Turtle Art is free software that lets users design and draw using simple programming commands. Both an exercise in coding and an outlet for creative expression, Turtle Art challenges students to think critically, while giving them room for play.

By itself, Turtle Art serves as a great introduction to programming, which students can later build upon with more complicated programming languages.

You needn’t have a mastery of Turtle Art in order to begin this unit. Once you have a basic understanding, feel free to have your students explore on their own, and discover areas within the program that even you may not be familiar with. This helps students to develop agency.