Today, we're going to take our coding skills to the next level by working as a team! So far, we've learned how to be "robot artists" on our own by following sequencing and repetition code. But did you know that real robots work together to build incredible things? Today, we will learn how to collaborate by following our own special set of instructions to create a picture with a friend.

Materials Needed:

• Worksheet: A handout with a series of numbered dots that forms a simple two-part picture (e.g., a car, a house, or a boat). The dots will be split so that one student draws the bottom half and the other draws the top half.

• Drawing Tools: Two different-colored markers.

• Instruction Cards: A set of cards with simple, direct icons:

  • An arrow pointing right ➡️ means "Draw a line to the next dot."

  • A down arrow ⬇️ means "Draw a line to the next dot."

  • A left arrow ⬅️ means "Draw a line to the next dot."

  • An up arrow ⬆️ means "Draw a line to the next dot."

Begin the lesson by telling the students that they are going to work in pairs.

Explain that in this game, they will be a team of robots and must work together to create one picture.

Each person has a special job and their own code to follow.

Give each team a worksheet.

Lay out a simple sequence of instruction cards on the floor for the first robot in the team.

For example, to draw the bottom half of a house, the code would be ➡️, ⬇️, ⬅️. Guide the first student to follow the algorithm on their worksheet.

As you point to each card, they perform the action, drawing a line from one dot to the next.

Once the first student has finished their part of the drawing, tell them to "hand off" the marker to their teammate.

Explain that this is a critical step in collaboration—a real robot would have to pass its work along to another robot to continue.

Now, lay out the sequence of instruction cards for the second student in the team.

This code will connect to the first part and finish the picture.

For example, to complete the roof of the house, the code would be ⬆️, ➡️, ⬇️, ⬅️.

Guide the second student to follow the new algorithm, drawing a line from one dot to the next.