We made a start on coding with the ScratchJr app. First, we got to know the app's interface in detail, looking at what the stage, the characters and the command blocks are for.
Next, we practised adding characters to a project and choosing a background. Our pupils noticed that characters don't move on the screen by themselves; they need commands in order to move.
Using the motion blocks, they moved their characters left and right and saw that these movements happen through a sequence of commands. They also learned to start the program with the green flag command, and so were introduced to the idea of a “start command”.
In this lesson our children actively used their skills in cause-and-effect reasoning, giving instructions, sequential thinking and problem solving.🌱
