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Learning objective

  • To use repetition (a loop) in a program.

Success criteria

  • I can understand and
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Design,
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Cross-curricular links

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Improvise
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Play Pupil video: Scratchy rap to recap key coding terms and concepts.

Learning objective

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could use fewer sprites; could focus on one loop (such as ‘repeat forever’); could rewatch the Pupil video: Using loops or view the Presentation: Making music with loops.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Could add visual effects to sprites that show when they are playing.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining what a loop

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Vocabulary definitions

  • loop

    A repeated sequence of instructions.

  • repetition

    Doing something over and over again.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y3: Programming: Scratch

Lesson 1: Tinkering with Scratch

Lesson 2: Using loops

Lesson 3: Making an animation

Lesson 4: Storytelling

Lesson 5: Programming a game

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Sway Grantham

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team

Last update: 14th January, 2026

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