Book Trailers with Scratch

Discover.

In my Lower School Computer Science class, students use Scratch to program book trailers. In this post, I will tell you how I tackle this project. First, watch the video below to discover the power of Scratch.

Learn.

Ready to get inspired? Watch the video below to see a few book trailers created by my fourth graders, and then learn the basics of Scratch with the resources below.

Resources:

Google CS First - Storytelling

Learn to Program with Scratch

Scratch Cards

Coding with Scratch

Scratch Ed

Do.

To begin this unit, I show my students the Book Trailer Presentation below. Then, in pairs or individually, students complete the Book Trailer Storyboard. From there, the sky is the limit!

Book Trailer Presentation

Book Trailer Storyboard