Easy Ways to Learn JavaScript for Kids

Perhaps there are no honestly easy ways to teach kids to learn JavaScript, just like there is no easy way to teach kids how to swim. You simply introduce them without scaring them (or boring them or pressuring them) and then hope that, with the correct coaching, they will learn to enjoy the process. Here are a few ways to start your kids down the JavaScript coding career path.

Java Courses Aimed at Children

There are quite a few of these, so choose wisely. Beware of the common trick with the course front-loads all the best stuff near the beginning of the course. By the middle of the course, it is boring, unengaging, and very half-assed.

Look for a course that offers JavaScript for kids and search for courses that have a varied approach. They should have written lessons, video lessons, tests, and games. There should be a nice mix of teaching methods to keep things interesting. It does not have to be overly bold or overstimulating. It simply needs to use varied methods to keep kids engaged and learning.

You Teach the Kids

If you know how to write in JavaScript, then you could be the one teaching your kids how to code. If you make it a casual learning experience, then your kids may stay engaged with the process because they are getting to spend time with you. Do your best to create a course with a structure, but keep in mind that you need to remain flexible. Each portion may need to be expanded to a rather high degree because there may be certain sticking points that your kids do not understand. In short, do not create a rigid plan, do not apply too much pressure, and try to remember how much patience it takes to teach a kid something new.

Java Learning Groups

Perhaps your child has started learning JavaScript on his or her own time. Perhaps your child already has an interest in the subject and you want to encourage this interest without intruding. You can do this by vetting out a few JavaScript learning groups and introducing your kid to them, perhaps paying subscription fees where applicable. What you also do is join yourself under an assumed name so that you can see what your kid is saying online and whom your kid is talking to.

Tutorial Guided Projects

You see a lot of these on YouTube. The point of these is to start with a goal and achieve that goal. For example, they may offer an easy way to create a program that opens your email browser at the same time as opening your calendar. Having a small and fairly easy goal enables kids to both learn and receive semi-instant gratification. Kids are not suited to longer projects because there is too much time between starting the project and seeing the results of the project. Try to find projects in JavaScript that are pretty small and easily achievable. Your child may appreciate these and may even find them fun if the projects are interesting or useful enough.

Raw Information Through Slow-Paced Lessons

There are websites like Wibit.net, which contain raw coding information that is structured in lessons. It starts super easy and gets very deep and complex as the lessons go on. These are for studious children who are perhaps not interested in playing games when learning to code. It is for the sort of student who wants a more academic route to JavaScript learning. Try to offer these to your kid as a last resort When the other “Fun” methods have failed to teach your child JavaScript, try Wibit.net lessons as your last resort. If your kid does not engage with the content at this point, then wait until your kid is a teen to try again. Just make sure your kid does not feel pressured. If your kid has nice memories of coding, then he or she is more likely to take it up when he or she is a teen.