Use scoreboards to motivate the use of variables because young students have developed strong mental models for scoreboards through previous exposure allowing them to quickly understand what variables are.

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  • A scoreboard can make the use of variables intuitive for kids, which makes it a great topic for introducing variables.
  • Follow up your explanation by having students code a scoreboard to reinforce variables.
    • This gets students really excited!

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