This lesson teaches kids how to:

• Locate Microsoft Word
• Format Text
• Print their document
• Close Microsoft Word
• Spell spelling words

1. Teach the kids how to find and open Microsoft Word – there may be a shortcut on the desktop or the quicklaunch section of the task bar.
2. Begin by having kids type a spelling word
3. Have the kids format the word – Format means to change the: font, size, style (bold, italic, underline), alignment (left, center, right, justified), color
4. Have the kids hit the enter key and type in another word
   1. repeat step 3
5. Repeat step 4 as many times as you wish – type in as many words as you want the kids to remember
6. Click on the printer icon
7. Have the kids close Microsoft Word  – click on the top X
   1. When prompted to save – say  no