Using Apps and Tools

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will open, use, and close simple apps/tools (drawing, typing, camera) and identify common buttons and icons.

Teaching Notes

Teach icon meaning with visuals (home, back, save).
Model steps: open app → do task → save (if needed) → close.
Emphasize asking for help before changing settings.
Use consistent vocabulary: tap/click, icon, menu, save.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Apps and tools help you do jobs on a computer, phone, or tablet—like drawing, writing, and taking pictures. Icons and buttons help you choose what to do.

Computer Vocabulary and Definition

— A small picture you tap or click to open something.
— A list of choices on the screen.
— To keep your work so you can find it later.
— A row of buttons for tools like pencil or eraser.
— To exit an app or window.

Computer QA

What is an icon?
What does save mean?
What is a menu?
What is a toolbar?
What does close mean?
True or False: You should save work you want to keep.
True or False: An icon is a kind of keyboard.
What might you use a drawing app for?
What might you use a typing app for?
What tool often removes mistakes in drawing apps?
What tool often changes the color in a drawing app?
If you cannot find your work later, what step might you forget?
What should you do before pressing a button you do not know?
What button might take you back to the last screen?
What button might take you to the main screen?
What can a camera app do?
What can a microphone tool do?
Why is a toolbar helpful?
What is one safe way to end an app?
What is one app you use at school?

Computer Prtactices

Icon match: Match an icon (home, back, save) to its meaning.
Open a drawing app and use 3 tools: pencil, color, eraser.
Type a 2-sentence note in a writing app, then save it with a teacher’s help.
Practice closing an app the right way and returning to the home screen.

Reflection

What app did you use today, and what did it help you do?
Why is saving important?