Computing · Stage 2
Record Your Voice
Building Blocks · using a recorder to capture and play back sound
✦ Computing📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~8 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
record and play back audio: tap record, speak, tap stop, then tap play to hear it again
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Kavi's Hoot on Repeat
Kavi made the best "hoot-hoot!" ever and wanted to hear it again. "I'll record it!" said Kavi. Kavi tapped the red button, hooted loud and clear, then tapped stop. Then — tap play — and the hoot came back! A recording saves a sound so you can listen to it again and again. Let's learn how!
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What your child will learn
1Parts of a sound recorderA recorder catches your voice and keeps it. Tap each part to hear what it does. The record button starts catching sound, and play lets you hear it again.
2Fix the quiet recordingKavi recorded a song but it came out too quiet to hear. Predict what went wrong, then reveal.
3How to record your voiceRecording is a little program — steps in order. Press ▶ Run and watch Kavi record a hoot and play it back.
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A peek inside
Put these in order to record your voice: tap play · tap record · speak · tap stop.
record → speak → stop → play
Try this at home: Which button do you tap to start recording?
Part of Computing · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.