Blocks
Blocks is a curriculum strand within Scratch — a thread that runs across grades and deepens each year.
Entity profile
Every node stores the same attribute set, which is why the hierarchy can grow without new templates.
Strand
Depth 2 in the graph
programming/scratch/blocks
11,180
60 topics · 1,800 concepts · 9,000 micro-concepts
Units
Every unit below is a full entity with its own skills, objectives, misconceptions and resource set.
Motion Blocks
Motion Blocks is a unit of teaching within Blocks, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Looks Blocks
Looks Blocks is a unit of teaching within Blocks, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Events
Events is a unit of teaching within Blocks, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Control Blocks
Control Blocks is a unit of teaching within Blocks, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Variables in Scratch
Variables in Scratch is a unit of teaching within Blocks, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Skills and learning objectives
Skills hang off the entity; objectives hang off the skill; activities and assessment hang off the objective.
Identify blocks
RememberIdentify blocks accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Identify blocks independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain blocks
UnderstandExplain blocks accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Explain blocks independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind blocks using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Calculate blocks
ApplyCalculate blocks accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Calculate blocks independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Compare blocks
AnalyseCompare blocks accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Compare blocks independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind blocks using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Semantic relationships
Prerequisite and related edges are what make this a graph rather than a menu.
- JavaScriptDomain
Misconceptions
Stored on the entity so worksheets, quizzes and lesson plans all target the same known errors.
Confident students rush blocks and skip the checking step.
Correction — Build in an estimate-before-solve routine so an unreasonable answer stands out.
Learners over-generalise a special case of blocks to every situation.
Correction — Present a deliberate non-example and ask why the rule fails.
Curriculum alignment
Curricula, boards and countries are data — adding one never changes the architecture.
AQA-179.1
Mapped statement covering Blocks.
FBI-995.2
Mapped statement covering Blocks.
What comes next
Curriculum order is an edge in the graph, so every entity knows the step that follows it.
Scratch Projects
Scratch Projects is a curriculum strand within Scratch — a thread that runs across grades and deepens each year.
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Computational Thinking
Computational Thinking is a major domain within Programming, grouping the strands that share the same underlying ideas and methods.
Difficulty ladder
The same entity, six levels of demand — easy through to olympiad and exam level.
Scaffolded first attempt with worked support.
Standard curriculum demand, unscaffolded.
Multi-step questions and unfamiliar contexts.
Stretch tasks that need reasoning, not recall.
Competition-style problems built on the same idea.
Board-styled questions with mark schemes.
Learning intent
Not every visitor wants the same thing. Each intent routes to the resource that actually does that job.
Audience views
Blocks in Grade 2, surfaced differently for each reader.
AI Tutor context chain
Open the tutor from here and it already knows where you are — this is the sequence it recommends.
- 01Prerequisite lessonjavascript
- 02Video explanationBlocks modelled end to end
- 03Interactive practiceAnswer on screen with instant checking
- 04QuizTen graded items with hints
- 05FlashcardsRetrieval on a 14-day schedule
- 06Common mistakesThe misconceptions stored on this node
- 07Harder worksheetSame concept, exam-level demand
- 08Past paper questionsBoard questions on this concept
- 09Mock testTimed, marked, with feedback
- 10Book a tutorOne-to-one on exactly this gap
Free Blocks resources
Every format below is a free, standalone page generated from this entity — 53 of them, all interlinked.
- Free Blocks lessons
- Free Blocks lesson plans
- Free Blocks explanations
- Free Blocks worked examples
- Free Blocks real life examples
- Free Blocks common mistakes
- Free Blocks video lessons
- Free Blocks worksheets
- Free Blocks printable worksheets
- Free Blocks interactive worksheets
- Free Blocks homework worksheets
- Free Blocks revision worksheets
- Free Blocks word problems
- Free Blocks practice tests
- Free Blocks flashcards
- Free Blocks study notes
- Free Blocks revision notes
- Free Blocks cheat sheets
- Free Blocks formula sheets
- Free Blocks mind maps
- Free Blocks vocabulary lists
- Free Blocks quizzes
- Free Blocks timed quizzes
- Free Blocks adaptive quizzes
- Free Blocks mcqs
- Free Blocks true or false questions
- Free Blocks fill in the blanks
- Free Blocks matching exercises
- Free Blocks short questions
- Free Blocks long questions
- Free Blocks question banks
- Free Blocks exam questions
- Free Blocks past paper questions
- Free Blocks solved past papers
- Free Blocks mock exams
- Free Blocks activities
- Free Blocks stem activities
- Free Blocks experiments
- Free Blocks games
- Free Blocks projects
- Free Blocks case studies
- Free Blocks homework
- Free Blocks assignments
- Free Blocks reading comprehension
- Free Blocks writing prompts
- Free Blocks spelling practice
- Free Blocks grammar practice
- Free Blocks teacher guides
- Free Blocks parent guides
- Free Blocks ai tutor sessions
- Free Blocks practice sessions
- Free Blocks progress trackers
- Free Blocks printables
Connected resources
30 resource types are generated for Blocks automatically — the graph never produces an entity without them.
Concept Explanation
The idea itself, explained from first principles.
Lesson
A taught sequence with modelling and checks for understanding.
Real Life Examples
Where the idea shows up outside school.
Common Mistakes
The misconceptions and how to correct them.
AI Tutor
Socratic one-to-one practice on this exact idea.
Quiz
Graded retrieval with hints and explanations.
Question Bank
Every question filtered to this entity.
MCQs
Multiple choice items with distractor analysis.
True or False
Fast misconception checks.
Fill in the Blanks
Cloze items for vocabulary and method.
Matching
Pair terms, models and definitions.
Short Questions
One to three mark responses.
Long Questions
Extended responses with method marks.
Exam Questions
Board-styled questions and command words.
Past Papers
Authentic papers filtered to this entity.
Solved Papers
Full worked solutions and examiner notes.
Frequently asked
- What sits underneath Blocks in the knowledge graph?
- 0 domains, 0 strands, 5 units, 15 chapters, 60 topics, 300 subtopics, 1,800 concepts and 9,000 micro-concepts — every one of them carrying its own worksheets, quizzes, flashcards, lesson plans and AI tutoring.
- What should a learner already know before Blocks?
- The graph lists JavaScript as prerequisites. Each links to its own practice so a gap can be closed before moving on.
- Which grades is Blocks taught in?
- Typically Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, though every resource can be regenerated for any grade in the platform.
Related resources
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