Are these unplugged coding printables free?

Yes. Print the board, command cards and answer sheet on A4 or Letter, or save them as a PDF from the print screen. No sign-up is needed.

Can young children use it?

Start with Sequence, Easy and Arrow cards: the robot only moves up, down, left or right. Use Forward and turn cards once children can tell their left from right.

Can the whole class get the same board?

Yes. The same puzzle number always makes the same board. A shared link opens the same board on another device.

Unplugged Coding Printables: How to Use, Card Rules and FAQ

▶ Make a board and cards · Lesson ideas

This page covers how to print the sheets, the rules of each command card, and how the boards are made.

How to use it

Children lay out command cards to move a paper robot to the goal, with no computer.

Choose what to learn, the level, the cards and the paper size.
Press Print to get the board, the command cards and the answer sheet.
Cut out the cards and the robot. Place the robot on START.
Lay out the cards, then move the robot one card at a time to check.

Command card rules

Card	What the robot does
Arrows (up, right, down, left)	Moves 1 square that way
Forward	Moves 1 square the way it is facing
Turn right, Turn left	Turns on its square without moving
Repeat □ times … End	Runs the cards in between □ times
If blocked … End	Runs the cards in between only when a rock or the edge is just ahead

The robot cannot move onto a rock or off the board, and it stops at the goal. Each board shows how many cards may be used.

How the boards are made

Boards are 4×4, 5×5 or 6×6 grids, and each puzzle number gives a different layout. Every board is checked to reach the goal within the card limit.

On Repeat and If boards, rocks are placed so that move and turn cards alone go over the limit. Children have to group moves to fit.

Numbers for each level

Easy: 2–3 rocks, and the Sequence limit is the shortest program plus 2 cards. Medium: 4–5 rocks, plus 1. Hard: 6–8 rocks, plus 0. Repeat and If boards may have more rocks.

Frequently asked questions

Are these unplugged coding printables free?: Yes. Print the board, command cards and answer sheet on A4 or Letter, or save them as a PDF from the print screen. No sign-up is needed.
Can young children use it?: Start with Sequence, Easy and Arrow cards: the robot only moves up, down, left or right. Use Forward and turn cards once children can tell their left from right.
Can the whole class get the same board?: Yes. The same puzzle number always makes the same board. A shared link opens the same board on another device.

Notes and your data

Saving: settings stay in this browser (localStorage, keys starting with unplugged_) and are never sent anywhere. Save, load and delete them under "Share and save".
Shared links: the settings and puzzle number go after the "#" in the address. The name is not included, and nothing is sent to a server.
The lesson ideas are examples written for this site, not an official curriculum.
Sources: the card rules and level numbers above come from this tool's own puzzle generator and its tests (checked 2026-10-01). No outside sources are used.

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2026-10-01 Published