Lessons learned teaching Elm to kids

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Ten weekly sessions with ten Tuesdays and eleven kids aged 12–16 use Elm in the browser (ellie/trial) so no installs are needed and code runs and shares instantly. Lessons focus on live compiler feedback, SVG drawing tasks that reveal coordinate math, and a port of Elm Joust where kids edit numbers to change gravity and tune a collision explosion that speeds the game. Students modify project files, learn composition by example, and struggle with creating abstractions until shown reusable functions.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:42Why teach coding
3. 2:52The Elm course structure
4. 3:37Learning with Elm
5. 5:08The power of the compiler
6. 7:00Sharing code with the world
7. 7:50Overcoming obstacles
8. 10:00Teaching abstractions
9. 11:42Game development projects
10. 14:46Conclusions and resources

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