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Loops and repetition

KS2 · 20 minutes · Use a loop to repeat instructions.

Visual learning map for Loops and repetition: observe, try, then explain. Use a loop to repeat instructions.
Visual learning map for Loops and repetition: observe, try, then explain. Use a loop to repeat instructions.

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Use a loop to repeat instructions.

Your turn: Choose one thing you would like to understand by the end.

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  1. Today: Loops and repetition. Our goal: Use a loop to repeat instructions.
  2. Take one idea at a time. Pause after each sentence; ask for repetition whenever you need it.
  3. Rather than writing the same instruction ten times, a loop says 'repeat this ten times'. It makes programs shorter and easier to fix. A count loop repeats a set number of times; a condition loop repeats until something becomes true.
  4. Together: choose one example from the explanation and show how it works. What do you notice?
  5. Your turn: Write a loop in words that draws a square using 'forward' and 'turn'.
  6. Reflect: what made sense, and what would you like explained differently?
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