Plan a Route

Before any steps, study the map. Mark start facing, goal, walls, and one landmark you will pass. This thirty-second scan saves many bad runs.

Trace two candidate paths with your finger. Count steps on each. Pick the shorter safe route unless your teacher asks for the scenic one.

Open the map route lab. Enter or choose your steps, then play the journey. Watch each segment until you reach the goal or hit a blocker.

Translate the traced path into commands: forwards for straight legs, turns at corners, extra forwards after a landmark if needed.

Read the list aloud while your finger walks the map. If words and finger diverge, fix the list first.

When the lab run succeeds, copy the plan to your notebook. Successful routes are worth keeping as templates.

Hikers use maps with landmarks and obstacle symbols. Bus apps show routes with turns at stations. You practised the same thinking on a small grid.

If you teach a family member your route game, let them be the human robot once. Teaching proves you understand the plan.

You now have tools for grids, maps, robots, and friends. Use them whenever a path looks confusing and you want a test before you walk.