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Week 01 Β· What is a computer?

Wednesday

Four kinds of computers
// A machine that follows instructions
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Four kinds of computers

Rocket lines up a tablet, a laptop and a phone.

"They look so different," he says.

Raven nods. "What is the same?"

Nova beeps. "Hint: find the screen."

Big, small, flat and folding

ComputerHow to spot it
desktopa box and a big screen on a desk
laptopfolds shut, keys built in
tabletflat, you touch the screen
phonesmall enough for a pocket

All four are computers.

All four follow instructions.

All four have a screen.

A desktop stays in one place.

A phone goes with you.

SPOT THE COMPUTER
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which computer fits in a pocket?
Which computer stays on a desk?
Which computer is flat with a touch screen?
Which computer folds shut?
SentenceTrue or false?
A desktop has a big screen.?
A phone is bigger than a desktop.?
A tablet is a computer.?
All four kinds follow instructions.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA phone is small. A desktop is big.
Try it
Look at a computer in your home with a grown-up.
Is it a desktop, laptop, tablet or phone?
Look only. Do not touch cords or plugs.
Safety first
Plugs and chargers are a grown-up job.
Do not pull on any cord.
Ask before you pick up a device.
SMALLEST TO BIGGEST
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1Smallest
2Small
3Big
4Biggest
WHICH ONE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Rocket lined up three computers. Which was missing?
What do all four kinds have?
Which computer goes with you?
SentenceTrue or false?
A laptop has keys built in.?
A desktop fits in a pocket.?
A phone is a kind of computer.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA desktop is big. It stays on a desk.
Draw the four kinds of computers.

Word Spot: sound, only

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Sound: S-O-U-N-D.

Only: O-N-L-Y.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
What ___ does a duck make?
I have ___ one hat.

Four kinds, one big idea! Tomorrow we follow instructions.

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