Lesson 1 — The Drawing Turtle: Forward and Turn

Level: Apprentice — roughly Grade 7 / ages 12–13 Duration: 25–30 minutes Format: Write Python that draws, right in the browser Concept: A picture is a sequence of commands — walking and turning are two different instructions

Learning Objective

Kids drive the turtle with forward/right to draw a square, seeing that code controls a picture precisely.

Do It Together (Parent-Child Co-participation)

Let a parent be the "turtle" and follow the child's spoken commands around the room (forward 3 steps, turn right) — it makes the walk/turn split obvious instantly.