ABSTRACT
It’s generally easy to define a beginning – it’s the part with nothing before it – but here we aren’t just looking at the start of things but the mindset and approach we want to take with learners early on the path to coding. What does beginner Scratch look like? What does it include? What does it not include? What is the focus, and what are the goals we should have in mind for beginners? Every learner is unique, so of course there aren’t strict definitions we can rely on, but we can have a mindset for how we approach the topic. Later in the book, you’ll find I’ve provided additional challenges for the more advanced students you might have, so here we’ll stick to generalities.
