ScratchJr Coding Examples for Grade 2 Students

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🎨 What is ScratchJr? ScratchJr is a visual programming language where you can create your own interactive stories and games using colorful blocks. It’s designed for young children!
• 🐱 Characters: In ScratchJr, characters are called 'Sprites'. You can make them move, talk, and interact with each other.
• 🧱 Coding Blocks: Instead of typing code, you drag and drop blocks to tell your Sprites what to do. Examples include move, turn, and say.
• 🎬 Projects: A ScratchJr project is your complete story or game. You can have multiple pages in your project, each with its own background and sprites.
• ⏺️ Recording: You can even record your own voice to add sound to your project!
• 🧭 Navigation: Use the arrows to move your sprites around the screen.
• ➕ Adding Sprites: Press the plus button to add more characters to your project.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. What are the characters in ScratchJr called?
   1. Sprites
   2. Blocks
   3. Scripts
2. What do you use to tell your Sprites what to do in ScratchJr?
   1. Typed words
   2. Coding Blocks
   3. Math Equations
3. What is a complete story or game in ScratchJr called?
   1. Page
   2. Sprite
   3. Project
4. What can you add to your ScratchJr project to make it more exciting?
   1. Pictures
   2. Your voice
   3. Text
5. Which of these actions can you NOT make a Sprite do?
   1. Move
   2. Fly
   3. Talk
6. Which button do you press to add a new character (Sprite)?
   1. Plus (+) button
   2. Minus (-) button
   3. Equals (=) button
7. What do you use to move the Sprites around on the screen?
   1. Arrows
   2. Number pad
   3. Space bar