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We Are Programmers: Creating an Animation

The Rising Stars year three planning unit uses Scratch to create an animated cartoon from characters designed by students. The resource contains detailed planning of each stage of the lesson, accounting for all groups of learners. In the lesson students learn how to use the paint tool in Scratch to create a sprite and a background. Students create an animation by translating a storyboard into a series of scripted instructions for graphic objects. The planning has useful links, core steps and extensions and assessment guidance.

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