Objective

Students will be able to use the simple tools of the Paint program.

Prerequisites

i) The children should know what a computer is and the parts of the computer.
ii) Children will have developed good motor skills and have developed a few computer skills, like handling a mouse.
iii) Students should know how to open the Paint program.

Goal

Operational Definition

All – This gives the goal, which is the minimum that the teacher must achieve for all students in the classroom.
Some – This gives the goal that the teacher may try to achieve for some students in the classroom who can achieve the suggested goal over and above the goal stated for ‘All’.
Few – This gives the goal that the teacher may try to achieve for few students in the classroom who can achieve the suggested goal over and above the goal stated for ‘Some’ and ‘All’.

Materials Required: 

Technology

• An audio-enabled computer with an internet connection, smartboard projector and screen.
• All devices like laptops, tablets and desktop computers with accessibility features enabled.
• Screen readers like JAWS and NVDA.
• Large keyboards, built-in screen magnifiers, hearing aids, text-to-speech and speech-to-text software.
• Voice recognition software like Siri, Windows Speech Recognition, etc.
• Headsets.
• Student writing or typing tools.

Teacher Materials

• Whiteboard and markers or blackboard and chalk.
• Pre-teach vocabulary cards, sight words, communication cards and worksheets.
• Lesson videos.

Student Handouts

• Handout 1: Communication Cards
• Handout 2: Vocabulary Cards
• Handout 3: Trace and Learn Card
• Handout 4: Yes or No Cards
• Handout 5: Thumbs Up and Down Card
• Handout 6: Sample drawings created in MS Paint
• Handout 7: Printed step-by-step guides
• Handout 8: Colourful visual aids (e.g. posters of MS Paint toolbar)
• Handout 9: Worksheet

Print Preparation

The teacher will print, copy or laminate …

• Communication Cards for students 
• Trace and Learn Cards for students 
• Vocabulary Cards for students
• Thumbs up and Thumbs down Card for students
• Yes or No Cards for students
• Pre-teach vocabulary cards, sight words cards
• Worksheets for students
• Sample drawings created in MS Paint
• Printed step-by-step guides
• Colourful visual aids (e.g. posters of MS Paint toolbar)

Preparation for the Activity:

1. All the learning and teaching materials needed for this lesson plan must be ready before the lesson begins.
2. Ensure that there are enough copies for all children. Multiple copies can be made by photocopying too.
3. Please have the assistive technologies and accessibility features ready for your inclusive classroom.

Setup for transacting the lesson:

This topic must be taught in the computer lab.

1. Expected Prior Knowledge

Awareness of the extent of student’s prior knowledge of the topic will help the teacher plan and deliver the lesson appropriately. 
This could be assessed by asking each student to open the Paint program on their computer systems.

LTM: Paint Tools Windows 10 A4 Poster

LTM: Paint Tools Windows 10 A4 Horizontal Poster

LTM: Paint Tools Windows 10 A3 Poster

LTM: Paint Tools Windows 11 A4 Poster

LTM: Paint Tools Windows 11 Horizontal A4 Poster

LTM: Paint Tools Windows 11 A3 Poster

LTM: Paint Art Tools Vocabulary with Picture Cards Windows 10

LTM: Paint Art Tools Vocabulary with Picture Cards Windows 11

2. Warm-Up

1.  Write the word ‘tools’ on the board.
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when thinking of the word ‘tools’?
Possible Answers:  hammer, brush, pencil, etc.

2. Ask, “What do you see on a Paint page?“
Possible Answer: Colours, drawing area, eraser, brush, pencil

  Differentiation

• Students can write down answers in their notebooks or on a slip of paper and stick it on the corkboard.
• Students can choose to write their answers or communicate their responses verbally with a friend/teacher.
• Students can draw the word or point to the picture on the Communication Card (a Communication Card handout should be provided).
• The teacher should immediately praise the student with her/his name and reward the child.

Worksheets, Vocabulary words 

LTM: Thumbs Up and Down

LTM: Yes or No Cards

3. Using a Pencil and Eraser in Paint

Aim: To draw using the pencil and eraser tool on Paint.
Prerequisite: 
Children should have developed good fine motor skills.
Resources Required: 
i. A computer for each child.
ii. Paint program installed on the Computer
iii. Video with instructions or handouts on the steps to use the pencil and eraser tool on the computer.
Procedure: 
1. The students have to sit at their respective computers.
2. The teacher has to explain to students that each will be using the computer to draw pictures.
3. The teacher demonstrates to the students the pencil and eraser tool by drawing and erasing an image  (A few examples are shown in the video and the pdf). The teacher shows the students how to change the pencil’s colour, the line’s size and the eraser’s size.
4. Left-click on the pencil tool in the tools group.
5. Choose a colour for the pencil in the colours group.
6. Move the pointer to the drawing area. Keeping the left mouse button pressed, move the mouse to start drawing.
7. To erase any part of the drawing, left-click on the eraser tool in the tools group.
8. Move the pointer to the drawing area. Keeping the left mouse button pressed, drag the mouse pointer over the part of the picture you want to erase.
9. The teacher can ask the students to use their creativity and imagination to create different images and allow them to create their own. 
Observation: The students come up with different images. 
Conclusion: This activity will allow the students to select the pencil and the eraser from the paint program and come up with images.

Video: Using Pencil and Eraser in Paint

Video: Using Pencil and Eraser in Paint ISL

LTM: Paint Tools Picture Cards with Meaning

4. Painting is Fun

My dear friend, Paint,
You are simple to learn,
With you, my artwork is fun.
Your tools are easy; thanks a ton!
Pencil, brush, eraser and fill all in one.
With a click and a drag, I can create,
A picture that’s truly great!

Video: Painting is Fun

Guided Watching
Bring attention to the screen. Let’s watch this lesson.
Ask students to give a thumbs up whenever they hear and see the words tools, paint, or brush, in the video.
Play video

Video: Painting is Fun with ISL

Poster: Painting is Fun A4

Poster: Painting is Fun A3

Instructions to the Teacher:
How to integrate the poem as an activity
Read the poem:
Display the poster of the poem or provide the copies and read it aloud to the class. Encourage students to follow along.
Discussion:
Ask the students which tools from the poem they remember using in Paint.
Discuss how they feel about using MS Paint and creating their own pictures.
Creative Expression:
Have students draw a picture in MS Paint that illustrates something from the poem. It could be a favourite tool, a fun drawing they made, or their feelings about using MS Paint.

Wh-based questions
1. What is the poem about?
The poem is about the program MS Paint
2. Which tools are mentioned in the poem?
The tools mentioned are the pencil, brush, eraser and fill.
3. Where can you create a picture according to the poem?
You can create a picture in MS Paint with a click and a drag.
4. Why does the poem thank Paint?
The poem thanks Paint for making artwork fun and easy.
5. How can you create a picture in Paint?
You can create a picture by using the tools and clicking and dragging the mouse.

5. Colouring Shapes Activity

Aim: To select, draw and fill in the colour in the shape.
Prerequisite: Children should have developed good fine motor skills.
Resources Required:
A computer for each child.
Paint program is installed on the computer.
Video with instructions or Handouts of the steps to draw the pictures independently.
Procedure:
1. The students have to sit at their respective computers.
2. The teacher has to explain to students that each will be using the computer to draw pictures.
3. The teacher demonstrates to the students how to select a shape and fill the colour in that shape. (A few examples are shown in the video and the pdf).
4. To select any shape from the shapes group, move the pointer to the drawing area, left-click on the mouse button and keeping the mouse button pressed, drag to draw the shape.
5. To fill the colour inside the shape drawn, select the fill with the colour tool/paint bucket icon and choose the colour that you wish to fill in the shape.
6. The teacher can ask the students to use their creativity and imagination to come up with different pictures.
Observation:  The students come up with different shapes and images.
Conclusion: This activity will allow the students to select the shapes, draw them and fill in the colours in the shapes.

Video: Colouring Shapes Activity

Video: Colouring Shapes Activity with ISL

LTM: Paint Tools Picture Cards

Notes to the teacher:

The teacher can open the Paint window and ask the students to draw pictures using the tools in the Shapes group
Drawing pictures on a computer will also help the students to handle the computer mouse properly.

Informal Assessment (After playing the videos)
Write the question and definition on the board after student responses.
1. Ask, “Do you use an eraser to erase a mistake while drawing?” (The answer is yes)
2. Ask, “Do you see all the colours in the colour box?” (The answer is yes)
3. Ask, “Does your hand get dirty when painting on the computer?” (The answer is no)
4. Ask, “Do you see different shapes in the shape box?” (The answer is yes)
5. Ask, “Can you draw anything on Paint?” (The answer is yes)

Worksheet: Informal Assessment

Wordwall: Labelling the Parts of a Paint Window

6. Adaptations and Modifications

7. Assessment

Worksheet: Paint Yes or No

Worksheet: Cut and Paste

8. Assistive Technologies

Video: Assistive Technologies

Teacher Resource Document

Source and Attribution of images: All images used in the above Assets and Aids are originally created.

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