aehchua@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My oldest child is 6 going on 7. I was wondering what would be some
> good and free things I could do with my child to give her a better
> grasp of computing concepts without boring her.
>
> What we've done so far:
>
> Allowed her to use MS Paint to draw things
> Given her MSW Logo and have her traverse bitmapped mazes with FD x RT
> 90/LT 90.
>
> I'm thinking of having her do tower of hanoi next, but after that, I'm
> not sure what else would be useful.
>
> I've checked out Scratch, but I think true programming is sort of out
> of the question right now. She doesn't even know what multiplication
> is, much less division. I could probably introduce her to a text-
> based form of BASIC, but after 10 Print "Hello" 20 goto 10, I'm not
> sure what else I could do.
>
> Currently, my child can read and write, but confuses capital and small
> letters. She can peck at the keyboard, and knows addition and
> subtraction of whole numbers but has problems with addition with
> carry. Multiplication is not a concept she has come across.
>
> Basically, I'm trying to get my oldest child (eventually all my
> children) to understand programming as a "second language." I'm also
> trying to divert her computer attention away from useless things (like
> the Polly Pocket website) to more productive endeavors. Does anyone
> have any suggestions as to how this can be done?
You should try GCompris (http://gcompris.net/)
if you haven't already.
The Linux version is completely free and contains a great number of
educational games. My children have been using it for quite some time
and have learnt a lot by playing with it.
For drawing I recommend "Tux Paint" (http://tuxpaint.org/).
It is the
"Photoshop for children" and is much more intuitive and feature-rich
than MS Paint.
--
Kenan Kalajdzic
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