Kodu Lessons

Kodu Lesson Ideas and Useful Resources

The hardest part of starting to learn any coding is knowing where to start. Kodu is about creating worlds, characters, stories and games through a simplified, object based coding language. Coding at a basic level is a sequence that produces a result, and in Kodu this is made very clear in the coding tool allowing you to set actions under the 'When' and 'Do' sections. 'When' is the action/function, and 'Do' is the result.

This page will be updated with ideas and progression paths to guide you through coding in Kodu.

Powerpoint with multiple lessons - This powerpoint is designed to help you follow a set of lessons through different modules from introducing Kodu and coding to the class to design games.

Kodu Maze Tutorial - This tutorial is built in to Kodu. Here you can find some video tutorials on the maze exercise.

Kodu Mars Rover Project - This project is supported by NASA and explores mars using the rover. Can you code your rover to scan rocks on mars?

Kodu Resources - Here you can find resources directly from Kodu Game Labs.

Elsternwick Primary School, The Kodu Story

Marsden Primary School Kodu Club - Marsden Community Primary School have run a Kodu Club and very kindly shared resources used to tech the children Kodu.

Coding @ School Resources - Coding @ School have shared schemes of work that you can follow to help teach your class Kodu.

Digital School House Resources - Digital School House have released lesson ideas and video tutorials to help teach upper KS2 lessons using Kodu.

Kodu Primary Project in Kent - This helpful page provides other ideas for lessons and the resources to teach Kodu to lower years.

Microsoft Case Study - This is a case study of a primary school in Melbourne, Australia, using Kodu. They find that the project improves literacy and engagement in Year 3 children.