Standard Course of Study :: Computer Technology Skills

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Tacky the Penguin: After reading the story, Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester, the students will write their own Tacky story. The students will brainstorm ideas before getting started. Next each student will write a rough draft. After the rough draft, the students will proofread and edit their work. Then the students will type their story and illustrate the pictures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Tonya Williams.

Animal Adjectives: Students will describe animals as they review nouns and verbs associated with these animals. They will learn to use adjectives as they describe the animals. They will use this knowledge to write their stories about animals.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and English Language Development); By Anita Baldwin, Ann Loftis, and Genevieve Kiser.

Apple Story Writing With A Buddy: Students will write a story with a buddy through the use of a computer. Practicing computer skills and correct sentence formation will be emphasized.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); By Patsy Oswald.

Bugs, bugs, bugs: This lesson integrates writing and the study of insects by creating an innovation to the text of the book How Many Bugs in a Box? by David A. Carter; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science); By Vicki Rivenbark.

Is it living?: Students will identify living and nonliving things.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Genita Powell.

Lucky Ladybug Doubles: This lesson will involve students in using symmetry and doubling of numbers 1 through 7 to make ladybugs.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Computer Technology Skills); By Alta Allen.

Magic E: Decoding/Encoding with CVC & CVCE: Students will participate in two activities involving the consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e (CVCE) pattern: a decoding activity involving attaching a clothes pin with the letter e printed on it to consonant-vowel-consonant words (CVC) and sounding the new CVCE words; and an encoding activity involving dictation of CVC and CVCE words from the first activity which students are to write using auditory and tactile strategies. These activities require that students have prior knowledge of consonant and long and short vowel sounds as well as blending of these sounds in CVC pattern words.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); By Julia Huff Jerome.

Odd & Even Exploration: This lesson will involve students in using manipulatives to explore even and odd numbers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics); By Alta Allen.

Our Community Helpers: Each student will choose a different community helper. Once they have chosen their helper the student will then draw their community helper using Kid Pix. With the help of an adult they will be required to type one sentence about their helper. These pictures will be used to form a classroom book entitled Our Community Helpers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies and Computer Technology Skills); By Meredith Horne.

Patterns Galore!: Students will create patterns using Kidspiration software.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Michele Tipton.

Pets: Students will categorize their family pets and indicate a pet they would like to have. Students will then write sentences about their pets.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); By Kathy Beck.

Soup's On!: This lesson integrates children's literature and math. The students will listen to "Stone Soup" by Marcia Brown and bring items from home to make "First Grade Soup." The children will use the items to create a graph and share information about their graphs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Vicki Rivenbark.

Book buddy biographies: Intermediate and primary students working together: Students create a personalized biography for their reading buddy. Each child is the author, illustrator, and editor. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: IRA/NCTE

From fact to fiction: Drawing and writing stories: Students use factual information gathered from the Internet as the basis for creating a nonfiction story. Story elements, including setting, characters, problem, solution, and endings, are then used as a structure for assembling students' ideas into a story. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Computer Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Mathematics); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Gingerbread Phonics: Early readers use familiar words from a traditional story to learn letter-sound correspondence. The teacher conducts a shared reading of The Gingerbread Man with the whole class. Students then use words from the story to practice letter-sound correspondence and write and publish their own stories online using some of these words. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE