Scratch was used during a 3-day summer school workshop attended by 5 computer science teachers and 21 primary school students aged 10-12. The students learned how to create stories and games using Scratch by incorporating dialogs between characters, broadcasts to signal characters, questions to involve the viewer, and sensing abilities. Their final projects were published online.

1. Storytelling and
games in Scratch
Špela Cerar, University of Ljubljana,
Faculty of Education
1. 8. 2014

2. What happens when
you put together:
• 3 days
• 5 computer science teachers
• 21 pupils from 4th – 6th grade of primary
school
• Scratch

3. Summer school
Magic making in Scratch

4. Let me introduce
myself…

5. Scratch

6. Scratch can be used in
storytelling and game making

7. User interface

8. Cat and elephant greet
Cat says Hello! and signals
(broadcast) to the elephant
that it is his turn
When elephant receives the
signal, he says Hello! and
moves forward until he
reaches the cat

9. Cat asks you for your name
Cat asks for your name Your name is saved in a
new variable

10. Your task
• Select a story you will present
• Present it with Scratch
– make dialogs
– use broadcasts
– ask questions
– sensing
• Publish it online