Computing · Stage 2
Loops: Do It Again
Building Blocks · a loop repeats steps so you don't write them over and over
✦ Computing📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~11 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
use a loop to repeat steps instead of writing the same step again and again
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Kavi's Aching Wing
Kavi wanted to flap ten times, so Kavi wrote: flap, flap, flap, flap, flap... "Oof, my wing is tired of writing!" Then Kavi had a clever idea. "I'll just say it once and tell the computer how many times!" Kavi wrote repeat 10 times: flap. "That's a loop — it repeats a step for me. One line does the whole job!"
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What your child will learn
1A loop does the same job with less writingBoth of these make Kavi hop 4 times. One writes 'hop' over and over. The other uses a loop — it says the step once and how many times to repeat. Tap each to hear it.
2When does a loop help?A loop is great when the same step repeats. If every step is different, a loop can't shorten it. Tap the right box for each plan.
3A loop repeats the steps inside itThe repeat line is the loop. The indented steps are its body — they run again for each turn. Press Run and watch Kavi water 3 plants with one little loop.
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A peek inside
Kavi's loop says repeat 3 times: hop. How many hops happen in all?
the body 'hop' runs once each time, 3 times
Try this at home: A loop lets you ____ a step instead of writing it again and again.
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