Programming Basics 1 (Scratch)— Free
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Start with a game. Finish with a website.
This is the friendly way into real programming — for children and adults alike. Across 14 hands-on video lessons you will learn the logic behind every programming language ever made: events, conditions, loops, variables, arrays and abstraction. Then you will use all of it to build a playable game you can show anyone.
In Phase 2, you step into real web development: structuring pages with HTML, styling them with CSS, and publishing a multi-page website of your own.
The free version includes every video lesson and both projects, with lifetime access — no payment details needed. When you want graded assignments, answers from instructors, and an official certificate, upgrade to the Premium version anytime.
What you will learn?
• Think like a programmer: events, conditions, loops, variables, arrays and abstraction
• Build and present your own playable game in Scratch
• Write real HTML: page structure, links and multi-page sites
• Style pages with CSS: colors, fonts and layout
• Plan, build and share a complete website of your own
• A computer with an internet browser — nothing else. Scratch runs free on any computer.
• Children and young learners starting their programming journey.
• Adult beginners who want the logic first, without intimidating syntax.
• Future developers — Phase 2 bridges into real HTML & CSS.
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1-Sprites & FunctionsMeet Scratch: the stage, sprites and blocks. Learn what a function is and make your first sprite move, speak and respond. Assignment: create a sprite scene using at least three function blocks.
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2-Events & Values
Make your program react: click events, key presses and broadcasts. Understand values — numbers and text — and how blocks pass them around. Assignment: build an interactive greeting that responds to three different events.
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3-Conditions
Teach your program to decide: if, if-else, and sensing blocks. Assignment: build a sprite that reacts differently depending on what it touches.
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4-Loops
Repeat without repeating yourself: forever loops, repeat-n and repeat-until. Assignment: create an animation powered entirely by loops.
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5-Variables
Give your program memory: create variables, update them, and display scores and timers. Assignment: add a working score counter to a mini scene.
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6-Arrays & Lists
Store many values at once with lists (arrays). Add, remove and read items; loop through a list. Assignment: build a quiz that reads questions from a list.
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7-Abstraction + Game Build Day
Wrap logic into your own custom blocks (abstraction) so big programs stay clean — then start assembling your game project. Assignment: continue building your game.
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8-MILESTONE: Finish & Present Your Game
Polish, playtest and present your finished game. Assignment: review a classmate's game and give structured feedback.
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9-HTML 1: Structure
Leave the blocks behind: your first real code. Page skeleton, headings, paragraphs, images. Assignment: build a one-page profile in pure HTML.
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10-HTML 2: Pages & Links
Connect pages with links, organize a multi-page site, add lists and tables. Assignment: expand your profile into three linked pages.
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11-CSS 1: Style
Make it beautiful: colors, fonts, spacing, and how CSS selects elements. Assignment: style your HTML pages with a color scheme.
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12-CSS 2: Layout & Website Planning
Arrange the page: boxes, centering, simple layouts — then plan your final website on paper. Assignment: submit your website plan.
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13-Website Build Day
Guided build session: turn your plan into a real multi-page website. Assignment: continue building your website.
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14-MILESTONE: Finish & Share Your Website
Final touches, then publish and present your website. Assignment: present your site and share the link with the class.
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