LP-4Tux Paint Drawing Program

Lesson Plan Computer Science Tux Paint Drawing Program Class: Period: Mode: Classroom/Lab Teacher: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Learning Support Assistant: ____________________________________________________________ S.M.A.R.T. Learning Objectives By the end of this session, students will be able to: 1. Understand what is Tux Paint. 2. Open the Tux Paint from the Start menu. 3. Create a new document in Tux Paint. 4. Get familiarized with the interface of Tux Paint. 5. Use shape tools and color palette for drawing different colored shapes in Tux Paint. 6. Save the drawings. 7. Quit Tux Paint Application. Resources 1. video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZrKsulNvQU (1.41). 2. video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_JfbQ0V84A (0.59). 3. video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aWhbI9SYhE (2.35). 4. Use the eContent to show the animated demos of the lesson. Session Conduction Engage: Ask students what they need when they draw something. The expected answer will be paper, pencil, colors, etc. Ask students would they like to use a computer for creating drawings without pencils and pens or use colors without being messy. Tell students computers can let us draw just with the help of a mouse and one of the simplest software called Tux Paint. Concept introduction: Tux Paint is an easy-to-use interface, with fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. It has a simple interface. It provides a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help children be creative. It is free of cost.

Concept Demo/Explanation: Open the Tux Paint window and ask students what they observe in it. Show them what is the toolbox, canvas area, color palette. Relate toolbox with tools needed for hand-drawn drawings like pencil, pen, brushes, stencils, canvas area to drawing sheet, color palette with mixing color plate. Show how to select tools and in the bottom area which gives the information about the tool selected. The toolbox in Tux Paint contains paint tools, stamp tools, line tools, etc. The toolbox also has buttons like undo, new, save, and print. Briefly explain them. Once any tool is selected, we can choose some more options related to it from the right-hand side. Concept Practice: Show students how to open Tux Paint from the Start menu. Get them familiarized with the Tux Paint icon. With the help of a speaker make students aware of the different sound effects that we can hear when we select any tool in Tux Paint. Show them how to use the shape tool for drawing shapes like circles, triangles rectangles, etc. Draw a colored square. Also, show students how to rotate a shape and undo any actions. Save the file. Explain how to quit tux paint and make a new drawing. Discuss the brain jogger activity with students. Optional Activity: Watch the videos from the resources section. Students can explore more about Tux Paint from the supplement chapter. Practical Application: Let students draw different colored shapes like rhombus, circles, triangles, and rectangles. Ask students to complete the Lab Masti exercise. Students can also complete the Fun Project of the chapter for more practice. Home Assignments 1. Revise the topic covered. 2. Practice the interactive exercises in Edusoft Smart App. 3. Solve any additional exercises on playground.edusoft.co.in Guided Assignment Students can visit https://tuxpaint.org/features/ and https://www.wikihow.com/Use- Tux-Paint-with-Your-Kids and discuss with the teacher. Evaluation After completing the lesson solve the exercises given in the book.