Primary
N° 01
Game Design with Scratch (Ages 9-11)
Design your own game with variables, conditions and loops; scoreboards, levels and clones.
Block Coding and Robotics 1 (Ages 7-8)
First motorised robots and first animations with ScratchJr and LEGO Education SPIKE Essential.
Designed for children who have just learned to read and write, this programme combines block-based coding with robotics. Children bring their own stories to life with ScratchJr on a tablet, then build and program their first moving robots with sets that include a motor and colour sensor.
How the sessions work
- One 75-minute session a week, with no more than 8 students and one set for every two
- Characters, movement, sound and scene changes in ScratchJr
- Using the motor, light and colour sensor with LEGO Education SPIKE Essential
- A theme every month: the zoo, the funfair, the space station
By the end of the programme
Students build and program a simple robot that changes its behaviour based on information from a sensor, and they create their own three-scene animated story. All task cards are illustrated for children who still find reading difficult. The programme ends with a Ministry-approved certificate of attendance, and each student is guided to the next level.
Learning outcomes
- Event-driven programming
- Using a motor and colour sensor
- A three-scene animation
Curriculum summary
| Months 1-2 | ScratchJr basics |
|---|---|
| Months 3-4 | First motorised models |
| Months 5-6 | Robots with sensors |
| Months 7-8 | Theme project and exhibition |
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