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Notes from the classroom.

Short, practical writing on teaching kids to code, from people who've actually done it.

Five ways to keep 25 kids busy while three of them wait for help

The "stuck queue" is the single biggest time sink in a coding classroom. Here's how teachers using Sparki handle it without losing the room.

Classroom management

All grades

March 2026 · 6 min read

Curriculum

Why we put geometry inside a coding unit instead of next to it

Polygon Maker wasn't designed as a math lesson wearing a coding costume. Here's the thinking behind blending the two on purpose.

Grades 3–5

Math

February 2026 · 8 min read

Case study

How Ridgeview rolled out coding to 12 schools in three weeks

A look at what actually made the rollout stick, straight from the district's Director of Technology.

District rollout

K–8

January 2026 · 5 min read

Product

What changes when a student moves from blocks to real code

Inside the design decisions behind Hybrid Code, and why the split-screen view took three tries to get right.

Hybrid Code

Grades 3–5

December 2025 · 7 min read

Guide

A quick glossary for parents: what all those coding terms mean

Your kid came home talking about "sprites" and "loops." Here's a plain-language glossary, plus a few ways to help.

For parents

All grades

November 2025 · 5 min read

Teaching tips

Five ways to keep 25 kids busy while three of them wait for help

The "stuck queue" is the single biggest time sink in a coding classroom. Here's how teachers using Sparki handle it without losing the room.

Classroom management

All grades

March 2026 · 6 min read

Curriculum

Why we put geometry inside a coding unit instead of next to it

Polygon Maker wasn't designed as a math lesson wearing a coding costume. Here's the thinking behind blending the two on purpose.

Grades 3–5

Math

February 2026 · 8 min read

Case study

How Ridgeview rolled out coding to 12 schools in three weeks

A look at what actually made the rollout stick, straight from the district's Director of Technology.

District rollout

K–8

January 2026 · 5 min read

Product

What changes when a student moves from blocks to real code

Inside the design decisions behind Hybrid Code, and why the split-screen view took three tries to get right.

Hybrid Code

Grades 3–5

December 2025 · 7 min read

Guide

A quick glossary for parents: what all those coding terms mean

Your kid came home talking about "sprites" and "loops." Here's a plain-language glossary, plus a few ways to help.

For parents

All grades

November 2025 · 5 min read

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Notes from the classroom.

Five ways to keep 25 kids busy while three of them wait for help

Why we put geometry inside a coding unit instead of next to it

How Ridgeview rolled out coding to 12 schools in three weeks

What changes when a student moves from blocks to real code

A quick glossary for parents: what all those coding terms mean

Five ways to keep 25 kids busy while three of them wait for help

Why we put geometry inside a coding unit instead of next to it

How Ridgeview rolled out coding to 12 schools in three weeks

What changes when a student moves from blocks to real code

A quick glossary for parents: what all those coding terms mean

Enjoying the reading?Try the platform it's about.

Notes from the classroom.

Five ways to keep 25 kids busy while three of them wait for help

Why we put geometry inside a coding unit instead of next to it

How Ridgeview rolled out coding to 12 schools in three weeks

What changes when a student moves from blocks to real code

A quick glossary for parents: what all those coding terms mean

Five ways to keep 25 kids busy while three of them wait for help

Why we put geometry inside a coding unit instead of next to it

How Ridgeview rolled out coding to 12 schools in three weeks

What changes when a student moves from blocks to real code

A quick glossary for parents: what all those coding terms mean

Enjoying the reading?Try the platform it's about.

Enjoying the reading?
Try the platform it's about.

Enjoying the reading?
Try the platform it's about.