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QCA

ICT at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 2)

Unit 2A: Writing stories: communicating information using text
Section 2: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • key idea: that text can be entered and corrected
  • technique: to use the backspace key to make corrections

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Discuss how labels describe what things are. Ask the class to brainstorm in order to choose objects in the classroom that could be labelled. Ask the children to take it in turns to type a label, which has been set at a suitably large font size. Ask them to correct any mistakes as they type, using the backspace key.
  • enter and correct text

Points to note

This activity is not necessary if children have entered text earlier.

Sections in this unit

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1. SETTING THE SCENE
2. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
3. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
4. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
5. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
6. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
7. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
8. INTEGRATED TASK