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Writing on a Screen

  • Grade 2
  • English Language Arts
  • W.2.6
  • Writing
  • Free lesson

Aligned to W.2.6 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

You can use a computer or tablet to write and share your work. Type your words and let others read them.

Worked examples

Example 1

You type a short story on a tablet, add a title at the top, and share it so a friend can read it.

Example 2

You type a report, then use the keyboard to fix a spelling without erasing the whole line.

Example 3

Save your work before you close it. A story that is not saved is a story you have to write twice.

Practice questions

  1. Type a sentence using a keyboard.
  2. Add a title to a piece of writing on a screen.
  3. Share your writing with a partner and read theirs.

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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.

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En español

Escribir en una pantalla

Puedes usar una computadora o tableta para escribir y compartir tu trabajo. Escribe tus palabras y deja que otros las lean.

Ejemplo 1: Escribes un cuento corto en una tableta, le pones un título arriba y lo compartes para que un amigo lo lea.

Ejemplo 2: Escribes un reporte y luego usas el teclado para corregir una palabra sin borrar todo el renglón.

Ejemplo 3: Guarda tu trabajo antes de cerrarlo. Un cuento que no guardaste es un cuento que tienes que escribir dos veces.

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