Hopster Coding Safari for Kids 3.3.3

Introducing children to the world of coding at an early age is widely recognized as crucial by parents, educators, and technology leaders. Hopster Coding Safari offers a fantastic opportunity for your child to gain a head start in learning coding.

We have created this pre-coding logic game, centered around an animal theme, to help children grasp the fundamental concepts of coding. Through a series of logic problems, children are challenged to navigate various animals to their respective destinations.

What can your child expect to learn from Hopster Coding Safari?

• The essentials of computational thinking
• The foundations of coding
• Problem-solving skills
• Planning and strategizing

This game effectively engages young children in the principles of computational thinking, which serve as the building blocks for understanding coding. Without even realizing it, children develop their passion for puzzles and problem-solving in a playful and entertaining manner.

In Hopster Coding Safari, a wide range of animals like Tigers, Penguins, Monkeys, and more are presented with unique challenges. It is through play that children truly grasp the essence of coding.

The tasks in Hopster Coding Safari gradually increase in complexity, guiding your child through four essential techniques of computational thinking:

1. Decomposition
2. Pattern recognition
3. Abstraction
4. Algorithms

These techniques lay the foundation for children to acquire coding skills. While our game does not teach specific programming languages, it equips young children with these fundamental principles upon which they can build their coding knowledge.

Our Learning Goals:

1. Introduce children to computational thinking
Guide them through a problem-solving process Encourage breaking problems down and identifying patterns Develop step-by-step solutions Promote reflection on their choices
2. Align with key computer science standards for UK (Early Years & Key Stage 1) and US Curriculum (Kindergarten through 2nd Grade)
Understand what algorithms are Create and follow algorithms Model data storage and manipulation using symbols Develop programs with sequences and simple loops Break down problem-solving steps into precise instructions Debug errors in algorithms with sequences and simple loops Use logical reasoning to predict program behavior

Toddlers and preschoolers will delight in the animal theme, with each animal representing one of the seven continents - Bear (North America), Fox (Europe), Tiger (Asia), Elephant (Africa), Monkey (South America), Penguin (Antarctica), and Kangaroo(Australia).

Brought to you by the team behind Hopster, the acclaimed educational and entertainment app for children, Hopster Coding Safari is a safe and completely ad-free experience.

To unlock the second coding world, simply make a single in-app purchase or utilize your existing Hopster subscription*.

*To utilize an existing subscription across other apps and platforms, a Hopster login is required.