Type to Learn, Jr. Teacher's Guide.pdf

Sunbuddies introduce letters one at a time. To teach a letter, aSunbuddy names the letter and highlights it on the (on-screen)keyboard. As children type the letter, it appears on the screenviewer. When children fill each letter position, a picture appearsshowing an object that begins with the letter.The Letter Banner at the top of the screen shows letters alreadylearned by the child. Children can click any highlighted letter inthe Letter Banner to review a previously learned letter.These alphabet pictures appear in The Learning Center viewer:ant butterfly cake dog eggsfish grapes hippo inchworm juicekitten lollipop moon nuts octopuspear queen robot snail telephoneunicorn volcano whale x-ray yakzap(A full set of pictorial alphabet cards appears on Blackline Masters 3-7on page s 97-105 of this guide.)As additional practice, between some lessons, children will typewords using the letters they have learned.After children learn the 26 lowercase letters, they practice numbers.The Sunbuddies introduce a number and children type it tomake the numeral in the viewer.Return to AlphabetNumber Banner36Type to Learn Jr.