# Logo interpreter or other educational resources?
**URL:** https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/logo-interpreter-or-other-educational-resources/5361
**Category:** Learn
**Created:** [March 23, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/logo-interpreter-or-other-educational-resources/5361 "2020-03-23T22:24:23Z")
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### Author:  [@rupert](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/rupert)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/logo-interpreter-or-other-educational-resources/5361/1 "2020-03-23T22:24:23Z")
Is there a logo interpreter in Elm? The language for controlling a ‘turtle’ to make geometric drawings.
As I am sure is the case for quite a few of us, I was not planning on getting into home ed, but here we are. My kids are 11 and 8, and I can at least teach them a bit about computer programming.
Elm has a good track record as an educational language too - if anyone has some relevant resources please post links. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@pdamoc](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/pdamoc)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/logo-interpreter-or-other-educational-resources/5361/2 "2020-03-24T05:55:02Z")
There is [TurtleGraphics](https://package.elm-lang.org/packages/mrdimosthenis/turtle-graphics/latest/TurtleGraphics) for generating images.
Also, there is an old, 0.18, package [elm-turtle-graphics](https://github.com/mgold/elm-turtle-graphics) that had animations.
There is also this 0.18 package [https://github.com/cruessler/elm-logo](https://github.com/cruessler/elm-logo) that is under development (last commit was 2 months ago).
Relevant for young people there is also [http://outreach.mcmaster.ca/](http://outreach.mcmaster.ca/)
And the Playground package.
for example: [https://elm-lang.org/examples/turtle](https://elm-lang.org/examples/turtle)
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### Author:  [@rupert](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/rupert)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/logo-interpreter-or-other-educational-resources/5361/3 "2020-03-24T12:17:43Z")
Thanks peter. That TurtleGraphics one looks like a fine starting point.
The cruessler/elm-logo one looks potentially abandoned, and also overkill as the blog post is talking about compiling to byte code and having a byte code interpreter. Quite like the idea of starting simple, but having something in Elm so I can add to it and also segway into looking at some simple Elm code from there.
Did not realize the original logo was written in lisp and is a functional language.
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### Author:  [@pdamoc](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/pdamoc)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/logo-interpreter-or-other-educational-resources/5361/4 "2020-03-24T15:03:43Z")
> [@rupert](#):
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> Did not realize the original logo was written in lisp and is a functional language.
Have you read [Mindstorms](http://worrydream.com/refs/Papert%20-%20Mindstorms%201st%20ed.pdf)?
[The Logo Memos](http://web.sonoma.edu/users/l/luvisi/logo/logo.memos.html) are also a treasure trove.
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### Author:  [@rupert](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/rupert)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/logo-interpreter-or-other-educational-resources/5361/5 "2020-03-24T19:43:41Z")
I have never read either, thanks though it certainly looks interesting.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/logo-interpreter-or-other-educational-resources/5361/6 "2020-04-03T19:43:44Z")
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