In this weekly ongoing, interactive class, students will learn and develop their coding skills through puzzles and creative projects. This class features fun, colorful characters who need code directions to perform game-like tasks, find their way through a maze or draw a picture. Learners will drag and drop various command blocks (ex: move forward, turn left, turn right, repeat, collect, start, stop, set the background, set size, if/else, while/when, etc.) to guide the characters through each puzzle or to design a project.

During each class session, I will coach each learner on the puzzle set or project they choose to work on and help build their understanding of core concepts such as sequencing, loops (repeats), sprites, events, conditionals, and functions.

Here is a rundown of my typical scratch beginner lesson

Week of November  30th: Introduction to Sequencing
1. Understanding the basics of sequential coding.
2. Creating simple animations using movement blocks.


Week of December 7th: Unraveling the World of Loops
1. Introduction to loops for efficient coding.
2. Building projects with repeated actions.


Week of December 14th: Sprites and Events Exploration
1. Exploring sprite-based coding.
2. Introducing events and interactive elements.

Week of Demeber 21st: Mastering Conditionals in Code
1. Understanding if/else statements.
2. Crafting interactive stories with conditional coding.

Week of December 28th: Creative Project Showcase
1. Applying learned concepts in a personal coding project.
1. Showcasing individual creations and discussing the coding process.


**NOTE: Everyone learns to code at their own unique pace and speed. Learners are encouraged to work on the Code.org puzzle sets and/or projects at a pace that feels comfortable to them. By nature of an ongoing class, all learners will likely be working on different and individualized coding activities in each class.

**WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS?:
- Students with previous coding experience who want to develop their skills and learn more creative ways to design with code
- Students with no coding experience (or very little) who want to learn the basics and continue practicing each week.

**REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Able to use a computer mouse/trackpad fluently
- Able to read and follow written directions on the screen (audio directions also available)

**TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:
- A laptop or desktop computer is REQUIRED for coding in this class. (No tablets, please!)