# \#algorithm

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## [Explaining the concept of programming](https://forum.code.org/t/explaining-the-concept-of-programming/15946)

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**Author:** [@savjaime](https://forum.code.org/u/savjaime)\
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**Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/explaining-the-concept-of-programming/15946 "2018-04-30T19:29:07Z")

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How would you explain the concept of programming (including sequencing and algorithms) to your students? To teach algorithms to young children, I would tell the kids that we are going to hide some buried treasure. We …