Computer Science Lesson Plan
Class: 3rd - Lesson: 10 Tux Paint (Drawing)

Purpose: To learn about the Tux Paint drawing tools, and to improve mouse control.

No. of Classes

Two or three classes (teacher's decision).

Material Required

Tux Paint.

Curriculum Content
  • 3.1) Painting
  • 3.3) New slide
  • 3.4) Stamp
  • 3.5) Text & Label
  • 3.6) Line
  • 3.7) Shapes
  • 3.8) File Operations
  • 3.9) Special Options
  • 3.11) Redo
  • 3.12) Undo
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    Prior Knowledge

    Students should know:

  • Painting tools, shapes tools, special options and the Stamp tool.

    • Exercise

    Exercise 1


    1.Try the actions below in the Tux Paint app. Click here to open the Tux Paint app.

    • Draw the picture below.
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    Exercise 2


    1.Draw the picture below.

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    Exercise 3


    1.Draw the picture below.

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    Solutions


  • Link to view the solution.

    • Teacher Instructions
    1. Teachers should guide students through paint, stamp, line, shape, text, eraser, new, save and open.
    2. Teachers should help students recognise and understand the related drawing tools.
    3. Teachers should encourage students to use their own creativity to draw unique pictures.
    4. Students should draw the house and tree using the Pen tool (Exercise 2).
    5. Colour the house and tree using the fill colour control in Magic (Exercise 2).
    6. Use the Stamp control to paste the picture of the birds (Exercise 3).
    7. Students may choose any one of the drawings.