Scratch Jr. Coding Camp

September 2016

These are resources for the September 17, 2016 PBS Scratch Jr Code Camp in Edmond, Oklahoma, sponsored by The Div Jr (@thedivorg) and led by Shelly Fryer (@sfryer).

Table of Contents:

Download the FREE PBSScratch Jr. app for iPad.

Introduction to PBS Scratch Jr.

An introduction video for the "regular" Scratch Jr app is also available.

Activity 1: Simple Animation

Race Game Animation

Learn to create an animated math flashcard in Scratch Jr.

Activity 2: Moving Game

Download a finished example of this "Moving Game" to your tablet and open it in the PBS Scratch Jr. app. Then show it to students FIRST before showing the videos.

LUNCH

Check out 4th grader Antonio's PBS Scratch Jr Passion Project from Spring 2016.

Activity 3: Story Project

Additional Video Tutorials are:

Conversation Project: Make Your Characters Talk! (PDF)

Activity 4: Maze Game

This Maze Game requires 8 different characters which each have scripts. Click the image thumbnails below to view larger versions of each character or sprite:

A silent tutorial video showing how to create a Maze game in the original Scratch Jr. app is also available.

More Scratch Jr. Resources

1. Activities, lesson resources, and curriculum for Scratch Jr. are available on www.scratchjr.org.

Other tutorial videos about using Scratch Jr are available in this YouTube playlist.
1. Sam Patue (@sampatue) is the author of "Programming in the Primary Grades: Beyond the Hour of Code" and a great educator to follow for more ideas about using coding with elementary students.