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Term: 1st Term

Week: 10

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Computer studies

Topic:-       Graphic packages

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Locate the Ms-paint menu bar
  2. List and explain the functions of the icons in the menu bar in Ms-paint

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on graphic packages

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She describes the location of the menu bar in Ms-paint and shows the learners

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further lists and explains the functions of some icons in the menu bar    

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

GRAPHIC PACKAGES

MS PAINT-THE MENU BAR

When you open the Microsoft paint, you will see the menu bar and other features. It is the area where various types of sub-menus are available.

The Menus appear directly beneath the title bar but in newer versions, the tabs are on top of the window as compared to older versions.

To bring up a menu in its entirety, just click on the Menu’s heading, and the rest of the menu will pull down.

The Menu Bar The menu bar consists of the following menus:

  1. File Menu is for creating a new file, saving, printing, setting as desktop background, etc.
  2. Edit Menu is for undoing, redoing, copying, pasting, etc.
  3. View Menu is for displaying the toolbox, colour box, status bar, text toolbar, zooming, and viewing bitmap.
  4. Image is used for flipping, stretching, and inverting colours, among others.
  5. Colours is for editing colours.
  6. Help provides comprehensive help about the Paint program.

EVALUATION:    1. Where is the menu bar located in Ms-paint?

  1. List and explain four of the icons in the menu bar in Ms-paint

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively