Scratch is a programming language that teaches important mathematical and computational skills. The program also encourages students to think creatively, reason systematically and work collaboratively by creating interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art. All of these projects can then be shared on the Web. Oh, and did I mention it is lots of fun too!
Scratch was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab with support from the National Science Foundation. It is a free download. You can download Scratch from http://scratch.mit.edu/download. The support area on the website has a Getting Started Guide along with answers to frequently asked questions and video tutorials.
Third grade students spent several class periods learning Scratch basics and exploring the program. Many students have already downloaded the program and started projects at home.
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