Computing · Stage 1
Computers Remember
First Steps · data — computers store and recall information
✦ Computing📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~8 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
explain that a computer can store information and recall it later — your photos, saved games and drawings are still there when you come back
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Kavi's Saved Drawing
Kavi drew a big rainbow on the tablet, then tapped Save and switched it off for bedtime. In the morning Kavi worried: "Is my rainbow gone?" But when the tablet woke up — there it was, every colour still perfect! "The computer remembered it for me," Kavi gasped. A computer can store information and recall it later: photos, saved games, songs, drawings. "It keeps my things safe until I come back!"
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What your child will learn
1Things a computer can keepA computer can store many kinds of information and recall it whenever you want. Tap each one to hear what the computer remembers for you.
2Is my work still there?A computer keeps your saved work even when it is switched off. Predict what happens to Kavi's saved rainbow after bedtime, then reveal.
3Can a computer keep it?A computer can store information — pictures, sounds, words, numbers. It cannot store a smell, a taste or a hug. Tap the right box.
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A peek inside
You take a photo of your dog and the camera saves it. Can you look at that photo again tomorrow?
the photo was saved, so it is stored
Try this at home: A computer can ___ information and recall it later.
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.