Read with an adult. Take your time. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.
1 Let's look together
Clean, dry hands help us use devices safely. Keep drinks away. Sit comfortably and take breaks with your adult.
If something seems wrong, stop and ask. You do not need to fix a cable, socket or hot device yourself.
Dry handsDrinks awayGentle touchAsk for help
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
I see a loose cable. I leave it alone and tell my adult. I do not pull it or put anything into the socket.
3 Your turn
Water spills near a plugged-in device. Should you touch the plug or tell an adult and stay clear?
Have a go before opening the answer.
Let's check together
Tell an adult and stay clear. Do not touch the device or plug.
4 Try it away from the page
Agree three device-care rules with your adult. Point to a comfortable place to work.
Open your writing and drawing pad
Write, draw or show your working. Use a mouse, pen or finger. This pad is not a submitted answer.
Not saved to your account. Download your drawing as PNG and your typed notes as TXT before leaving or refreshing. They are separate files. Do not enter private information.
Open a picture saved on this device to draw on it again. Opening replaces the drawing, but Undo can restore it. PNG only, up to 4 MB and 4096 × 4096 pixels. The picture stays in this browser; it is not uploaded. Paper lines in a saved picture become part of that picture.
Clear the drawing? Your typed notes will stay. You can undo this action.
Your pad is empty.
Open a UTF-8 TXT file from this device, up to 40 KB and 10,000 characters. It stays in this browser. Opening can be undone until you type again. Downloads keep a new copy; they do not change the file you opened.
Replace the notes on this page with the opened file? Download the current notes first if you want to keep them.
Typed notes are not submitted answers.
Explore and practise freely. Opening this lesson or using the writing pad does not save completion or a score.
Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Adult supervision throughout. Accessibility and posture needs vary; do not prescribe one grip or input method for every child.
Computing is the curriculum subject name. KS1 expectations span Years 1 and 2; this is our Year 1 introduction. Stay with the child, use school-approved tools, and practise on a device as well as on paper. Never enter real passwords or personal information in exercises.
Use technology respectfully, protect private information and seek help.