Our K-8 Classroom Suite

The K-8 Classroom Suite is our family of three True Robotics programs for kindergarten through grade 8, each built on reusable robot kits, a grab-and-go curriculum for every grade, and one-on-one teacher training. We're proud of our robots, but we take the most pride in our curriculum and our training. Together they give your school everything it needs to run robotics well and keep your students engaged year after year. Many schools start with one grade band and add the others later.

Yes. Our True Robotics Classroom Packages bring your school a classroom set of reusable robots, our grab-and-go curriculum with a lesson plan and ready-made PowerPoint for every lesson, our 24/7 Learning Portal, and one-on-one teacher training. That means your teachers can start without building anything from scratch.

Third grade appears in both True Robotics programs on purpose, so your school can match our robot to your students. Paving the Way with Treads suits third graders who are new to robotics, because its coding is simpler to pick up. Taking Off with Pilot suits third graders who are mechanically inclined or ready for more: they build the Pilot Robot Kit, and the coding levels up. For a full K-8 pipeline, we recommend Treads in kindergarten, first, and second grade, then Pilot from third grade.

Yes. Your students in grades 3 to 8 build the True Robotics Pilot Robot Kit and Axle Robot Kit themselves, while the Treads Robot arrives ready to use. Pilot has about 150 pieces that students put together with real tools in one to three class periods, and its ultrasonic sensor lets it avoid walls. Axle, Pilot's big brother, has about double the pieces and adds a light sensor underneath for line following. Both come with a game controller your students learn to program, plus every tool and piece.

No. Your teachers need no coding or robotics experience to teach True Robotics, because our lessons and training are built for teachers brand new to robotics. Every teacher starts off with a one-on-one training session, alongside our self-paced Learning Portal. Then every school we work with receives additional professional development, in person, virtually, or both. Every teacher also has an assigned point of contact, and teachers with experience can take a quicker path.

Yes. Every True Robotics program is a great fit for any learning environment, including traditional, alternative, and sub-therapeutic settings, as well as afterschool programs and summer camps. Every lesson file comes as an editable Word document, so your teachers can make modifications and accommodations for different groups of students. Treads works especially well for students who struggle with workbook seat work. Audrey Brooks, a special education teacher in Worcester Public Schools, saw her students applying basic code in a short time.

At True Robotics, we believe the best time to start robotics is early, so our programs begin in kindergarten and run through grade 8. Your youngest students start with the Treads Robot, which arrives ready to use and is coded with simple picture blocks. In grades 3 to 5, your students build and code the Pilot Robot Kit, and in grades 6 to 8, the Axle Robot Kit. We want every student to see themselves in STEM early and often, so they make more informed decisions about their future.

In elementary school, robotics with True Robotics means coding real robots while practicing math, reading, and science, from kindergarten through grade 5. In grades K to 3, Paving the Way with Treads brings the ready-to-use Treads Robot into your math centers and ELA small groups, with 25 lessons per grade. In grades 3 to 5, Taking Off with Pilot has your students build the Pilot Robot Kit, then code it through 25 lessons per grade. Both programs come with our grab-and-go curriculum and one-on-one teacher training.