Free Coding Worksheets for Ages 5-7: Fun Sequencing Activities with Visual Puzzles

The image you've shared is a coding worksheet designed for children aged 5–7 years, focusing on sequencing and basic programming logic. It's part of an educational activity that teaches foundational coding concepts using visual puzzles.

Let’s break down the task and solve it step by step.

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🧩 What is the Task?

Each "Problem" section shows:
- A grid with a bird (the character) and a watermelon (the goal).
- The bird needs to reach the watermelon by moving through the grid.
- The bird can move in four directions: up ↑, down ↓, left ←, right →.
- The Solution area below each problem is where you place arrows to represent the correct sequence of moves.

Your job is to determine the correct path (sequence of arrows) that gets the bird from its starting position to the watermelon.

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🔍 Let’s Solve Each Problem

#### ✔ Problem 1 (Top Left)

Grid:
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- Bird is at (row 2, column 1) — bottom-left corner of the top half.
- Watermelon is at (row 2, column 4) — same row, far right.

✔ Path: Move right → → → (3 times)

➡️ Solution: `→ → →`

> But wait! Look at the provided solution options below. The first one has:
> ```
> → ↑ ← ↑ → ↓ ← ↓
> ```
> That seems too long and incorrect.

Wait — this might be a misalignment in the image. Let's check carefully.

Actually, looking closely at the top-left problem, the bird is in the second row, first column, and the watermelon is in the second row, fourth column.

So only three right moves are needed.

But the solution box below is empty — we need to fill it.

👉 So, correct answer: `→ → →` (3 right arrows)

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#### ✔ Problem 2 (Top Right)

Grid:
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- Bird is at (row 2, col 1)
- Watermelon is at (row 3, col 3)

Steps:
1. Move down → (row 3, col 1)
2. Move right → (row 3, col 2)
3. Move right → (row 3, col 3) ✔

✔ Path: `↓ → →`

👉 Solution: `↓ → →`

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#### ✔ Problem 3 (Bottom Left)

Grid:
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- Bird is at (row 4, col 1)
- Watermelon is at (row 2, col 1)

Steps:
1. Move up → (row 3, col 1)
2. Move up → (row 2, col 1) ✔

✔ Path: `↑ ↑`

👉 Solution: `↑ ↑`

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#### ✔ Problem 4 (Bottom Right)

Grid:
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```

- Bird is at (row 3, col 1)
- Watermelon is at (row 1, col 4)

Steps:
1. Move up → (row 2, col 1)
2. Move up → (row 1, col 1)
3. Move right → (row 1, col 2)
4. Move right → (row 1, col 3)
5. Move right → (row 1, col 4) ✔

✔ Path: `↑ ↑ → → →`

👉 Solution: `↑ ↑ → → →`

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🧠 Summary of Solutions:

| Problem | Solution (Arrow Sequence) |
|--------|--------------------------|
| Top Left | → → → |
| Top Right | ↓ → → |
| Bottom Left | ↑ ↑ |
| Bottom Right | ↑ ↑ → → → |

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💡 Teaching Concept:

This exercise teaches algorithmic thinking — breaking down a task into a sequence of steps. It’s like writing a simple program where each arrow is a command.

Children learn:
- Directional awareness
- Planning a path
- Sequential logic
- Debugging (if they try a wrong path)

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✔ Final Answer:

You should fill in the Solution boxes as follows:

1. Top Left: → → →
2. Top Right: ↓ → →
3. Bottom Left: ↑ ↑
4. Bottom Right: ↑ ↑ → → →

These sequences will guide the bird to the watermelon in each case.

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Let me know if you'd like a printable version or want to turn this into a game!