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Let us learn about them:

Sprite: When you open Scratch, you see the image of a cat by default. That is a sprite.
It performs various actions on the stage.

Stage: It is the large white area on the left side of the Scratch window where you see
your stories, animations, music, and art in action.

Blocks Palette: Instructions are given to the sprite with the help of the Blocks Palette.

As you drag a block,
a copy of it follows Play and Learn

the mouse until
you drop it into the 1. animal in Scratch Logo.
Script Area. 2. We click on to start our main program.

Script: It is a collection of blocks used to provide instructions to the Sprite.

Script Area: It is an area where the blocks are dragged from the Blocks Palette. The
Script Area also has a Zoom tool at the bottom-right corner. It allows you to zoom in
and zoom out the blocks in the Script Area.

Toolbar and Menu Bar: Located at the top of the Scratch window, this area includes

buttons to create a new project, save your work, access tutorials, and change
language or settings. It also lets you sign in to your Scratch account.

Green Flag and Stop Button: Above the Stage, the Green Flag is used to start your
project, and the Stop Button is used to stop it. These are commonly used to begin

and end scripts or animations.

Tabs Section (Code, Costumes, Sounds): These three tabs help you switch between

coding, designing, and adding sounds.

• Code tab is for programming.

• Costumes tab is for editing the appearance of sprites.
• Sounds tab is for adding or recording sounds.

Blocks are color-coded by category. These blocks are dragged to the Script Area for
coding sprite or stage. There are nine block categories:

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