Introduction to conditionals in Scratch - Barclays Code Playground
Key Stage: Key Stage 2 Coding Language: Scratch Resource type: Lesson plan + teacher guide

Resource overview
Conditional statements are all around us in everyday life and in computing. Use everyday examples to bring conditionals to life and get the class moving with an offline activity before creating a Rock, Paper, Scissors game using Scratch.
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Key resource information
- You will need: Pencil and paper, laptops or desktop computers, access to https://scratch.mit.edu
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Teaching assessment opportunities
- Have the children play the game against each other, or play themselves against the computer
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Lesson length
- 45 minutes
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Pupil objectives
- "Using my knowledge of conditional statements, I can create a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors with Scratch”
- "Using my knowledge of conditional statements, I can create a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors with Scratch”
Extension activities
Activity book

Halloween hunt
Here's our special halloween spook-tacular. In this project you'll need to code along to help the witch to her find the bat. This project is a great introduction to how we use conditional statements in Scratch. Click to watch the video, and for this project you will also need to access scratch.mit.edu