This book, written by Phil Bagge and published in conjunction with
Hampshire Inspection and Advisory Service (HIAS), has been devised for
children of KS2 (Year 5 and 6) age to learn programming outside of
school.
It contains a series of programming projects that gradually introduce
children to algorithm design, evaluation and generalisation. Children
will learn how to use selection, procedures and variables through
becoming creators of a wide variety of programming projects. Maths,
literacy, humanities, gaming and music are all put to the test. Read the
short introduction to find out more.
The Scratch programming language, widely recognised in schools, is
freely accessible online or as a download and is the ideal place to
begin programming.