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Top 5 YouTube Channels To Teach Your Kids How To Code

Created On: June 14, 2019  |  Updated: October 19, 2021  |  

Wondering what’s the best way to teach your kids how to code? Let YouTube show you how!

The online world of YouTube offers some great kid-friendly channels that are really educational and helpful! If you’re looking for some help in teaching your child how to code, these 5 YouTube channels may be exactly what you’ve been searching for!

Top 5 YouTube channels to teach your kids how to code

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During their formative years, kids are on an experimental roll, trying to learn everything at once. Their curiosity is heightened and this is the best time to introduce them to a number of different interests. Coding is one of them. But how do you teach kids such a complex subject in a way they can understand? You use videos and YouTube has a ton of them. The following are some of the best channels out there.

1. Kids can Code

This channel was created by Chris and Priya, both parents, with the aim of teaching kids how to code in a simple and fun way. Their way of teaching is fun, engaging and challenging at times, but geared to enable the kids to love to code and love to think critically about how they would solve technical problems.  They offer coding classes as an extension. Their videos are regularly updated.

No. Of views: 1,297,188

No. Of Subscribers: 12,000

Age of channel: Joined Jan 7, 2015

Latest Video:

2. TED-Ed

TED-Ed offers more than teaching kids how to code. But the concentration is on coding. Navigate to their channel and playlist and select the lessons designed to teach kids how to code. Although some of these lessons might be geared towards older kids, the channel is still a great resource to learn to code alongside practically everything else on planet earth.

No. Of views: 962,062,528

No. Of Subscribers: 6.6M

Age of channel: Joined Mar 1, 2011

Latest Video:

3. The coding train

With new videos being released every week, this channel is fully active with amazing content to teach kids how to code. It is a fast, fun-filled and well-developed channel. Kids start learning how to code and advance through the programming course in a step by step basis. Soon enough, they can code in Javascript, among other languages and generate algorithms like computer vision and data visualization.

No. Of views: 26,977,308

No. Of Subscribers: 483,000

Age of channel: Jul 3, 2006

Latest Video:

4. Code.Org

Code.org has a nation-wide agenda to make sure that every kid has the opportunity to learn computer programming. They are pushing for the programs to be included in the core education curriculum alongside STEM. In the meantime, they are curating and creating great videos designed to help your kid learn how to code fast and in an easy manner.

No. Of views: 53,679,720

No. Of Subscribers: 226,000

Age of channel: Jan 29, 2013

Latest Video:

5. TechZonk

TechZonk introduces an exciting and fun way to learn how to code for the kids. The channel has a wealth of videos on coding and computer programming designed for various ages. All you need to do is get the right playlist for your kid and let them enjoy these videos. Let them learn how to create some simple games for their amusement, and maybe it will spark their interest to follow this path as a career.

No. Of views: 225,806

No. Of Subscribers: 1,500

Age of channel: Nov 19, 2014

Latest Video:

It’s not hard to teach your kids how to code but why not let YouTube take over from time to time and help? They’ll love being able to learn through technology and you’ll appreciate the break as well!

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