It’s Monday, March 25, 2019, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
(https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas)
Age Range: 8-16 (Grades 3-10, with parental supervision)
The good folks at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) developed this website that offers “Scratch,” a new programming language designed to help young people “create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art” – and then share them on the web.
As kids (8 and up) use Scratch, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas, think creatively, analyze systematically, gain a deeper understanding of the process of design, and use technology to develop learning skills for the 21st century.
Scratch is available FREE online and/or can be downloaded for Mac OS and Windows at the website.
When you get to the site, choose a tutorial or start with the Getting Started tutorial. The categories are:
- Animation
- Art
- Music
- Games
- Stories
Follow along and then try for yourself! There are also activity guides, and coding cards to download.
This is a great way to engage in math while having fun!
Also, ScratchJr is available – a simplified version of Scratch designed for ages 5 to 7.
