Facebook’s Messenger Kids is dangerous. Here’s why I recommend it.

These 16 coding puzzles take children from zero to high school-level programming

A lesson sequence using the boardgame Robot Turtles

Robots for Education: So Many Choices!

The sheer number of educational robots available for teachers today can be overwhelming.

What to tell kids about Stephen Hawking

Newly added: video version!

Gifts to stimulate kids’ minds

A gift guide from the director of Ada & Leo, a tech class for kids ages 6–9 in Brooklyn, New York.

No, you don’t need a screen to learn to code. Robot Turtles is how.

How a remarkable board game…

Gifts to spark curiosity

A 2017 gift guide

So much awesome

How the Tao’s concept of “unlearning” makes me a better teacher

Poems from the Tao Te Ching that I use…

Gifts that inspire

This year, as every year, friends are asking me for advice on gifts for kids. In the past I’ve recommended many board games…

Meet Lightbot, the first app I use to teach kids to program

Here’s a quick video intro to Lightbot, the app I reach for first when I want to give a child a first taste of programming: