Computer science lesson plan
Class: 4 - Lesson: 5 Text Document (Save Files, Open Files, File extensions,)

Purpose:Learn to save,open,new and save as a document.

No. of. Classes

One or Two classes(Teacher's decision).

Material Required

  • Open office

    • Curriculum Content
  • 4.Files
  • 5.Open office - Text document
    • Prior knowledge

  • Students should know how to

  • Create folder
  • Type text
    • Exercise

    Exercise:1


    How to open and save a file?

    • Open the OpenOffice → text document.
    • Type a meaningful name for the file.
    • Go to Tool bar → click save → select the location where you want to save the document → then type any name in the file name box → finally click save.

    Exercise:2


  • List a few different extenstions of files.

    • Solutions


  • Link to view solution document for exercise-1 .
  • Link to view solution video.
  • Link to view document for exercise-2.

    • Teacher Instruction
    1. Use shortcut keys Ctrl+S,ctrl+O, ctrl+N.
    2. While teaching use the words "File Operations" such as Open, Save, Close, New File etc. They need to be familiar with those words.
    3. Teacher should explain about multiple save option.For example"save as" option.
    4. Teacher should explain to the student that there are multiple ways to do the file operations.