Grade 3 Coding & Robotics Term 1 — Lesson Plans and Worksheets

Grade 3 Coding & Robotics Term 1 provides 10 structured, CAPS-aligned unplugged lesson plans that systematically develop computational thinking, algorithmic thinking, problem solving and robotics understanding.

The term focuses on grid positions, symbolic code, sequencing, step numbers, pattern recognition, robot logic, robot types, decomposition, abstraction, robot artefact design, technology, Information Technology (IT), computing devices, digital privacy and digital safety. Learners plan, read, execute and explain simple code while using clear checkpoints to test and improve solutions.

Unplugged: the lessons are designed to be taught without computers, tablets or robotics kits. Practical, physical and paper-based activities make Coding & Robotics accessible in ordinary Foundation Phase classrooms.

The 10 lesson plans

1. Grid Foundations and the Purpose of IT
2. Sequence, Step Numbers and Robot Logic
3. STOP–SHOW–SAY: Presenting and Reading Code and Robot Types
4. Decomposition: Phases and Digital Privacy
5. Focus (Abstraction) and Computing Devices
6. Plan, Code and Execute: The Robot Family
7. STOP–THINK–DO: Safe Plans and Digital Choices
8. Design and Simulation: The Robot Artefact
9. Patterns, Plans and the Robot Family
10. Final Mini Task: Plan, Code and Consolidate

Matching worksheets included: the term package includes worksheets that link directly to the 10 lesson plans, coding skills, robotics concepts and problem-solving activities.