Loops and Patterns
Learn the coder's favourite shortcut, the loop, and use it to draw shapes, make music and animate.
Instructor
Learn the coder’s favourite shortcut, the loop, and use it to draw shapes, make music and animate.
A Beginner course for ages 6–8. Every lesson explains one idea in plain words, shows code examples you can copy, ends with a hands-on project and a short quiz that explains each answer. Projects use the free Scratch editor (or ScratchJr on a tablet) and unplugged activities.
What you will learn
- Why Loops?
- Drawing a Square with the Pen
- Forever Loops
- Patterns with Loops
- Loops and Music
- Counting Loops
- Debugging Loops
- Animating with Loops
- Project: Pattern Machine
For parents: lessons take about 15–30 minutes. Children can work on their own, and you can follow their progress from your parent dashboard.
Module 1: Why Loops?, Drawing a Square with the Pen…
3 lessons-
Drawing a Square with the Pen
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Forever Loops
Module 2: Patterns with Loops, Loops and Music…
3 lessons-
Patterns with Loops
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Loops and Music
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Counting Loops
Module 3: Debugging Loops, Animating with Loops…
3 lessons-
Debugging Loops
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Animating with Loops
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Project: Pattern Machine