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Transform your child’s tablet into a hands-on coding adventure. Designed for ages 5–10, the Osmo Coding Starter Kit builds coding skills in progression with 3 hands-on learning games. Watch your child learn to code as they connect colourful blocks of code in the physical world to chart the adventure on their screen.
When it comes to additional learning opportunities for our children, parents can often think that X, Y or Z is a great idea, however, the child can find it a chore and can be unwilling to get involved with the activity. One of the ways we have found to engage the children with learning activities is by selecting something that is based on an area of interest to them. In Tigger case, he has a very logical, problem solving and computing lead personality, which is why the Osmo Coding Starter Kit was something I knew would grab his interest.
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Osmo Coding Starter Kit
Fun-filled & award-winning learning games. Children interact with actual handheld pieces & an iPad, bringing a child’s game pieces & actions to life (no WiFi necessary for gameplay). An Osmo Base is included, an iPad is not included, both are required for gameplay.
Suitable for ages 5-10+.
What’s included?
- Osmo Base & Reflector for iPad
- 31 tangible coding blocks including: Walk, Jump, Hand, Magic, Rest, Quantifiers (Numbers), Repeat, Subroutines
- Stackable storage for game pieces
Game Apps
- Coding Awbie – You control Awbie, a playful character who loves strawberries. With each coding command, you guide Awbie on an adventure.
- Coding Jam – Click together sequences of coding commands and you’ll be creating your own explosive beats.
- Coding Duo – Solve advanced side-by-side coding puzzles solo or with others using teamwork & strategy to unlock 60+ puzzles.
iPad Compatibility
- All iPads except Generation 1, 2, 3
- iPad Reflector 2021 required for the: iPad Air 4, iPad Pro 11-inch & iPad Pro 12.9-inch
- The minimum iOS version needed is iOS 10.
Osmo Coding Installation Guide
- On your iPad, visit playosmo.com/startcoding to download Osmo World.
- Open Osmo World, follow the instructions, and download your games to start coding!
Learning through play
Games are designed for beginner to expert levels. Osmo enables the continuation of learning. Real-time audio and visual feedback let children learn through experimentation in a stress-free environment.
TEACHING: Use hands-on physical blocks, coding commands, to control the character Awbie on a fun-filled adventure (Coding Awbie), an introduction to coding.
Use coding blocks to learn coding’s creative side while developing an ear for rhythm, melody, and harmony – make your beat come alive, learn patterns & loops with over 300+ musical sounds (Coding Jam).
Share a composed Jam with family, friends & the Jam community.
Solve advanced side-by-side coding puzzles solo or with others, playing at their own level, using teamwork & strategy to unlock new worlds & coding 60+ puzzles (Coding Duo).
SKILLS LEARNED: Logic, coding fundamentals, basics of programming, solving coding puzzles, teamwork, listening, critical thinking, observation, creative problem solving, music creation & pattern recognition.
What Tigger Thought…
Having previously utilised the Osmo Genius Starter Kit, Tigger was confident and comfortable setting up the Osmo Coding set on his iPad. The only difficulty was removing his iPad protective case in order for the iPad to fit within the Osmo base and attach the reflector over the camera. Downloading and setting up the games and the coding blocks he enjoyed learning about the basics of programming, increasing his logical skills and creative problem-solving.
Where can I buy the Osmo Coding Starter Kit for iPad?
The Osmo Coding Starter Kit for iPad is available to buy from Amazon, with an alternative version available for compatibility with Amazon Fire tablets.
Other Osmo Kits Available
Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit – The games in the OSMO Little Genius Kit will spark their imaginations, learn critical skills and have a blast! You will have the ability to monitor what your child is doing in the game and their progress as they start the program and grow into more advanced learning.
Osmo Genius Starter Kit – Osmo combines digital fun with hands-on learning with its Genius Starter Kit, compatible with iPads. Ideal for 6-10 year-olds, each of the five games included in the Genius Starter Kit promotes problem-solving alongside maths and spelling skills.
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To help your child(ren) learn to code as they connect colourful blocks of code in the physical world to chart the adventure on their screen, we are lucky enough to have an Osmo Coding Starter Kit for iPad to giveaway.
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