Color Poem Cover

1.  Using the SMARTBoard, the students were introduced to the color poem cover in the paint program.

2.  Students were given the following instructions:
      a.  Students were shown how to make a text box
           using the A key.  Students then wrote their
           name in the text box.
      b.  Students may use the tools they were already
           familiar with, ellipse and paintbrush.
      c.  Students may NOT use the eraser, the spray
           can or the fill bucket.
      d.  Students were encouraged to make a colorful
           cover.
      e.  Students were not to cover any of the words.

3.  The students then opened their folders and created their covers.

  Color Poem Cover (Paint template)

  Color Poem Cover (Student sample)

*In order to use this in the Paint program, click on the blue button, right click on the picture and select the command "Save Picture As"  and choose where you want to save it. Then when you want to open it into Paint, right click on your saved picture, click on "Open With" and choose Paint.  You now can work with this template in the Paint program.