you may want to introduce her to programming competitions, which will provide her with a very strong foundation of algorithm design and programming techniques. http://oldweb.uwp.edu/academic/mathematics/usaco/
> I am blessed with a *very* gifted nine-years old daughter for whom I > have recently installed an old GNU/Linux Mandrake 7.2 on an equally old > Pentium Pro box. She is enjoying it tremendously and has no problems > understanding simple desktop operations and the file system basics > (Needless to say - she has already mastered the 30 or so games I > installed for her). > > Now, I would like to teach her programming basics using Python (because > I believe it is best suited for this purpose and, yes, also because it > is my favorite language). The only tutorial I have found so far is > "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist - Learning with Python" which, > while very good indeed, is geared towards adult newbie students. > > Is there something out there like "Python for kids" which would explain > *basic* programming concepts in a way which is accessible and > entertaining for kids aged 10-14 (that about where her brain is right > now) and which would allow them to "play around" and have fun solving > small problems? > > Many thanks in advance, > > TN -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
