1 - Getting Started ~4 mins
Watch and listen carefully. Clap, clap, stamp… clap, clap, stamp… What part keeps coming back again and again?
Hands up when you can say the repeating bit out loud.
2 - Today's Words: Repeat and Bug ~5 mins
Today's word: repeat. That means the bit that happens again, like clap, clap, stamp.
In clap, clap, stamp… clap, clap, stamp… which bit is the repeat?
Another word: bug. A bug is a wrong step that makes the pattern go wrong. We can change that step so it works again.
3 - Spot the Repeat on the Board ~6 mins
Look at the robot on the board. Watch the path we build together. Which move is used more than once?
Find the repeat and the bug
4 - Act It Out: Find the Repeat and the Bug ~13 mins
Part A: Lay out your ready cards. Act the pattern twice. Point to the bit that comes back again and again.
Part B: Your teacher gives you the line with one wrong card. Find the wrong card and swap it so the pattern works again.
5 - Record What We Found ~6 mins
On your Investigation Journal page, record the repeat your group found and the bug you fixed. Draw or write the steps in order if that helps you remember. You do not need full sentences — clear labels are enough.
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