Much has been written about how MicroWorlds can be used to enhance the learning of secondary school concepts. This column makes the case for using MicroWorlds in the lower primary grades. There are many entry-points through which children may enter the world of MicroWorlds. Painting the Picture At its simplest level, MicroWorlds is a terrific paint program for little kids. It has everything but 100 ways to erase your creation.
Kids can paint with the paint tools, stamp pre-defined shapes or create their own shapes to stamp.
Make a new page, add a button to go to that page and create the next picture. Add a text box to the page and an illustrated story, poem or report is born. All of the techniques associated with process writing can be applied to the experience. Once If you don't like the appearance of MicroWorlds buttons, hatch a turtle, dress it in a great costume and make its instruction the name of the page you wish to turn to. The transition will appear whenever this page loads.