🐱 Ages 6 to 9 · beginner · 15 sessions
Scratch for young coders: course outline
Block coding for young learners: make sprites move, talk and play games, and learn sequences, loops and events without typing.
Syllabus
Every session in order
The full outline is ready; lessons are written in this order, each as a complete 60-minute class.
Unit 1 · Meet Scratch
- 1Sprites, the stage and your first scriptcoming
- 2Moving and turningcoming
- 3Talking sprites and costumescoming
- 4Events: when clicked, when key pressedcoming
- 5Project: a dancing catcoming
Unit 2 · Loops and logic
- 6Repeat and forever loopscoming
- 7If touching: simple collisionscoming
- 8Variables: keeping scorecoming
- 9Random numbers in gamescoming
- 10Project: catch the applecoming
Unit 3 · Stories and games
- 11Animated stories with scenescoming
- 12Broadcast messagescoming
- 13Drawing with the pencoming
- 14A maze gamecoming
- 15Project: my own gamecoming
Class timetable
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Pick the first class date and the days you teach. Every session gets a date, saved on this device; download it to add every class to your calendar.
FAQ
Scratch for young coders: questions
Who is the Scratch course for?
Ages 6 to 9 · beginner. It starts from the beginning and each session builds on the one before.
How long is each session?
About 60 minutes, with a minute-by-minute plan at the bottom of every lesson.
What does a learner need?
A computer or tablet with a browser. Nothing to install: code runs on the page, puzzles are interactive, and every lesson has a printable practice sheet.
Can I plan a timetable?
Yes. Choose a start date and the class days below. It lists the date of every session and can be added to your calendar.
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