Family Resources

• The Hello Ruby Series comes with several embedded ideas for younger children that would best be done with an adult to be sure vocabulary is being practiced

• Build a computer from scratch: there is nothing quite like putting a computer together, piece by piece, to understand how it works. There are lots of online tutorials if you get stuck. Recommended for grades 7 and up.

• The CS Unplugged Series has recommendations for elementary, middle and high school students. With these activities, all you need is paper, pencil, and an imagination to see how you are using these items to simulate how a computer really works.

• Hello Ruby - published in more than 20 languages, this book series is intended for young children to learn the fundamentals of CS

• Lift the Flap: Computers & Coding - great for grades 2 and up; small flaps exist throughout the book to give kids a chance to interact with the book and learn about many different CS ideas while they do so!

• Lauren Ipsum: A Story About CS and Other Improbable Things - great for grades 5 and up; Lauren is lost in a forest and while she is lost she discovers all kinds of interesting characters and ideas connected to more advanced CS topics.

• Check out our book list for some more ideas.

This link will help if you are looking for cost-effective ways to access the Internet.

Glossary of Key Terms (recommended by Avery P, a West Hartford student)

Code Combat

Code Monkey

Microsoft MakeCode

Pencil Code

Trinket

Code.org’s App Lab

Data Classroom

EdPy

Glossary of Key Terms (recommended by Avery P, a West Hartford student)

Microsoft MakeCode

Octostudio

CS Decision Maker - to help students find the perfect CS course in high school

Code.org’s App Lab

Data Classroom

Clubs & Special Events - get involved!