Coding Puzzle Generator: Unplugged Coding Worksheets
Category: Education / Coding Activities
Make a new screen-free coding worksheet with its answer key in seconds. An offline app for Pre-K to Grade 5 that prints in US Letter or A4.
Hand your students a brand-new unplugged coding worksheet whenever you need one, with the answer key already done. This coding worksheet generator lets K-5 teachers and homeschool parents make screen-free coding puzzles in seconds, right at the level each child is ready for. Monday morning work, early finishers and sub plans are covered without another evening of searching. It is an offline app that runs in your browser and makes printable PDF worksheets.
WHAT'S INCLUDED (1 ZIP download)
• Coding-Puzzle-Generator.html: the app. Opens in Chrome, Edge or Safari on Windows, Mac and Chromebook. Nothing to install, works offline.
• Quick Start Guide (4-page PDF): opening the app, every setting, all levels, printing tips and terms of use.
• 18 ready-to-print sample PDFs: one set for each of the 9 levels in US Letter, and the same 9 sets in A4. Each set has 8 puzzles and its answer key.
• Font license file.
WHAT THE APP MAKES
• 9 levels, Pre-K to Grade 5: First Steps, Sequence, Repeat Loops, IF Rules, Debugging, Functions, Nested Loops, Variables, Events and WHILE.
• 8 activity types: Write the Code, Follow the Code, Shortest Path, Find the Bug, Make It Shorter, Choose the Rule, Draw the Path, Cut and Paste.
• Easy, Medium and Hard: bigger grids, longer paths, more turns and more blocked squares.
• 1 to 100 puzzles per set, with 1, 2 or 4 puzzles on a page, in US Letter or A4.
• Answer key pages at the end, with the same numbers. The path is drawn as a gray line.
• Class sets: up to 30 different versions of the same worksheet, each with its own answer key.
• Set ID on every page: type it back in to print exactly the same set again.
• 6 themes: Classic, Space, Ocean, Farm, Halloween, Winter.
• Optional cut-out command cards (arrows, REPEAT, IF, WHILE and more) for desk or floor activities.
• Every puzzle is checked by the app before you see it. When more than one answer is right, the key says so.
• Black and white line art that is easy on ink. Level 3 adds one color for its striped squares, with stripes that still show in black and white.
PERFECT FOR
• K-5 classroom teachers and computer science teachers
• Homeschool families
• STEM centers, coding clubs and library programs
• Morning work, early finishers, centers and sub plans
HOW TO USE
• Download and unzip the file.
• Double-click Coding-Puzzle-Generator.html.
• Choose a level, an activity and a difficulty. The pages appear right away.
• Press Print, or press Export PDF to save the worksheets.
HOW TO PRINT
• Plain printer paper works well. Card stock is nice for the command cards.
• Print at "Actual size" or 100%.
PLEASE NOTE
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• Colors may look a little different on each screen and printer.
• The app needs a computer or Chromebook with a recent web browser. Phones are not supported.
• Designed by Printivora: an exclusive design for our shop, built from our own original ideas and prompts, with the help of AI tools.
• For personal and classroom use by one teacher or one family. Schools, please buy one copy per teacher.
• Please do not share, resell or upload the app or the PDFs, and do not sell worksheets made with the app.
Questions before you buy? Send us a message. We are happy to help.