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Coding Roadmap

A practical path from logic games and visual coding to real apps, debugging habits, and independent building.

Best for

Kids who like games, puzzles, apps, systems, or making things work.

Parent promise

By the end, your child should have a small project collection and a clearer next step in coding.

Beginner path

Build confidence through visible projects, simple logic, and playful wins.

  1. Week 1: Think like a computer - sequencing and exact instructions. Write instructions for a robot parent to make a snack.
  2. Week 2: Start visual coding - events, motion, and cause-effect. Make a character move, speak, and react to a click.
  3. Week 3: Use loops without boredom - repetition and patterns. Make a character repeat a dance or animation.
  4. Week 4: Add choices and conditions - if/then logic and simple decisions. Create a door that opens only when the right key is collected.
  5. Week 5: Build a tiny game - goals, scoring, and feedback. Create a catch-the-object game with a score.
  6. Week 6: Debug like a detective - testing, bugs, and patience. Find and fix three problems in one Scratch project.
  7. Week 7: Code to teach something - turning school topics into interactive projects. Build a five-question quiz about animals, space, math, or history.
  8. Week 8: Design before building - planning screens and features. Sketch a game before opening the coding tool.
  9. Week 9: Improve one project deeply - iteration and feedback. Choose one old project and make version two.
  10. Week 10: Mini coding showcase - presentation and reflection. Present the best project and explain one bug that was fixed.

Advanced path

Move from block comfort to text coding, web projects, and portfolio thinking.

  1. Week 1: Bridge blocks to text - variables, input, output, and syntax patience. Write a Python program that asks a question and responds.
  2. Week 2: Functions and reusable code - breaking programs into named actions. Turn repeated code into one function.
  3. Week 3: Data and simple storage - lists, dictionaries, and saved information. Create a program that stores favorite books, games, or tasks.
  4. Week 4: Plan a real app - users, problems, features, and wireframes. Sketch three screens for a study helper.
  5. Week 5: Build a web page - HTML, CSS, layout, and accessibility basics. Make a one-page portfolio about one project.
  6. Week 6: Add JavaScript interaction - buttons, state, and user feedback. Add a button that changes text, score, or theme.
  7. Week 7: Use AI as a coding coach - safe prompting, debugging, and verification. Ask AI to explain an error, then fix it manually.
  8. Week 8: Test and polish - mobile checks, edge cases, and user experience. Ask two people to try the project and list friction points.
  9. Week 9: Publish a useful project - sharing, README writing, and version control basics. Publish one project with instructions and screenshots.
  10. Week 10: Plan the next specialization - choosing a future track. Pick one next path: web, games, AI, robotics, or apps.