Loops in programs
Use loop blocks in a visual program to repeat actions a set number of times, forever, or until a condition is true, and identify where a loop makes a program shorter
Lesson
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“Loops in programs means practising the idea at the table with a simple screen-free or sandbox check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
Bring to the table
- Paper command cards (forward, turn, repeat) OR a free visual-blocks editor preview
- Pencil
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Forward, forward, turn right reaches the star. Changing the order fails.
Optional challenge. For Loops in programs, add one harder example after success.
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Loops in programs means practising the idea at the table with a simple screen-free or sandbox check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: Paper command cards (forward, turn, repeat) OR a free visual-blocks editor preview; Pencil. 1. Say the goal of Loops in programs in plain words once. 2. Adult lines up three command cards into a short sequence that reaches a goal. 3. Child builds three short sequences (or edits one) and tests whether the goal is met. 4. Fresh check: one fresh sequence that reaches the goal. Record and stop. Done: three tested sequences with pass/fail noted. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Free computing activity hub useful for Loops in programs. An adult picks one activity; not a single graded exam.
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Check understanding
- Rewrite a program that repeats 'move 10 steps' four times so that it uses one repeat block
- Use a 'repeat until' block so a quiz keeps asking until the correct answer is given, or a sprite moves until it touches the edge
- Explain the difference between 'repeat 10', 'forever' and 'repeat until' blocks with an example of when to use each
“In a coding app, can your child use a 'repeat' block to make a character draw a square or dance — instead of dragging the same blocks over and over?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Computing
- Domain
- Algorithms & Programming
- Age range
- Ages 8–13
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