Boxes inside boxes: a folder can hold files and other folders.
The big ideaA folder is a box for files. Put things where you would look for them.
How it works
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.
Names that say what is inside, and names that do not.
Example 1: Sort three files
A spelling list goes in the School folder.
A birthday photo goes in the Photos folder.
A piano recording goes in the Music folder.
Each file went where you would look for it first.
Example 2: Find the dinosaur
Open the big box first: the Drawings folder.
Open the box inside it: the Animals folder.
The dinosaur picture is right there.
Drawings holds Animals, and Animals holds the picture.
Example 3: Name a folder
Think what is inside: dinosaur pictures.
Pick a short name made of letters and spaces: dinosaur drawings.
Check that the name says what is inside. Stuff would tell you nothing.
Example 4: Before you tidy
You see a folder you did not make.
Do not move it or delete it on your own.
Ask a grown-up first, and they can help you.
Words to know
file
One thing you made, like a picture or a story.
folder
A box that keeps files together and gives them a home.
folder name
A short name, made of letters and spaces, that says what is inside.
Watch out
A name like stuff could be anything, so it is a poor name for a folder.
A folder is a box for files. It is not a file you made.
A big pile makes files hard to find. A named folder is better.
Do not move or delete a folder you did not make without asking a grown-up.
Try it
What does a folder do for a file?
Which is the clearer name for a folder of pictures of dinosaurs: Dinosaur drawings or Stuff?
Can a folder hold other folders?
You want to move a folder you did not make. What do you do first?
Answers: 1. It gives the file a home · 2. Dinosaur drawings · 3. Yes · 4. Ask a grown-up
Try at homeWith 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.
For grown-upsWith 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.
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