Frogger

You are a frog. Your task is simple: hop across a busy highway, dodging cars and trucks, until you get to the edge of a river, where you must keep yourself from drowning by crossing safely to your grotto at the top of the screen by leaping across the backs of turtles and logs.

Frogger is a classic arcade style game from 1981 developed by Sega. This design is about a 3D Frogger-like game which is a good first game design activity for students with no programming background.