Lesson 3: Programming wearable technology
Programming a virtual micro:bit to flash using loop blocks.
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Learning objective
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To use code to program and control a product.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Remind children of prior experience with block coding; this could have been in Year 2 with a piece of software like ScratchJr or in Year 3 with Scratch.
Show Presentation: What can you remember? and ask if the children can remember anything about this example of block code.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 13 March 2026
