The scratch.mit.edu Projects Editor is the most intuitive programming environment ever designed for beginners. By following this scratchmitedu-projects-editor-tutorial-getstarted guide, you have moved from a passive internet user to an active creator.
You now know where the Stage is, what the Block Palette does, and how to snap together Events, Control, and Motion blocks to make an interactive game. The green flag is waiting. The cat is sitting still.
Your mission now: Go to scratch.mit.edu, click Create, and break something. Then, fix it. That is how real programmers learn.
Happy coding from the MIT Media Lab community! scratchmitedu-projects-editor-tutorial-getstarted
Let’s write your first code.
Tip: Click the red Stop Sign to stop all scripts.
Example: Make the cat glide side to side forever. The scratch
when green flag clicked
forever
glide 1 secs to x: 200 y: 0
glide 1 secs to x: -200 y: 0
Click the Stage (left side of Sprite Pane), then the Backdrops tab. Add multiple backdrops. Use the code block switch backdrop to [next backdrop] to change levels.
Let’s create a simple animation.
When you load that URL, Scratch doesn’t just give you an empty project. Instead, it launches a guided, interactive tutorial right inside the editor. Let’s write your first code
You’ll see:
It’s not a video. It’s not a separate tour. It’s a live coding walkthrough where you actually build something small.