Blog Post

We are Programmers - Lesson 3 - Y3 & Y4

  • by James D. Lewis
  • 19 Sept, 2018

 Learning Objectives:  

To create an algorithm for an animated scene in the form of a storyboard

To write a program in Scratch to create the animation.

To correct mistakes in an animation programme


Success Criteria:

I can work in pairs.

I can draw a story board  using my own cartoon characters.

I can write an algorithm using Scratch.

I can draw my Sprite cartoon characters 

I can create an animation story.


This is my storyboard from the last lesson - create your own two characters and dialogue

All children should be able to:

1 – Open the Sencolewis.co.uk website

2 -Complete a story board our using characters of your own

3 - Login to Scratch your own personal login so that you can work at home and at school 

Most Children should be able to:

Complete 1 - 3

4 - Start to create your own original Scratch animation based upon my template

5 - Add own backgrounds to the animation

6 - Work in pairs to debug the animations

Some Children should be able to:

Complete 1 - 7

7 - Save your work in Scratch and share - view animations that your friends have made


My animation

1 - Draw your own storyboard
2 - Play with this animation and add your own text in when you click on the Sprite code
2 - Draw your own Sprites

Draw your own Sprites and colour them in!

1 - Add 2 new characters by drawing your own Sprite - keeping the existing code

GD:

3 - Change the timings of the costume changes

4 - Add a background  


Greater Depth - Animation examples

This is the original code - for Greater Depth add more "talking" between the characters.  Don't forget to add "wait" buttons to create a delay between each character talking!
Georgia Code
Cat Code

Teacher Notes:

Group the children in pairs and provide them with a storyboard template. 

Give them some discussion time to decide what their story board will be about.

Children need to draw pictures to create their story board and show how to draw these characters as Sprites in Scratch.

What makes a good animation?

Show some examples of some good animations:


Glossary - Word Bank

Algorithm – step by step guide/instructions to solve a problem.

 Input – data supplied to the computer using a mouse/keyboard.

 Output – Information produced by the computer on the screen or through the speakers.

 Program – A set of instructions understood by the computer to create an outcome.

by James D. Lewis 26 November 2019
Y6 Literacy Lesson www.sencolewis.co.uk
by James Lewis 22 November 2019
Ammar's Pizza Surprise
by James Lewis 20 November 2019
Ammar's Pizza Surprise
by James Lewis 19 November 2019
Ammar's Pizza Surprise
by James Lewis 18 November 2019
Ammar's Pizza Surprise
by James D. Lewis 13 November 2019
Guided Reading - "Boxing Out" using pictures - Primary Pupils www.sencolewis.co.uk
by James D. Lewis 4 November 2019
12 times tables video www.sencolewis.co.uk
by James D. Lewis 4 November 2019
Individual letter sounds video - Direct instruction precision teaching www.sencolewis.co.uk
by EIleen Browne - Handa's Surprise 4 November 2019
Literacy lesson - based on Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne - Primary Pupils www.sencolewis.co.uk
by J.D. Lewis 3 June 2019
www.sencolewis.co.uk
More posts
Share by: