Coding

Code for Life: Rapid Router

Block-coding puzzles about programming a delivery van’s route.

In Rapid Router, each level is a delivery problem. Early challenges ask for simple moves to get a van to a house, and the routes get more complicated from there. The opening levels use Blockly, and the wider Code for Life material leads toward Python. Describing a route aloud before arranging the commands is one way to start.

Ages: Choose by reading and coding readiness
Works on: Web browser
Topics: Coding
Languages: English
Listed: 2026-10-11

What kids do

Plan a van route
Arrange Blockly movement commands
Test left and right turns
Try later coding levels

Who it suits

Following left-and-right directions and putting steps in order is about all the early levels ask of a child.

Notes for parents

The level list allows jumping straight to a particular puzzle. Code for Life offers independent, student and teacher logins for saving work, along with teaching and home-learning guidance.

What you need

Web browser

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