K–6TechNest
Scratch Projects
Visual programming with Scratch
Quincy
AshBefore you start
- Age band
- K–6
- Time
- 25–50 minutes
- Quest type
- Hanging Out
- Guardian
- Cass · Box Elder
- Materials needed
- Scratch Coding Cards (Official)
- Graphic Drawing Tablet (Entry Level)
- Fiskars Design Ruler and Graph Paper Set
Why this skill rocks
With Scratch, you can make your own games and animated stories just by snapping colorful blocks together! It's like building with LEGOs for your computer.
2034Where this could take you
By 2034, you'll be a coding wizard, maybe even building the apps that help run the Olympics, all because you started creating with Scratch!
What You'll Need
Optional materials for this quest.
Scratch Coding Cards (Official)
RequiredOfficial activity cards from the Scratch team at MIT. Each card is a self-contained mini-project. Great to spread out on a table and work through when you want to learn a new block type without staring at a screen for instructions.
Graphic Drawing Tablet (Entry Level)
RequiredDrawing original Scratch sprites with a mouse is awkward. An entry-level drawing tablet like a Wacom One Small lets you sketch natural-looking characters and backgrounds directly into the Scratch Paint Editor.
Fiskars Design Ruler and Graph Paper Set
When planning a Scratch game layout or storyboard, sketching on paper first saves tons of backtracking. A solid ruler and grid paper make your planning more precise and way more satisfying.