Term 2, Lesson 1: Welcome Back — Term 1 Recap! 🔁

Course: Term 2: Math Wizard
Duration: 60 minutes
Term: 2 of 8 | Week: 1 of 9

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🎯 What You'll Do Today

Welcome back, coder! Before we unlock Python's math superpowers, let's dust off everything you learned in Term 1. By the end of today you will have:

• Refreshed the print() command and text patterns
• Remembered how variables store information
• Reviewed strings vs numbers
• Practised string methods, len(), and str()
• Rewritten messy code with f-strings
• Warmed up input() for asking questions
• Gotten ready for Term 2: Math Wizard!

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🤖 Welcome Back from BrightByte!

"HELLO AGAIN, PROGRAMMER! 🤖💙 I missed you! Can you believe it — you already finished a WHOLE term of Python. You wrote programs, built a game, and squashed real bugs. Today we're not learning anything brand-new. Instead, we're going to wake up your Python brain and remember all the amazing things you already know. Think of it as stretching before a race. Ready? Let's warm up!"

How This Lesson Works

This is a review lesson. We'll move quickly through each Term 1 skill with a tiny example and a "Your Turn" challenge. Don't just read — type every example into Trinket and run it. Your fingers remember more than your eyes!

💡 Zoom Tip: Keep Zoom and Trinket side by side, just like last term.

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📣 Skill 1: print() and Patterns

print() is how Python talks. Remember the megaphone? 📣

print("I'm back and ready to code!")
print("⭐" * 15)
print("=" * 25)

• "⭐" * 15 repeats a string 15 times (great for borders and rows!)
• "a" + "b" joins two strings together

Your Turn: Print your name inside a border made of - characters.

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📦 Skill 2: Variables Are Boxes

A variable is a labeled box that stores a value so you can use it again.

player = "Ama"
score = 100
print(player)
print(score)

Remember the rules:

• = means "store this value", NOT "equals" like in maths
• Use snake_case for names: high_score, not HighScore or high score
• You can change a variable any time: score = score + 50

Your Turn: Make a variable called favourite_food and print it.

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🔤 Skill 3: Strings vs Numbers

This one matters a LOT this term! Python treats text and numbers differently.

print("10" + "5")   # Joins text → 105
print(10 + 5)       # Adds numbers → 15

😲 See the difference? Quotes turn a number into text. Keep this in your back pocket — in a few weeks it will be the key to making calculators work!

Your Turn: Predict the output of print("2" + "2") before you run it. Were you right?

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✨ Skill 4: String Methods, len(), and str()

Strings have built-in superpowers you call with a dot:

name = "brightbyte"
print(name.upper())        # BRIGHTBYTE
print(name.title())        # Brightbyte
print(len(name))           # 10  (counts the letters)

And when you want to glue a number onto text with +, wrap it in str():

age = 11
print("I am " + str(age) + " years old")

Your Turn: Print your name in ALL CAPS, then print how many letters it has.

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🧹 Skill 5: Comments and F-Strings (Clean Code!)

Comments start with #. Python ignores them — they're notes for humans:

# This line greets the player
print("Welcome!")

F-strings are the cleanest way to mix text and variables. Put an f before the quotes and drop variables inside { }:

name = "Kwame"
age = 11
print(f"Hi {name}, you are {age} years old!")

Compare that to the old + way:

print("Hi " + name + ", you are " + str(age) + " years old!")

Same result — but the f-string is shorter and easier to read. You can even do work inside the braces:

print(f"Your name in caps is {name.upper()} ({len(name)} letters)")

BrightByte says: "F-strings are my favourite! Whenever you're combining words and variables, reach for an f-string first."

Your Turn: Write an f-string that says "[your name] is learning Python!" using a variable.

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💬 Skill 6: input() — Asking Questions

Near the end of Term 1 you learned how to make programs interactive with input(). It pauses the program and waits for the user to type:

favourite = input("What's your favourite animal? ")
print(f"Cool! I like {favourite} too. 🐾")

⚠️ Remember: input() always gives you back text (a string) — even if the user types a number. That will matter a LOT this term when we start doing math with what people type!

Your Turn: Ask the user for their name, then greet them with an f-string.

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🎯 Warm-Up Challenges

Try these to prove your Python brain is fully awake!

Challenge 1: About Me 2.0

name = "Your Name"
age = 11
hobby = "coding"

print("=" * 30)
print(f"  All About {name.upper()}")
print("=" * 30)
print(f"Age: {age}")
print(f"Hobby: {hobby.title()}")
print("⭐" * 30)

Challenge 2: The Greeter

# Ask two questions and reply nicely
first = input("What's your first name? ")
mood = input("How are you feeling today? ")

print(f"Nice to meet you, {first.title()}!")
print(f"I hope your {mood} day gets even better. 😊")

Challenge 3: Fix the Bug 🐛

This code has a mistake. Can you spot and fix it?

age = 12
print("Next year you will be " + age + 1)

<details> <summary>Need a hint?</summary>

You can't add a number onto text with +. Either use str() around the number, or (better!) use an f-string: print(f"Next year you will be {age + 1}")

</details>

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📝 Key Points to Remember

Your Term 1 Toolbox

Vocabulary Refresher

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🌟 Next Lesson Preview

Week 2: Python Does Math!

Now that your Python brain is warmed up, next week we unlock Python's secret superpower — it's an incredible calculator!

Sneak peek:

print(5 + 3)      # 8
print(6 * 7)      # 42
print(100 / 4)    # 25.0

You'll turn Python into a super-calculator and start building toward your very own calculator app. Get ready, Math Wizard! 🧙‍♂️

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🎉 Great Warm-Up, Coder!

Look how much you remembered:

• ✅ print() and patterns with * and +
• ✅ Variables and snake_case naming
• ✅ Strings vs integers
• ✅ String methods, len(), and str()
• ✅ Comments and f-strings
• ✅ input() for interactive programs

BrightByte says: "See? It's all still in there! Your Term 1 skills are the foundation for EVERYTHING we build in Term 2. Now that we're warmed up, let's go discover Python's math superpowers. I'll see you next week, Math Wizard! 🚀"

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Welcome back — this term is going to be amazing! 🐍✨