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Scratch Game Development for 4th Graders

This document outlines a programming course for 4th graders using Scratch, aimed at creating a complete game over 10 weeks. Each week focuses on different programming concepts, culminating in a game showcase. Additional teaching materials and bonus ideas for enhancing the course experience are also provided.

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Scratch Game Development for 4th Graders

This document outlines a programming course for 4th graders using Scratch, aimed at creating a complete game over 10 weeks. Each week focuses on different programming concepts, culminating in a game showcase. Additional teaching materials and bonus ideas for enhancing the course experience are also provided.

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Build Your Own Game with

Scratch!
A fun programming course for 4th
graders
Course Overview
• Audience: 4th-grade students (9–10 years old)
• • Platform: Scratch ([Link])
• • Goal: Create a complete game by the end of
the course
• • Format: 8–10 weekly sessions (45–60
minutes each)
Week 1: Intro to Scratch
• Explore Scratch interface
• • Create 'Animate Your Name' project
Week 2: Moving Sprites
• Learn sprite movement using arrow keys
• • Project: 'Move the Hero'
Week 3: Looks and Sounds
• Add speech, sounds, and costumes
• • Project: 'Talking Scene'
Week 4: Events
• Use events to start the game
• • Build a start screen
Week 5: Loops
• Introduce loops for animations
• • Project: 'Dancing Monster'
Week 6: Conditions
• Add interactions with 'if touching'
• • Project: 'Catch the Apple'
Week 7: Variables
• Track score and time
• • Project: 'Scorekeeper'
Week 8: Game Design
• Combine features to build final game
• • Test and polish the game
Week 9: Bonus Features
• Add levels or power-ups
• • Advanced tweaks
Week 10: Game Showcase
• Present the final game
• • Celebrate progress
Teaching Materials
• Scratch account ([Link])
• • Weekly visual guides and slides
• • Printable game journal
• • Mini coding challenges
Bonus Ideas
• Award creative badges (e.g., 'Sound Sorcerer')
• • Let kids theme their game (e.g., Pokémon,
treasure hunt)
• • End-of-course certificate of completion

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