Desert Road

Students control a car traveling through a desert landscape filled with obstacles and collectible coins. Players must navigate the car to avoid barriers and holes while collecting as many coins as possible to increase their score and purchase strategic upgrades.

• Grade Levels: grades 2+
• Skills Developed: strategic thinking, spatial awareness, recation time, and quick decision-making
• Standards Addressed:
  Social Emotional Learning - foster resilience by encouraging students to persist through difficult challenges and refine their strategy after crashes
  
• Classroom Use:
  Brain Break - the game’s engaging, fast-paced nature challenges students to focus on quick decision-making and hand-eye coordination, providing a break from traditional academic tasks
  Reflection Activity - students reflect on their strategies for lane changes and timing, discussing what worked well and how they adapted as the road became more challenging