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Coding Fun ScratchJr

Welcome to ScratchJr! Programming made easy!

WP Grieve 2017

Games, animation, maths, stories, Integrated Topics or Inquiry problem solving, values+attitudes ALL IN ONE!

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“ScratchJr is a collaboration between the DevTech Research Group at Tufts University, the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, and the Playful Invention Company. See http://scratchjr.org”

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What is programming? Where are programs, robots and automation in our world?

Where around your school or community are programs running ?… there are millions!

CHALLENGE: In a group try to think of 100 places in 2 minutes.

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Think...

What are the different ways you interact with computers? Programs?

How many of those ways involve being creative with computers?

What is coding?

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iPad - ScratchJnr

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CODING with SCRATCH JNR

Activity suggestions for Digital Technologies.

Install the app here. Mobile

Install the app here. Desktop

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What is Coming Up...

Fun!

Experience ScratchJnr

Learn about Computational Thinking

Become a Problem Solver

Learn Coding Ninja skills!

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ScratchJnr Introduction

Blocks PDF

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ScratchJnr Activities

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ScratchJnr Space - Mars Integration

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Adding Backgrounds with Camera

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ScratchJnr Challenge

Watch how to add your own picture as a background.

Take a picture of the Junior Playground. Take it in a way that you can imagine a character moving around and through it.
Animate two characters on the playground. More points for using the blocks to the right. Numbers can change.
Creativity Bonus +5 (do something surprising)

The same two blocks are not allowed to follow each other - why?

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Literacy: Describe Places

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Literacy Letter Sounds

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Growth Mindset

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Literacy Conversations

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Oakley School Example

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Print the Blocks. A PDF of all commands you can print and laminate.

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Timers to use for challenges

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Scratch Jnr - Activities 1

Install the app - see previous page. Will need parent assistance to get started.
If you are new to ScratchJnr try the activities to the left.

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Scratch Jnr - Activities 2

To help you just have some fun with ScratchJnr and at the same time learn heaps!
A great series of starting videos - full notes here. Use the three modules below.
Now you can Imagine and plan your story, game or solution to a problem in Scratch.

A fuller range of the resources