There are lots of great apps that you can use on iPad that make coding feel like a game. Some can even be used with students who are not yet reading. I have tried many different apps, and these are a few favourites (click on the red app names and you will be sent to the App store for download):
In Box Island kids learn about loops and conditionals through a fun and challenging game. Box Island's Hour of Code is available for free. In Box Island you can change the language to French if you like! This app requires little to no reading because students use arrows!
LightBot Hour of Code allows you to try LightBot for free. Solve 20 Levels of puzzles using programming logic. LightBot Hour of Code allows you to switch the language to French. This does not require reading because it uses arrows but it is slightly more challenging than Box Island.
Students as young as 4 can program their own interactive stories and games with Scratch Jr. You can download free activity pages to help you get started from the Scratch Jr website. This app is a great next step after students have learned basic coding language in the previous two apps.
Here is a link to an activity called "Run a Race" from the Scratch Jr. website. Teachers do not have to be expert coders to teach their students how to write lines of code. Visit the website and follow the instructions to get yourself and your students coding! Most of these lessons take approximately 20 mins.
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