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diagonal movement in ScratchJr

Diagonal movement – move character in two directions simultaneously

June 18, 2020 Weronika Project ideas, Uncategorized

Is it possible to perform a diagonal movement in ScratchJr? Yes! Read more and learn how to move your character on the diamond-shaped track.

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How do they move? Running two scripts at the same time

May 31, 2020 Weronika Offline exercises & worksheets, Project ideas, Uncategorized

Running two ScratchJr scripts at the same time can give you interesting effects! Check our worksheet and learn how to create a rolling ball, a hopping rabbit, a slithering snake and a bat that wobble…

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„Flashcards” quizzes with ScratchJr

April 24, 2020 Weronika Games, Project ideas, Uncategorized

The „Flashcards” is a universal ScratchJr project that can be used for various puzzles or quizzes. Tap the flashcard to “turn it over” and reveal the answer. This activity teaches how to use the “start on tap” block and how to edit existing characters.

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Drum time! A ScratchJr animation with sounds

March 30, 2020 Weronika Project ideas, Uncategorized

It’s drum time! Create an animation with the drum and two drumsticks. Every time one of the sticks strikes the drum, the script plays a sound. The movement of the drumsticks should be coordinated, so that they hit the drum by turns, not both at the same time.

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Does this ring a bell? An animation to practice turn blocks

March 23, 2020 Weronika Offline exercises & worksheets, Project ideas, Uncategorized

This animation will help your students practice with the right and left turn blocks. They will also use “repeat forever” block and recording sounds.

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Traffic light sequence with messages

March 16, 2020 Weronika Project ideas, Uncategorized

This time we’ll use ScratchJr to recreate a real life “animation” – a traffic light sequence.
This exercise not only teaches how to implement messages in ScratchJr, but can also serve as an excellent supplement to any road safety lesson or talk.

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Memory Game – word variant

March 9, 2020 Weronika Games, Project ideas, Uncategorized

This version of the Memory Game animation is very similar to the one detailed in the previous post. In this project, the goal is to create an animation in which letters flash in and out in a random order. Your pupils will learn to assign time arguments to the “wait” blocks, as well as practice reading and writing.

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Memory Game

March 3, 2020 Weronika Games, Project ideas, Uncategorized

This project will see your pupils use the “wait”, “hide” and “show” blocks to create a challenging game that will also serve as a memory work-out. It will also provide an excellent opportunity to introduce the concepts of timelines and event sequencing.

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Weronika

Hi, I’m Weronika. I’m a software engineer, STEM educator, and a big fan of the ScratchJr app!
On this blog I publish ideas for ScratchJr projects and games that let your kids take their first steps into the world of programming.
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