A-maze-ing lesson plan for Scratch - Barclays Code Playground

 Key Stage: Key Stage 2  Coding Language: Scratch  Resource type: Lesson plan

Resource overview

The lesson will introduce basic computational thinking and programming concepts by asking the class to create a maze game. Your pupils will start with an offline activity, and then go on to code their mazes in Scratch.

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  • Key resource information

    • You will need: Something to use a blindfold, pencil and paper, laptops or desktop computers, access to https://scratch.mit.edu 
    • This lesson includes a physical activity.

  • Teaching assessment opportunities

    • Have the children try each other’s games and give feedback. 
    • What went well and what could we do to improve?

  • Lesson length

    • 45 minutes

     

  • Pupil objectives

    • “I understand the instructions of a visual programming language and can predict the outcome of a program written using the language.”
    • “I can demonstrate a range of basic problem solving skills by building simple programs to carry out a given task, using an appropriate language.”

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