Repeat in code

```
move_right()
move_right()
move_right()
move_right()
```
The same line again and again
The star is at the end of a long hall. The robot needs move_right() 4 times. Typing the same line again and again is slow.
```
repeat 4:
    move_right()
```
A loop does it for you
A repeat in code is called a loop. Write repeat, a number and a colon. Put the step on the next line. This loop moves right 4 times.
repeat 4:
how many times
move_right()
indented, so inside
The indent
See the spaces before move_right()? That push in is called an indent. Indented lines are inside the loop. They run every time the loop goes round.
repeat 4 times
move right

Watch the robot
Here is the loop as blocks on a board. Tap Run the program. The robot moves right 4 times and reaches the star. Same moves, much less typing.
```
repeat 3:
    move_right()
say("Done")
```
Inside or outside
Only indented lines repeat. Here move_right() runs 3 times. say("Done") is not indented. It runs once, after the loop ends.

Goal: Your child learns to read and write a repeat loop in code, and to tell which lines are inside it.

Ask: which line is inside the loop? How can you tell?
When you see the same line many times, ask how a loop could make it shorter.
In the labs your child builds loops and guesses where a loop takes the robot. Tap See it as code to see the indent.

Away from the screen: Say "repeat 3: clap" and your child claps 3 times. Then try "repeat 4: jump", and add "say Done" at the end.

Coding · Loops