UdemyIntroduction to Computer SciencePaid courseBeginner levelCertificate

Scratch games coding for kids - Getting started (Udemy.com)

Transforming children from players of games into creators

4.6

65 reviews

Created by: Matt Ottewill

Last updated May 2022

What you will learn

Creative games making with Scratch
Getting around the Scratch interface
Creating player controls
Making sprites move by themselves
Creating collisions
Painting your own sprites
How to make a ping pong game

How it compares

Against the other 58 rated Udemy courses in Introduction to Computer Science on CourseDuck:

Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 63% of them
Reviews65#51 of 59 by number of reviews
Length2.1 hoursshorter than 81% of them
Last updatedMay 2022earlier than 70% of them

Course Description

This course is designed for parents who want to re-direct their child's natural enthusiasm for playing games into creating games and coding. It has has been created specifically with young learners in mind and is suitable for 7-12 year olds.

Every lesson has been carefully scripted to be clear and unambiguous. Our instructor is a qualified and experienced teacher who speaks clearly and precisely, leading the learner through every detail of the activity. Each step is explained and demonstrated.

As the lessons progress, your child will build familiarity with Scratch, follow game making exercises, build a complete game and acquire the skills and knowledge required to build their own games. In so doing they will begin to understand the fundamental transferable concepts of coding, and improve their creative, math and computational thinking skills.

Technology advances at a formidable rate and we know how important it is for our children to not only keep abreast of new developments, but to also have a firm grasp of underlying computing concepts.

Our activities not only teach essential underlying technical knowledge and skills such as computing concepts, coding, file types, and the different types of media, but also utilise creative games, image and music making exercises and projects that inspire and motivate children.

Creativity is about questioning, problem solving, self expression and working with others, and these attributes are valued by employers, lead to personal self-fulfilment and build confidence in young learners. And it can be a lot of fun too.

Beginner Level

Time: 2.1h

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Instructor Details

Matt Ottewill

4.6 Rating
65 Reviews

Matt is a digital media educator, designer, and music technologist. He runs his own business The Pixel Gang, teaching games coding and digital media creation to children.

He has written qualifications and developed programmes for universities, adult education, and apprenticeships in the fields of digital media and marketing, music technology and computing, and contributes content to online learning platforms.

His passion is teaching young learners the coding and computing skills and knowledge they will need for their secondary education, university degrees and future careers.