Testing layers and moving behind/in front of objects in 2D

I am still a beginner but I am getting there.
I managed to create an usable point & click movement with nav mesh, and now I was trying to set layers where the player goes in front/behind.

There are two game objects, one flat and wide that is used to create the obstacle in the nav mesh, and another one that includes the sprite. On the Update() I do:

if (navMeshAgent.transform.position.y > (transform.position.y - (spriteRenderer.bounds.size.y / 2)))
{
spriteRenderer.sortingOrder = 1;
}
else
{
spriteRenderer.sortingOrder = 0;
}

Is there a better way to do it? I am quite happy with the result so far, but I was wondering if I am missing something. I am also thinking of making the game object obstacle + game object sprite a prefab so I can reuse it.

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What are the best Unity 2D courses in your opinion which are most up to date?

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How to create the particle random motion as done in this game?

I'm trying to make something like this in Unity for fun, but can't seem to figure out the logic to get the particles (tiles) to move like in this game.
https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-coloruid



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Thanks in advance!

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