Lesson Four – Name Labels

This computing teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to practise changing the size of document letters when typing display labels for use in the classroom to indicate different names of class pupils.
The class can model how to type and print name labels for their personal trays in the classroom so that they are clear and easy to read using the correct font styles.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise changing the size of document letters when typing display labels for use in the classroom to indicate different names of class pupils
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify the best font sizes for a word processed document showing a name label for a teddy bear and a template to select and create a label using the computer to name a class teddy bear.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to change the size of document letters when typing display labels for use in the classroom.
This lesson is part of a computing scheme of work to get the children to practise structuring and formatting different word processed documents to label a range of objects and locations around the classroom. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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