[Squeakland] Squeak For a First Grader?

[Alan Kay]

Hi Dave --

Six is pretty young -- not so much intellectually, but in terms of 
"what seems neat". Some six year olds love "camoflage games" (like a 
painted animal in an environment where it can't be seen until it 
moves) and visual illusions (like a dynamic version of the Mach 
contrast illusion, etc).  Many of these have been done in Squeak. 
Take a look at an illusion book and see if she likes them. If so, I 
can suggest how to do dynamic versions in Squeak.

Cheers,

Alan

At 8:47 PM -0600 11/8/03, Dave Lowry wrote:
>I'd like to introduce Squeak to my six-year-old.  She reads very 
>well and enjoys mathematics games.  We tried the "drive the car" 
>activity, but the allure of controlling the car wasn't there; it was 
>just as much fun to just use the paint tool.  Could anyone suggest 
>another activity we might try?  Is six too young to Squeak?  Thanks.
>
>-Dave
>
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