My Picnic Packing List

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   Step 1: Open your page

   Open the page. If you use Google Docs, press Make a copy.

   • GDOCMy Picnic Packing List (opens in a new tab)Google Docs copyPress "Make a copy" to get your own page.
   • DOCMy Picnic Packing List (Word)Word fileUse this one if the Google Doc will not open at your school.

   Your page opens in a new tab. Keep this page open too, so you can come back and read the jobs.
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   Step 2: Do your jobs

   Type six things to bring on a picnic, one on each line. Then turn them into a list with bullets.

   1. Click at the end of the last line and press Enter.
   2. Type six things to bring on a picnic. Press Enter after each one.
   3. Select all six things. Click the bulleted list button. Each thing gets a dot!
   4. Make the title My Picnic List bold and bigger.

   
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   Step 3: Bonus jobs

   Finished early? Try these!

   • Packed something already? Select it and use Strikethrough to cross it off. In Google Docs it is in the Format menu, under Text.
   • Add a seventh thing in the middle of your list.
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   Step 4: Show your work

   Read your page one more time. Then show it to your teacher or a grown-up, or print it.

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For teachers

Skills: Typing a list, the Enter key, bulleted lists, bold and size. Most students finish in 20 to 30 minutes; the bonus jobs stretch faster typists. See the notes for teachers and parents for the whole set.

Read the full notes for teachers and parents