# What advice would you give to Sonic Pi kids teacher?

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**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/what-advice-would-you-give-to-sonic-pi-kids-teacher/2311 "2019-04-24T19:57:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![AhmadMRagab](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/ahmadmragab/32/454_2.png) [@AhmadMRagab](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/AhmadMRagab)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/what-advice-would-you-give-to-sonic-pi-kids-teacher/2311/1 "2019-04-24T19:57:21Z")

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I am about to start a series of Sonic Pi workshops for kids in Cairo for the first time and I’m very excited to bring this brilliant instrument to the Arab world. So, I need your help to make the teaching process very interesting and constructive for kids.  
I need tips and resources for teaching process, class setting, and class required tools.  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![robin.newman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@robin.newman](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/robin.newman)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/what-advice-would-you-give-to-sonic-pi-kids-teacher/2311/2 "2019-04-24T20:29:15Z")

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Have a look at the mehackit course

[https://sonic-pi.mehackit.org/exercises/en/01-introduction/01-introduction.html](https://sonic-pi.mehackit.org/exercises/en/01-introduction/01-introduction.html)

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**Author:** ![raia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/raia/32/1811_2.png) [@raia](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/raia)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/what-advice-would-you-give-to-sonic-pi-kids-teacher/2311/3 "2019-04-27T12:31:32Z")

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What Robin said x1000

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**Author:** ![EarthToAbigail](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/earthtoabigail/32/1057_2.png) [@EarthToAbigail](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/EarthToAbigail)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/what-advice-would-you-give-to-sonic-pi-kids-teacher/2311/4 "2019-09-26T11:14:08Z")

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Hi @AhmadMRagab,

I’d be very curious to know how is your experience teaching Sonic Pi in Cairo going?  
I also gave my first Sonic Pi workshops to teenagers last year and I just recently documented my process in a blog post, feel free to have a read if you’re curious…

[How We Put Together Nazareth’s First Sonic Pi Summer Camp](https://www.earthtoabigail.com/blog/sonicpi-summercamp-nazareth-2018)

In the article, I talk a lot about the challenges we encountered and what we could’ve done differently in retrospect. I also give links to some workshops I wrote and did with the kids.

I would love to hear about your experience and the challenges that you faced if any. What was the age range of the kids in your class? I’m also curious to know if ended up using the mehackit material (which is excellent) and how it worked for you?

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**Author:** ![birv2](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/birv2/32/93_2.png) [@birv2](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/birv2)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/what-advice-would-you-give-to-sonic-pi-kids-teacher/2311/5 "2019-09-26T15:13:42Z")

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Also, I would highly recommend the free MagPi Essentials book Code Music with Sonic Pi, written by Sam Aaron. Fabulous resource!