#SCRATCH CODING CODE#
#SCRATCH CODING FREE#

#SCRATCH CODING FREE#

If you enjoy using this free app, please consider making a donation to the Scratch Foundation (a nonprofit organization that provides ongoing support for ScratchJr. Scratch is a project that lets kids create their own interactive stories, games, and animations with coding. Each time you add a sprite, it will appear on the stage. You can add or delete as many sprites as you want. 56 Coding with Scratch TRY THIs Make the Scratch Cat jump up in the. On scratch, the characters and objects are called sprites.

To code, click and drag the blocks to the large center space.

#SCRATCH CODING CODE#

The ScratchJr project has received generous financial support from the National Science Foundation (NSF DRL-1118664), Scratch Foundation, LEGO Foundation, and British Telecommunications. The code blocks are on the left hand side of the screen. ScratchJr is a collaboration between the Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab, the Developmental Technologies research group at Tufts University, and the Playful Invention Company. The ScratchJr interface and programming language were redesigned to make them appropriate for younger children’s cognitive, personal, social, and emotional development. ScratchJr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language (), used by millions of people (ages 8 and up) around the world. With ScratchJr, children don’t just learn to code, they code to learn. They also use math and language in a meaningful and motivating context, supporting the development of early-childhood numeracy and literacy. In the process, children learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer. With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) learn important new skills as they program their own interactive stories and games.īy snapping together graphical programming blocks, children can make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. The colorful world of Scratch coding has never been more exciting, especially with a plethora of books available that cater to every young coders unique learning style.