ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 2)

Unit 2A: Writing stories: communicating information using text
Section 3: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS

Objectives

Children should learn:

key idea: the importance of spaces between words
technique: to type in text, including spaces between words, and to use the shift key

Activities		Outcomes
		Children:
Read out sentences to the children but leave out the pauses between words. Discuss with the children if they understood what was read and if it sounded odd. Demonstrate to the class how to use the spacebar to create a space and how to use the shift key to make a capital letter. Give the children an opportunity to write a simple sentence and ask them to type the sentence.		understand that spaces need to be placed between words press the spacebar once to create spaces and do not hold it down

Points to note

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

Remind children that they use their fingers to create spaces between words in their handwritten work.

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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

ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 2)

Objectives

Activities

Outcomes

Points to note

Sections in this unit