Coding Onstage

by Kristin Fontichiaro, Colleen Van Lent

Overview

The Coding Onstage book presents early learners with a theater story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates, movement, sprite characteristics, events, and more. Book is aligned to curriculum standards and includes extension activities and opportunities for students to customize and experiment with their code. Call outs on each page help students grasp the conceptual understanding behind the code block. Book includes table of contents, glossary of keywords, index, and author biography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534166202
Publisher:	Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication date:	02/01/2020
Series:	21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Makers as Innovators Junior Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

Let's Dance! 5

Starting Positions 7

Gloria, the Gliding Dancer 9

Jade, the Jumping Dancer 11

Repeating Jumps 13

Changing Jade's Costumes 15

Nia, the Prima Ballerina 17

Adding Music 19

Your Next Performance 21

Glossary 22

Find Out More 23

Index 24

About the Authors 24

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2020

Gr 2–4—The most frustrating part of learning to code is the setup phase. Constructing an environment requires lots of steps before getting to the fun parts. This series and its associated projects shortcut that process, dropping coders into scenes already created online. The result is on-paper tutorials with large, helpful graphics of sections of code, padded with "Pro Tips" offering mnemonics and encouragement. Two-page chapters organize the coding projects into easily completed tasks, most of which teach a single concept. Readers will gain practice with layers, movement, duplication, loops, and signals and end up with cute animations. VERDICT Great as an adjunct to online tutorials.

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