Brief Contents Preface xiii An Introduction to ScratchJr 1 Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 Chapter 2 Animations 27 Chapter 3 Stories 51 Chapter 4 Games 97 Afterword Appendix A Transitioning from ScratchJr to Scratch 125 127 Appendix B Reference Guides 133 Index 141
Contents in Detail Preface xiii an IntroductIon to ScratchJr 1 What Is ScratchJr 2 Why Did We Create ScratchJr 2 Who Is This Book For 3 What Do You Need 4 What’s in This Book 4 How Should You Use This Book 5 chaPter 1 GettInG Started 7 Activity 1 Throw a Dance Party 8 Step 1 Open the App 9 Step 2 Make a New Project 9 Step 3 Make the Cat Move 10 Step 4 Use the Green Flag 12 Step 5 Add a Background 13 Step 6 Add Another Character 14 Step 7 Don’t Just Dance Say Something 16 Step 8 Add a Title 18 Step 9 Name Your Project 19 Step 10 Save Your Project 20 Hints 21 Tips for Grown-ups 21 Don’t Be Afraid to Explore 21 Undoing and Redoing 22 Deleting Objects 22 Deleting Blocks 22 A Guided Tour of the ScratchJr Interface 23 What’s Next 25 chaPter 2 anImatIonS 27 Activity 2 Make Your Cat Move 28 What You’ll Learn 28 How to Make It 29 Hints 31 Looking for a Challenge 31 Literacy Connection Spelling a Name 32 Math Connection Seeing How Many Ways You Can Get to 10 32 Tips for Grown-ups 32 Activity 3 Make Your Cat Turn 33 What You’ll Learn 33 How to Make It 34 Hints 35 Looking for a Challenge 35
