Computing · Stage 1
Touch & Tap Skills
First Steps · tap · swipe · hold on a touchscreen
✦ Computing📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
tap, swipe and hold on a touchscreen to make things happen
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Kavi's Magic Finger
On a tablet, Kavi uses his finger like magic! A quick tap opens an app. A slide across — a swipe — turns the page. And when he presses and holds, an app wobbles so he can move it. "Three little moves," Kavi hooted, "and the screen does just what I say!"
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What your child will learn
1Tap, swipe and holdA touchscreen listens to your finger. Tap each move below to hear what it does.
2Turn to the next page
3Tap, swipe or hold?Each job on a touchscreen needs just one finger move. Tap the right box for each one.
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A peek inside
Kavi wants to OPEN the painting app. Which move does he use?
a quick touch to open
Try this at home: A quick touch to open something is called a ____.
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.