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Alphabet Activities on the Computer : Grades K-1
Alphabet Activities on the Computer Grades K1 Author:Jo Larson, Jill Norris This book features a computer lesson for each letter of the alphabet. Students follow the directions and use computer drawing tools to create an object beginning with a particular letter, for example: Just Jellyfish, Purple Pockets, Under an Umbrella, or Zebra in a Zigzag Zoo. Each exercise is followed up with extension activities and literature... more » connections. Step-by-step instructions are provided to help ensure success. For example, instructions for the letter Q, Quack, Quack, Quiet, are as follows: 1) Start with a clean screen, 2) Choose a drawing tool, a color, and a medium line, 3) Draw a duck, 4) Choose the fill tool, 5) Color your drawing, 6) Draw a speech bubble, 7) Keyboard "Quack!" or "Quiet!" into the bubble, 8) Read the screen. There are five additional lessons that reinforce letter-sound recognition using the entire alphabet. Students will use the line, drawing, text, and color tools, as well as learn to print and familiarlize themselves with the keyboard. The 15-page user manual covers such topics as computer etiquette, screen snapshots, creating templates, printing, saving student work, getting students started on the computer, and not letting the computer intimidate you or your students. You also get reproducible cards of practice terms and icons. Illustrated with simple, light-hearted line art, this 80-page resource is as friendly as it is effective.« less