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ScratchJr for Children: Programming and Storytelling

Free ScratchJr lessons by Sadaf Tajik: build stories using sound, movement, waits, repeats and tap events in three videos.

ScratchJr Programming for children Storytelling Repeat loops
Course duration: 3 video lessons; 46 min Free

ScratchJr for Children: Programming and Storytelling

ScratchJr for Children: Programming and Storytelling

ScratchJr offers a visual start to programming. Stories introduce the interface, sound and instruction sequences, followed by repeat loops and characters that respond to taps. After each lesson, try the same idea in a small story of your own.

course instructorSadaf TajikPooka Digital Cafe: technology and programming education
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What will you learn?

Suggested learning approach

Watch the lessons in order and try the suggested practice on each page. Pause the video when needed, revisit difficult sections, and review your work with a parent or educator.

Frequently asked questions

Is the course free? Yes. All currently available lessons are free, and you can watch them without purchasing or signing in.

Are the videos in Persian? Yes. The videos retain the instructor’s Persian audio. Descriptions and the learning path are also available in the English site edition.

Does this list include future lessons? This page contains the videos available in the playlist at publication. The current lesson count is shown at the top of the page.

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Course introduction

ScratchJr offers a visual start to programming. Stories introduce the interface, sound and instruction sequences, followed by repeat loops and characters that respond to taps. After each lesson, try the same idea in a small story of your own.

suitable for

Children beginning programming, with a parent or educator, and learners interested in visual storytelling.

prerequisite

Access to ScratchJr on a compatible device; no text-based coding experience required.

final output

Build a simple visual story with movement, sound, waits, repeats and characters that respond to taps.

Course topics

Each step has its own page, a practical explanation and a synergistic section for questions and answers.

1 Getting Started with ScratchJr: Interface, Sound and Wait Begin ScratchJr with a simple story. Explore the interface, sound blocks, the Wait block, and red blocks for ending a program or moving to another page as you build your first visual story. 2 ScratchJr Repeat Loops: Mr. Tick’s Welcome Party Explore repeating instructions through Mr. Tick’s welcome-party story. Combine repeat blocks, a forever loop, character drawing, resizing, movement and sound to give characters more engaging behavior. 3 ScratchJr Tap Events, Repeat Blocks and Character Control Make each character run its own instructions when tapped. Combine counted repeats, resizing, showing and hiding characters to create an interactive story that responds to the viewer.