Day 1 Lesson Plan: Introducing Scratch¶

Objectives¶

The students will...

get their XOs and take a quick tour of Sugar
discover what Scratch can do
begin exploring how to use the application
manipulate sprites and blocks to form scripts
complete the Name Project and save it
create accounts for themselves on the Scratch website and make each other friends
share their projects on the Scratch website

On the first day, the students will learn what Scratch can do, and how they can use the program. We will introduce Scratch as follows:

Show the Scratch intro video
Demonstrate how to do basic things in Scratch: + add sprites to the stage + add blocks to scripts
Show class one of the demo projects and explain what is going on when it runs
Let class play with the demo for 5 minutes

Ask the class about what they would like to create on the computer
Suggest that the students try to make their name into art, show a couple of the name projects briefly
Let the class know that they will get a chance to work on their projects for this session and half of the next session
Inform the class that each student will get a chance to present their work durning the next session

Assess how proficient each student is with computers, to see if anyone needs really basic help, such as pointing and clicking with the mouse.
Observe the students exploring the Scratch program, and help students who get stuck.
Suggestion strategies that students might use, like using existing letters, or painting things they might want but can’t find in the sprite archive.
Answer questions the students have about Scratch and what it can do.
10 minutes before class breaks, help students save their work to the Scratch website.