Embrace the holiday spirit with a festive mix of seasonal activities and engaging STEAM learning! This month’s spotlight showcases standards-aligned lessons designed for students grades K-8.
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Get your students ready for an exciting winter-themed scavenger hunt with Ozobot! In this lesson, students will map out the fastest route to discover hidden treasures using Direction Color Codes. They’ll practice coding the perfect path to guide Ozobot from start to finish. Let the adventure begin!
Academic Standards: CCSS, CSTA
Grade Levels: K-5
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Santa’s reindeer need precision to land safely on each rooftop during their Christmas journey! In this lesson, students will use launchers and Color Codes to program their “Reinbot” to make the perfect landing. They’ll test and adjust their code to ensure a flawless arrival on every rooftop.
Academic Standards: CCSS, CSTA, ISTE, NGSS
Grade Levels: 2-8
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Get your students building and coding with this fun winter challenge! They’ll design a tiny snow plow for Ozobot and program it with Ozobot Blockly to clear a roadway track of “snow” as fast as possible. Perfect for hands-on problem-solving in the classroom!
Academic Standards: CCSS, CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: 5–8
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Bring holiday fun into your classroom with this festive coding challenge! Students will help OzoClaus deliver presents worldwide by using Color Codes to create the perfect delivery route. They’ll navigate around present-stealing elves and race to complete the mission before Christmas morning.
Academic Standards: CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: 1-3
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
In this holiday lesson, students will use Ozobot Blockly to program a game of tag between the Gingerbread Man and the fox. Who will win the chase? Run, run as fast as you can to find out!
Academic Standards: CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: K-2
Subject: Computer Science
Combine holiday cheer with coding and writing! In this lesson, students will choose their favorite holiday dish and create a “how-to” guide. Using Color Codes, they’ll program Ozobot to follow each step of the recipe, bringing their instructions to life in a fun, interactive way.
Academic Standards: CCSS, CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: K-2
Subjects: Computer Science, ELA, Art
Help your students reflect on their favorite memories from the past year! In this activity, they’ll use Ozobot to take a trip down memory lane, programming a 30-second countdown to the new year filled with personal highlights and creativity.
Academic Standards: CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: 1-5
Subjects: Computer Science, SEL/Digital Citizenship
Exploring Solstices and Equinoxes
In this lesson, students will use Blockly to program Ozobot to travel through the key events of the year: the solstices and equinoxes.
Academic Standards: NGSS, ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: 3-5
Subjects: Science, Computer Science
In this lesson, students will design their own Ozobot Blockly program and key to represent their New Year’s resolutions. Once they’ve completed their program, they’ll run it for their peers, challenging them to detect the frequency of their coded resolutions.
Academic Standards: CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: 3-6
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
In this winter lesson, students will build a mountain slope and use Color Code markers to create a track filled with tricks and jumps for Ozobot.
Academic Standards: NGSS, ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: 2-5
Subjects: Science, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Students will use Blockly to program Ozobot through a healthy habit tracker, highlighting habits they’re adopting and those they already practice. Blending coding with goal-setting!
Academic Standards: CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: K-3
Subjects: Computer Science, SEL/Digital Citizenship
Build your own 3D Winter Wonderland out of paper and cardboard. Then take Ozobot through a tour of your town using Color Code Markers or Magnets!
Academic Standards: NGSS, CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: K-4
Subjects: Computer Science, Art, Engineering/Tech
Hour of Code Lessons:
Introduction to Infrared Communications with Ozobot Part 1
Students will program Ozobot using Blockly to react to objects in front and behind it.
Academic Standards: NGSS, ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: 5-8
Subjects: Science, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Introduction to Infrared Communications with Ozobot Part 2
Students will work in pairs or small groups with two devices and two Ozobots, which students will program to communicate with each other.
Academic Standards: NGSS, ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: 6-8
Subjects: Science, Computer Science
Introduction to Infrared Communications with Ozobot Part 3
Students will identify an everyday application of infrared communication and build a model of it with Ozobots and Ozobot Blockly.
Academic Standards: NGSS, ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: 5-8
Subjects: Science, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
