All three of my kids are kinda techie in some form or another. They all have interests in computer science, electronics, and coding! For the big kids, “Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide” by Workman Publishing provides just that opportunity. Plus it gives us a bit of a computer science homeschool curriculum too!
(This post has been sponsored by Workman Publishing, but all opinions are my own)
About the “Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide”
This BIG FAT NOTEBOOK by Workman Publishing really gives your middle school student everything they need for understanding computer science and coding! It provides key concepts, mnemonic devices, definitions, and diagrams. Plus it looks like a notebook inside the book!
In this BIG FAT NOTEBOOK, your child will learn the following and more!
- Computing systems
- Binary code
- Algorithms
- Computational thinking
- Loops, events, and procedures
- Programming in Scratch and Python
- Web development
- HTML
- CSS
It really covers a lot of ground in this 565 page book! The concepts are broken down in easy to understand language for your middle schooler too!
My Son’s Review of “Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide”
Both my big kids showed interest in this book right away. However, my son, who loves anything about computers, wanted to get started with it right away. He wanted to see if there were things he didn’t know so he could take his computer science skills to the next level!
In my Son’s Words
“What I liked about this book is that it is very intuitive. As long as you know at least some basic operation of a computer and basic math, you are ready to go. It teaches you a lot of things you need to know about computer science, engineering, and computer programming. The book is pretty solid for middle schoolers wanting to get started with coding. Plus high schoolers can use it too! If you have a middle schooler wanting to learn more about coding, this book is a great start!”
Final Thoughts and How to get this BIG FAT NOTEBOOK
This book and other books in the BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series are available on Amazon. If you found this review helpful, be sure to share it. After all, sharing is caring! Be sure to check out my other homeschool curriculum reviews too for more ideas of studies to add to your children’s homeschool day!
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All middle school kids could surely benefit from this! Thanks for sharing!
totally agree! It is a great resource and something fun to get into now while the kids are stuck at home!
This sounds like a great book. I wouldn’t mind reading it myself!!
This book sounds so great and educational!
I would love to check this book out, I would love to learn coding.