Lesson 16

Old Macdonald's Farm

Students create an animated scene as the culminating project to the first ScratchJr unit module. They will review the concepts and programming blocks that they have learned, and then they will program the scene of Old Macdonald’s farm, where the various farm animals each have their own movement and actions programmed by students.

Agenda

Ask: What did you use the green flag to do when programming in ScratchJr last class?
Unplugged Mini-Lesson: ScratchJr Simon Says Part 2: Multiple Moves (optional)
ScratchJr Mini-Lesson: using the jump, initialization, and the green recording blocks
Independent Work Time: Old Macdonald's Farm
Reflection & Close-Out:
- What is one success you had while programming in ScratchJr today?
- What were you able to make your cat (or other character) do today?

Materials

Tablets: 1-2 per pair of students
ScratchJr Simon Says game (optional)

Vocabulary

event: an action that causes something to happen
program: a set of instructions written in a language that a computer understands
sequence: a set of instructions that follow one another in order

Additional Resources

Sample Programs
Technology Brain Break: choose a video from this list!

Standards

CA CSS: K-2.CS.1 Select and operate computing devices that perform a variety of tasks accurately and quickly based on user needs and preferences.
CA CSS: K-2.CS.2 Explain the functions of common hardware and software components of computing systems.
CA CSS: K-2.AP.12 Create programs with sequences of commands and simple loops to express ideas or address a problem.

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