ScratchJr 4+
Scratch Foundation, Inc.
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) learn important new skills as they program their own interactive stories and games.
By snapping together graphical programming blocks, children can make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. In the process, children learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer. They also use math and language in a meaningful and motivating context, supporting the development of early-childhood numeracy and literacy. With ScratchJr, children don’t just learn to code, they code to learn.
ScratchJr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language (http://scratch.mit.edu), used by millions of people (ages 8 and up) around the world. The ScratchJr interface and programming language were redesigned to make them appropriate for younger children’s cognitive, personal, social, and emotional development.
ScratchJr is a collaboration between the Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab, the Developmental Technologies research group at Tufts University, and the Playful Invention Company. The ScratchJr project has received generous financial support from the National Science Foundation (NSF DRL-1118664), Scratch Foundation, LEGO Foundation, and British Telecommunications.
If you enjoy using this free app, please consider making a donation to the Scratch Foundation (www.scratchfoundation.org), a nonprofit organization that provides ongoing support for ScratchJr. We appreciate donations of all sizes, large and small.
What’s New
Version 1.5.11
Bug Fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Dear ScratchJR
That very good for kids
By Ruby team
Well.. it’s okay…
Dear Scratch Team,
I enjoy this educational coding game, anyhow, I dislike a few things: 1. Does not uses real coding blocks. 2. Very few buttons in-game. 3. A few weird things, for example, you can’t delete games, characters, drawings, stages, etc. 4. Has no page where you can explore other people’s games. I already know that my statements are false because it is for juniors, that is why it is ScratchJr. I can’t seem to find the real Scratch, Scratch 3. But it is well made, thank you for creating this game. I know that it is for young kids so it is simple. The game is great for young kids to learn and enjoy in the same time. Finally, I am also a kid, but I just need to say I am not a young kid but a old kid. Please understand, Thank you Scratch Team.
Sincerely From,
A Stranger.
Too laggy and all stuff
At first, I learned coding when I was 7. At 8, it was getting fun and made 70+ projects. And now. Not good at all. Please improve it. Just make a copy and improve it and call it scratch jr 2
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Information
- Provider
- Scratch Foundation, Inc.
- Size
- 53.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+, Made for Ages 6 to 8
- Copyright
- © 2014 Scratch Foundation, All Rights Reserved
- Price
- Free