

📚 **Course Review for Python Programming** **Overview:** The Python Programming course has garnered a high level of satisfaction among its learners, with a global rating of 4.44. The recent reviews reflect a wide range of experiences and opinions from both beginners and those with prior knowledge of Python. The course's approach to teaching through practical, engaging projects and its entertaining presentation style have been particularly well-received. **Pros:** - **Engaging Content for Beginners:** Many learners, especially those who were initially uninterested in coding, found the tutorials engaging and the lessons easy to understand. The course serves as an excellent introduction to Python, with some reviewing it as a refresher on Python's syntax. - **Entertaining Presentation:** The instructor is praised for his humor and entertainment value, making the learning process enjoyable and less daunting for newcomers. - **Hands-On Learning:** The course encourages hands-on coding practice with challenges that help reinforce learning and encourage creativity. - **Suitable for Different Ages:** The course is not only appreciated by adults but also by children, who find it an excellent way to bond with parents and get introduced to programming at a young age. - **Real-World Application:** Some learners have expressed the ability to apply what they've learned from the course to create complex projects like games, indicating the course's practical value. - **Comprehensive Learning Path:** The course is noted for its step-by-step approach, gradually introducing new concepts and allowing learners to test their coding as they go along. - **Versatility in Learning:** With learners ranging from complete beginners to those with prior Python knowledge, the course demonstrates its effectiveness across different skill levels. **Cons:** - **Outdated Material:** Some learners have encountered issues with the Python version used in the course (3.6.1) being outdated, and they've had to update it to the latest version (3.11.0) for continuity. - **Platform and Operating System Compatibility:** There are reports of difficulties experienced by Windows users, as the course uses an Apple device. - **Pacing of Explanations:** While some found the explanations above expectation, others wished for more detailed explanations on certain components of the programming language. **Additional Notes:** - **Compatibility with Educational Settings:** An educational technology coordinator, experienced in various programming languages, highly recommends the course for its relevance and the interest it generates among students. - **Ease of Learning:** The course is commended for taking a slow and clear approach to teaching Python, making it accessible even to young learners like grade 6 students. In conclusion, this Python Programming course is a well-rounded and engaging educational experience that is suitable for a wide range of ages and skill levels. It's particularly effective for those who are new to programming or looking to reacquaint themselves with Python. While there are some compatibility issues with older Python versions and operating systems, the course content remains highly praised by most learners. Overall, the positive feedback and high ratings suggest that this course is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning Python.

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