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TECHNOKIDS Lesson Plans

Software

Microsoft Word

Subject

Language Arts

Technology Skills

Desktop Publishing
Word Processing

Topic

Story Writing

Product Category

Primary-Projects:TechnoBook

Level

Elementary


Samples
Customized Template
First Grade Sample Story
Sample Lesson
Session 1 Skill Review


Contents
Teacher Guide
Student Workbook
Keyboard Handout
A Mess Template
At the Zoo Template
I Like You Template
Me Template
A Mess Sample
At the Zoo Sample
I Like You Sample
Me Sample
Me2 Sample
Review Questions
Skill Reviews
Extension Activities
Marking Sheet
Parent Letter
Certificate


TechnoBook


First Grade Computer Activities

TechnoBook Icon Primary students edit, write, and illustrate books using colorful templates designed for beginners. The MS Word templates have a custom toolbar to make word processing fun and easy.

Session 1 A Mess

TechnoBook begins with an introductory activity about the keyboard. Primary students become familiar with the location of the keys on the keyboard by completing a worksheet. Afterwards, students learn basic word processing skills to clean up the mess on each story page in the book, A Mess. The lesson plan, designed for beginners, explains how to:

  • add text
  • change pages in the document window
  • move pictures
  • scale images
View First Grade Computer Activities Sample Lesson


Session 2 At the Zoo

The book, At the Zoo, needs pictures. Primary students learn how to use clip art to illustrate the story in Microsoft Word. The detailed lesson plans explain step by step how to:

First Grade Computer Activities - Primary students learn how to insert clip art to illustrate the story At the Zoo.
  • open clip art gallery
  • search for clip art
  • insert clip art
  • scale a clip art
  • move a clip art

Session 3 I Like You

I Like You is a book about favourite things. Primary students learn how to make text look exciting and interesting as they master word processing skills. The easy to follow lesson plans in TechnoBook, explain how to format text including:

  • font
  • font size
  • font style
  • font color
  • underline style
  • font effects
First Grade Computer Activities: Templates of books are included with TechnoBook. Primary students edit the template, I Like You, to learn how to format text.


TechnoBook is ideally suited for first grade computer activities, but can be used in all primary classrooms.



PRIMARY CATEGORY

Learning Objectives
  • read a story
  • identify letter, number, function, and control keys
  • sequence the order of events in a story using Word
  • size and position clip art objects to produce a scene
  • find clip art using keywords
  • click and drag to select text in a document
  • format text to enhance the message
  • write a story and illustrate each story page
  • edit a storybook to make the text eye-catching
  • proofread and print a storybook

Session 4 Me!

In this session, primary students apply the new skills they have learned to write a book about themselves. They complete sentence starters on each page of a book template, and then format the text to make it look original and creative.


Session 5 Look at Me!

Primary students gain confidence with using the computer. They illustrate each page of their books using clip art in Microsoft Word. This activity is always a favorite!

First Grade Computer Activities - Primary students use a template, provided with the TechnoBook resources, to write and illustrate a simple story.
Make a simple book

Session 6 All About Me

The lesson plans in TechnoBook include tips for preparing the book for publication. A checklist is included to help primary students proofread their work.


Optional First Grade Computer Activities

The word processing lesson plans in TechnoBook include fun and challenging ideas for review and enrichment:

  • Missing Keys: Fill in the blanks on the keyboard.
  • At the Farm: Practice inserting clip art.
  • Object Order: Learn advanced tricks with clip art.
  • My Story: Use a template to write and illustrate a story.
  • Special Times: Tell about yourself.




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