Java For Kids is a course for kids and beginner programmers using the very easy-to-use JUDO windows program instead of that yukky dos command line interface. It will be a very hands-on approach with lots of doing, lots of exercises and a minimum of theory.

Lesson 1 — Introduction and Installation of Java and JUDO

Lesson 2 — Java statements, variables, Datatypes, Start Programming, keywords.

Lesson 3 — Java Operators, if … else

Lesson 4 — Java Loops, while , do … while, for loops

Lesson 5 — Java Arrays - creating and using

Lesson 6 — Java Graphics - drawRectangle, drawCircle

Lesson 7 — Java Animation - basic movement, clearScreen, delay

Lesson 8 — Capturing Mouse Events

Lesson 9 — Designing a Java Game - Shoot-em-up or Space Invaders style

Lesson 10 — Using the DOS Prompt. Starting on real java

Lesson 11 — Java methods - Passing arguments and return types

Lesson 12 — Java Classes - constructors

Lesson 13 — Scope and Multiple constructors

Lesson 14 — Java Applets