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And, or, and an if in an if: 6th to 8th coding

Nested and combined conditions. A free 6th to 8th lesson plan with a hook, practice that links to free activities, and an exit ticket. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students work toward: nested and combined conditions.

Hook (5 min)

  • Ask the class: What if two things must both be true?
  • Take two or three answers and write them where everyone can see them.

Teach (15 min)

  • Say the big idea in one plain sentence: and, or, and an if in an if.
  • Show one example, then one that is not an example, and ask how the two differ.
  • Have students tell a partner or a small group the idea in their own words.

Practise (20 min)

  • Choose one for the whole class or let groups pick:
  • Print: On paper: Read It, Run It, Say It (https://teach.peabody.kids/coding-lessons/read-it-run-it)
  • Print: On paper: Test Plans (https://teach.peabody.kids/coding-lessons/test-plans-ai-wrong)
  • Learn: Practise: and, or (https://peabody.kids/practice/code/andor)
  • Learn: Practise: an if inside an if (https://peabody.kids/practice/code/nestedif)

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • On a slip or aloud: one thing I learned about and, or, and an if in an if, and one question I still have.
  • Sort the slips into: got it, nearly, not yet. Start tomorrow with the last pile.

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