Stack the Blocks: Repeating a Pattern

Learning Objectives Identify a simple repeating pattern in a sequence of objects. Describe the core part of a pattern that repeats. Count how many times a pattern repeats. Create a simple 'loop' instruction to describe a repeating pattern. Follow a loop instruction to build a pattern correctly. Fix a mistake in a simple pattern sequence. Have you ever built a super tall tower with blocks? 🧱 Let's learn how to tell a computer to do it! We will learn about patterns. We will find parts that repeat. This helps us give short instructions to a computer. 💻 Real-World Applications Singing the chorus of a song again and again 🎶 Clapping a rhythm in music class 👏 Brushing your teeth: up, down, up, down... 🦷 Setting the table: plate, fork, spoon for each...

TermDefinitionExample PatternA pattern is something that happens over and over again. повторениеA red block, then a yellow block. Red, yellow, red, yellow... ❤️💛❤️💛 RepeatTo do the exact same thing again. 🔁You can repeat the action of clapping your hands. 👏 👏 👏 LoopA loop is an instruction to repeat something. It's a computer's way to do things again and again.A loop instruction could be: 'Repeat 3 times: Clap your hands.' 👏 👏 👏 InstructionAn instruction is a step to follow. It tells you what to do. 📝An instruction is 'Put a blue block on top.' SequenceA sequence is a list of things in a special order. ➡️A sequence of blocks: Blue, Green, Green, Blue, Green, Green. 💙💚💚💙💚💚

Find the Pattern Core Look for the smallest part that repeats. To make a loop, first find the group of blocks that is the same each time. This is your main instruction. Count the Repeats Count how many times you see the pattern core. After you find the pattern core, count how many times it shows up. This number tells the loop how many times to repeat.