Below you will find links to several lessons that use Paint as a learning tool to engage students

• Check out 6th grade math teacher Brian Metcalfe's directions for creating Tesselations. If you are looking for a tesselation tutorial with more graphic directions visit Creating Tesselations Using Microsoft Paint.
• Download this Alphabet GIF worksheet (right-click on link and save to your computer and/or student hard drive space) to teach the cut and drag technique and reinforce spelling skills. You can use Paint to create similar worksheets for your students (always save in GIF or BMP format, particularly if you want to create a coloring activity for your students). Download this Shape Sorting worksheet (right-click on link and save to your computer) to access another sample designed for younger students.
• Margaret Ennis has posted a number of Paint Activities:
  • A Pre-Reader's PC Primer - Part I. Lines and Colors.
  • A Pre-Reader's PC Primer - Part II. Boxes, Lines and Colors.
  • A Pre-Reader's PC Primer - Part III. Ellipses and Colors.
  • A Pre-Reader's PC Primer - Part IV. Text, Shapes and Colors.
  • A Pre-Reader's PC Primer - Part V. Dragging and Dropping.
  • A Pre-Reader's PC Primer - Part VI. Copying and Pasting.
  • A Pre-Reader's PC Primer - Part VII. Flipping and Rotating.
  • A Pre-Reader's PC Primer - Part VIII. Stretching and Skewing.
• Color By Number in Paint - access an excellent lesson plan that will teach students how to "paint" color pages online

Use the following links to learn more about Paint:

• Lakewood Public Library Microsoft Paint Tutorial
• Download tutorials that are suitable for students at Teaching Ideas