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Kids Programming: Foundations

72 lessons that start in ScratchJr and open out into art, sound, cartoons and puzzles - everything a five-year-old needs before real code.

1 of 72 lessons published · 9 units · ages 5-8

Unit 1

First projects in ScratchJr

Seasons, sunrise, growing apples and an underwater world - the first things that move.

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  1. 1Make a Four Seasons Cartoon14 min
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Unit 2

Everyday stories

School, football, other planets and space flight: telling a story with characters.

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Unit 3

Performance and motion

Concerts, jumping higher and collecting things - then a project of their own.

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Unit 4

How computers work

The parts of a computer, keyboard and mouse, the Internet, viruses and passwords.

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Unit 5

Pixels, vectors and animation

Draw in Pixilart, learn what a vector is, and animate a character frame by frame.

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Unit 6

Sound and music

Turn drawings into sounds, find out what your name sounds like, build a space orchestra.

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Unit 7

Cartoons and storytelling

Write a story, record a voiceover, and animate a four-part space adventure.

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Unit 8

Algorithms and robots

Mazes, a robot artist, impossible towers and toys that come alive.

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Unit 9

Final project

Four lessons: choose an idea, draw it, make it move, give it sound - and present it.

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