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Secret code puzzle · Computers & Digital Literacy

Picture code: buttons and pictures · Kindergarten

Use the picture key to decode 3 secret messages about buttons and pictures. Practices letter recognition, matching and spelling.

  • Kindergarten · ages 5 to 6
  • Medium
  • 10 to 15 minutes
  • 1 page
  • Free
Paper

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

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Directions: Each picture stands for a letter. Look at the code key and write the letter under each picture.

  • Code key
  • 1 Touch the screen once with one finger
  • 2 An arrow that takes you to the page before
  • 3 Tap it to read a story on the screen

What your child practices

Your child practices letter recognition, matching and spelling. The skill is “Computing systems”: describe hardware, software, files and networks and troubleshoot simple problems.

Grades and ages
Kindergarten, ages 5 to 6
Time
About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject
Computers & Digital Literacy
Level
Medium for Kindergarten
Answer key
Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing
1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated

How to use it

Read the rules at the top together and try the first step side by side. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is pitched at the expected level for Kindergarten, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Start with the shortest coded words; one- and two-letter words crack the code fastest.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.

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