Computing · Stage 1
Draw with a Computer
First Steps · make a picture with a digital drawing tool
✦ Computing📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
use a drawing tool to make a picture: pick a brush, choose a colour, draw, and save
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Kavi Opens the Paint App
Kavi opened a drawing app on the tablet. "I can make a picture with no paint and no mess!" A drawing tool follows your steps in order — just like a robot. "First I pick up a brush, then choose a colour, then draw, and don't forget to save so my picture isn't lost!" Let's make a picture with Kavi.
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What your child will learn
1What's inside a drawing appA drawing app has a few helpful tools. Tap each one to hear what it does.
2Which tool fixes a mistake?A drawing tool does exactly what you do — even a wrong mark. Predict which tool fixes it, then reveal.
3An algorithm to draw a pictureMaking a picture is just ordered steps, like a recipe. Press Run and watch Kavi pick, choose, draw, and save.
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A peek inside
You open a drawing app. Before you can draw, which do you pick up first — the brush or the save button?
you need the brush to make any marks
Try this at home: What does the brush do?
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.