This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students typing. The class will learn how to type letters, words and use the space bar in this engaging activity. For best results, create a copy for each student or add the presentation to a shared folder. Run the presentation outside of Slide Show mode to use the interactive elements.
Use during whole class computer lessons or literacy group rotations.
Create and participate in shared editing of short written texts to record and report ideas and events using some learnt vocabulary, basic sentence boundary punctuation and spelling some consonant–vowel–consonant words correctly
Use the basic features of common digital tools to share content and collaborate demonstrating agreed behaviours, guided by trusted adults
Use the basic features of common digital tools to create, locate and communicate content
Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition)
Create and re-read to edit short written and/or multimodal texts to report on a topic, express an opinion or recount a real or imagined event, using grammatically correct simple sentences, some topic-specific vocabulary, sentence boundary punctuation and correct spelling of some one- and two-syllable words
Create and edit short imaginative, informative and persuasive written and/or multimodal texts for familiar audiences, using text structure appropriate to purpose, simple and compound sentences, noun groups and verb groups, topic-specific vocabulary, simple punctuation and common 2-syllable words
Construct texts featuring print, visual and audio elements using software, including word processing programs
Construct texts that incorporate supporting images using software including word processing programs
Create and organise ideas and information using information systems independently and with others, and share these with known people in safe online environments
Recognise and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose
Construct texts using software including word processing programs
Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems
Composes simple texts to convey an idea or message
Produces most lower case and upper case letters and uses digital technologies to construct texts
Plans, composes and reviews a small range of simple texts for a variety of purposes on familiar topics for known readers and viewers
Composes texts using letters of consistent size and slope and uses digital technologies
Identifies the components of digital systems and explores how data is represented
Describes, follows and represents algorithms to solve problems
Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
Identifies digital systems and explores how instructions are used to control digital devices
Develops solutions to an identified need
Creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts
Understands and effectively uses Tier 1 words and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts
Produces all lower-case and upper-case letters to create texts
Understands and responds to literature read to them
Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts
Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
Plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure
Uses a legible, fluent and automatic handwriting style, and digital technology, including word-processing applications, when creating texts
Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
Construct texts featuring print, visual and audio elements using software, including word processing programs
Identify and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose
Reread and edit text for spelling, sentence-boundary punctuation and text structure
Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
Reread student's own texts and discuss possible changes to improve meaning, spelling and punctuation
Create short imaginative and informative texts that show emerging use of appropriate text structure, sentence-level grammar, word choice, spelling, punctuation and appropriate multimodal elements
Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems
Construct texts using software including word processing programs
Independently and with others create and organise ideas and information using information systems, and share these with known people in safe online environments
Create short texts to explore, record and report ideas and events using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge
Participate in shared editing of students’ own texts for meaning, spelling, capital letters and full stops
Construct texts that incorporate supporting images using software including word processing programs
Add a time limit or accuracy challenge to the activity.
Add a list of spelling words for the class to type.