Summary
A quick tour of the Scratch editor itself: the stage where a project plays, the sprite list, and the palette of block categories kids drag from. The right video to play right before students open their first project.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This video tours the main parts of the Scratch editor screen.
- What is the "stage" in Scratch?
- Where do you find the blocks you snap together?
- What is a sprite?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: stage, sprite, palette.
Try it: Open Scratch and point to (or name) the stage, the sprite list, and the block palette on your own screen.