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Week 08 · Apps Are Instructions

Thursday

The right app for the job
// Software is a list of steps
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: The right app for the job

Rocket wants to video call a friend.

"Which app do I tap?"

Raven scans the icons. "What do you notice?"

Nova glows. "Hint: each app has one main job."

Different apps, different jobs

Different apps do different jobs.

A video call app lets you see and talk.

A drawing app makes pictures.

A music app plays songs.

A reading app shows books.

A weather app tells you about the sky.

Pick the app that fits the job.

People like different apps. That is okay.

The jobThe app to pick
talk and see a friendvideo call app
make a picturedrawing app
play a songmusic app
read a storyreading app
see if it will rainweather app
PICK THE APP
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Rocket wants to see and talk to a friend. Which app?
Raven wants to read a story. Which app?
You want to know if it will rain. Which app?
You want to make a picture. Which app?
SentenceTrue or false?
Every app does the same job.?
A music app plays songs.?
People can like different apps.?
A weather app is best for drawing.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach app has a main job. Pick the one that fits.
PICK AND USE AN APP
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4After that
5Last
Try it
Ask a grown-up which app they use most.
Ask what job it does.
Tell them which app you like best.
JOB MATCH
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did Nova say about apps?
What is the first step before you pick an app?
A friend likes a different drawing app than you. Is that okay?
SentenceTrue or false?
A video call app lets you see and talk.?
You should pick the app that fits the job.?
A reading app is for playing songs.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA reading app shows books. A music app plays songs.
Draw two icons: one for music and one for weather.

Word Spot: kind, hand

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Kind: K-I-N-D.

Hand: H-A-N-D.

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 ___ of bird is that?
Raise your ___.

Smart choices! Tomorrow we review everything about apps.

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