Let's Code! - Scratch for Beginners | Small Online Class for Ages 8-12

Let's Code! - Scratch for Beginners

In this 2-day class, we will learn about Scratch and make fun animations and cards using characters, backgrounds, speech bubbles, and simple movement.

Joan Mendelson

13 total reviews for this teacher

Completed by 3 learners

There are no upcoming classes.

90 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 2 weeks

8-12

year olds

2-6

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

This class will begin with an overview of the Scratch, followed by an interactive demo and mini-lesson on sprites, backgrounds, and code blocks. We will then work together as each student creates their own animation and card.  They will add artwork and coding, and we will discuss code blocks needed to create conversations and simple movement as we code. Students will help each other debug their code, and will reflect on the code blocks they find most useful. We will also discuss other topics...

Students will learn about the Scratch interface, sprites (characters and objects), backgrounds, and basic code blocks, as well as logical thinking and debugging techniques. Students will use their creativity to make a fun animation and a card.

This class will not have homework, but students may want to add to their projects after the class is over.

Students will need a Scratch account for this class. If you don't already have a Scratch account, please create one prior to the start of this class.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Scratch

1 hour 30 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Joan Mendelson

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Animation | Coding | Storytelling | Game Creation

13 total reviews

14 completed classes

About Me

Hi, my name is Joan Mendelson. I teach Computer Science (CS) to Kg - 8th graders in a brick and mortar school. I also teach with Outschool!

In my classes, students use CS and their creativity to make animations, stories and games. I love creating...