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Scratch is an application for students to develop creativity, logical thinking, and expression, and can be integrated into about any subject area. In fact, it’s an excellent ally in many project-based lessons.

• Download Scratch
• Sowing the Seeds of Creativity
• All I Really Needed to Know (I learned in Kindergarten)
• Scratch Videos
• British Introduction to Scratch
• Scratch Hand Out Guides

What do students learn when they interact with “Scratch?” How about… mathematical and computational ideas, in a meaningful and motivating context? They also learn about the process of design. Scratch is also great for building fluency with digital tools and provides ripe opportunities for developing twenty-first century skills.

For more information, see “Learning with Scratch.“

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