Hour of Code 2014

Hour of Code is December 8th - 12th, 2014



A lot of innovation and creation has happened in the last 12 months.  Code.org is no longer the only resource for Hour of Code.

Check out The Foos (ages 5-10)
- no reading is required
- teacher curriculum is provided


CodeCombat (4th grade and up)
There is combat and missions and gear to purchase.  You earn experience with flawless programming.  Auto-fill python commands makes this a great bridge for those familiar with block programming and ready for the next challenge.


CodeMonkey  (4th grade and up)
Help the monkey get the banana
-text based coding

HelpGidget (5th grade and up)
-heavy reading
-maze themed problem solving with text

Khan Academy (advanced learners, 10+)

Hour of Drawing
- requires typing and reading
- videos that show how code is affected


Middle School (or advanced learners)

Hour of Webpages (HTML)
- requires typing and reading
- videos that show how code is affected


Learn Python
Learn Python in a non-game environment