ScratchJr: Resource Links

There are two official versions of ScratchJr available for iPads, Android Tablets, and Chromebooks that can install Android Apps. There are also unofficial versions of ScratchJr (without the kitten) available to use online and to download and install for Mac and Windows.

1. • iPad: ScratchJr | PBS KIDS ScratchJr | How to Video

   • Chromebook/Android: ScratchJr | PBS KIDS ScratchJr | How to Video

   • Online (unofficial)

   • Mac/PC: ScratchJr (unofficial) | How to Video
     Download & install

1. • BootUp PD Lessons

   • CSinSF K-2

   • Coding as Another Language (CAL)

   • ScratchJr Connect Activities

   • ScratchJr Animated Genres Curriculum

   • PBS ScratchJr

   • ScratchJr Fun

   • K-5 CS: NOT Just Coding

   • Infusing Literacy in the K-5 Classroom with Computer Science

1. • CSinSF K-2 Curriculum:

     • /S/ is for ScratchJr / Lesson Plan

     • Math + ScratchJr = Win / Lesson Plan

     • The Tortoise and the Hare

   • BootUp ScratchJr Integrated Project Examples 

   • Coding as Another Language (CAL)
     "The Coding As Another Language for ScratchJr (CAL – ScratchJr) curriculum introduces powerful ideas from computer science, in conversation with literacy in a playful, structured, and developmentally appropriate way. "

   • ScratchJr Curricula and Activities Guide (Tufts University & Dev Tech Research Group)

   • ScratchJr Connect
     ScratchJr Connect is a free, curated database for sharing ScratchJr resources, lessons, and projects.

   • Story Problems With ScratchJr

   • Lynn Spady on YouTube

     • Math Game

     • Word Recognition Game

     • Beginning Letter Sounds Game

     • 1st Grade Examples

     • 2nd Grade Examples

   • K-5 CS: NOT Just Coding

   • Infusing Literacy in the K-5 Classroom with Computer Science

1. • Dev Tech Research Group Rubric

1. • CSTA Communities

   • Twitter: Use and search with the following hashtags: #csk8 #ScratchJr

   • ScratchJr Facebook Page

   • CSTAK8 Facebook Group

Recommended Channels/Playlists to check out on YouTube:

• • BootUp PD ScratchJr Tips

1. • The Official ScratchJr Book (the perfect companion to the app - makes coding easy and fun)

   • The ScratchJr Coding Cards (deck of 75 activity cards covering fun and exciting projects designed to educate young children with ScratchJr)