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Ideas for computer challenges for a 7yo (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I promised my kid they'd get a laptop when they learn to read well enough.

This turned out to be a good motivator and they can now read full books.

The kid likes competitions and challenges. I would like to come up with tasks they can learn to do with the laptop.

The reason I want my children to have access to a computer specifically, is that while TVs and phones are used to consume, computers are used to create.

I will be installing some Linux flavor on this machine, as it is a bit dated.

I was thinking about things like:

  • Write a short story
  • Install a graphics editing program
  • Draw a picture of a cat

To get them started.

Probably I need some easier ones first.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Scratch (programming suite) or ScratchJR to start

Tobbie2 robot (STEM focus, build the robot and then program the BBC micro:bit board inside)

GCompris - educational games

Anki - flashcard based learning, of many downloadable topics(whatever their interests are)

Ktuberling - Mr Potatohead, scene creator

Powdertoy - Falling sand sandbox physics program. Can be fun(TNT) or serious, plenty of downloadable creations like: nuclear reactor, steam turbine, car(ICE) etc

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