Fun Coding Concepts · ages 5 to 8
Python Sparks
Can a five year old start coding before reading? Yes, with the whole body: your child commands a robot with exact steps, learns repeats as dance games, and watches the big screen obey a line they dictated. Every child takes home a playing gift, never a ranking.
Rs 1,000 letsgye Lab, Bangarpet
Saturday afternoons 2:30 to 4:00 PM, ages 5 to 8
7sessions~630minutes total10seats, small group
Who it is for
ages 5 to 8
How many sessions
7 sessions, about 630 minutes total
When
Saturday 2:30 to 4:00 PM
Where
letsgye Lab, Bangarpet
What you leave with
Your child leaves thinking in instructions: they can break a job into tiny exact steps, put the steps in order, spot and fix the silly one, and they have watched a real machine obey a line they dictated. That thinking is the foundation the Explorers band (ages 8 to 11) builds real typing on. This is playful, research-based early computing; we make no prodigy promises.
Foundation workshopRs 1,000
A short, live, cohort-based workshop that takes a topic from the basics to a first real result, ending in a portfolio piece.
What you leave with
Your child leaves thinking in instructions: they can break a job into tiny exact steps, put the steps in order, spot and fix the silly one, and they have watched a real machine obey a line they dictated. That thinking is the foundation the Explorers band (ages 8 to 11) builds real typing on. This is playful, research-based early computing; we make no prodigy promises.
Upcoming cohorts
Pick a cohort to register securely, or ask your school to arrange a private cohort.
Session 1: The robot teacher
about 70 min- HookToday you are the boss of a robot8 min
- ExploreThe very literal robot10 min
- PredictThe clapping bet5 min
- PracticeRobot and programmer, in pairs10 minWater and wiggle break (10 min)
- DemoThe screen plays robot too8 min
- PracticeGo and hold still, everyone plays10 min
- Mastery checkIn your words: what a robot does7 minSnack and stretch break (10 min)
- ReflectThe gift, the cards, the grown-up robot12 min
Session 2: Order matters
about 70 min- HookThe steps have an order8 min
- ExploreThe jam sandwich robot10 min
- PredictThe jar bet5 min
- PracticeOrder the cards, in pairs10 minWater and wiggle break (10 min)
- DemoThe treasure map on the screen8 min
- PracticeOrder it, everyone plays10 min
- Mastery checkIn your words: why order matters7 minSnack and stretch break (10 min)
- ReflectThe gift, the order cards, the home job12 min
Session 3: Do it again
about 70 min- HookThe lazy magic number8 min
- ExploreThe stomp dance the long way10 min
- PredictThe clap bet5 min
- PracticeA move and a number, in pairs10 minWater and wiggle break (10 min)
- DemoReach the treasure by repeating8 min
- PredictThe run-it-again bet3 min
- PracticeRepeat it, everyone plays10 min
- Mastery checkIn your words: what repeats do7 minSnack and stretch break (10 min)
- ReflectThe gift, the number cards, the home repeat9 min
Session 4: The rule game
about 70 min- HookA rule that waits8 min
- ExploreIF I clap, you hop10 min
- PredictThe stomp bet5 min
- PracticeMake a rule, in pairs10 minWater and wiggle break (10 min)
- DemoThe screen has a rule too8 min
- PracticeFollow the rule, everyone plays10 min
- Mastery checkIn your words: what a rule does7 minSnack and stretch break (10 min)
- ReflectThe gift, the rule cards, the home rule12 min
Session 5: Find the silly step
about 70 min- HookThe silly step hunt8 min
- ExploreWatch it go silly10 min
- PredictThe silly dance bet5 min
- PracticeFix one card, in pairs10 minWater and wiggle break (10 min)
- DemoThe silly step on the map8 min
- PracticeHunt and fix, everyone plays10 min
- Mastery checkIn your words: the silly step7 minSnack and stretch break (10 min)
- ReflectThe gift, the silly-step cards, the home hunt12 min
Session 6: The computer is a very fast robot
about 70 min- HookThe screen is a robot too8 min
- ExploreThe literal genie10 min
- PredictThe typed line bet5 min
- PracticeFeed the genie a clean line10 minWater and wiggle break (10 min)
- DemoYou say it, I type it, the turtle obeys8 min
- PracticeEveryone dictates a real line10 min
- Mastery checkIn your words: the screen secret7 minSnack and stretch break (10 min)
- ReflectThe gift, the secret, the showcase ahead12 min
Session 7: Showcase: program your grown-up
about 70 min- HookToday you are the teacher8 min
- ExploreBuild your job10 min
- PredictThe grown-up robot bet5 min
- PracticeRehearse the job, in pairs10 minWater and wiggle break (10 min)
- CapstoneProgram your grown-up, then dictate a line12 min
- ExploreThe family showcase10 minSnack and stretch break (10 min)
- Mastery checkTell your family what you know6 min
- ReflectThe gift, the keepsake, the honest word9 min