Scratch pioneered block-based programming, enabling young people to learn to code creatively and interactively. Creating Scratch projects fosters the development of computational and creative thinking skills that are critical for future success: learners identify problems, break them into smaller parts, debug them, and iterate on solutions.

 

As a parent interested in engaging in creative learning and creative coding with your learner, we encourage you to support playful learning and tinkering mindset values by letting them engage playfully in projects that are meaningful to them and elicit joy, helping them develop a mindset that is comfortable with the discomfort of getting stuck (making room for risk and iteration), and helping them develop a mindset that thinks critically about strategies for getting unstuck (saving space for the process to start again or help them imagine what’s next).

 

To learn more about our Creative Learning Philosophy and how to engage young people in creative coding, see our guide. And we encourage you to explore the variety of Creative Learning Materials in our Learning Library (including coding cards, starter projects, tutorial videos and guides to blocks, and more).