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ScratchJr: My First Interactive Story

Level
Primary · Grades 1–3
Difficulty
Beginner
Duration
8 modules
Curriculum
24 lessons

Curriculum

8 units
  1. 01Hello, ScratchJr!You can open ScratchJr, start a new project, and make the cat move and talk by snapping blocks together.3 lessonsShow contents
  2. 02Let's Move!You can use the blue motion blocks to make a character walk in four directions, hop, turn, and go back to its starting place.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Steps, Directions, and the Grid35 minLocked
    • The Cat Goes to the School Canteen40 minLocked
    • Recap: The Blue Motion Blocks30 minLocked
  3. 03Talk, Change, and Make SoundsYou can make a character talk, grow, shrink, disappear, appear again, and play a sound you recorded yourself.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Purple and Green Blocks for a Class Show35 minLocked
    • Recording Your Voice for the Cat Host45 minLocked
    • Recap: How Characters Look and Sound30 minLocked
  4. 04Backgrounds and New CharactersYou can choose a background, add and delete characters, write a title on the stage, and draw a character of your own.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Backgrounds and Characters Bring a Story to Life35 minLocked
    • Drawing Your Own Character in the Paint Editor45 minLocked
    • Recap: My Story Stage30 minLocked
  5. 05Waiting, Speed, and RepeatingYou can make a character wait, move slowly or quickly, and repeat movements with the Repeat and Repeat Forever blocks.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Repeating Moves Like Morning Exercise35 minLocked
    • A Jump Rope Animation and a Pacing Snail45 minLocked
    • Recap: The Orange and Red Blocks30 minLocked
  6. 06Tap, Bump, and Send MessagesYou can make a story people can play with: characters react when tapped or bumped, and characters signal each other with messages.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Triggers: How a Program Starts35 minLocked
    • A Conversation Between Two Characters in the School Garden45 minLocked
    • Recap: A Story You Can Play With30 minLocked
  7. 07Stories with Many PagesYou can plan a story with a beginning, middle, and end, then make several pages that change by themselves with the Go to Page block.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Beginning, Middle, End, and Story Pages35 minLocked
    • Making a Three-Page Story: Going to School45 minLocked
    • Recap: Page by Page30 minLocked
  8. 08Final Project: A 5-Page Animated StoryYou can plan, build, test, and present a 5-page animated story of your own in ScratchJr.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Planning a 5-Page Story on Paper40 minLocked
    • Building and Testing My Animated Story45 minLocked
    • Showtime: Presenting My Story35 minLocked

Prerequisites

No special prerequisites.

Tools and materials

ScratchJr (tablet)

Final project

A 5-page animated story

Mentor

ES

EduSTEAM Team