CodeHS Elementary uses Scratch and ScratchJr for student coding projects.

Watch these videos to learn how to use Scratch and ScratchJr with CodeHS Elementary:

Create a new Scratch or ScratchJr program from your Playground. Click on the plus icon, then choose which environment you’d like to use:

Create a class section, and select a course to view the pathway.

Add students to your section.

Toggle the visibility button on each lesson to make that lesson’s starter code show up in student playgrounds.

Teach students how to log in to CodeHS using your selected login method.

View this walkthrough video to learn how to decide on a lesson to teach.

View the lessons in your course from the Lessons tab.

Open a lesson and view the lesson page. Look for the lesson tags, duration, objective, and standards to decide if this lesson is the right fit.

You can also use our Course Roadmaps in our Resources page to see a recommended ordering of CS lessons.

View this walkthrough video to learn more about how you can prepare to teach a lesson.

Click through the slides and videos. If you have time, make the assigned program.

Open the starter and sample code to see how students will start their program and how it might look by the end of the lesson. Some lessons start with a blank program.

Read the lesson preparation notes.

Open the links under lesson resources.

View the lesson plan for more information on lesson pacing, troubleshooting tips, extensions, and a rubric.

View this walkthrough video for more information on how to teach a CodeHS lesson to your students.

Get students logged into the Playground and make sure that they can access the assigned starter code.

Use the provided slides to present the lesson to students. You can click “Open Slides” to open the slides in a second tab.

You can push students (if logged into their CodeHS accounts) to the appropriate activity from the slides directly. You can also model lessons directly from within the slides - just be aware that these programs built into the slides do not save after closing the browser. See an overview of this feature here.

When prompted, instruct students to open lesson activity links or to complete handouts. When you get to an interactive activity or demo you can project the activity for students as whole class instruction or use the "push to student" button to push students to the activity on their device.

Use the slide number on the bottom left to navigate to a specific section of the lesson. This is useful if you plan to skip a portion of the lesson or to jump back into the lesson where you left off previously. You can also select to go to starter code or interactive activities.

After teaching a lesson, click on the progress tab in your class section to view student progress. A green circle indicates that a student has opened their project.

Click on the lesson title at the top of the page to view all student assignments for that lesson.

To view all programs for one student, go to the playground and select the class folder for the section the student is in. Use the drop down to select the students name and view their programs.

The resources page contains additional support and materials for teaching CodeHS lessons. Resources include: