A folder is a box for files. Put things where you would look for them.
A file is one thing you made, like a picture or a story. A folder is a box that keeps files together and gives them a home.
To choose a folder, ask yourself one thing: where would I look first?
A folder can hold other folders too, like boxes inside boxes.
Every folder needs a name that says what is inside.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
It gives the file a home. A folder keeps files together so you can find them again.
Dinosaur drawings. A good name says what is inside.
Yes. Folders can hold folders, like boxes inside boxes.
Ask a grown-up. Ask first, before you move or delete a folder you did not make.
With a grown-up, make a new folder on a computer and give it a clear name made of letters and spaces. Put three files in it that belong together, then close it and open it again to find them. Ask before you move anything you did not make.
With your child, make one new folder with a clear name made of letters and spaces, put three files in it that belong together, then close it and open it again to find them; ask them to check with you before moving anything they did not make.
