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Computing Programming with ScratchJr Y ear One Computing | Year 1 | Programming w ith ScratchJr | Cool Characters | Lesson 1 Cool Characters Aim I can describe and use instructions to program a character. Success Criteria I can open the


  1. Computing Programming with ScratchJr Y ear One Computing | Year 1 | Programming w ith ScratchJr | Cool Characters | Lesson 1

  2. Cool Characters

  3. Aim I can describe and use instructions to program a character. Success Criteria • I can open the ScratchJr app and use buttons to navigate. • I can add and remove characters and backgrounds. • I can edit characters and backgrounds. • I can describe the effect of at least three instruction blocks on a character.

  4. Introduction to ScratchJr It is aimed at ScratchJr (or Scratch After learning how to Junior) is an app available for children age 5-7 code with ScratchJr, you tablets (such as Apple, and is free to can progress to using Amazon and Android tablets) download, with the original Scratch that allows you to create your programming app. own stories and games . permission.

  5. Watching the Demo When first We are going opening the app, to watch and clicking on the ? pause to predict icon will take us to what some of a short demo of the blocks some things that might do. ScratchJr can do. What do you think the blue arrow blocks do? What will an arrow followed by the invisible block do? There are many more blocks we can learn about in future lessons to create more complex programs!

  6. Starting a New Project Clicking on the Home icon takes you to Clicking on the + symbol starts a new project.

  7. Starting a New Project (Changing Characters and Backgrounds) To choose a To choose new a new background character click here click here

  8. Cool Character and Brilliant Backgrounds Y our challenge is to open the app and start a new project. Then choose a new character and background to add. The Cool Characters Activity Sheet has some other challenges for you to try afterwards.

  9. Instruction Blocks for Characters Can you remember what effect these blocks would have on a character?

  10. Aim I can describe and use instructions to program a character. Success Criteria • I can open the ScratchJr app and use buttons to navigate. • I can add and remove characters and backgrounds. • I can edit characters and backgrounds. • I can describe the effect of at least three instruction blocks on a character.

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