Platform

• Scratch

Year Levels

• Y3-4 (Guided)

• Y5-6

• Y7-8

Duration

• 1 lesson

Resources

Differentiation

Let ākonga get creative with the backdrop and sprites.

Prepare, add, or remove elements to adapt the complexity of this activity to suit learners of varying levels.

Extension

Expand to include multiple scenes, or use broadcast to connect sprites to other objects like images maunga, awa, moana etc…

About Activity

This session introduces ākonga to using Scratch interface as a digital storytelling tool. They will learn how code blocks to start an action, display text, record audio, and play the audio.

In this activity, ākonga will learn how to:

• Add and edit a sprite

• Record audio for use in a program

• Sequence a series of Looks and Sound blocks to program and perform a pepeha/mihimihi