Grade 2

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This week, we're going to make our characters dance! Click this link to follow the lesson and watch this video for more help.

This week, I want you to think about how you can improve your design! Make a change to your marble run to make it even better!

If you missed it last week, here is a great link to check out for ideas.

Upload a photo of your marble run here if you want me to see it.

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This week we're going to make our character dribble a basketball! Click on this link to follow the lesson and watch this video for more help.

A marble run is a slide for a marble (or you could use small balls or jelly beans ). Do you remember the marble run you play during makerspace parties? You can have one at home too! I'll talk about some ideas in my video and here is a great link to check out for other ideas.

Upload a photo of your marble run here if you want me to see it.

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Are you ready for a cool coding challenge this week? How about making a SPOOKY forest? Click here to follow this lesson and watch this video for more help. Get creative- can you add other characters or elements to your code? How can you make your forest even MORE spooky? Can you add in some scary noises?

Imagine that you have to spend the night in the spooky forest you created in Scratch all alone!! Where will you sleep? Build a fort in your home or garden using materials from around your house. Be creative! Tell a spooky story in your fort at night with your flashlight and pretend you're in the Scratch forest!

Upload a photo of your fort here if you want me to see it.

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Last week we made the sun set! Can you make the moon rise after that? Click here to follow this lesson and watch this video for more help. Get creative- can you add other characters or elements to your code?

Build the tallest tower you can with anything in your home! Paper cups, legos, blocks, dominoes, or whatever you can think of. Upload a photo of your tower here if you want me to see it.

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Now is a great time to practice those typing skills we learned at the beginning of the year. This week, practice any level of Dance Mat Typing for at least 30 minutes. You choose what level you think you need more work on and go for it

Who won your character race last week? I hope it was your favorite character! This week we are going to make a sun set! Click here to follow this lesson and watch this video for more help. Get creative- can you add other characters or elements to your code?

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Now is a great time to practice those typing skills we learned at the beginning of the year. This week, practice any level of Dance Mat Typing for at least 30 minutes. You choose what level you think you need more work on and go for it!

Did you make your car drive across the city last week? Awesome! This week we are going to have our characters run a race! Click here to follow this lesson and watch this video for more help. If you can add more elements to your code, be creative and do it!

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Now is a great time to practice those typing skills we learned at the beginning of the year. This week, practice Level 4 of Dance Mat Typing for at least 30 minutes.

Now that you've downloaded Scratch Jr on your device, let's get started! This week, watch this video for a quick overview of Scratch Jr. Then, follow this lesson to make a car drive across the city. If you can add more elements to your code, be creative and do it!

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Now is a great time to practice those typing skills we learned at the beginning of the year. This week, practice Level 3 of Dance Mat Typing for at least 30 minutes.

Download Scratch Jr on your iPad or Android device. You can program your own interactive stories and games. I would like you to just explore the app this week and see what you can do!

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Now is a great time to practice those typing skills we learned at the beginning of the year. This week, practice Level 2 of Dance Mat Typing for at least 30 minutes.

Download the app Box Island and code the box to reach it's goal. Many levels of the app are free, so you'll have plenty to do!

This week, I would like you to practice your typing skills on a keyboard for at least 30 minutes using Dance Mat Typing. Then, practice coding using Lightbot (you can use Lightbot on a computer or download it onto to your iPad or Android device).

Now is a great time to practice those typing skills we learned at the beginning of the year. This week, practice Level 1 of Dance Mat Typing for at least 30 minutes.

Codespark won't work at home, but you can practice your coding skills using Lightbot! Remember, you need to light up the blue squares with the lightbulb. Have fun!