FAQ

What age is Mochi suitable for?
Mochi was originally developed to foster early childhood literacy and creative/computational thinking in our own children, ages 3-6. We’ve designed the expe...
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 1:20 AM
Why this age group? Aren't 3 year-olds too young to be coding?
The goal of Mochi is to foster children’s creative and cognitive abilities. That they do it through computational thinking (a highly relevant 21st-century s...
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 1:24 AM
Why is there no screen?
Study after study has shown that screens are extremely addicting and lead to developmental abnormalities if given to young children too early. Yet we all ha...
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 3:08 AM
How can you teach coding without a screen?
Mochi teaches the basics of queues, sequences, algorithmic thinking, action/causality, pattern recognition, loops, functions, decomposition and debugging al...
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 1:26 AM
Do I need to download or install anything to play?
Nope! Mochi comes ready to play out of the box.
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 1:27 AM
Is Mochi available in other languages?
Not yet, but we’d love to make it happen! For educators and parents who are interested in bringing locally adapted versions to their classrooms and homes, p...
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 3:04 AM
How many Mochi books are available?
There are 12 books currently in our Mochi Story Library. The core kit comes with 1 book. However, there are 11 additional storybooks ranging from colors, le...
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 1:40 AM
Why Mochi? Why now?
We already know that bits and bytes will be the defining building blocks of the 21st century. We also know that children love stories.
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 1:43 AM
Could stories be a form of creative play?
Mochi harnesses children's innate love for stories to introduce abstract programming concepts in a fun, low-barrier way. With hands-on blocks. With real...
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 1:50 AM