ScratchJr

ScratchJr is a beginner-friendly coding app designed to introduce early learners to programming concepts through storytelling and interactive animation. It uses a simple block-based interface where children snap together visual coding blocks to make characters move, jump, speak, and react. Instead of typing code, users build sequences of actions like a puzzle, which helps develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills. ScratchJr is commonly used on tablets and is built for pre-readers, meaning it relies heavily on icons and images rather than text. Children can create their own stories, games, and animations while learning foundational ideas like sequencing, events, and loops in a very intuitive way.