Hour of code scratch
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4th grade maze game for Hour of Codeįor 2nd graders and 3rd graders I posted #HourofCode activity links to their websites. I quickly rewrote this maze instruction doc and printed it out for the students prior to that remote day (for our hybrid model, Wednesdays are full remote days, the other 1/2 of the student attend school). Other highlights of #CSEdWeek2020 include math games (of course) 4th grade math games for Hour of Code 2020Īnd making maze games with a 4th grade class – one work session was on our full remote day, but that went okay. In the one 1st grade that I see the most, the teacher and I wanted to try a more math themed project – which I’ll write about in another post. They seemed to quickly pick up the concepts so I gave them the task of adding a character (Sprite) and coding it with a start block (Green flag) and 4-5 blue motion blocks.įor #hourofcode, most of the first grade classes got one or two of these projects. For an introductory lesson my goal was to introduce the layout of the app – Sprites, background, coding area – and how to put blocks together. I looked at the curricula for inspiration. I’ve taught Scratch Jr to 1st graders in past years, sporadically and in groups with shared devices, so it was exciting to try a whole class model. I wasn’t able to get the original Scratch Jr on the iPads but I was able to have PBS Scratch Jr installed. I had planned to get to the Kindergarteners during December but I’ve pushed those plans into 2021.
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The Kindergarteners and 1st graders have iPads (the 2-4th graders have Chromebooks) so I have been able to introduce Scratch Jr this fall to the all of the 1st graders. On a positive note, all students now have a school-issued device. I have plans to include more coding in the new year. Monday started with my virtual library code club and I had many sessions of coding planned at school but then things changed and we learned we were switching to a hybrid model for the next (and last) week of December, so in the end maybe half of the school participated in #HourofCode. I was planning to extend Hour of Code for the last 2 weeks before Winter/Christmas break. While we are lucky to have in-person classes, I am not able to see every class, every week. This year was different (as all things in 2020). I’ve been making my school participate in Hour of Code since 2014 (it’s 2nd year in existence). Last week, December 7-11, was #HourofCode week.