Racing Reindeer Coding Activity for NO PREP Christmas and Winter Holidays

Integrate Coding this Christmas with some Reindeer Games!

Code a Reindeer Race using unplugged coding or any robot you may have in your classroom! Whose reindeer is the fastest? Use coding to find out!

In this Christmas Coding Challenge, students complete the program plan sheet to think through the goal of their program (to make it from start to finish while avoiding all of the obstacles).

They test their code with hands-on unplugged coding cutouts and fix any bugs. They can also test it with any kind of robot using the larger coding pieces included.

Perfect STEM Challenge for a classroom Winter Holiday / Christmas party!

Material List:

• scissors
• pencils
• Optional Robots (Works with any robot - Bee Bot, Dash Bot, Ozobot, Sphero, etc)

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions
• Student Coding Worksheets
• Student Instructions
• Coding Cutouts
• Coding Mat
• Coding Activity
• Vocabulary Words (Computer, Coding, Programmer)

This STEM Challenge is designed to be used with Kindergarten through 3rd grade with leveled options to increase or decrease difficulty.