Scratch Jr Challenges - Year One

ScratchJR Challenges - Year Two

Click here for printable ScratchJR Blocks

Suggestion: Print. Remove numbers. Laminate blocks. Use whiteboard marker to add numbers in the space for the blocks. Have students practice using printed blocks coding movement activities in the classroom prior to using the program.

Teachers:

Use Challenges with your students to help them build their coding skills using Scratch. This page is 'public' so you can choose to have students to go to this page and go through these Challenges as a class, small groups, pairs, or individually.

To celebrate the successful completion of coding challenges, you may want to send students home with a personalize congratulations postcard! Click here for more details.

Scratch Jr Challenges Year One

Challenge #1

Setting a background, moving the sprite across the stage a different speeds.

Challenge #2

This video will show you how to create sprites in Scratch Jr., add them to a stage and animate them. Each of the animations will also use the repeat forever coding block.

Challenge #3

This video will show you how to start your code using different command blocks. It also contains broken or incorrect code that needs to be fixed (debugged). Have your students type the address below (using an iPad) and choose the option "open with Scratch Jr." this will give them all of the sprites, backgrounds and code contained in the video.

http://bit.ly/tldsbpcc3 (type url when using an iPad or click the QR code)

Resources for Primary Coding Challenge #3 (PC, Chromebook, Laptops)

Challenge #4

Have you ever wondered how to make your own sprite in Scratch Jr.? Wonder no longer! This video will demonstrate a 7-step process to create your own sprite. When you are finished creating your own sprite, code an activity or adventure for it.

Challenge #5

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a sprite complete two simultaneous sequences that looked like one? Well now you can! Watch this video to learn how to make a ball realistically bounce across your stage.