Author: Amanda McGarrigle

Computing Term 6
We are celebrating

Background Information
In this unit, pupils will have the opportunity to create a digital greetings card, which could be used for a religious festival such as Diwali or Christmas, pupils’ birthdays, or simply to say thank you or good luck.

In this unit the children will…
Research greetings cards.
Practice typing with a keyboard.
Work with text –modifying the font and size.
Create an image through a paint programme—incorporating images from the internet.
Combine the text and image into the card.
Review the card and publish.

By the end of this unit….
All children can:
Enter text for their card
Find appropriate images using a search
engine
Combine text and an image to make a
greetings card
Be able to save and load files from the
computer drive or network
Most children can: Understand how to use the keyboard to
enter non-alphabetic characters
Modify the appearance of text on their card
Edit images to personalise them
Combine text and an image to make a
greetings card with a clear sense of purpose
Think about the relative merits of printed
greetings cards and e-cards
Some children will be able to:
Appreciate the need for efficient and
accurate typing
Ensure that their text is spelled correctly and
is appropriate for their event and recipient
Create a pleasing card combining a sourced
image and their own work
Make well-judged changes or additions to
their card
Begin to understand how files are stored on
a computer drive or the network

Key Vocabulary
Keyboard, typing, save, file, folder, edit, font, size.