Are you introducing computer science to your elementary students? This maze activity teaches algorithms and the importance of step-by-step instructions.

Students help a character complete tasks on a grid, followed by writing a program.

Students sequence the steps associated with Martin Luther King Jr. and are introduced to algorithms and coding. Great for use with Hour of Code™.

Aligned with 1A-AP-08 Model daily processes by creating and following algorithms (sets of step-by-step instructions) to complete tasks.

This resource is similar to my Free Robot Maze

Content

• Forty Martin Luther King Jr. Grids
  • Ten MLK pick up Equal Rights sign and go to the White House
  • Ten MLK pick up Equal Rights sign, jump dog, and go the White House
  • Ten MLK pick up Nobel Peace Prize and go to Peace on Earth
  • Ten MLK pick up Nobel Peace Prize jump a dove and go to Peace on Earth

• Blank grid with cut-and-paste sheet for student grid creation
• Three versions of the program sheet (teachers can introduce loops)
• Floor tiles for class discussion and debugging
• Black and white versions of all colored pages