Keyboard & Microsoft Word Lessons
Keyboard & Microsoft Word Lessons
Year 3 and 4
Part 5 : Using Spell Check and Thesaurus
Learning Objectives
• To use Spell Check to amend spelling and grammar errors.
• To use Thesaurus to find alternative words.
• Revise changing text appearance.
• Revise opening a saved document
• Revise saving and printing work.
• Revise inserting Word Art.
• Revise inserting a picture.
Resources Required
• Work Sheet 6 on Network Master.
Lesson Plan
Part 1 - Using Spell Check
1. Ask the children to switch on the computer.
2. Ask them to open Work Sheet 6.
3. Spell Check: Discuss with the children what the red and green lines stand for. Explain that the red lines stand for spelling errors and the green lines stand for grammar errors. Show the children the various ways we can start checking the spelling (ABC icon; Tools, Spelling and Grammar toolbar; F7).
4. Show the children how to check the spelling. Stress that the first option is not always the correct option.
5. Ask the children to spell check the document.
6. Show the children that you can also use the RH button on the mouse to check the spelling on individual words. Get the children to practice this as well.
Part 2 - Using Thesaurus
1. Ask the children to look at the words written in italics on the document. Explain that we are going to try and find alternative words for these by using a thesaurus.
2. Thesaurus: Show the children how we can locate Thesaurus on the Tools; Language toolbar. Show them how to use this menu to change the selected words.
3. Ask the children to change these words using the Thesaurus.
4. Show the children how you can also use Shift+F7 to check individual words.
Part 3 - Changing the text appearance
1. Ask the children to change the font and size of their document.
2. Ask the children to insert a Word Art title.
3. Ask the children to insert a picture to go with the story.
4. Get the children to save their work.
5. Get the children to print their work.
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