Year 9 Game On

Learning Support Worksheets — Term 1

These worksheets use Canva and Scratch instead of Unity.
No software installation needed — everything works in your web browser.

Canva — Design Scratch — Logic Google Slides — Backup Paper — Sketching

Phase 1: Foundations (Weeks 3-5)

Lesson 3

What Is Game Design?

Canva — First Look

Lesson 4

My First Sprite

Canva — Character Design

Lesson 5

Game Worlds

Canva — Backgrounds & Layers

Lesson 6

How Games Think

Scratch — First Project

Phase 2: Core Mechanics (Weeks 6-8)

Lesson 7

Game Rules

Scratch — Variables & Score

Lesson 8

If This, Then That

Scratch — Conditionals

Lesson 9

Design Your Game

Canva — Game Plan & Mood Board

Lesson 10

Game Pieces

Canva — Reusable Elements

Lesson 11

Animation

Canva + Paper — Frames & Flipbooks

Lesson 12

Build Your World

Canva — Level Design on a Grid

Phase 3: Polish & UI (Weeks 9-10)

Lesson 13

Game Screens

Canva — Menu, HUD & Game Over

Lesson 14

Sound & Effects

Browser — Sound Design Planning

Lesson 15

Menus & Game Flow

Canva — Flowcharts & Navigation

Lesson 16

Game Design Document

ASSESSMENT TASK

Phase 4: Build Sprint & Showcase (Weeks 11-13)

Lesson 17

Sprint 1 — Characters

Canva — Portfolio Build

Lesson 18

Sprint 2 — Levels

Canva — Portfolio Build

Lesson 19

Sprint 3 — Screens

Canva — Portfolio Polish

Lesson 20

Sprint 4 — Final Review

Canva — Final Portfolio

Lesson 21

Showcase

Present Your Portfolio

Lesson 22

Reflection

Look Back & Celebrate