Beginners
These tutorials are listed (roughly) in order of difficulty (but feel free to try anything you think looks interesting!).
Code.org has lots of intro-to-coding activities with fun themes!
(Awesome bonus: all of these activities will run on a mobile device like a phone or tablet!)
Minecraft Adventure
Flappy Game
Star Wars Puzzles
Skate Snowflakes
Fun with Coding
Sports Game
Wayfind with Moana
Code the Artist
Want to go beyond an hour? Talk to Eileen about how to keep going with code.org!
Scratch is an amazing platform for creating games, animations, and much more!
It runs in a web browser (like Chrome or Safari) on any device, or it can be installed and run offline on Windows, Mac, Chromebooks, or Android tablets.
Getting Started
Animate your Name
Build a Band
Make Something Fly!
Tell a Story
Create a Pong Game
Animate a Character
All beginner projects!
Ready for more Scratch? Raspberry Pi Projects, CS First, and Invent with Scratch have TONS of choices!
The Scratch foundation also has a free curriculum available in many different languages. There are free online courses available through Pluralsight and edX, and the Scratch Wiki can be a fantastic resource!