Lesson 2
Access the internet and search for some photographs. Photographs of animals and birds are excellent because they are usually not under someone’s copyright and small children enjoy seeing pictures of animals. Researchers have found that children relate better to photographs or realistic drawings than to cartoon-like caricatures. In order to be able to learn to recognize animals and birds children must see images which actually look like the creatures they are supposed to represent.



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The Internet Explorer symbol for Windows XP Home Edition looks something like this. The picture below shows Windows Vista. Hover the mouse, highlight the one you want and then click.


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If your school doesn’t have a standard children’s search engine, search for one, by typing “Children search” It is important not to use an adult search engine, such as Google, when small children are around. If you type in the words ‘children google search’ a list will appear. Be sure that a ‘Safe Search’ is on. There are many safe search engines, designed for use by young people. If in doubt, refer to the guidelines specified by the school.
This one for example:



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After you select and click, this page will appear.

Search for pictures, with a view to making a simple story to go with text. Alternatively, make up a story or rhyme first and then search for images. The images must closely match the text though because it must be educational. Eg: If the text says “ I found a galah”, the picture must be a galah, not a cockatoo or a reindeer. Not two galahs or three. It must be as accurate as possible.
http://www.babyanimalz.com/ is a good site to find pictures of animals and seems to be safe for children. Spend the remaining lesson time browsing and searching.
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