Intro to CS & Scratch Coding

Sharing material from a class I will be teaching in the winter of 2025 at a local public library to kids from grades 4 through 7. The material is meant to be engaging and assumes limited to no computing proficiency. I hope you find this interesting!

1 Intro to CS & Scratch basics

Introduces basic Comp Sci concepts and the Scratch interface

2 Event-driven programming

Explains the importance of order and event-driven programming

3 Loops & Iteration in Scratch

Introduces your student to loops and repeat / forever blocks

4 Conditionals & Decision making

Introduces your student to decision making using "if" blocks

5 Variables in Scratch

Demonstrates the value of variables in coding and how these can be used

6 Project showcase & wrap-up

Help students complete a simple project of their choosing