RoboBlocky Curriculum
Teaching Mathematics with Coding and Robotics can Transform California Math Instruction
EdSource | February 1, 2026 | Online Article | PDF
The RoboBlocky Curriculum is a comprehensive TK–12 curriculum that integrates mathematics with STEAM, computer science, and engineering design through robotics for classroom instruction and expanded learning. Built upon the educational philosophy of Learning Math with Robotics™, it was developed in collaboration with the UC Davis C-STEM Center and informed by more than two decades of research and classroom implementation with thousands of TK–12 educators. The curriculum supports flexible implementation across diverse instructional models and incorporates research-informed instructional frameworks that strengthen conceptual understanding, mathematical reasoning, discourse, inquiry, problem solving, and authentic student learning.
The RoboBlocky Curriculum is organized into two complementary parts—Curriculum Programs and Integrated Learning Components—as shown below. The Integrated Learning Components are woven throughout each Curriculum Program to enrich instruction and strengthen student learning. Together, they provide coherent learning experiences that progressively strengthen students' mathematical understanding, computational thinking, engineering design, creativity, and problem-solving skills from TK through Grade 12. Schools and districts may implement any curriculum program or individual course independently at any grade level to meet their instructional goals while expanding seamlessly over time.
Curriculum Programs
The comprehensive TK–12 Curriculum Programs support hands-on, personalized, and collaborative learning for core and supplemental instruction, acceleration, intervention, enrichment, and expanded learning.
The Curriculum Programs include the following:
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RoboBlocky Math™ Core and Supplemental Curriculum
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RoboBlocky Math™ Accelerated and Highly Accelerated Curriculum
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RoboBlocky Math™ Intervention and Enrichment Curriculum
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STEAM, Computer Science, and Engineering Design with Robotics Pathways (TK–12)
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Expanded Learning with Robotics (TK–12)
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Robotics Curriculum for Expanded Learning
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Robotics-Math Curriculum for Expanded Learning
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Integrated Learning Components
The RoboBlocky Curriculum includes the following Integrated Learning Components:
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Holiday Activities (TK–12)
These Integrated Learning Components are an integral part of the RoboBlocky Curriculum. Together with the Curriculum Programs, they provide authentic opportunities for students to Design, Build, and Program Their Own Robot Machines, participate in hands-on engineering design projects, robotics activities, seasonal learning experiences, robotics and engineering design showcases, and age-appropriate mathematics and engineering design competitions that reinforce and extend classroom learning.
The Integrated Learning Components also support a coherent sequence of Annual Learning Events that celebrate student learning and provide authentic opportunities for students to apply and showcase their mathematics, engineering design, computer science, and robotics knowledge and skills throughout the school year, including RoboParade™, RoboEngineering Expo™, and RoboPlay™ Competitions.
Comprehensive Curriculum Resources
The RoboBlocky Curriculum includes more than 16,800 lessons and activities, Big Idea Tasks, Big Idea Projects, Engineering Design with Robotics resources, Computational Storytelling projects, Holiday Activities, RoboPlay™ Adventures, RoboPlay™ Challenges, research-informed instructional frameworks, and a comprehensive collection of teacher and student instructional resources, including implementation guides, downloadable teaching materials, graphic organizers, project templates, assessment resources, printable classroom materials, and reference guides. Together, these resources provide engaging, hands-on learning experiences and support high-quality instruction for students from TK to Grade 12.
The RoboBlocky Curriculum also supports flexible classroom implementation through comprehensive curriculum programs as well as selected lessons and activities that may be used to supplement existing mathematics curricula. Alignment guides for more than 25 widely used mathematics programs help teachers integrate RoboBlocky into their current instructional programs while enriching mathematics learning through coding, robotics, and engineering design.
Research-Informed Instructional Frameworks
The RoboBlocky Curriculum is supported by complementary, research-informed instructional frameworks that strengthen mathematical understanding, reasoning, inquiry-based learning, purposeful mathematical discourse, and authentic application while supporting effective classroom implementation across all RoboBlocky Curriculum Programs.
RoboBlocky 5E+GC Instructional Framework™
The RoboBlocky 5E+GC Instructional Framework™ is a research-informed instructional framework that extends the widely used 5E Instructional Model by adding two additional phases—Generalize and Create—to strengthen mathematical understanding, knowledge transfer, creativity, authentic application, computational thinking, engineering design, and problem solving across all RoboBlocky Curriculum Programs.
Generalize and Create help students transfer learning beyond a single lesson by connecting ideas, recognizing patterns, and applying their knowledge to create original solutions in new contexts.
RoboBlocky Instructional Strategy for Excellence (RISE)
The RoboBlocky Instructional Strategy for Excellence (RISE) is a research-informed, standards-aligned instructional strategy that supports conceptual understanding, mathematical reasoning, problem solving, academic language development, and purposeful mathematical discourse through structured lesson design.
REST (Run, Explain, Step, and Talk) Instructional Model
The REST (Run, Explain, Step, and Talk) Instructional Model is a structured instructional model used within RoboBlocky Lessons to facilitate inquiry-based learning through interactive programming and robotics examples, supporting conceptual understanding, mathematical reasoning, prediction, explanation, problem solving, academic language development, and purposeful mathematical discourse.
Professional Learning Support
Professional Learning helps educators effectively implement the 5E+GC Instructional Framework™, the RISE Instructional Strategy, and the REST Instructional Model through classroom demonstrations, implementation examples, instructor scripts, coaching, and guided instructional practices that strengthen mathematical understanding, reasoning, inquiry-based learning, purposeful mathematical discourse, and classroom engagement across all RoboBlocky Curriculum Programs.
RoboBlocky Curriculum in Action
Explore district implementations, student projects, and instructional outcomes through the following showcase collections:
