Create Your Scratch World

This resource teaches students how to create the setting for their Scratch stories using backdrops. Students learn what a backdrop is and how to add one in three ways: choosing from the Scratch library, drawing their own in the Paint Editor, or uploading an image from their computer. They also learn how to use code, with the “switch backdrop to” block, to change scenes while a story is running. The activities help students build a story world with multiple places, such as a forest, a house, and a castle. Challenge tasks and reflection questions at the end let students practice and think about what they learned.