Game Design

Why teach game design?

Game design fosters engagement and creativity while unlocking skills for the future.

Inclusive learning

Game design engages students by aligning with their interests, creating a motivating environment where every student is excited to participate and succeed.
Creative expression

Students can explore their imagination as they design unique, interactive experiences, making game design a powerful tool for artistic expression.
Problem-solving skills

Help develop problem-solving and computational thinking skills through the engaging process of game design, empowering students in the digital age.

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Elementary game design curricula

Grades 3-5

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Elementary Game Design

Dive into game development with our 5-hour Game Design module, teaching students to create games using Sprite Lab while mastering key concepts and culminating in a Game Jam showcase.

Duration: 5 hours

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Grades 2-12

Code Your Own Sports Game

Score big with a sports game coded by you! Learn all about events in programming, work through puzzles, and customize the fun. Let's play and code like champs!

Duration: 1 hour

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Grades 2-12

Flappy Code

Create a game using basic block code in this introductory computer science activity.

Duration: 1 hour

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Grades 2-12

Choose Your Team and Make a Basketball Game

Learn what "events" are and how computers use them in programs like video games! Students work through puzzles and customize their games with speed and sound.

Duration: 1 hour

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Middle and high school game design curricula

Grades 6-10

Interactive Animations and Games

Engaging the same design process that computer scientists use, students learn programming concepts and develop images, animations, interactive art, and games.

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Grades 6-12

Self-Paced Introduction to Game Lab

Move at your own pace in this introduction to our Game Lab environment as you program animations, interactive art, and games.

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Grades 6-12

Star Wars: Building a Galaxy With Code (JavaScript)

Use JavaScript to learn to program droids, and create your own Star Wars game in a galaxy far, far away.

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This curriculum is all inclusive, well organized, and student centered! The incredible organization in the curriculum is what makes me use it year after year.

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Preparing to teach game design

Empower yourself with the knowledge and tools to effectively teach game design in the classroom.

3-5 Teachers

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Teaching Elementary Game Design

Prepare to teach Code.org's game design module, where students explore game design through engaging activities, exploring concepts, and collaboratively building games.

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6-12 Teachers

Teaching Interactive Animations and Games

Prepare to teach Code.org's CSD Unit 3 - Interactive Animations and Games, allowing you to engage with the content at your own pace and in the order that best suits your needs.

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