Roblox Game Making Class for Beginners

Roblox coding is a great way to keep students engaged while learning valuable programming skills.

Depending on your child’s age and prior coding experience, there are two great starting points:

• Beginner Roblox Game Coding — recommended for grades 3–8
• Coding with Roblox Studio in Lua — recommended for grades 6 and above

If your child is new to coding, they should begin with Scratch Coding, and then move on to Beginner Roblox Game Coding.

Beginner Roblox Game Coding uses block-based coding, which is more intuitive for younger students.
Coding with Roblox Studio in Lua uses Lua, a text-based scripting language. Both classes use Roblox Studio, the official platform for creating Roblox games.

For students interested in Lua programming, we highly recommend learning Python coding first. Python helps build foundational text-based coding skills that make it easier to succeed in Lua.

To jump into Roblox coding, we recommend your child has completed Scratch Ninja Part 4 (ideally Part 5) or has similar advanced Scratch coding experience. Think of it as building a strong foundation!

Here is the overall learning pathway we recommend for students who are interested in Roblox coding:

1. Scratch Ninja Coding (Grades 3–4)
   or
   Accelerated Scratch (Grades 5–6)
2. Beginner Roblox Game Coding
3. Python for AI Class - highly recommend coding Roblox in Lua
4. Coding with Roblox Studio in Lua

The Intro to Beginner Roblox Game Coding class is a free intro session designed for students new to Roblox Studio. In this single live online class, instructors guide students through installing and activating Roblox Studio and lead them step by step to build an interactive Obby game using different shapes, colors, and materials.

After finishing the free intro, students who want to continue developing Roblox skills can enroll in the full Beginner Roblox Game Coding series. From there, they can progress to the "Roblox Coding with Lua in Roblox Studio" class for more advanced scripting techniques and multiplayer game design.

Great to hear your child has given Roblox coding a try! The regular series goes much deeper into Roblox game development and differs in several other ways:
The free intro class tends to have more students. Our regular series of classes are capped at 5 students–ensuring personal attention to every learner
Because of the larger size of the free intro class, we primarily used a self-guided approach for students. In our regular class series, we take an inquiry-based approach, and teachers lead students to complete fun projects together.
The beginner Roblox class requires a powerful plugin that costs about $5. Since most students in the free intro class are not ready to purchase the plugin yet, we focus on aspects of Roblox coding that do not require complex coding logic. The regular series will involve much more comprehensive coding.

I am glad you are asking that quest. Jumping straight into complex text-based languages like Lua from the get-go is actually not an effective approach for young students. The complexity of Lua makes it hard for students to truly master the skill. Our beginner Roblox coding class uses a super kid-friendly approach. It's similar to Scratch, with visual blocks that make learning to code for Roblox much more intuitive and fun. Kids can focus on creating awesome games without getting bogged down by tricky syntax, making it way more effective and approachable for young learners!

Absolutely! This beginner course is just the beginning of their Roblox creation journey. Most students who complete it are ready to level up to our "Coding with Roblox Studio in Lua" class. That's where they'll learn the more advanced, text-based coding language that professional game developers use. If your child already knows languages like Python, Java, or Unity, they might even be able to jump straight to the Lua class!

They'll need a Windows or Mac computer (Chromebooks doesn’t support Roblox Studio—the official coding platform for Roblox). A mechanical mouse is super helpful for all the building and designing they'll be doing.

Absolutely! This beginner course is just the beginning of their Roblox creation journey. Most students who complete it are ready to level up to our "Coding with Roblox Studio in Lua" class. That's where they'll learn the more advanced, text-based coding language that professional game developers use. If your child already knows languages like Python, Java, or Unity, they might even be able to jump straight to the Lua class!