Kindergarten

toc =Kindergarten=

April 4-8
Finish Animals and Babies Lessons Technology Incentive Time

April 11-15
1. Download and show [|Maya and Miguel: Earth Day Every Day!] or read the story What Does it Mean to be Green? 2. Using the Mobi or Smart Board - Complete the What Can You Recycle activity in Pixie as a whole class. Discuss each item and why it can or can NOT be recycled 3. Have students drag the Earth Day Folder from the Hand Out Folder to their desktop. 4. With time remaining students can play [|Michael Michael Go Recycle] or another earth day activity on Fun School.
 * Earth Day**

Show The Lorax DVD. Discuss conservation and protecting our environment. Have students complete the New Lorax template.
 * Alternate Activity:**

April 26-29
1. Tell students that today we are going to be making a special digital image for our Mom's Review and discuss the definition of Digital Images. 2. Demonstrate how to drag the Mother's Day K file to their desktop. Tell students to open the file. 3. Review how to add text by double clicking and using the keyboard. Review where the space bar is on the keyboard and how it is used. Allow students time to type in their name and complete the two sentence starters from the paper they brought with them. 4. Review the other tools that students can use in Pixie to make their picture. Share the sample. 5. Allow students time to work on their card. When they finish have them save their work. 6. Optional: Have the students export to their desktop and save .jpg as MomKMctrudden (MomKteachercodefirstinitiallastname) and then hand in or do it for them when they finish. 7. Save files for emailing Mom's
 * Mother's Day Activity**

May 2-6
Finish digital Mother's Day Cards.

May 9-12
1. Tell students that today we are going to do an activity that is a follow up to their trip to the zoo last week. Show video on zoo's. [] 2. When the video is finished, ask students to describe their trip to the zoo. Elicit from students names of animals that they saw during their trip. 3. Have students get their laptops and login. 4. Have students go to the Hand Out Folder and download the Zoo Folder to their desktops. 5. Have students open the Animal Sort. Tell them that the animals got all mixed up. Discuss the different groups of animals and give students time to sort independently. After a few minutes do the first box together as a class. Then give them a few more minutes to work and go over the second box. Continue until they have all animals in the correct categories. Have students save and print their work. 6. With additional time have students explore the Animals & Pets Tab on the [|National Geographic for Kids website.]

May 23-27
1. Have students get their computer and log on. 2. Drag the Father's Day folder to their desktop. 3. Have students open the Father's Day Comic Life Template. 4. Show students how to use the Capture tool to take two photos of themselves for the two panels. 4. Show students how to finish the speech bubbles to complete the sentence starters. 5. Show students how to change the styles on the title Happy Father's Day. 6. Have students Save their Work. 7. Have students Export their work to an image.
 * Father's Day Cards**

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8. Save their work as a JPEG in the Highest Quality. 9. Have students Hand In their work and save to email to Dad's. 10. Log out and put the computer away.

__Quarter 3 Lessons__
January 24-28

January 31-February 4

February 7-February 11 Pixie Tools February 14-February 18 Valentine's Day/100th Day of School February 21-February 25 Pixie Tools February 28-March 4 Weather March 7-March 11 Weather March 14-March 18 St. Patrick's Day Celebration Week: 1. The students will watch a St. Patrick's Day movie from United Streaming: [] 2. The students will take a group quiz on St. Patrick's Day! The students will use the information from the movie and their background knowledge to answer the questions. [] 3. The students use a teacher created St. Patrick's template to draw a picture about things that make them feel lucky. [|St. Pat's Day K.pxi] The students will save and print their work. 4. Students who finish early can visit and play some interactive St. Patrick's Day games. [] []

March 21-March 25 Finish St. Patrick's Day Activities

March 28-April 1 Please see link for lesson plan from the DR. []
 * //Science: Animals & Babies//**
 * Materials:**
 * [|AnimalSimilarities.isf]**
 * [|AnimalsandBabiesRubric.xls]**
 * [|AnimalsandBabies.kid]**

__Quarter 2 Lessons__

November 8-12 Before class: Write each letter of the alphabet on a post it and stick on the white board. __**Objectives:**__ __**Motivation**__ Using the Smart Board, [|play concentration with students]. Students will match the upper case alphabet letter with the lower case alphabet letter.
 * Identify that a variety of forms of digital content (CDs, DVDs, websites, videos) can be used to learn information about a subject.

1. Show students the movie [|Chicka Chicka Boom Boom] to students from DE Streaming. You can give the students the [|online quiz] after the video to review if you would like. 2. Discuss with students some of the actions of the alphabet letters in the movie. Tell students that these words are action words or verbs. 3. Tell students that today they will create a digital image that shows an alphabet letter performing an action as they travel up the coconut tree. 4. Assign students an alphabet letter. Have them take that post-it from the board and place it at their table. 5. Get out laptops. Students will login. 6. Get template out of Hand Out folder and place on desktop or in TECH folder. 7. Open Template. 8. Have students use stickers to add their alphabet letter to the template. 9. Demonstrate how to use the rotate tool to rotate their letter so it appears to be going up the tree 10. Read the verb choices for students. Have them choose a verb and drag it over to complete the sentence. 11. Have students delete the other verbs that are not used. 12. Tell students to use their drawing tools like the paintbrush to add details to their letter and illustration. 13. Students should Save and Print their work. 14. Quit out of Pixie and Logout 15. Select a SpecTechular student.

November 15-19

November 22-23

November 29-December 3

December 6-10

1. Have students finish the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom template. Have them either turn in their work, save it and back up to the server, so that we can print them together as a class book. 2. Complete Starfall activity in the time remaining.

December 13-17

December 20-23

January 3-7

January 10-14

January 17-21

__Quarter 2 Objectives__

 * G2b1 || Recognize social and ethical behaviors when using technology ||
 * G2c1 || Discuss safety issues related to use of the Internet ||
 * G2a1 || Identify and explain that technology is used in their daily lives to do things better or more easily(such as telephone, microwave, television, cameras, and computer) ||
 * G2a2 || Identify examples of how technology affects the environment (including home and school environments) ||
 * G2a3 || Participate in class or small group lessons on how technology tools are used to meet personal needs ||
 * G3a1 || Use appropriate technology tools to support learning goals ||
 * G3a2 || Identify that a variety of forms of digital content (CDs, DVDs, websites, videos) can be used to learn information about a subject. ||
 * G5a1 || Select relevant information from teacher-selected technology resources (such as picture interface databases and bookmarked files) * ||
 * G5a2 || Understand that electronic resources can be evaluated using the same strategies as print resources (such as fact vs. fiction, author, ease of use) ||
 * G5a3 || Collect data using technology * ||

__Quarter 1 Lessons__
Week 1: August 30 - September 3 __**Rules and Procedures**__ 1. Invite students in and direct them to find their assigned seat. 2. Using the CESProcedures.ppt show students the first two slides. Ask them to make predictions about their technology teacher for the year. What will she be like? Read the story __The Computer Teacher from the Black Lagoon__ by Mike Thaler. 3. Continue with the .ppt - the teacher will share information about themselves on Slide 3. 4. Play the Share Game: Who likes: pizza, hotdogs, tacos, and etc. Stand up from chair if you like that food. Use three examples that correlate with teacher shared items so that students can see similarities and differences. 5. Continue with the .ppt and go through rules and procedures for class. You may use the notes that are provided to assist in providing additional details for students. 6. Share with students your expectations to earn SpotLight for SpecTechular student each week. Have students generate their ideas on the excel document. Teacher will write down students thoughts. 7. Take student photos in PhotoBooth to use on the SpotLight for SpecTECHular student bulletin Board. 8. If Time - Take a field trip to show students where the nearest girls and boys restrooms are to our classroom. 9. Select a SpecTechular Student. 10. Have students clean up by flipping their name tag to the next index card. Call tables to line up.

Week 2: September 6 - 10 __**Getting to Know Your Laptop**__ __**Objectives:**__ __**Vocabulary:**__ 1. Motivation: Read story Arthur's Computer Disaster. While reading, ask students what the different parts of the computer in the story are called such as monitor, mouse, keyboard. Also discuss what Arthur did wrong while using the computer and what he could do differently next time. 2. Review with students SpecTECHular student behaviors created during the previous lesson. 3. Call tables one at a time to practice getting laptops off the cart and to their seat. Students should not open or turn on their laptop. 4. Students will watch a PowerPoint on the parts of their laptop computers. Have students point to and touch the different parts of the laptop (with the exception of the screen) as you go through the PowerPoint. Spend some extra time on the track pad slide. Have student practice using only two pointer fingers. Have them skate with one on the track, and click with the other on the pad. 5. Play Simon Says and have students point to different computer hardware parts when you are finished with the PowerPoint. Ex: Simon Says point to your keyboard, etc. 6. Call students over one table at a time to the computer cart and assist students in returning the computers to the cart. Then have them return to their seats. 7. Pass out keyboard worksheet to each student. Make sure that student logins are already written on the worksheet prior to class. 8. Work together with students to follow directions and color the keys using crayons. 9. Practice typing in their login on the paper keyboard. Have them practice on their own, show a partner, covering the number in the box, etc. 10. Collect the paper keyboards and keep in a safe place for next class period.
 * Recognize and identify the function of the major hardware components in a computer system
 * Demonstrate proper care of equipment (such as following lab rules, handling equipment with care)
 * hardware - The physical parts of a computer

12. Have students clean up by putting all crayons away in the school box and flipping their name tag to the next card. Call tables to line up.

Prior to class: Run off K-Login letter and additional keyboard. Staple the two together. Write student names and logins and give to homeroom teacher to send home with students so that they can be practicing at home.

Week 3: September 13 - 17 __**Learning How to Login**__ __**Objectives:**__ __**Vocabulary:**__
 * Use the keyboard to type letters and numbers and know how to use special key functions
 * Use the mouse (or track pad) to perform computer functions (such as accessing an application, indicating a choice, or activating a hyperlink)
 * track pad: The input device on a laptop. Acts as a mouse.
 * keyboard: A device that inputs characters and commands into the computer

1. Motivation: Tell the students that today they are going to learn more about the keys on the computer keyboard. Discuss with students what the keyboard is and what it does. 2. Call tables to get their laptops. Have students open their laptops. 3. Open Simon Says PowerPoint and play Simon Says with students following the directions on the slides.

4. Pass out Login Keyboards from last class period to students. Have students practice typing their login on the paper keyboard first. Use the song of Natalie's to help students with this task. 5. Open Kindergarten Login PowerPoint and lead students through the Kindergarten Boot Camp activity.


 * The following three resources should be added to students desktops prior to class.**

6. Once students are logged in have them double click (I say boop boop to help them remember) the 15s Pixie document. Then they will practice using their track pad to click and drag to mess up the paint on the page using the finger smear tool on the bottom left side of the window. 7. Have students click the red dot to close the Pixie document and then have them click the link for the Pop the Bubble Wrap that is on their desktop. Have students practice moving the track pad and clicking the bubbles to pop them. 8. Have students click the red dot to close the window and open the Mousing Around activity. Guide students through this web page to help with their mouse skills. 9. Have students close the window by clicking the red dot. 10. Model for students how to log out. Collect the paper keyboard from students and keep until next class. 11. Select a SpecTechular Student. 12. Have students clean up by flipping their name tag to the next index card and then calling tables to put their computers away and line up.

Week 4: September 20 - 24 Learning How to Login

Week 5: September 27 - October 1 Track Pad Practice - Web-based

Week 6: October 4 - 8 Track Pad Practice - Pixie

Week 7: October 11 - 15 Track Pad Practice - web-based

Week 8: October 18 - 22 __**Science: Pumpkins/Season-Fall**__ __**Objectives:**__ __**Vocabulary:**__
 * Use the keyboard to type letters and numbers and know how to use special key functions
 * Use the mouse (or track pad) to perform computer functions (such as accessing an application, indicating a choice, or activating a hyperlink)
 * track pad: The input device on a laptop. Acts as a mouse.
 * keyboard: A device that inputs characters and commands into the computer
 * word processor application - Allows the user to create a document, store it electronically, display it on a screen, modify it, and print it. For example: Microsoft Word

1. The teacher will need the story, //It's Pumpkin Time!// by Zoe Hall. 2. The teacher will use "RapidFire" from Inspiration to share students thoughts from the story.The word "Pumpkin" will be in the middle of the brainstorm web. 3. The students will visit four websites to practice using the keyboard/track pad to explore pumpkins. http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/halloween/carving/carve.htm http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/jigsaw/pumpkin/PumpkinJigsaw.htm http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/halloween/load.htm?f&n=main 4. The students will use a word document to answer pumpkin fill in the blacks. The students will click on the correct word to complete the Fall-Pumpkin Questions. [|Pumpkins.doc] 5. The students will print and save their work.

Week 9: October 25 - 29 __**Science: Pumpkins/Season-Fall**__ __**Objectives:**__ __**Vocabulary:**__
 * Use the keyboard to type letters and numbers and know how to use special key functions
 * Use the mouse (or track pad) to perform computer functions (such as accessing an application, indicating a choice, or activating a hyperlink)
 * Recognize symbols and icons used to identify common functions (such as the arrow, hyperlinks, printer, save)
 * track pad: The input device on a laptop. Acts as a mouse.
 * keyboard: A device that inputs characters and commands into the computer

Motivation: Show students e-Card with Halloween Wishes using the Smart Board to get them excited for today's activities.

1. Show the [|Halloween Facts and Fun Movie] from Discovery Streaming. 2. Discuss with students the importance of safety when they go out Trick or Treating. 3. Go through the [|Halloween Safety Website] with students using the Smart Board. 4. Have students get their laptops off the cart and login. 5. Guide them in opening the [|Halloween Simply Box website] that is in the Hand-Out folder. 6. Have students open the link to the Carve a Jack o' Lantern website. 7. Demonstrate how to carve a pumpkin using their trackpad. When they are finished making their Jack o' Lantern have them print their work to the printer. 8. Allow students to explore the other Halloween websites in the Simply Box. 9. Have students logout and put their laptop away.

November 1 - 5

__Quarter 1 Objectives__

 * G1a1 || Recognize and identify the function of the major hardware components in a computer system ||
 * G1a2 || Use the mouse (or track pad) to perform computer functions (such as accessing an application, indicating a choice, or activating a hyperlink) ||
 * G1a3 || Recognize symbols and icons used to identify common functions (such as the arrow, hyperlinks, printer, save) ||
 * G1a4 || Use the keyboard to type letters and numbers and know how to use special key functions ||
 * G2a1 || Understand and follow the acceptable use policy ||
 * G2a2 || Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others when using technology in the classroom ||
 * G2a3 || Recognize responsible use of technology systems and software (such as following lab rules, handling equipment with care) ||
 * G2a4 || Demonstrate proper care of equipment (such as following lab rules, handling equipment with care) ||
 * G2a5 || Use safe and correct security procedures (such as protecting password and user ID) ||