An introduction to programming for beginners in upper elementary grades. Introduce your class to programming using a fun scenario-based approach where they build two complete games. Side Scroller Survival introduces them to basics of motion and animation. In BeatBot Battle, they program a robot to make it dance. On completing this lesson plan students will be able to build simple games, animations, and a variety of simple projects.
 
Concepts:
Use sequencing
Pattern recognition
Loops
Conditional logic
Create scenes
Add sounds and music
Use keyboard controls
Learn about motion
Broadcasting messages
Adding special effects