Official ScratchJr Book : Help Your Kids Learn to Code by Marina Umaschi Bers and Mitchel Resnick (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Official ScratchJr Book : Help Your Kids Learn to Code by Marina Umaschi Bers and Mitchel Resnick (2015, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherNo Starch Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101593276710
ISBN-139781593276713
eBay Product ID (ePID)211318145

Product Key Features

Book TitleOfficial Scratchjr Book : Help Your Kids Learn to Code
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicProgramming / Games, Programming Languages / General, School & Education, Computers / Programming, Computers / Entertainment & Games, Interactive & Multimedia
IllustratorYes
GenreComputers, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorMarina Umaschi Bers, Mitchel Resnick
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight11.4 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2015-030543
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"One thing that I especially liked was the curriculum connections listed out at the end of each chapter. If you happen to be a kindergarten teacher, and have access to tablets, I highly recommend checking this book out." --Gail Carmichael, Carleton University faculty and Board Advisor for the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology " The Official ScratchJr Book is a great place to start. I highly recommend this book to all early childhood educators getting started with coding in their classrooms." --EdSurge "A book for the youngest programmers with lots of step-by-step directions and illustrations for getting the most out of the junior version of Scratch." --Scholastic's Tech Tools "Is it ever too early to begin programming a computer? By the end of The Official ScratchJr Book , kids will be ready for all sorts of new programming adventures!" --Patheos " The Official ScratchJr Book is a great way to dive into ScratchJr. It's fun, it's challenging, and you can do it too." --Game Vortex "This is a well-done guidebook to help parents, siblings, teachers, friends and other family members get up to speed quickly with ScratchJr." --Phil Shapiro, Scratch Day volunteer " The Official ScratchJr Book focuses on inspiring creativity and still can be used to learn the nuts and bolts of simple coding and logical thinking." --STEM Friday
Grade FromKindergarten
Grade ToFourth Grade
Table Of ContentPreface An Introduction to ScratchJr Chapter 1: Getting Started Chapter 2: Animations Chapter 3: Stories Chapter 4: Games Afterword Appendix A: Transitioning from ScratchJr to Scratch Appendix B: Reference Guides Index
SynopsisScratchJr is a free, introductory computer programming language that runs on iPads, Android tablets, Amazon tablets, and Chromebooks. Inspired by Scratch, the wildly popular programming language used by millions of children worldwide, ScratchJr helps even younger kids create their own playful animations, interactive stories, and dynamic games. The Official ScratchJr Book is the perfect companion to this free app and makes coding easy and fun for all. Kids learn to program by connecting blocks of code to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. Each chapter includes several activities that build on one another, culminating in a fun final project. These hands-on activities help kids develop computational-thinking, problem-solving, and design skills. In each activity, you'll find- -Step-by-step, easy-to-follow directions -Ways to connect the activity with literacy and math concepts -Tips for grown-ups and teachers -Creative challenges to take the learning further By the end of the book, kids will be ready for all sorts of new programming adventures! The ScratchJr app now supports English, Spanish, Catalan, Dutch, French, Italian, and Thai., ScratchJr is a free, introductory computer programming language that runs on iPads, Android tablets, Amazon tablets, and Chromebooks. Inspired by Scratch, the wildly popular programming language used by millions of children worldwide, ScratchJr helps even younger kids create their own playful animations, interactive stories, and dynamic games. The Official ScratchJr Book is the perfect companion to this free app and makes coding easy and fun for all. Kids learn to program by connecting blocks of code to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. Each chapter includes several activities that build on one another, culminating in a fun final project. These hands-on activities help kids develop computational-thinking, problem-solving, and design skills. In each activity, you'll find: -Step-by-step, easy-to-follow directions -Ways to connect the activity with literacy and math concepts -Tips for grown-ups and teachers -Creative challenges to take the learning further By the end of the book, kids will be ready for all sorts of new programming adventures The ScratchJr app now supports English, Spanish, Catalan, Dutch, French, Italian, and Thai.
LC Classification NumberQA76.73.S345

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