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Module 5: Practice Activities

A mix of screen-free and Scratch challenges to practice your loop skills.

Activity 1: Rewrite with Repeat Easy

Screen-Free Challenge

Rewrite each set of instructions using "Repeat ___ times" and the steps that go inside the loop.

A. Stomp your foot. Stomp your foot. Stomp your foot. Stomp your foot. Stomp your foot. Stomp your foot. Stomp your foot. Stomp your foot.

B. Fold a towel. Stack it. Fold a towel. Stack it. Fold a towel. Stack it. Fold a towel. Stack it. Fold a towel. Stack it. Fold a towel. Stack it.

C. Write the letter A. Write the letter B. Write the letter C. Write the letter A. Write the letter B. Write the letter C. Write the letter A. Write the letter B. Write the letter C.

Look for the part that repeats, then count how many times it happens.
A. Repeat 8 times: Stomp your foot.
B. Repeat 6 times: Fold a towel, Stack it.
C. Repeat 3 times: Write A, Write B, Write C.

Activity 2: Loop Detective Easy

Screen-Free Challenge

For each situation, decide: is this a count loop (repeats a set number of times) or an until loop (repeats until something happens)?

  1. Brush each of your teeth (you have 20 baby teeth)
  2. Keep stirring the soup until it boils
  3. Do 10 jumping jacks
  4. Keep searching for your lost shoe until you find it
  5. Read each of the 5 chapters in a book
  6. Keep practicing piano until the timer goes off
1. Count loop (20 teeth). 2. Until loop (until it boils). 3. Count loop (10 times). 4. Until loop (until you find it). 5. Count loop (5 chapters). 6. Until loop (until the timer goes off).

Activity 3: Pattern Creator Medium

Screen-Free Challenge

Create three different patterns on paper. For each one:

  1. Draw or write the pattern (at least 3 repeats long)
  2. Circle the loop body (the part that repeats)
  3. Write the loop instruction: "Repeat ___ times: [loop body]"

Try to make one pattern with 2 elements (like "star, moon"), one with 3 elements (like "red, blue, green"), and one with 4 elements.

A 2-element pattern might look like: A B A B A B. The loop body is "A B" and it repeats 3 times.

Activity 4: Rhythm Loops Medium

Screen-Free Challenge

Create a body percussion rhythm using at least 3 different actions (clap, snap, stomp, tap knees, pat shoulders). Your rhythm should:

  1. Have a loop body of 3-5 actions
  2. Repeat at least 4 times
  3. Be something you can teach to someone else

Write down your rhythm using words, then perform it! Can your parent or sibling follow along after watching you do it twice?

Example: Repeat 4 times: clap, clap, stomp, snap, tap knees. Practice it slowly first, then speed up!

Activity 5: Scratch Shape Gallery Medium

Scratch Challenge

Using the Pen extension and Repeat blocks, draw all of these shapes in one project. Place them side by side so they do not overlap. (Use the "go to x: ___ y: ___" block to move the cat between shapes.)

  1. A triangle
  2. A square
  3. A pentagon (5 sides)
  4. A hexagon (6 sides)

Remember: the turn angle = 360 divided by the number of sides.

Triangle: repeat 3, turn 120. Square: repeat 4, turn 90. Pentagon: repeat 5, turn 72. Hexagon: repeat 6, turn 60.
For each shape, use: Pen Up, Go To (a starting position), Pen Down, Repeat (number of sides): Move 60 steps, Turn right (360 / sides) degrees. Then move to the next starting position before drawing the next shape.

Activity 6: Animated Dance Party Challenge

Scratch Challenge

Create a dance party in Scratch with at least 2 sprites. Requirements:

  1. Each sprite should have a Forever loop that makes it move and switch costumes
  2. At least one sprite should change color using "change color effect by"
  3. Add a backdrop (go to the Stage and pick a backdrop)
  4. Bonus: Add sound! Use a "play sound" block inside a loop
For each sprite, use: When green flag clicked, Forever: move 5 steps, next costume, wait 0.3 seconds, if on edge bounce. Add "change color effect by 10" inside the forever loop for color changes.

Activity 7: Spiral Art Challenge

Scratch Challenge

Create spiral art in Scratch. The trick: inside a Repeat block, increase the number of steps each time through the loop. Use a variable called "length" that starts at 1 and goes up by 2 each loop.

Try different turn angles to get different spiral shapes: 90 degrees makes a square spiral, 120 makes a triangle spiral, 91 makes a beautiful swirl.

Create a variable called "length." Set it to 1 before the loop. Inside the loop: move (length) steps, turn right 91 degrees, change length by 2. Repeat 100 times.
When green flag clicked, erase all, pen down, set "length" to 1, repeat 100: move (length) steps, turn right 91 degrees, change pen color by 1, change "length" by 2. This creates a colorful spiral!
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