Makey Makey — Introduction & Discovery Hub
Turn everyday objects into touchpads, controllers, instruments, and interactive inventions.
Makey Makey helps students explore circuits, conductivity, physical computing, and creative design through hands-on making.
What Is Makey Makey?
Makey Makey is a circuit board that plugs into a computer and acts like a keyboard. Its metal pads can be connected to conductive objects, which lets students use everyday materials to trigger digital inputs.
It is designed to help learners explore invention, conductivity, circuits, and physical computing in a hands-on way.
With Makey Makey, students can:
Start Here
If this is your first time using Makey Makey, begin by connecting the board, testing the inputs, and exploring a simple first activity.
A good starting sequence is:
Recommended Starting Resources
Makey Makey Educators Page
A teacher-friendly hub with classroom materials, Slides, and learning supports.
First Time Set Up! Banana Piano!
A beginner setup guide and first activity for getting started quickly.
Lesson One: Craft a Simple Circuit
A foundational lesson for learning how simple circuits work.
Lesson Two: Hands on a Makey Makey
A hands-on lesson introducing the board, the piano app, and human circuits.
Core Learning Resources
Makey Makey offers a mix of no-code exploration, structured lessons, and invention-focused activities to help students move from first experiments into creative problem-solving.
How To / Invent Everywhere
A central hub for invention guides and hands-on project ideas.
Plug & Play Makey Makey Apps
Quick no-code apps for immediate success and experimentation.
Apps for Plug and Play
More quick app-based starting ideas for classrooms. Start playing and connecting everyday stuff
Scratch Apps
Ready-made Scratch-based examples such as interactive music and controller-style activities.
Ways to Create With Makey Makey
Makey Makey supports different creation paths depending on student age, confidence, and classroom goals.
Plug-and-Play Exploration
A quick way to start with no coding required.
Scratch Pathway
Getting Started with Scratch
A beginner intro to using Makey Makey with Scratch.
Lesson Five: Code Your Key Presses in Scratch
A next-step lesson for custom Makey Makey interactions in Scratch.
MakeCode Arcade Pathway
Getting Started with Microsoft MakeCode Arcade
An intro to pairing Makey Makey with MakeCode Arcade.
MakeCode Arcade Lesson One: Coding Sprite Movement
A lesson using Makey Makey with arcade-style movement projects.
MakeCode Arcade Controllers
A controller-focused extension activity.
Extension Ideas
Once students understand the basics, Makey Makey can lead into larger invention and design challenges.
Featured Extension Resources
Simple Circuits Challenge
A classroom lesson connecting Makey Makey and basic electronics thinking.
Interactive Room Challenge
A larger classroom-scale invention and interaction challenge.
New Plug-and-Play Guides
A newer set of beginner exploration resources.
For Teachers
Makey Makey works well as an entry point to circuits, conductivity, physical computing, invention, and design thinking. It is especially useful for cross-curricular learning because students can build projects that connect coding, music, art, storytelling, and STEM.
Curriculum & Teacher Resources
Use these resources to support planning, teaching, and classroom implementation.
Makey Makey Educators Page
Teacher hub with classroom resources and educator supports.
Remote / Hybrid Teaching Resources
Makey Makey resources built for at-home, hybrid, and remote instruction.
Instruction Translations
Multilingual instruction materials and translated resources.
Spanish (Dual Language) Lesson Plan
A bilingual Scratch lesson plan designed around Spanish/English game creation, with entry points for both beginners and more advanced coders.
Makey Makey 101 / Teacher Learning Supports
Use the educator hub to access teacher Slides and introductory learning materials.