Embark on a 3-week coding adventure and master the art of building the classic game 'Tic-Tac-Toe' using Scratch! Discover the intricacies of transforming this familiar human challenge into a dynamic computer program. Through engaging lessons, you'll explore the fusion of logic and creativity, diving into concepts like lists and custom blocks. Join us and bring this iconic game to life while enhancing your coding skills in a collaborative and fun environment. Get ready to play, learn, and code your way to becoming a Scratch game developer!

****This class is designed for INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED level Scratch coders.****
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU HAVE TAKEN SEMESTER 4. This lesson is covered in my Semester 2 class and your child will be repeating if they have already completed semester 4 with me.

This is an ‘Advanced’ course, covering both the concept of lists and the concept of custom blocks in great detail. This course can be used as a great introduction to both of these concepts, but we do dive deep into both topics, even providing students with worksheets to practice the lists.

Please see below for a list of Scratch skills covered in this course:
- Variables
- Lists (arrays)
- Custom blocks
- Random numbers (‘pick random’ block)
- Conditional statements (‘if’ & ‘if-else’ blocks)
- Looping
- Event handling (the ‘when sprite clicked’ block)
- Coordinating the actions of multiple sprites using the ‘broadcast’ and ‘when I receive’ blocks
- Boolean logic (the ‘and’ & ‘not’ blocks)

This class follows a guided instructional approach, aiming for every student to complete a small video game by its conclusion. It's important to note that the class pace accommodates the learning needs of all students. Prior to enrolling, kindly ensure your student possesses a solid understanding of Scratch coding and can navigate the Scratch website effortlessly. Additionally, they should have a Scratch account and be proficient in mouse and keyboard operations (drag/drop, right-click, text selection, copy/paste, and familiarity with shift/backspace/delete/enter keys). If you're uncertain about your learner's proficiency, please feel free to contact me for a discussion. Your thoughtful consideration is appreciated.
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My style of teaching is very patient, interactive, and engaging. Each student will be able to share and express themselves as they feel comfortable. Each lesson will leave them excited to create projects using the coding knowledge they acquired in class. 

This is a multi-week course lasting 3 weeks. We will advance each week based on students' progress. 

The general outline will be as follows:

Lesson 1: Get the Starter Project. Upload the starter project to your Scratch account.
Objectives:
- When the game first starts, make sure each of the nine ‘T’ sprites shows up in its gray square costume.
- Create and initialize a variable to store whose turn it is.
- Create and initialize a variable to store the winner.
- Create lists each representing one way in which the game is won.


Lesson 2: Was a Slot Clicked?
Objectives:
- When a ‘T’ sprite is clicked, if its current costume is the gray costume, then…change its costume to either ‘ex’ or ‘oh’ depending on whose turn it is.
- When a ‘T’ sprite’s costume changes to either an ‘ex’ or an ‘oh’, record the change in all the applicable lists.


Lesson 3: Check the Game
Objectives:
- Call each of the custom procedures above from behind the stage when a ‘CheckGame’ message is received.
- Do We Have a Winner?
- Do We Have a Tie?
- Display the Winner or Switch Turns
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Please test your devices for compatibility prior to registering for this class. Go here to test: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted

Scratch will run in most current web browsers on desktops, laptops, and tablets. The Chrome browser is ideal. Internet Explorer is NOT supported. If you encounter a WebGL error, try a different browser.

*****If using an iPad/tablet, a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse will be required for all the functions to work properly.****

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The material in this lesson is licensed through CreateCodeLoad. I ask that you please not publish the game publicly on Scratch. You may take the concepts you learned to publicly share a game you create using your own graphics and code.