Harness that enthusiasm! Give them a fun experience, and lead them toward marketable skills with the Computer Science Pure and Simple curriculum. The Logo computer language has charmed kids for a generation--many of today's programmers started out on Logo as kids.
LOGO ADVENTURES There's plenty of information out there on how to program. But none of it is aimed just at teaching real skills to kids as young as 8 years old. Kids now have the opportunity to learn how computers think, using this homeschool computer course. And you, working alongside, can learn it too! (If your child can work independently, he can do it on his own.) A Perfect lead-in to the 'Pure and Simple' course (MicroWorlds CD is also required for this course--see below).
PRICE: $38.50 (385g)
PURE AND SIMPLE This curriculum will teach your beginning and intermediate-level students, ages 5th grade through high school (adults too!). In MicroWorlds, a turtle draws what the user commands, step by step with instant results.
The user can also make simple and zany animations. Here's a simple one:
