Install ScratchJr
Get familiar with the ScratchJr application on a supported phone, tablet or computer before starting a project.
CODING FOR KIDS · LESSON SERIES
Make stories move with ScratchJr.
The original ScratchJr tutorial page introduces block-based coding for children, with projects built around animations, interactive stories and simple games.
Learn the code blocks
Understand the basic blocks and how they provide instructions for characters and scenes.
Explore the block categories
Practice combining different blocks to control what a character does and when an action begins.
Elephant in the City
Build an interactive story in which a person driving through a city is chased by a giant elephant.
A Story About Your School
Create multiple scenes, add pages and let readers move between pages in an interactive school story.
Create a basketball game
Use ScratchJr blocks to build a simple basketball-themed game and experiment with how it responds.
Animate a character
Practice motion blocks, grid movement, green-flag triggers, resetting a character's position, turning, hide-and-seek and repeating actions.
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