<Real Coding> With Typey & Scriptuino | Type What You Write, Load What You Code

Welcome to <Real Coding>! Here we learn basic literacy of writing (with a pencil), typing (with a keyboard), logic and idea organization (with HTML/JavaScript code). All of this is done for a purpose with the reward of a functional game to play!

These games are retro or old-style games that you can easily open in any web browser like Chrome or Edge.

Who is this class for?
This course is for curious students ages 6–9. Often these students do not like practicing for the sole purpose of writing or reading. They need something more. That something is often a sense of creation and inventiveness. That's what I give, a sense of accomplishment that fills children's desires to invent something that works. While they do this, they learn the basic skills of writing, reading and concepts of variables.

What to expect in each class
In this class, I teach penmanship, proper finger placement for typing, the concepts of HTML tags, logic, variable assignment, and idea organization. In combination, it is a great way for students to learn important basic literacy skills through coding fun games. 

How a class progresses:
1. Warm greeting by name
2. Writing and Penmanship - I upload a worksheet with key snippets of code to practice writing with a pencil. (You will need to print these pages. Alternatively, you can get the workbooks on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3A2thCh)
3. Typing - I provide an HTML file to type in the same code that we practiced writing. For this, we use the free program named Caret (Chromebook, Mac, PC).
4. Load your game and play - Open your game file (GameName.html)
5. Show-and-tell about modifications we made to our game like colors, speed, gravity, emojis, shapes, etc.

What you need to set up:
1. Computer: PC, Mac or Chromebook
2. Program: Notepad (PC), Text Edit (Mac) or Caret (Chromebook, Mac, PC)
3. Folder to save your games in
4. Pencil & Printed pages

Rationale: 
Most writing and reading practice is for the sole purpose of writing or reading. The type of coding we do in this class gives a very tangible and immediate reward for writing and reading. The game is the reward! The students are intently motivated to have their game work. Since we help each other troubleshoot errors, this leads to the basis of team-based learning which is such a critical skill to learn.

Schedule:
We cover all three <Real Coding> books consisting of 18 lessons. Then we cycle back through them. You can join at any time. Every lesson is independent :)
Week of Sunday Aug. 14, 2022 Pappu Pakia <Real Coding> 2.0
Week of Sunday Aug. 21, 2022 Pickle Maze <Real Coding> 2.0
Week of Sunday Aug. 28, 2022 Mario <Real Coding> 2.0
Week of Sunday Sep. 04, 2022 Baby Wants Milk <Real Coding> 3.0
Week of Sunday Sep. 11, 2022 Bike Game <Real Coding> 3.0
Week of Sunday Sep. 18, 2022 Minicar Racing <Real Coding> 3.0
Week of Sunday Sep. 25, 2022 Pong <Real Coding> 3.0
Week of Sunday Oct. 02, 2022 Snake <Real Coding> 3.0
Week of Sunday Oct. 09, 2022 Tic Tac Toe <Real Coding> 3.0
Week of Sunday Oct. 16, 2022 Old Man and his Horse-drawn Wagon <Real Coding> 1.0
Week of Sunday Oct. 23, 2022 Pacman  <Real Coding> 1.0
Week of Sunday Oct. 30, 2022 Penguin Game  <Real Coding> 1.0
Week of Sunday Nov. 06, 2022 Spaceshooter  <Real Coding> 1.0
Week of Sunday Nov. 13, 2022 Wizard Adventure  <Real Coding> 1.0
Week of Sunday Nov. 20, 2022 Binary Tetris <Real Coding> 2.0
Week of Sunday Nov. 27, 2022 Melon Man <Real Coding> 2.0
Week of Sunday Dec. 04, 2022 Minesweeper <Real Coding> 2.0
Week of Sunday Dec. 11, 2022 Pappu Pakia <Real Coding> 2.0
Week of Sunday Dec. 18, 2022 Pickle Maze <Real Coding> 2.0
Week of Sunday Dec. 25, 2022 Mario <Real Coding> 2.0