SC Introduction To Loops Lesson Plan
SC Introduction To Loops Lesson Plan
Introduction to
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Introduction to loops lesson plan
Ask the children to work in pairs. One child should be the dancing robot and the other should be the
“I can demonstrate a range of basic problem
computer programme which tells the robot how to dance. Play a section of music that will allow the dance
solving skills by building simple programs to
routine to be played out at least twice and ask one child per pair to call out instructions to their partner for
carry out a given task, using an appropriate
the chosen dance routine until the music stops.
language.”
For the computer programmers, what was difficult about this activity? What could you change about the
programme to make it simpler? [e.g. repeat 4 times/repeat until music stops. This would be a loop.]
Resources There are loop blocks in Scratch that we can use to simplify our code. As a quick intro activity, ask the
• Laptops or desktop computers children to code their sprite to walk in a square. They may want to give their instructions out loud to their
• Music partner first, to help identify the repetition and where the loop is required.
• https://scratch.mit.edu
Can the children code their sprite to perform a basic dance routine using loops?
• Enough space to dance
Differentiation Plenary
Lower Ability/ASN Have the class play each other’s animations and give feedback
Use the Scratch flashcards to separate the loop blocks and motion blocks Did everyone use the same loop blocks?
that will be required for this lesson