Monday, June 8, 2020

Scratch Jnr. Bike Race Using Speed Blocks



In this week's Scratch Jnr. tutorial learn how to create a race using speed blocks.

Click HERE to view the Loom recorded version if you are not able to access the Youtube link.

Monday, June 1, 2020

Scratch Jnr. Tutorial Create a tag game using multiple start blocks!

In this week's tutorial, you will learn how to use multiple start blocks to give a character multiple commands. Try using multiple commands to create a game of tag! My tutorial video features a dog chasing a cat in a park. Try and see if you can create your own game of tag using two different characters and choose a setting for your game. You can click HERE to view the LOOM recording for this week's tutorial if you are unable to access the Youtube link posted above.

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Scratch Junior Under the Sea Synchronized Dance!



In this week's video tutorial you will learn how to use movement blocks to create a synchronized dance. Watch the video tutorial to see how you can get your characters to dance together to music, creating a fun musical production! Click HERE to view the LOOM recording of this week's tutorial.

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Coding with Scratch Jnr. Space Adventure!

In this week's tutorial, you will learn how to use the red end blocks to automatically switch between scenes. See if you can create your own space adventure using more than one scene. Then, use the end blocks to switch scenes. Send me videos by posting your recordings in the comments section. To view a LOOM recording of this week's tutorial click HERE

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Scratch Junior Quiz Game Tutorial



In this week's video tutorial you'll learn how to create a simple quiz game using the yellow coding block that activates a character to respond to a question. Try to make up your own quiz game using this coding block and send me your project!
Click here to view a Loom recording of this week's tutorial: Quiz Game!

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Disappearing Act! Making Magic with Scratch Jnr.

Hi Everyone!
This week's Scratch Jnr. challenge is inspired by Harry Potter. The tutorial video focuses on using the purple disappearing block to make something magically disappear! You can also use these blocks to make characters appear to enter or exit a building. Watch the tutorial, then see if you can create your own magic trick using these blocks. Please share your videos with me in the comments box. You can use a screen recording software like Loom or Screencastify to record your projects and share them as a link.

Click here to view this week's tutorial video: Disappearing act!

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Why did the chicken cross the road? Tell a joke using message blocks!

Hi everyone!
This week's challenge is to tell a joke using message blocks. Watch my tutorial to see how the message blocks are used to allow different characters to communicate with each other. Then, create your own joke project using message blocks. My joke asks the age-old question, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" Watch my video to find out the answer. For your project try to create your own chicken joke, or 'knock, knock" joke, or any joke that you might want to share! Please share your Scratch Jnr. projects with me when you are done. You can share your projects by posting a comment and adding a link to a video of your Scratch Jnr. project.

Click here to view this week's tutorial video: Tell me a Joke!
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/tXnT01nLWr4

Monday, March 23, 2020

Character "Tag"

In this tutorial, you'll learn how one character can tag a second character to get them to respond to an action. This is a good basic practice activity for beginners.
Click here to view the tutorial:
"Tagging" Tutorial

Scratch Jnr. Bike Race Using Speed Blocks

In this week's Scratch Jnr. tutorial learn how to create a race using speed blocks. Click HERE to view the Loom recorded version if y...