Computing · Stage 1
Mouse & Click Skills
First Steps · move · point · click with a mouse
✦ Computing📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
move a mouse to point at something and click it
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Kavi Learns to Click
A little arrow lived on Kavi's screen — the pointer. "When I slide the mouse, the pointer slides too!" Kavi cheered. He moved the pointer right onto a shiny Play button, then pressed the button on the mouse — click! — and the song started. "Move to point, then press to click. Easy!"
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What your child will learn
1Move, then clickClicking is really two little jobs in order. First you MOVE the mouse to point; then you CLICK to make it happen.
2The pointer is ready — now what?
3Point first, then clickClicking is a little program of steps, in order. First you MOVE the mouse so the pointer lands on what you want. Then you PRESS the button. Press ▶ Run and watch Kavi click, step by step.
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A peek inside
To click a button Kavi: (a) moves the pointer onto it, (b) presses the button. Which does he do FIRST?
you must be on the button before you press
Try this at home: The little arrow on the screen is called the ____.
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
Part of Computing · Stage 1 · S1 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.