Scratch - Frogger

Learner worksheets providing instructions at 5 different levels (1-4 and PScale) to support the introduction and understanding the FROGGER game, 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 created a game without help. So when Tasha (SEN MLD), completed the PScale sheet, working co-operatively with Rosie (SEN MLD), they were so proud. Freddie (ASD) was really quick to solve problems and really quick to give up when he ran into a coding issue. Using the sheet I was able to redirect him and build his ability to independently work through his code issues logically, every time he ticked a section off he felt successful.

This lesson is best if it follows the skill building ‘Crazy Collisions’ lesson and PONG.

Opportunity for creativity
This was one of my most modified games. The most imaginative was a photocopier flinging paper across a room, a hand needed to navigate through the flying paper. If contact was made the hand got a paper cut. I am not sure the boy who created the scenario could cope with the idea of a frog getting squashed and so created something far more tolerable to him.
More normal was rivers and an object getting across the river avoiding boats. Quite often students wanted to represent the hazards of a motorway.
More able students could chose if the crossing was to be vertical or horizontal, they needed to be able to independently sort out the maths involved.