UPDATED: These challenges are now on a website. This is a set of Scratch challenges that scaffold students learning of the basic concepts of Scratch and programming in a fun way.
By the end of this project students have created an animated biome. I have used this with third grade students for two years with great results each time. Tutorials and handouts included.
Students are responding that they like spending class time creating games with Scratch. This post includes slides for 2 games we're making in class using Scratch.
A webinar hosted by members of the ScratchEd Team discussing strategies for introducing students to Scratch guided by activities from the Scratch curriculum guide.
Contributed by Peter Kirschmann, September 16, 2011
Several times this summer, Learning Technologies teachers have explored making a "Scratch Book" or "Scratch Glossary" as part of the ever popular Design a Computer Game class.