Maker-STEAM Checkout Inventory 

• 1 Set of 8 mice with mazes and coding cards 

Age Recommendation 

• PK-5th 

Resources 

• Code and Go Mouse Guide

Tips 

🧠 Getting Started

• Practice direction first – Have students walk or act out steps to understand left, right, forward, and backward.

• Clear the mouse – Always press the "Home" button to reset before entering new commands.
  
  

🎯 Planning Activities

• Start simple – Begin with straight paths, then slowly introduce turns and obstacles.

• Use themed mazes – Align mazes with content like numbers, letters, or habitats to integrate other subjects.

🤝 Student Collaboration

• Rotate roles – Let students take turns being the Programmer, Builder, and Tester to encourage teamwork.

• Use planning sheets – Encourage students to draw or write their path plan before executing it with the mouse.
  
  

🚧 Classroom Management

• Use timers – Keep rotations smooth and allow equal turns for all students.

• Set a volume plan – The mice make sound; consider muting or staggering group work to avoid noise overload.

• Have a cleanup routine – Assign students to maze assembly and disassembly for smooth transitions.
  
  

🌟 Extension Ideas

• Introduce debugging – Let students identify and fix mistakes instead of redoing everything from scratch.

• Create challenges – Add bonus goals like “reach the cheese using only 4 commands” or “avoid the red square.”

• Student-designed mazes – Let kids build and trade mazes to program each other’s paths.
  
  

Activities and Lessons 

• Lesson Ideas