Code—unplugged!

I wrote a post last January with links, including my knit binary scarf.  Is there anything more unplugged than knitting? Okay, binary crochet.  In the face of all the evidence kiddos need more analog activities, let’s revisit fun ways to code.  Make a Binary Bracelet.  If your kiddo spells out his or her entire name it’s likely to be a necklace.  Make a Twizzler Necklace or just code ASCI with two Twizzler colors.

  One of my Co-op students is currently obsessed with Morse Code.  Make a Morse code bracelet.  Go outside and try Morse Code in Nature.  Coding is more fun if you can enlist siblings or find an enthusiastic friend to code messages back and forth.  What about letter ciphers?  Here is another cipher wheel with instructions and a bit of history.  Here are even more secret codes for kiddos to try.  Print the cipher wheels and coding instructions.  Put them aside in a folder for the next time you are under the weather or your kiddos have had an especially productive morning.  No, I do not have any idea where you can hide Twizzlers or beads from your children.  Although, my friend, Irysse, hid her chocolate in the freezer from her kids.