Scratch - Startling Shapes (Draw polygons)

Learner worksheets providing instructions at 5 different levels (1-4 & PScale) to support the drawing of polygons. Worksheets range from very simple (to support moderate learning difficulties) to Level 4 (including more complex number skills).

I wanted all students to feel they had independently solved the problems they were faced with in my lessons and to feel they had programmed without help. So when Rosie (SEN MLD), completed the PScale sheet independently, she was so proud, more so because she had been able to help others out. William was really grasping the ideas well and had started some Python programming as well so I wanted to develop his ideas of using ‘blocks’ of code.

This lesson is best if it follows the skill building Crazy Collision lesson and PONG and FOGGER as it has some more advanced skills at the higher levels.

Opportunity for Creativity
I thought this might be too abstract for students, but they loved it. Students experimented with the different shapes and then added colour and repetition. I loved seeing the ways students would change and modify code to create an affect.

The code example provided needs a ‘put pen down’ instruction block at the start.