Young Game Developers
Did you know that you can convert projects built in Scratch into standalone games, without the need to ever run Scratch? The wonderful games that my current pupils have built…
Our Christmas Challenge
First Coding is running a challenge over Christmas to design a Christmas themed quiz. You can download the challenge sheet here. It also has a few hints and tips if…
Online Teaching Resources
First Coding is very happy to reveal that after a summer of hard work our teaching resources are now online and available. Our resource packs are a subscription based online…
Water Quality Monitoring
In today's sessions we were looking at how we could use the Microbit to measure water quality. One idea was to use the light sensor, shining a light through the…
A New Podcast
As part of the teaching resource subscription package, I've started a series of podcasts covering a multitude of topics designed to help teachers and educators. As a little taster, here…
The Code Machine
I love hearing about the journeys pupils' projects have taken them on, so I thought I would share one of my own. At the end of last year I put…
The Automatic Plant Waterer
A pupil, bored with being tasked with watering his grandma's plants whilst she's on holiday, used his Microbit lessons to build an automatic plant watering system. The water pump is…
A Quick Guide to Coding
If you're just starting out with coding or have children who are interested in it but not sure how to encourage them, then download our simple Learning to Code guide…
Minecraft and Code
This week saw me visit the Bett Show which is an educational tech exhibition held in London's ExCel Centre. The show is massive to say the least and in order…
Spy Month
We will shortly be posting theme related projects and ideas for people of all ages and abilities to get stuck in and have a go on our Facebook page. There…