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Use a typewriter or computer with printer. Before children use the keyboard for a specific activity, give them plenty of days to explore how the equipment works.
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Find a set of letters, such as those from anagram or spelling games, or have children make cards (see Lower-Case Shapes).
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For early learners, select a computer font similar to the shape of keyboard letters and the samples. Various type styles, and upper- and lower-case shapes, are VERY confusing.
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Choose a letter and a sample of it. Find it on the keyboard. Type the letter. How is this letter similar to the one on the keyboard? To your sample letter? How are they different? Hold down shift key to get a capital letter.
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Type as many letters as you like. Make a design by placing the letters in different places on the page. Type a message, write an invitation, or make a caption for a picture. Remove paper from the typewriter or printer.
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With Crayola® Washable Markers or Crayons, illustrate your message, make a border, or draw lines to connect all the letters you typed. Be inventive.
Explore and respond to the work of Marcel Duchamp, creating a collage of a reworked face.
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