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Lesson Plans
Lesson 1
 Fall
tests: Give Star Reading and Math tests to 3-5. Give only
Reading Star to 2nd. Third-Fifth start Type to Learn when the
test is
complete. Second grade does Carnival
Countdown when test is complets. Syring: I give tests and
someone else sets up and runs reports.
Elms: I do everything. Dieck: Teachers give and
someone else runs reports.
Lesson 2: Program Focus=Paint
Lesson 3
Lesson 4: Internet Safety Week 1
Lesson 4: Internet Safety Week 2 (or present later in the year as a review)
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
| Kindergarten |
Insert Objects into Word
Students will practice inserting shapes into Word, |
Click here to play directions for Kindergarten on how to insert shapes. |
| 1st |
Insert Objects into Word
Students will label shapes with rhyming words.
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Click here to play video directions for first grade on how to insert shapes and add words. |
| 2nd |
Focus: Word/Inserting Objects/Adding Text/My Favorites
1. Model how to insert objects, add text to the objects, and change the color
2. Students will make a poster titled "My Favorites." They
will label shapes with their favorite color, place, season, etc. |
Click here to play video directions for second grade on how to insert shapes and make a "My Favorites" poster. |
| 3rd |
Focus: Word/Inserting Objects/Adding Text/Animal Families
1. Model how to insert objects, add text to the objects, and change the color
2. Students will go to the Enchanted Learning Site and create a
poster about one animal family (mammal, reptile, amphibian, fish, bird,
insect). |
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| 4th |
Focus: Character Counts-Six Pillars/Word & inserting objects
1. Model how to insert objects, add text to the objects, and change the color
2. Students will go to the Character Counts Website to Choose one of the 6 Pillars of Character to make a poster about.
Example of Poster |
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| 5th |
Focus: Word/Inserting Objects/Adding Text/Core Dem. Values
1. Show motivational movie that contains samples of CDV posters.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/689ac0235820eff392e9/Core-Democratic-Values
2. Model how to insert objects, add text to the objects, and
change the color or have students watch tutorial on how to create the
posters.
3. Students will go to the Core Democratic Values Site and Word to create a poster. |
Core Democratic Values |
Lesson 8
| Kindergarten |
Read: "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom."
Students will then use the Paint program to draw a palm tree and add
letter to the picture as if they are running up the tree. Have
students add a text box and type their name.
Students play game while I save their picture (put into a slideshow to share online).
Open in Paint
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| 1st |
Students will learn about how to write a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
Students will access the PBS Kids Story Factory.
They will insert pictures and type three sentences (one for beginning, middle, and end)
They will print and staple the story.
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| 2nd |
2 Week Lesson
Use the link to the right to access the Turkey Glyph and Excel Graph.
Week 1: Students will use a glyph to draw a turkey in paint. Save and Print.
Week 2: Students collect data on the data sheet.
Students create a Thanksgiving graph using Excel to display results. |
http://holderbaum.educationextras.com/TurkeyGlyph.html
Above link is available on the student links page for easy access for students.
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| 3rd |
"Turkeys With Dressing" 2 week lesson
Week 1: Students will design a turkey in Paint showing a career they might be interested in and Save.
Week 2: Students will insert the picture into PowerPoint and insert a speech
bubble. They will type a descritpive paragraph describing the
career the turkey is dressed as.
Copy and Paste the turkey below to Paint.
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Example of PowerPoint, "Turkey with Dressing," and description.

If students finish ealry they do: Type 2 Learn |
| 4th |
Create a Voki.
Record your voice or type a message telling what you are thankful for.
Click Here to Watch Voki Directions
Publish to collaborative webpage using Weebly.
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If students finish early they do: Type 2 Learn |
| 5th |
Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Template in Word |
If students finish earlyy they do: Type 2 Learn |
Lesson 9
| Kindergarten |
Kidspiration
Drag numbers 1-5 into a vertical list.
Drag that number of shapes next to each number.
Add name and Print. |
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| 1st |
Kidspiration
Students will use Kidspiration to create a community map.
Insert roads, houses, bulidings, cars and signs.
Type their name.
Learn to Print.
or
Make a web of things they like.
Type "I like in the middle."
Students make a web of 3 things they like.
Publish to Word.
Print. Use form to write sentences. |
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| 2nd |
Kidspiration
Make two groups with rectangle or circle shapes. Label Healty and Not Healthy.
Drag foods into appropriate categories.
Publish to Word.
Type sentences telling which foods are healthy or not.
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Smartboard Lesson:
Students will learn how to read a map key in Smartnote software.
They will use the key to identify places on the map.
They will use the key to design their own map.
Print. |
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| 3rd |
Finish Lesson 8 part 2.
Students insert Turkey With Dressing Pic into PowerPoint and type a description.
Teach students how to record voice into PPT.
How to save on the shared network drive.
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| 4th |
Students will learn about the Mayflower, Pilgrims, Wampanoag, and First
Thanksgiving by researching using the Scholastic Thanksgiving website
and an E-sheet.
Use this site: http://holderbaum.educationextras.com/Mayflower.html
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| 5th |
Students will learn about the 5 parts of a letter and use MS Word to write letters to send to overseas American soldiers.
1. Model the five parts of a letter:
- Heading (address and date in top right corner)
- Greeting (Dear, Hello, or To, and comma)
- Body (content of letter)
- Closing (From, Your Friend, and comma)
- Signature
2. Students type a letter to an American soldier. Print.
3. I will mail them to soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan. |
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Lesson 10
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