Does a child taking the same activity after every 2–3 other activities count as repetition?

Absolutely! When a child returns to a particular activity over and over, they are repeating the process, hopefully refining their understanding and their work.  Repetition does not just occur in a single session. It would be helpful to observe closely to ascertain why, or what seems to be a stimulus for returning to a particular material. 

Or what seems to distract them from one piece of material to which they later return?  What interest or need is being addressed by returning to a previous work?  Another question to consider is, “Is the child bored?” 

If the child has mastered a piece of work, they may be ready for something new.  Mastery comes differently to different learners and does not necessarily follow what was done in our training courses.

Child working on Roman arch material