Scratch has become a popular way to introduce coding to young people around the world. Scratch programming in Nigeria will help to improve the creativity of pupils and prepare them for this new technology-driven era. It importance can’t  be over empasised.

However, the majority of kids, parents and schools teacher  in Nigeria don’t know about this programming language

Scratch programming  in Nigeria will  open up the opportunity for students to become creative communicators, computational thinkers, and empowered learners.

This  drag and drop programming support project-based learning across subject areas from primary school to junior secondary school.

Students will develop new perspectives about themselves like building confidence in their ability to be makers. And not just consumers of technology. If spend sufficient time exploring and creating with Scratch.

Integrating Scratch into the school curriculum will help students learn to think creatively and work collaboratively

Imporantace of scratch programming if incoporated in school curriculum.

Here are three things to know about Scratch and the opportunities it opens up for learners

1.  Scratch enables students to create projects that express their ideas.

 Technology has evolved over the years and learning to code has become a focus in many schools outside the country. As technology is the new phase of life

Scratch is not limited to the technical side of coding but still, it’s useful to our day to day life.

The goal of Scratch goes beyond introducing the technical skills of coding.

Students can learn how to use coding to bring their ideas to life and develop their cognitive ability  with the use of scratch.

In the process of creating their projects like animated stories, interactive games and dynamic stimulation, students develop computational thinking skills. Also, it helps develop their broader life skills, known  4Cs of life — creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking.

Furthermore, student learn to understand computational concepts, such as sequencing, iteration, and variables. They will also learn computational practices, such as debugging and abstraction.

More importantly, they develop the ability to carry out ideas from start to finish, envisioning possibilities, and solving problems they encounter. This will help prepare them for the real-life situation.

Just as building blocks enable children to imagine and create a variety of structures, the Scratch coding blocks allow students to imagine, create and share an amazing variety of projects.

2.  Students can use Scratch to communicate ideas in many subject areas.

Scratch cut across all subjects ranging from language arts and history to science and mathematics.

scratch can be used to design animated video of such as cell division, mold growth and the water cycle in science subjects

while in  math classes,  scratch block can be used to develop an interactive game that uses mathematical concepts and skills, such as estimating, multiplying and graphing.

Also in  English and other languages, students can use Scratch to make their own animated poem interactive stories and vocabulary games.

3. Students develop fluency through exploration and experience.

People don’t become who they want to be simply by learning just ABC and simple calculation, everyone needs time and space to experiment with different forms of ability and to develop it.

The same is true with Scratch. In order for students to learn how to express their ideas with code, students need to learn more than the basic grammar and vocabulary of coding. They need time and space to experiment with making different types of projects, such as interactive stories, games and animations. By exploring ways to combine their own images, words and sounds. They expand their ability to give voice to their ideas.

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