Tots & Tech 2, Part B

Let’s set off on a 4-week coding adventure, where your little ones get started on their coding journey with tech!

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Course Summary

Learning outcomes:

‘Tots & Tech: Playful Programming for Preschoolers’ is all about getting kids inspired and excited about the possibilities and wonders of tech.

In this follow-up bootcamp, preschoolers delve deep into ScratchJr and come to a complete understanding of the app in its entirety.

They build on their critical thinking and literacy skills with ScratchJr and Sammy the Robot by learning to:

  1. Apply all new and previous concepts learnt.
  2. Create their own sound effects with the sound and recording blocks
  3. Apply the concept of Functions to set off different sequences at the same time

This Bootcamp wraps up with preschoolers designing and programming their very own complete game! And as they creatively work out what makes a good game, they will be exercising skills such as problem-solving, logical thinking and presentation skills.

The stuff you’ll learn:

  1. Discover more characters and structures within Sammy the Robot world
  2. Basics of game design
  3. Creative thinking through game design
  • Suitable for Ages: 5-6
  • Completes in: 8 hours in 4 weeks
  • Class Size of: 6 (1:6 teacher student ratio)
  • Price: SGD295 (U.P.) SGD265 (E.B. Special)

Upon completion of the course, the student would receive

  • A digital certificate of completion of the course
  • Video presentation of projects created by student

All About the Course

Let’s continue our coding adventure!

In this follow-up bootcamp for preschoolers, they will continue learning with Scratchjr as well as Sammy the Sandwich robot and its friends! They’ll learn the basics elements of game design and the concept of functions. This bootcamp series then wraps up with preschoolers creating their own original game in Scratch Jr, complete with Title and Game Over screens.

Along the way, kids will also learn about the importance of communication and collaboration as they have to work with friends to navigate more complex coding sequences for Sammy the Robot!

Life skills you'll learn

Logical Thinking
Presentation Skills
Problem Solving
Creativity

Focus of the course

Course Outline By Day

Format: In-person, at a Saturday Kids location.

Duration: 4 weeks, 1 day a week.

Here are what kids will be learning to create during the days of the course:

  1. To describe and apply new blocks in Scratch Jr (sound, recording, loops)
  2. To create games with multiple stages
  3. Analysing and understanding visual instructions to build other structures in Sammy the Robot’s world
  4. To wrap it all up by creating a complete game in Scratch Jr

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