Early Stage 1 Lesson Ideas Activities for this stage are designed to introduce basic computer skills. The lesson content is limited only be your imagination. Use the mouse Stamp pictures that are red (or any colour). Notes Create a background and draw a picture. Notes English Using letters Stamp a known letter/sound and fill page with pictures starting with that letter. Sample Divide page into four and type/stamp a different sound in each box. Add pictures that start with each sound. Sample Stamp pictures and label with the initial sound. Sample Each partner stamps the letters in their name and find stamps for each letter. Sample In a lab - Play Bingo using the Lasso tool to the capture then delete a picture/sound from a bingo card, when it is called. Notes Using words Stamp pictures and label with the word. Sample Write a simple sentence and illustrate. Sample Create a greeting card. Notes Make a Slide Show of known sounds/words. Notes Label a screen shot of a known Living Book. Sample Maths Explore numbers and shapes Stamp numbers and the corresponding number of pictures. Notes Create a number book or frieze. Sample Use a Logo based program to order pictures from smallest to largest. Notes Start a pattern of stamps and have partner complete the pattern. Sample Create pictures made with squares, rectangles, circles or triangles. Sample Draw a line and measure in stamp units. Sample Science Some science Make a T chart which includes food I like and food I don't like. Sample Food we need / food we don't need (not eaten often). Sample Create T chart and stamp pictures comparing opposites - hot/cold, living/non living, Sample Create a puzzle for a partner to complete. Sort pictures into living or non living columns. Sample Use stamps in a painting program to create signs for the class weather chart. Sample HSIE   School Days Use a paint program to illustrate and complete sentence "At school I like." Sample This is Me Divide a page into 4 and record features of class eg favourite food, colours, activities, pets. Sample Use a digital camera to take a photo of each child showing a new skill the child has learnt since starting school. eg I can write my name. How to... Use a paint program to draw the members of the family. Sample Meeting Needs Use a paint program to illustrate things I need. Sample Create price tags for class shop. Sample PD. H. PE. Health Healthy food - What I eat for dinner. Notes Create a Healthy food puzzle for a partner. Notes Draw a hat on a digital photo of each child and write a sun safe message. Sample Creative Arts Visual Arts Create patterns using the tools in a paint program.. Sample Import a digital photo into a paint program and add a frame. Sample Use the shaped erasers in Kid Pix to create a pattern. Sample Home Early Stage 1 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3