What are some great learning resources for young kids first getting into programming?

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anonymous · Answer

Small basic is where I started and its awesome instruction. I did it when I was 11 and loved it. http://smallbasic.com/ Definitely recommend that!

anonymous · Answer

Scratch from MIT is a great resource for getting experience with the principles of programming in a fun way: http://scratch.mit.edu/

pdpinch · Answer

alex44 beat me to it. Scratch is great for teaching programming.

rsmith6559 · Answer

A while back, java.com had stuff for kids.

anonymous · Answer

I have seen some reviews recently of this one for learning javascript http://www.crunchzilla.com/code-monster My 8yr old started it the other day and liked it. It held her attention for about an hour and I think I can get her to continue.

microbot · Answer

http://armorgames.com/play/2205/light-bot a nice algorithm game:)