Young students get boring pretty quickly while coding.
One way to keep their interest high is to design video games with them while they design the characters on paper using regular crayons (like in the old days!)
Young kids have tons of fun.
While these characters are designed, you can help them code in their own games. At least 2 coding environments support type-in sprites:
- Microsoft MakeCode Arcade
and - codeguppy.com
Have fun!