Hello,
What should be done to teach and interest a 6-year-old child in programming? What programming language is suitable?
Any idea welcome.
Thank you.
I haven’t looked into this myself, but it might be worth checking out.
What I can say, is it depends on the child and isn’t something that can be pushed on them. My daughter liked art and reading, but despite my efforts had zero interest in programming 
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Many people might think that I’m lying, but I’ve been programming in C# and it’s pretty simple. My nephew lived with me for 5-6 years and he liked watching projects that could be done and I even showed him how to create a simple console application and he understood the essence, the main thing here is that the child should be interested and understandable, and which language is not so important. Moreover, there are programming-related games on Steam, and they are very simple and explain the basics.
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Tools like ScratchJr or Code .org’s early learner games are fantastic. They are visual, colorful & story-based more like play than study.
Also, try mixing screen time with physical logic games like Osmo or even unplugged coding activities using puzzles. Have you explored any robot kits like Bee-Bot or Dash? Those can be a blast too!
You can also have a look at hedy. Which starts as a really simple language, but you as you progress it gets more and more features and once you’re at the end you’ve effectively learned to program in Python. It’s really well done.
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Start with Scratch—it’s fun and visual. Keep it playful and short; curiosity will follow.
Coding classes. Either online or in school or camp. I would also try Minecraft Education Edition.https://education.minecraft.net/en-us
This one has a built-in code editor that allow students to use block-based coding or Python to build structures much more quickly and create fun mini-games inside Minecraft.