Paint

Learning to use the Do you have the Paint program on your computer in the classroom or at home? Look in the Start Menu, Programs, Accessories.

program.
Locate the Paint program in the Start Menu, Programs, and Accessories.

When you open the Paint program you'll see buttons like these.
Move your cursor over them in Paint without clicking
to see what each button is for.

Find these buttons:
Open the Paint program. (Click Start, move over Programs, Accessories)
Locate the toolbar along the left side. Rest your mouse over the buttons on the toolbar to see a pop-up clue appear telling what each tool is.
Rest your mouse over this button. What does it say that tool is?
In Paint you can use this tool to draw a line. Click once to select the tool. Then drag & drop with your mouse to make the line.

Notice these options appear below the toolbar after selecting the Line Tool.
Here you choose how thick you want your line to be.

Click once on a color for your line.
Drag with the left mouse button to draw with the color on the top left.
Drag with the right mouse button to use the color on the lower right.

Repeat, using the Rectangle Tool and the Ellipse Tool. Try each of the options that appear below the toolbar, and compare the differences.

Can you locate the title bar, menu bar, Paint tool bar, and color box? What tools were used to create this picture?

Stamp & Spell Stamping with the Mouse
Right-click this file name, Stamp & Spell, and click Save Target As. (Save Link As if using FireFox) Follow your teacher's directions as you choose a location in which to save. Open the Paint program. Click File, Open. Use the Look In drop-down menu to browse to the folder you chose when saving. Locate the Stamp and Spell file within that folder. Click it to select that file, which places its name in the File Name box at the bottom of that window. Click the Open button. The Stamp and Spell file should then open in the Paint program.
Hover the cursor over the Select Tool. It's found at the upper right corner of the toolbar. As you hover the cursor there, a Screen Tip will appear saying "Select". Click that tool button to choose that tool. Click the Transparent Option, which will make the background of our selected area transparent. This tool is at the very bottom of the toolbar shown here.
Position the cursor near the upper left side of "at". Press and hold the mouse button down so that you drag out a rectangle that surrounds "at"; then release the mouse button. If you need to try again, simply click any blank area away from the rectangle and repeat this step. When you have it selected, be careful to not click again. Notice that when you move the cursor anywhere inside the dashed outline, the cursor appears as a double arrow. The double arrow cursor lets you know you can drag that shape to move it.
Press and hold the Control key on the keyboard. There are two; either one will do. Find it on the bottom row - Ctrl. Position the cursor anywhere inside the selection outline so that you see the double arrow. Press and hold the mouse button down and drag so that a copy of the selection will follow your cursor. Move it into position beside the first letter listed along the left. Does it belong there? If it does, release the mouse button (not the Control key) to stamp it there. If the Control key is released, simply press and hold it again to continue. Press and hold the mouse button again and continue. Drag the selection down to the next letter and decide whether to stamp it there or move on. If you want to stamp, simply release the mouse button. If you make a mistake, you can immediately click Edit, Undo. Another option is to use the eraser tool at any time. Use the selection tool again to select (surround) "an" at the top of the page, and repeat the stamping process creating words where possible below.
Count the number of words created in each column. Use the Pencil tool to write the total at the top. Which column has more? (Don't rely on the totals shown here.) Use the Fill With Color tool and the color box to finish coloring each completed word.

Printing tip: printing from Paint generally does not work well. Copy by clicking Edit, Select All in the menu bar of Paint.
Open Microsoft Word or a similar program and paste.
Add student's name and print as usual.

Paint Lesson - Dot to Dot
Open the Paint program Draw a picture outline using simple shapes. Be sure to use the medium size line thickness and make all the lines the same color.
Select the circle button and a different color. Make a small dot at each corner of your drawing. Select the text button Number each of the dots in order around your picture. Trace around the dots with your finger to make sure you haven't missed any spots.
Add interesting details to your picture.
Select the fill button and the same color as your background. Fill each line of your outline so that it disappears.
Save your picture and it's ready for someone to try.
This is another example you can try. You can make a few changes and have a birdhouse, church, or school. Use your imagination, but remember to keep the outline shape simple.

Printing tip: Click Image then Attributes in the menu bar. Set the attributes to 438 width and 600 height to print on one sheet.

Explore Subtraction by drawing a specific number of circles then erasing the number of circles you are subtracting.
Explore fractions by dividing a pizza you've drawn into halves, fourths, etc.

Open an outline map of a state. locate and label the capital, points of interest, and draw additional items such as rivers, agriculture products, etc.

Open a world map in Paint and draw Christopher Columbus' route to the New World.

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Paint Lesson - Dot Game
Open the Paint program. Click the Line Button. Then select one of the thicker lines. Click on the blue color. Draw lines across and up & down to make squares. Try to keep your lines straight.
Click the Circle Button. Click the circle at the bottom so it will be filled with color. Click on the red color. Put a circle at each corner of every square. (click & hold the mouse button down to drag out a small circle shape)
TIP: If you make a mistake click Edit then Undo. Edit is found in the Menu Bar.
Click the Fill Button. (looks like a spilling paint bucket) Click on the white color because that is our background color. Point your mouse so the tip of the spilling paint is on each blue line and click to make all of the blue disappear. Leave only the red dots.
Teachers: You can save at this point if you want to play the game again without the creation steps.
Now you're ready to play. Choose a partner. This is a 2 player game. Click the Line Button. Click on the black color. Take turns drawing a line from one dot another anywhere on the game. You're trying to be the one to draw the last side to create a square. Your lines have to touch the dots. Each time you finish a square fill it with your color. Click the Fill Button, click a color you choose to be your color, and point anywhere in your square to click. See who has more squares in their color at the end of the game.