Lesson 06 — Loops for counting and games

Title: Repeat actions without copying code

Description: Use loops to count, repeat messages, build patterns, and keep a tiny game running.

Why it matters for kids: Loops help computers do boring repeated work very fast.

1. Count with for

for number in range(1, 6):
    print(number)

range(1, 6) means start at 1 and stop before 6.

2. Cheer loop

for cheer in range(3):
    print("You can code!")

This prints the message three times.

3. Draw with text

for size in range(1, 6):
    print("*" * size)

Output:

*
**
***
****
*****

4. Loop through a word

word = "Python"

for letter in word:
    print(letter)

Python can visit each letter one by one.

5. A simple while loop

energy = 3

while energy > 0:
    print("The robot walks.")
    energy = energy - 1

print("The robot needs charging.")

Use while when you want to continue until something changes.

6. Easy examples

for step in range(1, 4):
    print(f"Step {step}: jump!")

for coin in range(5):
    print("Collected a coin.")

countdown = 5

while countdown > 0:
    print(countdown)
    countdown = countdown - 1

print("Blast off!")

7. Mini challenge

Click each example to open it.