Programming for kids and beginners: Using Scratch & Microbit
What you'll learn
- Understand and apply basic concepts of coding
- Make cool animations and games using scratch
- Create cool projects with microbit
- Basic problem solving and logical thinking skills
Requirements
- No prior programming knowledge/experience needed.
Description
Note: Course is intended for purchase by adults
About the Instructor
Divya Gopinath is the founder of Little Monks’ Laboratory, where she and a team of passionate teachers teach coding to kids. After 10 years of hands on coding experience in the IT industry, Divya wanted to pursue her passion for teaching little kids. Students love her coding classes and find them quite interesting !
Course Flow
Throughout this course, we will be learning many concepts of coding/programming.
Every concept will be explained using a fun filled activity/game.
You will be taught how to apply the concept by creating a few projects in Scratch.
You will also be taught how to apply the same concept by creating different projects in Microbit.
By applying the same concept in two different tools, you will gain a strong understanding of the concept.
In future, you will be able to apply the same concept in some other tool / an entirely different programming language
What is unique about this course?
Appearance of instructor on screen to make it easier for students to follow
Use of two resources - Scratch and Microbit
Use of fun filled activities/games to make explanation of concepts easier
Concepts taught
The concepts taught in this course include the following
1) Instructions
2) Algorithms
3) Events
4) Loops
5) Variables
6) Conditionals
Sample Projects in Scratch
1) Make cool animations
2) Make awesome patterns using shapes
3) Create a custom keyboard and make it play music !
4) Program a ballerina to perform a musical ballet recital !
Sample Projects in Microbit
1) Create a mood meter that you can use to express your mood.
2) Make two microbits talk to each other using the Microbit radio feature
3) Turn your microbit into a music player
4) Make your microbit behave like a score keeper, keeping track of your scores while you play a game !
Who this course is for:
- Course is intended for purchase by adults who want to introduce their kids in the age group 7 to 14 years to basic coding concepts
- Adults who want to take their first step towards learning to code
Instructors
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 14 Reviews
- 1,035 Students
- 2 Courses
I was working in the IT industry for over 10 years. I then decided to start teaching kids how to code. Thus was born Little Monks' Laboratory. It is a place where we help kids experience the joy of coding, while they are taken through various levels of coding workshops - Basics of Coding, Game development, App development and Text based coding.
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 14 Reviews
- 1,035 Students
- 2 Courses
I am is a freelance content developer whose primary area of interest lies in creating informative yet easy-to-learn content for students. I started my career as a software developer for some of the leading MNCs in India. As a mother of two ever-curious kids, I found that there was a dearth of interesting study material that could hold the attention of kids for a considerable duration. So, I started exploring and creating study materials for science & technology Olympiads. Later I went on to expand my work in the field of computer science and programming for kids. Over the years I have published various print and e-learning materials for several educational programs.