CODING FOR KIDS: How to Become The #1 Programmer among Your Friends by Creating Fun Games, Projects, and Animations with Scratch’s Complete Guide + Tips & Tricks

Length: 129 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021-08-19
ISBN-10: B09D8M1K4R
ISBN-13: 9798460938667
Sales Rank: #484435 (See Top 100 Books)

I reveal how to give your child the opportunity to become a programmer admired by all!

But that’s not all… as parents we have a responsibility to the growth and education of our children. In the next 20 years, there will be extraordinary professional opportunities for those who know how to use personal computers well. And even more opportunities for those who know how to program and create new software, games, and animations.

This book is useful tool to start this path using Scratch, your child can start from the base to understand the secrets of this language. He will be able to experiment in a simple and fun way, how to create a game or an animation, starting from scratch.

The satisfaction in his eyes will be the same as you will feel when you see him realize his first project! It was the same for me when I saw Filippo, my son at 8 years old, make his first game! He was so happy that he invited his friends over and presented them, with complete satisfaction, the result of his “work”!

Imagine being with him, watching him study, and immediately apply the teachings written in the book. You will see him put one brick on top of another until he realizes his promo game. How would you feel?

Programming in this way is a fun and artistic activity that you both will enjoy and you can have fun together inventing characters and discovering surprising results.

All you have to do is turn on your computer and start having fun with your child!

This beginner’s guide to Scratch “Coding for Kids” includes:

The installation and configuration process;
What Scratch programming is;
15 fun and innovative exercises;
Overview of Scratch blocks, different functions, and arithmetic operations.

Now the choice is yours!

Introduction
Chapter 1: Welcome to Scratch
    What is Scratch Programming?
    Who Is Scratch for?
    Why Is Scratch Ideal for Beginners?
    An Overview of Scratch blocks
    Functions and Arithmetic Operators in Scratch
    Install and Setup
        Online Platform
        Offline Application (Preferred)
        Things-That-Must-Not-Be-Done!
        The Concept of Give and Take
    Start Scratch
    Understanding different sections of the Scratch screen
        Menu Bar
        “File” Options
        “Edit” Options
        Tabs
        “Code” Tab
        “Costumes” Tab
        “Sounds” Tab
        Controls
        Green flag
        Red sign
        Turbo Mode
        View Options
        Stage
    Sprites and backdrops
        Sprites
        Backdrop
Chapter 2: Scratch Interface
    Actions and Keyboard Commands
    Conditional Actions
        Program Name: Up and Down Steps
    How To Add More Sprites To a Script
Chapter 3: How to create your first animation
    Creating Your First Animated Card with Scratch Programming
    How to Erase Errors
    How to Change the Size of a Bitmap Sprite
    Drawing with the Vector Image Tool
    A Brief Explanation of How a Gradient Works
    How to Add More Sprite to Our Sprite
    Adding Comments to The Script
    How to Transform Sprite
    Change the effect to mosaic and set the value to -25. 10.
    Graphical Transformation
    Creating your first Game
    Your First Project
    What is a Project
    Create a New Project
    The Scratch Editor Interface
        Blocks Palette
        Script Area
    Make your first game
    Name your Project
    Make the Cat Move
    Move Block
    Event Block
    Test!
    Move more
    Reset Position
    Make the Cat Say Something
    Tweak your first game
    Save your Game
Chapter 4: 15 Fun Games
    A Movie Director
    Building Lego
    Having Fun with blocks
    Rock Paper Scissors
    Choose a Card
    Merry Go Round
        Loop #1
        Loop #2
        A loop within a Loop
    Cartoons Are Cool
    Become A Scientist
        The Calculator
    The Magician
    Create a Text Generator
    Balloon Popper
    Cheese Wheel
    Minesweeper
    Ball Game
    Cat game
Chapter 5: Glossary
    Algorithm
    Append
    Argument
    Boolean
    Concatenate
    Conditional expression
    Expression
    For loop
    Function
    Import
    Index
    Initialize
    Input
    List
    Loop
    Module
    Parameter
    Range
    Shell
    String
    Syntax
    Variable
    While loop
Conclusion