Lesson 3 — First Blockly-Style Mission

Age: Grades 4–6 (ages 9–12) Duration: 20 minutes Format: Web game (play right away, no prep needed) Concept: Conditionals — using "if...then..." alongside blocks you already know (move, repeat)

Learning Objective

Kids guide a robot across a map that requires "deciding based on the terrain" — conditionals in a real program world (paving the way to Blockly).

Do It Together (Parent-Child Co-participation)

While they play, narrate in conditional form: "if going right hits a rock, then go up first" — practicing if-then structured thinking.