Use the Scratch jr app on any mobile device to code a scene from one of Dr. Seuss's beloved books; What Was I Scared Of?

Green Pants Encounter Ages 6-8 Using Scratch Jr.

Ruled paper

Drag the MOVE LEFT arrow piece into the coding box. (Tap on any coding piece to see its name.)

Drag and connect the HIDE piece to the SAY piece.

Move the pants over to the star.

Tap the YELLOW coding block.

Drag and connect the MOVE RIGHT arrow piece to the SAY piece.

Tap the PURPLE coding block.

Tap the BLUE RESET button on the top of the screen, next to the green flag.

Drag and connect the SAY piece to the WAIT piece.

Drag and connect the HIDE piece to the GREEN FLAG piece.

Tap the word hi under the SAY piece and delete it.

Tap the ORANGE coding block.

Tap the PAPER on the top of the screen to see the code run full screen.

Delete the word hi and type the word Ahhhh!

Tap the GREEN FLAG at the top of the screen to run the code.

Tap the CHECKMARK.

Drag the GREEN FLAG piece into the coding box.

Tap the number 1 below the MOVE RIGHT arrow piece and change it to the number 4.

Tap the CAMERA icon.

Tap and delete the word hi under the SAY piece.

Move the rower to the star.

Tap the PLUS under the ROWER character name tag on the left side of the screen.

Tap the PLUS under the Scratch jr. logo.

If any of your characters move when you tap this button, put them back to the place you want them to begin and tap the BLUE RESET button again. Keep doing this until all characters stay in their beginning places whenever you tap the BLUE RESET button.

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Tap the BLUE coding block.

Take a photo of your

Tap the number 1 under the MOVE RIGHT arrow piece and change it to the number 9.

Tap the ROWER character name tag under the Scratch jr. logo.

Drag and connect the MOVE RIGHT arrow piece to the WAIT piece.

Tap the number 1 under the MOVE LEFT arrow piece and change it to the number 10.

Tap the PANTS character name tag under the Scratch jr. logo.

Write the word Ahhhh!

Drag and connect the SAY piece to the HOP arrow piece.

Tap the inside of the pants to color them green.

Drag and connect the WAIT piece to the HIDE piece.

Drag and connect the WAIT piece to the SHOW piece.

Tap the dark blue LAKE picture.

<ul><li>Record your voice screaming Ahhhh!</li></ul>

<ul><li>Record the pants screaming Ahhhh!</li></ul>

<ul><li>Make the pants chase the rower.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Add and code more characters.</li></ul>

Drag and connect the HOP piece to the MOVE LEFT piece.

Tap the BLANK PAPER.

Find and tap on the ROWER character.

Tap the number 10 below the WAIT piece and change the number to 4.

Change the number 10 below the WAIT piece to a number 6.

Tap the paper again to return to the coding screen.

Tap on the inside of the rower’s face.

Tap the PAINTBRUSH.

Drag and connect the SHOW piece to the MOVE RIGHT piece.

Tap the FREE DRAW SQUIGGLE shape on the left side of the screen.

Tap the color GREEN.

Tap the PAINT CAN.

Draw a pair of pants.

Tap the PHOTOS icon.

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