The Teacher’s Guide to Scratch – Beginner 1st Edition

The Teacher’s Guide to Scratch – Beginner (1st Edition) by Kai Hutchence is a practical, classroom-ready resource that turns beginner coding into clear, confident lessons for teachers everywhere. Designed for educators with little or no programming experience, this guide demystifies Scratch with step-by-step instructions, age-appropriate project ideas, and classroom management tips that work in primary and early secondary settings.

Inside you’ll find concise lesson plans that build computational thinking progressively, ready-to-run activities that spark creativity, and assessment suggestions to measure student progress. Each chapter focuses on hands-on projects—interactive stories, animations, and simple games—so learners experience immediate results while developing logic, sequencing, and problem-solving skills.

What makes this guide indispensable is its focus on real classroom challenges: differentiation strategies, grouping options, time-saving templates, and troubleshooting notes that keep lessons flowing. It’s written in a clear, teacher-friendly voice by Kai Hutchence, marrying pedagogical insight with practical coding know-how.

Ideal for ICT coordinators, classroom teachers, and homeschool educators in the UK, US, Australia, Canada and beyond, the book easily maps to common curricula and supports cross-curricular links in maths, art and literacy. Whether you’re introducing one lesson or planning a term-long unit, this guide helps you deliver engaging, confident coding lessons from day one.

Empower your students to create, not just consume. Add The Teacher’s Guide to Scratch – Beginner to your teaching toolkit and transform how your class learns digital skills. Order your copy today and start teaching Scratch with clarity and confidence.

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