Your First Scratch Project

Scratch: Code You Can Slide

Scratch is a block-based coding language. Instead of typing code, you drag and snap coloured blocks together to build games and animations.

Your First Program

1. Open Block Studio or the Scratch editor.
2. Pick the cat sprite (or add your own).
3. From yellow Events, drag when ▼ clicked onto the script area.
4. From blue Motion, snap move 10 steps below it.
5. Click the green flag and watch the sprite move!

Block Categories and Colours

• Motion — move, turn, go to positions
• Looks — say, think, change costumes
• Events — start scripts (green flag, keys)
• Control — wait, repeat, forever, if
• Sound — play sounds and music

Challenge

Make the cat say "Hello!" when you click the green flag. Then add two blocks that move it across the stage.