Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to improve your spelling skills while having fun with Scratch coding.

Materials and Prep

• A computer or tablet with internet access
• Access to Scratch coding platform (https://scratch.mit.edu/)

No prior knowledge of Scratch coding is required. You will learn as we go along!

Activities

1. Start by brainstorming a list of words you want to practice spelling. Write them down on a piece of paper or type them in a document.
2. Open Scratch and create a new project.
3. Using the "Text" category in Scratch, add a sprite that displays one of the words from your list.
4. Next, create a script for the sprite that asks the user to spell the word.
5. Allow the user to input their answer using the "Ask" block in Scratch.
6. Check if the user's answer matches the correct spelling of the word.
7. If the answer is correct, display a message like "Great job! You spelled it right!" and move on to the next word.
8. If the answer is incorrect, display a message like "Oops! Try again!" and give the user another chance to spell the word correctly.
9. Repeat steps 3 to 8 for all the words on your list.
10. Finally, add a congratulatory message or animation when the user completes spelling all the words.

Third Grade Talking Points

• "Today, we are going to practice our spelling skills while learning how to code in Scratch."
• "We will create a program that asks us to spell words and gives us feedback on whether we spelled them correctly or not."
• "To start, we need to think of a list of words we want to practice spelling. Let's brainstorm together!"
• "Once we have our list, we will open Scratch and create a new project."
• "In Scratch, we will add a character or sprite that will display one of the words from our list."
• "We will then write a script for the sprite to ask us to spell the word."
• "We can input our answer using the 'Ask' block in Scratch."
• "The program will check if our answer matches the correct spelling of the word and give us feedback."
• "If we spell the word correctly, the program will congratulate us and move on to the next word."
• "If we spell the word incorrectly, the program will give us another chance to spell it right."
• "We will repeat this process for all the words on our list."
• "Finally, when we finish spelling all the words, the program will give us a congratulatory message or animation."