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Grade 2 Computers

The document provides an overview of the grade 2 computer curriculum including topics, objectives, content, and suggested learning activities. The topics covered include: 1. Basic rules and requirements for the computer laboratory, introduction to computer hardware, and desktop features. 2. Basic settings and file management including identifying icons, loading and exiting word processing programs, and opening, saving, and exiting documents. 3. Word processing skills like typing letters, numbers, sentences, identifying keyboard keys, and basic formatting. 4. Presentations including drawing and coloring shapes using a drawing program.

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Grade 2 Computers

The document provides an overview of the grade 2 computer curriculum including topics, objectives, content, and suggested learning activities. The topics covered include: 1. Basic rules and requirements for the computer laboratory, introduction to computer hardware, and desktop features. 2. Basic settings and file management including identifying icons, loading and exiting word processing programs, and opening, saving, and exiting documents. 3. Word processing skills like typing letters, numbers, sentences, identifying keyboard keys, and basic formatting. 4. Presentations including drawing and coloring shapes using a drawing program.

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GRADE 2

19 Grade 2
TOPIC: THEORY

TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT SUGGESTED LEARNING


Pupils should be able to: ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
Rules and requirements  state the basic rules to be The basic rules Formulating the rules as a class
for the computer observed in the computer
laboratory laboratory
 name the basic environmental Environmental conditions such as Discussing the importance of
conditions and security of the ventilation environmental conditions and security
computer laboratory Security of and in the computer
laboratory
Introduction to  identify computer hardware Hardware: System Unit Pointing at and naming components of
computers Keyboard, Mouse the computer
and Screen, Speakers and
Printers NB: Teacher to restrict to available
equipment

TOPIC : BASIC SETTINGS AND FILE MANAGEMENT

TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT SUGGESTED LEARNING


Pupils should be able to; ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
Desktop features  identify icons by name Names of icons Pointing at specific programme
icons

20 Grade 2
TOPIC: WORD PROCESSING

TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT SUGGESTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES


Pupils should be able to: AND NOTES
Loading and exiting a  load and exit a word processor Letters of the alphabet, words, Writing letters of the alphabet
word processing  type numbers and simple words short sentences and numbers
programme Writing numbers 0 to 100, simple words and
 type simple sentences sentences

Basic keyboard keys and  identify basic keyboard keys Basic keyboard keys such as Pointing at and naming the basic keys
their uses  use the basic keyboard key enter, backspace, caps lock, Playing games using keyboard keys
delete and spacebar Applying knowledge learnt on basic
keyboard keys
Opening, Saving and  identify documents in a folder Default location (My Launching a program, retrieving a document
Exiting  retrieve documents from a folder Documents) Saving and closing a document
 close a document Close button Exiting a program using the close button
 exit a program
Formatting text  highlight Shift and arrow keys Highlighting text
 bold text The bold icon Bolding text
 colour text The font colour icon Changing colour of text
NB Emphasis should be on primary
colours
Word processing  insert auto shapes and pictures Auto shapes and pictures Creating a picture story using several auto
features using the mouse shapes or pictures

21 Grade 2
TOPIC: PRESENTATIONS

TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT SUGGESTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES


Pupils should be able to; AND NOTES

Drawing  draw and colour in shapes Drawing programme icon Drawing and colouring in shapes
Loading a  open and close a drawing Drawing programme Using the mouse to produce a drawing
presentation/ programme Closing a drawing programme
drawing programme

22 Grade 2

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