Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch: Lesson 4

Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch: Lesson 4

An evidence-based tool crafted for educators aiming to acquaint students aged between 8-14 years with coding and its nuances.

• Ideal for grade 5,6 and 7 settings where applied sciences commence.

This is the fourth lesson in a six-series pack focusing on ease of understanding technical aspects using Scratch 3.0: an accessible visual programming language designed for kids. The major task includes arousing curiosity whilst nurturing knowledge about coding via fun-filled activities.

• The resource comprises of 13 detailed PDF pages, ready-to-use both in classrooms or customized home-school programs.
• Fully adaptable according to diverse learning patterns making them suitable for teaching as a full class on the smartboard or pair work/shared devices or even individual assignments at home.

A well-rounded video tutorial catering primarily towards children covers critical components like Iteration (Repetition), creation of programs with repeat loops and forever loops etc ensuring thorough understanding by revisiting essential lessons multiple times throughout this resource. Students will be guided through creating geometric shapes via repeat loop function leading into designing a ‘scary game’ that extensively uses learned concepts about repetition.

The necessary Scratch templates that are required for all activities including challenges post each topic can be downloaded hassle-free from Edulito, offering controlled freedom to code different tasks thereby cementing theoretical coding concepts and improving computational thinking skills among learners.