The activity begins with creating a Scratch project that includes a craft, idea, tutorial, or activity that can serve as inspiration for others. Learners are then asked to remix a project by their peers, trying the activity and/or expanding on the activity shared. By stepping into the role of teacher, learners can practice effective communication and self efficacy.
See a list and choose one of our in-editor/in-platform interactive tutorials. Once you’ve selected a tutorial, it will open in the Scratch Project Editor. Click the arrows to see each step. When you’ve reached the end of a tutorial, you can select from another suggested tutorial, click the “See More” button to see all the Tutorials, or click the close button to continue to customize your project.
Starter projects include some simple code you can remix to make your own creations, so you don’t have to start from scratch! Find notes inside the code to guide you. "See Inside" and click "Remix" to get started. See our full listing of starter projects on our Starter Projects page.
This lesson presents multiple pathways for students to share their identity, voice, and creativity through development of a unique asset (a “sprite” in Scratch) that is meaningful to them. Using a combination of written and verbal reflection, digital design, and classroom discourse, learners will practice communication, coding, presentation, and feedback skills that provide an important base for establishing a positive learning community.
Making faces using everyday objects and objects of significance to make portraits is an idea that comes from the artist Hanoch Piven, who makes highly expressive portraits using found objects! You can learn more here. Once you have created a face, try bringing them to life in Scratch using stop motion techniques. Moving from unplugged to digital provides the opportunity to expand your creative expression and transform your original creation.
To start this activity, first you’ll want to gather items you feel could make up parts of a face. The items can either have special meaning and/or represent something about you or your life, or they can simply be fun and interesting objects.