Block-Based Coding Student Activity Set for ScratchJr

Block-Based Coding Student Activity Set for ScratchJr

• Grades: K-2

Highlights:

A screen-free way for beginners to practice block-based coding!

• Designed for early coders—uses picture-based blocks for hands-on learning
• Complements the ScratchJr app with 16 engaging coding challenges
• Introduces key programming concepts like Motion, Looks, Sound, and Control
• Builds creativity and problem-solving skills with every coding sequence

Unplug and explore coding with a hands-on companion to the ScratchJr app. Designed with young learners in mind, this screen-free set uses child-friendly blocks with pictures instead of words—perfect for early coders. Students complete 16 challenges that help them plan coding sequences, build scripts, and test outcomes using colorful blocks, sprites, and backdrops. With block types like Motion, Looks, Sound, Triggering, and Control, they'll learn the basics of programming while sparking creativity in every block they put together.

ScratchJr is part of the Scratch Foundation and was originally developed by Prof. Mitchel Resnick and his Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab and Prof. Marina U. Bers and her DevTech Research Group. The ScratchJr app is available for free on the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon Marketplace. You can learn more about ScratchJr at www.scratchjr.org.

What's Included:

• 26 Color-Coded ScratchJr Blocks
• 16 Activity Cards
• 10 Sprite Pieces
• 10 Customizable Sprite Pieces
• 5 Stands
• 4 Double-Sided Backdrop Cards
• 1 Activity Guides

Special Notes and Considerations:

⚠WARNING: 

CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.