In this blog post, we’ve rounded up the best Ozobot Blockly activities to inspire creativity, encourage problem-solving, and ignite a passion for STEM in K-8 students. These lessons are designed to be hands-on, interactive, and adaptable for different age groups and coding abilities. Try one tomorrow in your classroom to captivate your students and spark their imaginations.

1. Get ready to level up your coding in the classroom with Challenge Mats! Perfect for grades 4–8, these immersive mats bring themed adventures to life—dive into the deep ocean, score big in basketball or soccer, or blast off to explore Mars. Through block-based programming, students will tackle advanced coding concepts like conditional logic, variables, functions, and even infrared communication. With Challenge Mats, coding is not just a skill—it’s an adventure!
2. For beginner coders in grades K-3, the Healthy Habits lesson is packed with learning opportunities. While exploring important topics like spending time in nature and helping with family chores, students will reflect on the healthy habits they want to bring into their lives and which ones they have already mastered. Students will assemble robotic arms and program with sequencing and precise movement control, building both their computational thinking and fine motor skills. This interactive lesson combines health education with problem-solving and creativity, making it an engaging and memorable experience for young learners.
3. LeapBot’s Adventure is the ideal Blockly activity for grades 3-5, blending key coding concepts with an engaging, game-like experience that sparks students’ creativity. This lesson serves as an entry point to more advanced coding concepts such as conditional logic. Students will guide LeapBot across a pond by leveraging Ozobot’s color sensor and line-following sensors to ensure LeapBot stays on course. They will then practice iterating their code, a crucial coding skill to ensure the program runs smoothly. Turn your students into Ozobot experts, by teaching them how the hardware and software work together to seamlessly perform a desired task.
4. The Infrared Secrets lesson series is a challenging Blockly activity designed for 6-8th grade students ready to take their coding skills to the next level. In this activity, students explore infrared communication by programming multiple Ozobots to transmit and receive secret messages using its IR emitters. They’ll dive deeper by modifying their code to include a randomized variable, simulating how messages can be altered or passed incorrectly—just like real-life secrets!

Ready to get your class coding with Ozobot Blockly? If you don’t already have bots, we recommend the Evo Classroom Kit and heading over to Ozobot Blockly to start practicing with your own programs!

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These lessons are designed for all educators and students; no coding or CS experience needed. They’re the perfect place to start if:

• You’re looking to build foundational CS skills
• You want an introduction to Ozobot basics, before moving on to content-integrated Ozobot lessons in math, ELA, science, and more

Lessons:

Introduction to Ozobot Blockly 01: Basic Training

Grades: K-1
Computer Science

In this lesson, students will learn how to navigate through Ozobot Blockly, program simple block-based code, and run code on their Evo.

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Introduction to Ozobot Blockly 02: Sequences

Grades: K-1
Computer Science

Students will learn about sequences in programming, and program their Evo to perform a series of commands in order, according to actions in a short story.

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Introduction to Ozobot Blockly 03: Loops

Grades: K-1
Computer Science

Students will build a short sequence and add a count-controlled loop to program Evo to travel in a square.

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Introduction to Ozobot Blockly 04: Forever Loops

Grades: K-1
Computer Science

Students will use the days of the week, and seasons of the year to create programs using forever loops.

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Introduction to Ozobot Blockly 05: Debugging

Grades: K-1
Computer Science

Students will identify incorrect and correct blocks that are hidden in programs by holding up a paper cut-out of the block.

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Introduction to Ozobot Blockly 06: Skills Check

Grades: K-1
Computer Science

Students will review the concepts they have learned in the previous five lessons, and finish with an Ozo-vacuum.

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To begin your update, head to ozoblockly.com and select “Get Started”.

Next, connect your Evo to power and turn it on. We suggest using a micro-USB cable and your laptop.

Next, select “programs”, and “connect”. 

Choose your Evo from your browser’s pop up menu and hit “pair”. 

A pop up will appear showing which updates your bot needs from “Firmware”, “BLE” and “Assets”. It may be all three or only one or two. 

Select “Update to Version 3.1.0” to begin update and please note that you may need to re-connect your Evo during this process. It is important you do not close the window during this time. 

From start to finish, the update may take up to seven minutes to complete. 

When the bot restarts after the firmware upload & update, the LED’s flash quickly during reboot. During the restart for BLE, the lights do not flash.

Once complete, your Evo is updated and ready to use! If you have questions or need further assistance, please contact support@ozobot.com and we’d be happy to help!

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Designed to be taught alongside Evo, our new Introduction to Ozobot Blockly Curriculum brings computer science to any classroom, with hands-on learning portfolios for students, culturally responsive video lessons, and teacher’s guides that minimize prep and the need for coding or robotics experience. 

Created by credentialed educators with classroom and curriculum development experience, Intro to Blockly Curriculum is available for grades K-5. Key features include:

• CSTA-aligned lessons
• Ready-to-go activity sheets
• Direct-instruction video lessons to enable easy and efficient learning
• Skill checks for each grade level to provide confidence in the classroom
• Code Challenges to encourage engagement, problem-solving and critical thinking

What’s included? 

• Student portfolios sold in 12-pack bundles

Sold separately: 

• Teacher’s Guide by grade

Teaching and learning to code with Ozobot Blockly is now easier than ever! Sign up for the waitlist today to be notified when the workbooks are available and ready to ship.

For school and school district orders, please contact an Account Executive. 

Ready to get started using Blockly now? If you haven’t created your free Ozobot Classroom account yet, sign up for free to access over 700 standards-aligned lessons and activities!

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