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Loops and Patterns

Learn the coder's favourite shortcut, the loop, and use it to draw shapes, make music and animate.

Beginner 9 lessons 3 hours
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  • Certificate of completion
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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

  1. Why Loops?
  2. Drawing a Square with the Pen
  3. Forever Loops
  4. Patterns with Loops
  5. Loops and Music
  6. Counting Loops
  7. Debugging Loops
  8. Animating with Loops
  9. 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
  • Why Loops?
    Preview 15 min
  • Drawing a Square with the Pen
    20 min 🔒
  • Forever Loops
    20 min 🔒

Module 2: Patterns with Loops, Loops and Music…

3 lessons
  • Patterns with Loops
    20 min 🔒
  • Loops and Music
    20 min 🔒
  • Counting Loops
    20 min 🔒

Module 3: Debugging Loops, Animating with Loops…

3 lessons
  • Debugging Loops
    15 min 🔒
  • Animating with Loops
    20 min 🔒
  • Project: Pattern Machine
    25 min 🔒