Animate & Play : Scratch Coding & AI Fun | Learn to Code New Games Every Week

Welcome to "Animate & Play: Scratch Coding & AI Fun!", an exciting class where kids create interactive projects using Scratch and AI-powered tools. Whether it’s a game, an animation, or a fun challenge, learners will develop their coding skills while exploring creativity and problem-solving.

💡 Example Activities:
✔ Create & animate your own character
✔ Design a simple interactive game
✔ Make a storytelling project with sound effects
✔ Experiment with AI-powered tools like text-to-speech & translation
✔ Explore motion, interactions, and creative coding techniques

🖥️ Topics Covered:
✅ Scratch Coding (Sprites, Events, Motion, Sounds, Variables)
✅ Game & Animation Design (User interactions, movement, effects)
✅ Creative Storytelling (Dialogues, sound effects, character interactions)
✅ Exploring AI Tools (Optional features like speech, translation, image recognition)
✅ Problem-Solving & Debugging (Fixing and improving code)

📌 Class Structure:
🔹 Introduction & Warm-Up (5-10 min) – Discussion about the day’s activity
🔹 Step-by-Step Coding (25 min) – Hands-on guided coding & exploration
🔹 Creative Customization (10 min) – Personalizing animations, interactions, and logic
🔹 Show & Share (5 min) – Students showcase their projects

🎨 Teaching Style:
✔ Live demonstrations & screen-sharing for hands-on coding
✔ Engaging discussions on game logic & creativity
✔ Interactive activities with debugging challenges & mini-games
✔ Encouraging creativity by allowing students to personalize projects

🤝 Learner Interaction:
🔹 Live coding & real-time Q&A
🔹 Creative collaboration & sharing ideas
🔹 Fun coding challenges to enhance problem-solving

By the end of each session, students will have a fully coded, interactive Scratch project to share with friends and family!