How it works
When something happens again and again, it repeats.
The swing, the seesaw, a ball and a drum all repeat.
A loop says it once, and says how many times. Some things happen only once, like a leaf falling.
Worked examples
The swing
- Mia gives the swing a push.
- It goes forward, then back, then forward, then back.
- Forward and back, again and again.
A beat
- Mia claps clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp.
- The same beat happens again and again.
- The short way to say it is clap, clap, stomp, three times.
Just once
- Bo slides down the slide one time.
- Now he is at the bottom.
- Sliding down once is not a repeat.
Days repeat
- The sun goes up and comes down, then it comes up again.
- Morning, night, morning, night.
- Even the days repeat.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
- True or false? Does the bench in the park repeat anything?
- True or false? The sun goes down. Does it come up again?