Scratch for the Curriculum

Scratch can be an invaluable tool in education. Using Scratch, students can learn to make movies, games and much more, all while applying practical programming skills that will engage them in the learning process. Scratch can be used in many subject areas.

Lesson Review
http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/resources

Scratch Class Handbook - Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J4VllFn5daSP2bWYcGB9cWSjeTQ17h3Q/view


This lesson is a basic programming lesson for children. Parents are encouraged to work with their children on this lesson. Using Scratch, students are directed step-by-step on how to make their own animated .gif. It's a basic programming lesson, so there is a four variable limit in this lesson. At the end of the lesson, students will upload their own animated .gif files to download for their own use.

Valentine's Scratch Lesson - Hearts and Arrows
https://www.createcodeload.com/valentines-scratch-lesson/

This Scratch lesson is a fun holiday lesson for basic programming students. This lesson comes with a starter project, while the actual lesson focuses on adding power-ups, consequences, obstacles and handling messages through a messages sprite. Students follow along with the teacher to add new elements to the starter game.

Scratch 3.0 Lesson: The Side-Scrolling Effect
https://www.createcodeload.com/scratch-lesson-side-scrolling/

This Scratch lesson focuses on teaching students how to create a side-scrolling effect for games, animations, and other media created with Scratch.

Scratch Lesson: A Scavenger Hunt Game
https://www.createcodeload.com/scratch-lesson-scavenger-hunt/

This lesson covers a step-by-step process to create a basic scavenger hunt style game.

Scratch Lesson: How to Create the Animated Typewriter Effect
https://www.createcodeload.com/scratch-lesson-typewriter-effect/

This lesson covers the step-by-step process of creating an animated typewriter effect for media created in Scratch by students. The lesson includes tutorials for creating the effect.

My Scratch Lesson on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6eFOgPV9V0




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