Experiment
with Overlapping Shapes
Students use the shape tools in Paint to make circles,
ovals, squares, and rectangles.Then,
they can use the line tool to make other shapes such as triangles, and
diamonds.When students have printed
their pictures, discuss how overlapping makes some things appear closer
than others.
Know
Your Numbers
To help students become more familiar with numbers
and to practice number recognition, have them type in the numbers 1 through
10 in the correct order.
Beginning
Fractions
Have students draw circles and squares using the
shape tools in Paint.Then, they
use the line tool to divide the shapes into halves.Next,
they draw two rectangles and divide them in to thirds and fourths.
Telling
Time
Students can use the circle tool to make clock faces
and the line tool to create the hands of the clocks.They
print these out to share with partners who determine what time is indicated
on each of the clocks.
Number
Patterns
Give students a list of number patterns to complete.Explain
that students should type the missing numbers into the pattern.This
will help them practice number identification and al keyboarding skills.They
can use the numbers at the top of the keyboard, or you may want to introduce
them to the number pad if you have one on your classroom keyboard.Some
number pattern samples are:
246_
36_12
4812_
Circular
Flash Cards
Have students use the oval shape to make large circles.Inside
each circle, they type a math problem.Students
print their pages, cut out the circles, and write the answer on the back
of each card.Partners take turns
choosing a circle and answering the math problem on it.
Measure
Your Smile
Students use metric measurement to determine the
length of each student’s smile in the student’s group.These
can then be added using the calculator in the Programs…Accessories.The
results can be made into bar graphs.
Geometric
Figures
This activity will help students become familiar
with geometric figures.Before going
to the computer, students will use the PowerPoint storyboard (see appendix)
to develop a 10-slide presentation, which illustrates geometric shapes.The
following are suggestions for the slide presentation:Slide
1 (title slide), Slide 2 (introduce and explain the line), Slides 3-8 (illustrate
and explain square, circle, rectangle, triangle, cylinder, cube,) Slide
9 (introduce angle), Slide 10 (show illustrations of where these shapes
can be found in the real world.This
presentation can be then be shared with a younger age group as a PowerPoint
presentation or printed and bound as a book.
Math
Online Activities