In this ScratchJr project, I will show you how to light (and blow out ?) candles on a virtual ScratchJr birthday cake! You will learn how to creatively edit existing characters and backgrounds.
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ScratchJr Christmas projects ideas
Looking for creative ScratchJr Christmas projects ideas? We’ve got two! Learn how to create a decorated Christmas tree or dress up as Santa Claus!
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How to create a simple timer in ScratchJr?
ScratchJr games become a lot more fun, challenging (and addictive ?) when we introduce the timing element! Learn how to create a simple timer and start counting down!
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Is it possible to use variables in ScratchJr?
In this post you will learn how to work around the fact that there are no build-in variables in ScratchJr. We’ll create a counter that presents it’s “current value” and we’ll also simulate a conditional statement “If a variable value is x, then do something…”
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“Spin that turkey!” The ScratchJr Thanksgiving Bingo game
This Thanksgiving ScratchJr game is a great fun for the whole family! You’ll have a blast creating the spinning turkey animation and then playing the Bingo game!
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Move the frog up the stairs! Loops in ScratchJr
This project is a great introduction to ScratchJr loops and also a good way to practice multiplication and addition. The frog has to perform the same sequence of movements many times, so the easiest way to achieve it is to use loops!
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Phases of the Moon in ScratchJr. A great mixture of coding and astronomy!
This ScratchJr project uses loops to explain the basic mechanism of the changing lunar phases. A perfect coding activity to incorporate into your science lesson!
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ScratchJr Halloween animation – carving and lighting up a Jack-o’-lantern
This Halloween themed animation will allow your students to practice all sorts of ScratchJr concepts: sending and receiving messages, “start on tap” and “wait” blocks, showing and hiding characters. Boo!
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The Moon orbiting the Earth – how to move one ScratchJr object around another?
Learn a trick to move one ScratchJr object around another and prepare an animation of the Moon orbiting around Earth… or even the entire Solar System!
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The obstacle course – combining many ScratchJr scripts
In this project we will combine three different ScratchJr scripts and run them simultaneously. Learn how to create an animation with a ball rolling through an obstacle course!
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