https://scratch.mit.edu/about: Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations.

Tutorials:

Activity Guides: https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas

 Remixing Projects: https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/all: Kids can use others' projects and learn from them by modifying existing Scratch projects - it is called remixing. This helps them learn through hands-on experience while also sparking their creativity.

Storytelling Projects:

Encourage kids to create interactive stories using Scratch's capabilities. They can bring their characters to life, add dialogue, and create branching narratives. Examples: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=tell-a-story

Resources:

· Scratch MIT: An online community and resource hub for parents. It offers lesson plans, stories, and strategies for helping your child with their Scratch journey: (https://scratch.mit.edu/parents/)

· Code Club: Provides free coding projects and step-by-step guides for kids to work on in a club environment. (https://codeclubworld.org/)

· Scratch Project Ideas: Websites like "CS First" offer project ideas suitable for different age groups. (https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/s/en/home)

· Scratch YouTube Channels: Look for YouTube channels that offer Scratch tutorials and creative project ideas.

· Books: There are various books available that guide kids through learning Scratch, such as "Scratch Programming Playground" by Al Sweigart or "Coding Games in Scratch: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Building Your Own Computer Games (DK Help Your Kids)" by Jon Woodcock.