Beginner Scratch Coding - 1:1 Tutoring (25 minutes)

In this private tutoring session, beginner coders will learn more about Scratch by building games, animations, and much more in an individualized lesson where the student decides what they would like to learn. After talking with your student about what they find interesting about the topic of coding, we will investigate specific topics that match up with other games they have played or learn concepts that help with the game they want to build. Based on the student's interests we can focus on creating games that can challenge their friends and family or perhaps even build cartoon animations instead. My goal is to let the students take control of the wheel so I can guide them through to discover their own interests in Scratch and start building projects they can be proud of. Students will learn about the basics of Scratch, how to use colored blocks take control input to move characters on the screen, and how to make characters (sprites) respond to events in the game!

Possible topics include:
-Making characters move
-Creating variables
-Tracking points
-Animation
-Sound effects
-Game design
-Taking input from players
-Sharing their projects with others
-And much more...

**Parents, please create a free Scratch account on the Scratch website (scratch.mit.edu). For the best results in class, your child should use two screens for this lesson or know how to use the split screen feature on their device. They will need to see my shared screen as well as their own to complete the steps and follow along.

Note - A computer, keyboard, and mouse will be required for this class.