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4th quarter unit lessons:
K- introduction to graphic organizers, coding, navigation
1st- visual representations, coding, keyboarding, problem solving with technology
2nd- Keyboarding, creative stories, full sentence work
3rd- PARCC, Keyboarding, creative stories, full sentence work
4th- PARCC, Google Add-ons, learning the internet, search techniques, HTML
5th- PARCC, Google Forms, Google Sites, other app techniques, research and documentation, HTML
test retakes
4th quarter unit lessons:
K- introduction to graphic organizers, coding, navigation
1st- visual representations, coding, keyboarding, problem solving with technology
2nd- Keyboarding, creative stories, full sentence work
3rd- PARCC, Keyboarding, creative stories, full sentence work
4th- PARCC, Google Add-ons, learning the internet, search techniques, HTML
5th- PARCC, Google Forms, Google Sites, other app techniques, research and documentation, HTML
May 21st- May 25th Last week of school!
K- Drawing diagrams, creating first grade materials
1st- Algorithms, Coding
2nd- Code.org, Star Wars Hour of Code
3rd- Code.org, Hour of Code
4th- Coding choice
5th- Research quick tips, citing work, coding choice
May 14- May 18th
K- Loops, Coding
1st- Algorithms, Coding
2nd- Test this week #27, 28, or #29!
3rd- Test this week #30, 31, 32, 33, or 34!
4th- Khan Academy HTML, lists and images
5th- Khan Academy HTML, lists and images, CSS intro.
May 7th- May 11th
K- Skills review- keyboarding, navigation, end of year assessment pt. 2
1st- Skills review- keyboarding, navigation, end of year assessment pt. 2
2nd- Keyboard review, test #26 next week!
3rd- keyboard review, test #30-35 next week!
4th- Khan Academy account HTML, headings, paragraphs breaks, strong, emphasis tags, create a poem activity
5th- Khan Academy account HTML, ordered and unordered lists
April 30th- May 4th
K- Skills review- mouse, tools, creation, keyboard, end of year assessment pt. 1
1st- Skills review- Slides, images, digital tools, keyboard, creation, end of year assessment pt. 1
2nd- Test retake opportunity in class this week, Next test May 14-18 Test #26
3rd- Test retake opportunity in class this week, Next test May 14-18 Test #30-35.
4th- HTML5, building web pages, inserting links, lists, establishing Khan Academy account for HTML
5th- HTML5, building web pages, inserting links, lists, establishing Khan Academy account for HTML
April 23rd- April 27th
K- step-by-step problem solving, mouse coordination, higher level puzzles, simple addition, levels 6-11
1st- step-by-step problem solving, harder levels with repeat loops, left and right hand turns Levels 9-11 and advanced
2nd- Test today! All keys, Test #8
3rd- Test today! Student choice #27, 28, or 29.
4th- HTML5, building web pages from scratch!
5th- HTML5, building web pages from scratch!
April 16th- April 20th
K- step-by-step problem solving, mouse coordination, higher level puzzles, simple addition, Levels 1-5
1st- step-by-step problem solving, harder levels with repeat loops, left and right hand turns, levels 1-8
2nd- Typing practice, all keys. Test next week!
3rd- Typing practice, test #27, 28, or 29. Test next week!
4th- HTML5, building web pages from scratch!
5th- HTML 5, building web pages from scratch!
April 9th- April 13th
K- typing in webpages (not using symbaloo), visit five different sites, code.org
1st- ScreenCastify- narrating videos of completed work!
2nd- Touch typing, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, b, y, g, h, test in two weeks
3rd- Keyboarding, Test #27, #28, #29. Test in two weeks
4th- HTML5 coding, blocks of our own webpage
5th- HTML5 coding, blocks of our own webpage
April 2nd- April 6th
K- typing in webpages (not using symbaloo), visit five different sites, code.org
1st- Internet Safety. Refer to the Resources tab for our video and lesson
2nd- Touch typing, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, b, y, g, h
3rd- PKeyboarding test in three weeks!
4th- PARCC prep testing, keyboarding for essays
5th- PARCC prep testing, keyboarding for essays
March 19th- March 23rd
K- Keyboarding, coding
1st- Keyboarding, coding
2nd- Touch typing, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, b, y, g, h
3rd- PARCC prep testing, mathematics. Typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC prep testing, mathematics.
5th- PARCC prep testing, mathematics.
March 12th- March 15th (end of 3rd quarter)
K- Cut, copy, paste to build images, cut, copy, paste of images
1st- Collect grades for completed websites, Brain Pop Jr. activities
2nd- Typing test, test #7
3rd- PARCC prep testing, function editor. Typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one. Code.org assignments due!
5th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one. Khanacademy assignments due!
March 6th- March 9th (3rd quarter needs next week)
K- Using skills to type in new platform Gogole Sites
1st- Finish all website work, publish websites for "public" viewing (confined to school network).
2nd- Test in three weeks over homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, and w. Test #7 next week!
3rd- PARCC prep testing, learning tools and navigation. Typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one. Code.org assignments due next week!
5th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one. Khanacademy assignments due next week!
February 26th- March 2nd
K- Copy and paste, using wordArt
1st- Website, watch planet videos on Brainpop, write down three facts.
2nd- Test in three weeks over homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, and w. Test in two weeks!
3rd- PARCC prep testing, learning tools and navigation
4th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one
5th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one
February 20th- February 23
K- Kahoot! General knowledge question in interactive technology form, last day.
1st-Brain pop planet facts for web page, three facts needed
2nd- Test in three weeks over homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, and w.
3rd- Interactive short stories. Discuss Plot, Introduction, climax, and conclusion.
4th- Coding, finishing artist loops, moving towards debugging, finding problems within code.
5th- Coding with JavaScript, Animation basics, making items move across the screen
February 12th- February 16th
K- Kahoot! General knowledge question in interactive technology form
1st- Finish adding banner photos, brain pop jr. and planet introduction for web page
2nd- Test this week! Test #6
3rd- Test this week! Test #26
4th- Coding, artist loops, adding degrees and turns
5th- Coding with JavaScript, variables, setting and changing sizes with x/y components
February 5th- February 9th
K- Opening Google Docs, using word art
1st- Finish adding banner photos, brain pop jr. and planet introduction for webpage
2nd- Keyboarding, new letters p and v. Test in next week
3rd- Creative short stories, group creation.
4th- Coding, learning how to use loops/ repeating actions
5th- Coding with JavaScript, variables, setting and changing sizes with x/y components
January 29th- February 2nd
K- Build a keyboard, code with lightbot
1st- Google sites- Finishing facts on animals, add pictures if possible
2nd- Keyboarding, test #5 this week!
3rd- TKeyboardin, test #8 this week!
4th- Coding, algorithms. Look to finish Artist pixels, angels
5th- Coding with JavaScript, writing fill and background code, challenge shaes
January 22nd -Jan 26th
K- Learn to code with BB-8! Step by step problem solving
1st- Google sites- making a webpage- animal habitat and one fact of student choice
2nd- Keyboarding, adding shift and c, i, test next week!
3rd- Typing b, y, g, h and punctuation keys. Test next week!
4th- Coding, algorithms. Artist pixels, angels.
5th- Coding with JavaScript, making basic shapes, writing fill and background code
January 15th- January 19th
K- intro. to touch typing, how to use all your fingers
1st- Google sites- making a webpage- animal research on nat. geo.
2nd- Keyboarding, adding shift and c, i, test in two weeks!
3rd- Typing b, y, g, h and punctuation keys. Test in two weeks!
4th- Coding, algorithms. Artist pixels
5th- Coding with JavaScript, making basic shapes, drawing on coordinate plane
January 8th- January 12th
K- intro. to touch typing, finger placement, song, keyboarding zoo on abcya.com
1st- Google sites- making a webpage- introduction
2nd- Waking fingers up after break, easing into harder lessons
3rd- Waking fingers up after break, typing b, y, g, h and punctuation keys
4th- KWL coding, setting up code.org accounts- begin basic algorithms
5th- KWL coding, setting up khan accounts, basic functions for drawing shapes
January 4th- January 5th
K- intro. to touch typing, finger placement, song
1st- Google sites- making a webpage
2nd- Teaching shift keys on both hands.
3rd- Typing b, y, g, h and punctuation keys
4th- KWL coding, setting up code.org accounts
5th- KWL coding, setting up khan accounts
December 18th- December 20th
K- Kodable- integers, seeing numbers and completing reactions
1st- Importing assignments into padlet
2nd- Fun typing activities
3rd- Fun typing activities
4th- Typing review in advance for coding experience next semester. Focus on right pinky keys
5th- Typing review in advance for coding experience next semester. Focus on right pinky keys
December 11th- December 15th
K- Kodable- intermediate level, strings, integers
1st- Using chromebook cameras, creating padlet accounts
2nd- Typing, e, n, u, t, r, and o. Test today.
3rd- Typing e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, and w. Test this week!
4th- Research, finding trustworthy information
5th- Pixlr- all photos due end of this week
December 4th- December 8th
K- Google slides- voice commands
1st- Using chromebook cameras, creating padlet accounts
2nd- Adding letters r and o -- test next week!
3rd- Adding letters p, v, m, and w -- test next week!
4th- Research, finding trustworthy information
5th- Pixlr photos- final assignment due next week.
November 27th- December 1st
K- Google Slides- typing intro and pictures
1st- Using chromebook cameras
2nd- Test this week! Test #3 on Freetypinggame, e, n, u, t, r, o, test in two weeks
3rd- Test this week! Test #5 on Freetypinggame, e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, and shift keys, test in two weeks
4th- Google Sheets- part two summative this week
5th- First photos graded, submitted for review
November 20th- November 21st
K- Logic games- sequential thinking activities
1st- Google Logo coding, available here: g.co/csfirst/logo
2nd- Google Logo coding, available here: g.co/csfirst/logo
3rd- Google Logo coding, , available here: g.co/csfirst/logo
4th- Google Sheets- part one summative this week
5th- Pixlr photo edits or Google logo coding
November 13th- November 17th
K- Writing inside a shape, editing font
1st- Compare and contrast similar pictures
2nd- Test this week! Test #3 on Freetypinggame, e, n, u, t
3rd- Test this week! Test #5 on Freetypinggame, e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys
4th- Google Sheets- Lemonade stand, simulation practice for test next week!
5th- Pixlr- Review on how to submit first photo, overview of second assignment. Reminder on how to appropriately save work
**4th grade test next week!
**5th grade Pixlr photo edits due this week!
November 6th- November 9th
K- Typing, font, size, style, and images!
1st- Picture details, sentence writing
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week! (pushed back because of short week.
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test next week!
4th- Google Sheets- Basketball stars, SUM and AVERAGE formulas
5th- Pixlr- first photo edit to be finished by end of class.
October 30th- November 3rd
K- Typing, font, size, style
1st- compare and contrast using images
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test in two weeks!
4th- Google Sheets- AR test scores. Creating a graph and sum function
5th- Pixlr- editing first photo for brightness, contrast, filters, hue, etc.
October 23rd- October 27th
K- Code.org- beginning of sequential thinking skills and computer programming
1st- Cut, copy, paste (XCV) cont. Cookie recipe pt. 2
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test in two weeks!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test in two weeks!
4th- Google Sheets- Skittles table! Creating a graph and sum function
5th- Pixlr- additional photo saving practice, video one covering tools (contrast, brightness, etc.)
October 16th- October 20th
K- Kodable- beginning of sequential thinking skills and computer programming
1st- Cut, copy, paste (XCV) cont. Cookie recipe pt. 1
2nd- Homerow + e, n. Test this week!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test in three weeks!
4th- Google Sheets- creation of tables, auto formating cells
5th- Pixlr- introducing program and how to save photos
October 10th- October 13th
K- Navigating from home screen to Google drive, creating an animal using shapes
1st- Cut, copy, paste (XCV)
2nd- Homerow + e, n. Test next week
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test this week!
4th- Internet safety slides,, background, animation, transitions, due at end of class
5th- Internet safety flyer, add-ons, aesthetics, due at end of class
**2nd grade test next week!
October 2nd -October 6th
K- Navigating Google drive, creating an animal using shapes
1st- 2nd week of Intro. to typing- mini lessons for touch typing skills
2nd- Homerow + e, n. Test in two weeks
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week.
4th- Internet safety slides
5th- Internet safety flyer
**3rd grade test next week!
September 25th- September 29th
K- Opening a Google Doc, creating shapes, adding text
1st- Intro. to typing- mini lessons for touch typing skills
2nd- Homerow + e, n. Test in three weeks
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test in two weeks!
4th- Internet safety slides
5th- Internet safety flyer
September 18th- September 22nd
K- Opening a Google Doc, creating shapes
1st- Sentences and images in Google Slides
2nd- Test this week! Homerow letters only, Test #1 on freetypinggame
3rd- Test this week! Homerow letters only, Test #1 on freetypinggame
4th- Researching cyberbullying, personal privacy, and netiquette in groups, last week
5th- Researching anti-bullying programs in groups, last week, create flyer
September 11th- September 15th
K- Games using mouse skills, puzzles, problem solving
1st- Writing sentences, inserting images
2nd- Practice test, homerow, first test next week
3rd- Practice test, homerow, first test next week
4th- Researching cyberbullying, personal privacy, and netiquette in groups
5th- Researching anti-bullying programs in groups, creation of flyer?
September 5th- September 8th
K- Games using mouse skills, counting, sorting, grouping
1st- Creating Google Slides- adding pictures for first sentences
2nd- Homerow typing, first test in two weeks!!
3rd- Homerow typing skills, first test in two weeks!
4th- Researching cyberbullying, personal privacy, and netiquette in groups
5th- Researching anti-bullying programs in groups
August 28st- September 1st
K- Games using mouse skills, click and drag shapes, level progression
1st- Logging in processes, creating Google Slides
2nd- Introduce homerow typing! Typing games and practice
3rd- Recall homerow typing skills, create spreadsheet chart
4th- Create and share docs with students, intro Internet safety requirements.
5th- Create and share docs with students into internet safety research assignment.
August 21st- August 25th
K- Games using mouse skills, specific to click and drag, patterns, and colors
1st- Logging in processes, creating Google Slides
2nd- Introduce homerow typing!
3rd- Recall homerow typing skills, create spreadsheet chart
4th- Create and share docs with students, intro Internet safety requirements.
5th- Create and share docs with students into internet safety research assignment.
August 16th-August 18th
K- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, games using mouse skills!
1st- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, open google slides, sentence structure!
2nd- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, introduce homerow typing!
3rd- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, recall homerow typing skills, create spreadsheet chart
4th- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, open Internet Safety documents! Create shared Docs with students
5th- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, open Internet Safety Docs, watch first video on Cyber bullying
2017-2018 School Year
Due to a successful piloting program last year, all 2nd-5th grade students will have Chromebooks in their classrooms.
May 8th- May 12th
K- Code.org- multi-step problems, jumping, creating gaps. Growth testing next week.
1st- Basics of research- animal and "explore". Find two facts
2nd- Creative writing opportunities, whole keyboard practice
3rd- Test this week on #27, 28, or 29. Growth testing next week
4th- Website validity, identifying bias
5th- Website validity, identifying bias
May 1st- May 5th
K- Code.org- multi-step problems, repetitive actions
1st- Code.org- hour of code. Reintroduce basics learned in Kindergarten, build on these skills.
2nd- Typing test this week, Test #26
3rd- Creative, collaborative stories. Typing test next week! #27, #28, or #29
4th- Website validity, searching tricks on Google
5th- Website validity, searching tricks on Google
April 24th- April 28th
K- Code.org- fixing problems "debugging"
1st- Compare and contrast sentences, advancing writing
2nd- Typing, ALL KEYS. Test next week!
3rd- Creative, collaborative stories. Next in two weeks
4th- Google doc intermediate skills, using add-ons
5th- Google doc intermediate skills, using add-ons
April 17th- April 21st
K- Code.org- angry birds, problem solving directions
1st- Compare and contrast sentences cont.
2nd- Typing, ALL KEYS. Next test in two weeks.
3rd- Creative, collaborative stories. Next test in three weeks.
4th- Google doc intermediate skills, using add-ons
5th- Google doc intermediate skills, using add-ons
April 10th- April 13th
K- Code.org- first intro. into multi-step problem solving
1st- Compare and contrast sentences
2nd- Test this week, #8.
3rd- Test this week, #26
4th- Review of typing skills for PARCC
5th- Review of Typing skills for PARCC
April 3rd- April 7th
K- Review of basics of keyboarding on ABCya. TypingRocketJr. and Alpha Munchies
1st- Locate and pick up on cut, copy, paste, recipes. Copying from websites.
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, w, b, y, g, and h. Test next week.
3rd- Typing practice for PARCC, Typing test next week, all keys.
4th- Review of typing skills for PARCC
5th- Review of Typing skills for PARCC
**2nd and 3rd grade typing tests next week.
March 20th- March 23rd
K- Basics of keyboarding on ABCya. TypingRocketJr. and Alpha Muchies
1st- Cut, copy, paste with recipes. Review Auto save and Drive access
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, w, b, y, g, and h. Next test after Spring Break
3rd- PARCC practice- English/Language Arts review Next typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC practice- English/Language Arts review
5th- PARCC practice- English/Language Arts review
March 13th- March 17th
K- Logging in, basics of keyboarding
1st- Cut, copy, paste with self images
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, w, b, y, g, and h. Next test after Spring Break
3rd- PARCC practice- tutorial introduction. Next typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC Prep- Equation editor, practice math test part 1
5th- PARCC Prep- Equation editor, practice math test part 1
March 7th- March 10th
K- Logging in, number and initials, visiting different websites
1st- Kahoot! - Last week
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, and w. Test today.
3rd- PARCC practice- tutorial introduction *Test cancelled.
4th- Code.org grading and PARCC Prep
5th- Khan Academy grading and PARCC Prep
February 27- March 3rd
K- Logging in, number and initials, visiting different websites
1st- Kahoot! -Math
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, and w. Next test in one week
3rd- Typing all keys, test #27. Next test in two weeks
4th- Code.org. Loops and loops within loops
5th- Khan Academy, Variables and Animation
February 21- February 24th
K- Logging in, number and initials, visiting different websites
1st- Camera work, applying filters, saving photos
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, and w. Next test in two weeks.
3rd- Typing all keys, test #27. Next test in two weeks
4th- Code.org. Loops and loops within loops
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Variables.
*2nd and 3rd grade typing tests two weeks away!
February 13th- February 17th
K- Logging in, number and initials, searching different websites
1st- Homerow typing, last week of reinforcement
2nd- Typing test this week! e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, and v
3rd- Typing test this week. All letters + punctuation
4th- Code.org. Angry Bird Loops, advanced looping code. Some students transition to Khan academy
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. What's for dinner? Color, shapes. Some variable work.
February 6th- February 10th
K- Logging in, number and initials, searching for images
1st- Homerow typing, two/three week mini lesson
2nd- Practice letters p and v. Test #6 next week!
3rd- Punctuation, Test #11 next week!
4th- Code.org. Angry Bird Loops, advanced looping code. Some students transition to Khan academy
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Filling in snowman (color) What's for dinner? Color and shapes
*2nd and 3rd grade tests next week!
January 30th- February 3rd
K- Logging in, number and initials, searching for images
1st- Homerow typing, two/three week mini lesson
2nd- Practice letters p and v. Next test in two weeks, test #6
3rd- Punctuation, next test in two weeks, test #11
4th- Code.org. Artist Drawing Sequence and Angry Bird Loops
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Waving snowman and What's for dinner?
January 23rd- January 27th
K- Logging in, number and initials, cut, copy, paste cont.
1st- Cut copy and paste with images, screenshots
2nd- Intro, new letters p and v.
3rd- Practice with all letters, keyboard familiarity
4th- Code.org. Angry bird algorithms, artist drawing sequence
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Waving snowman, creating lines and other shapes
January 17th- January 20th
K- Logging in, number and initials, cut, copy, paste
1st- Recipe search, additional cut, copy, paste, practice
2nd- Test #5 this week
3rd- Test #8 this week..
4th- Code.org. Angry bird algorithms, artist drawing sequence
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Snowman challenge, fill
January 9th- January 13th
K- Winter growth assessment. Logging in, number and initials
1st- Recipe search, additional cut, copy, paste, practice
2nd- Practice c, i, shift keys. Test #5 next week
3rd- Winter growth ssessment. Test #8 next week..
4th- Code.org. Angry bird algorithms
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. squares, ellipses, fill
2nd and 3rd grade,Test next week- January 16th -20th
January 4th- January 6th
K- Logging in, number and initials
1st- Recipe search, copy and paste tools
2nd- Practice c, i, and shift keys. Next test is Test #5.
3rd- Practice g, h, b, y. Next test is test #8.
4th- Code.org setup. Students learn drag and drop coding. Angry bird step by step instructions
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Draw squares, ellipses.
2nd and 3rd grade, next test is January 16th -20th
December 19th- December 20th
K- Unit finish, time left for holiday activies?
1st- Recall on shapes and fill. Holiday creations.
2nd- Practice c, i, and shift keys before winter break. Next test is Test #5.
3rd- Practice g, h, b, y before and over winter break. Next test is test #8.
4th- No class this week
5th- No class this week
Next testing date is January 16th -20th for both second and third grade
December 12th- December 16th
K- Naming dogs and place names on paper, share to print?
1st- recall on shapes and fill. Spelling words.
2nd- Practice c, i, and shift keys before winter break. Next test is Test #5.
3rd- Practice g, h, b, y before and over winter break. Next test is test #8.
4th- Last day on Internet Safety and Google Slides, make sure everything is the correct folder to be submitted.
5th- Continue work on Dog brochure for 5th grade projects.
December 5th- December 8th
K- Create dog speech bubbles/ some classes creating collars
1st- Spelling practice using first grade spelling words, inserting and describing pictures
2nd- Test this week, #4 on freetypinggame.net
3rd- Test this week, #7 on freetypinggame.net
4th- Set up presentation expectations for Internet safety. Allow student time to work.
5th- Publisher brochures for 5th grade project. Setting up templates, using shapes and textboxes
November 28- December 2nd
K- Create dog collars and speech bubbles
1st- Spelling practice using first grade spelling words
2nd- Practice homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o test next week (pushing back from holiday break)
3rd- homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, and v, m, and n, next test is next week
4th- Set up presentation expectations for Internet safety. Allow student time to work.
5th- Work on sharing both pixlr assignments by taking screen shots and submitting picture to shared folder
*2nd and 3rd grade tests both next week
November 21st- November 22nd
K- Catch up day for any Dog parts missing, reinforcing mouse skills
1st- Typing practice on DanceMat
2nd- Practice homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o test next week
3rd- homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, and v, m, and n, next test in three weeks.
4th- Finish any research, begin presentations
5th- Finish second Pixlr assignment and share
November 14- November 18
K- Continue work on Dog shape creation. Add body, collar, tongue
1st- Typing and/or spelling word spell check.
2nd- Practice homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o next test in two weeks
3rd- Test this week over homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, and i
4th- Internet safety research
5th- Pixlr creations. Adding multiple pictures with effects
November 7th- November 10th
K- Continue work on Dog shape creation. Same as last week due to absences and missed time. Students spent time learning to type
1st- Full sentence spell check. Driving sentence creation
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test this week!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o , c, i & shift keys practice. Test next week!
4th- Internet Safety shared documents cont. Heavy research day
5th- Pixlr photo editing, editing color and making two images one
*2nd grade test this week
*3rd grade tpying test next week
October 31st- November 4th
K- Continue work on Dog shape creation. Rotating shapes
1st- Halloween spell check, font editing,, double click and click and drag
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o , c, i & shift keys practice. Next test in two weeks
4th- Internet Safety shared documents cont. Participated in Google Doodle last week, behind schedule
5th- Pixlr photo editing, color, hue, shadowing, basic tools. Participated in Google Doodle last week, behind schedule
**2nd grade test next week
**3rd grade typing test two weeks away.
October 24th- October 28th
K- Start to create Dog Project using shapes, fill, click and drag, cut, copy, paste
1st- Homerow touch typing cont.
2nd- Homerow plus e, n, u, t. Next test two weeks away Nov. 7-11th
3rd- Practice adding new letters, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o , c, i & shift keys, next test Nov 14-18th
4th- Internet safety collaborative docs
5th- Pixlr editing, color, contrast, shadowing. Students may bring in thier own pictures if they desire.
*2nd grade test two weeks away
*3rd grade test three weeks away
October 17th- October 21st
K- Cut, copy, paste continued
1st- Intro. typing, next two weeks, touch typing skills homeorw only.
2nd- Practice adding new letters, Homerow + e, n, u, t
3rd- Practice adding new letters, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o , c, i
4th- Internet safety collaborative documents
5th- Pixlr photo editing , color contrast, shading
October 10th- October 14th
K- Cut, copy, paste continued
1st- Adding transitions, adding final pictures, grading presentations
2nd- Test today. Homerow + e, n
3rd- Test today. Homerow + e, n, u, t
4th- Lemonade Stand run through, grades on Excel taken
5th- Internet Safety tips and collaborative documents submitted for grade
*Any test retakes need be taken within one week of the test so the most accurate grade can be presented on your student's report card.
October 3rd- October 7th
K- Cut, copy, paste
1st- Finishing Google slides, assignment to be graded next week
2nd- Typing homerow + e, n. Test next week
3rd- Typing homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week
4th- Google sheets lemonade stand run through, with working equations, graded next week
5th- Internet safety tips selected and transferred to shared Google slide, graded next week.
*End of First Quarter is October 14.
September 26th- September 30th
K- Resize text, change font, highlight color, background colors
1st- Future spot, adding pictures to all slides
2nd- homerow + e, n
3rd- homerow + e, n, u, t
4th- Google sheets (excel) Lemonade stand setup, run through next week
5th- Internet safety transferred to shared slides, finish project next week
*2nd and 3rd grade typing test two weeks away
September 19th- September 23rd
K- Continue click and drag shapes, color, begin to organize and create pictures
1st- Favorite spots, sentence and pictures-- favorite place to visit, eat, and future
2nd- First typing test this week, Homerow keys. Test retakes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:40.
3rd- First typing test this week, Homerow keys. Test retakes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:40.
4th- Finish Excel tabes and graphs, set up new Excel lemonade stand.
5th- internet safety conversations cont. shared doc for group work
September 12th- September 16th
K- intro click and drag shapes, how to resize and color
1st- Favorite spots, sentence and pictures
2nd- Homerow typing practice. First test next week!
3rd- Homerow typing practice. First test next week!
4th- Excel tables, equations and creating a graph
5th- internet safety conversations, shared doc for group work
September 6th- September 9th
K- last week of mouse games, click and drag, counting, sorting, puzzle solving
1st- Google slides- write a sentence, add a picture to support
2nd- Homerow typing, first test in two weeks- a,s,d,f, j, k, l, ;
3rd- Homerow typing, first test in two weeks- a,s,d,f, j, k, l, ;
4th- Skittles tables, google sheets
5th- Webpage templates, adding and editing pages
August 29th- September 2nd
K- pretessting for student growth. If time allows- abcya computer games, fuzz bugs counting and sorting, click and drag mouse skills
1st- login to computers at faster rate, into Google Drive and Google Slides
2nd- Finish Doc intro and intro typing skills, grading rubric
3rd- Pre-testing for student growth-. If time allows, sign Skyward contracts
4th- Sign Skyward contracts, finish google doc intro and sharing docs. Begin to discuss Google sheets and charts
5th- Sign Skyward contracts, Finish exploring free google software, finish how to share.
August 22nd- 26th
*Similar to last week, not all classes seen
K- intro to class, paws, and games. Building mouse skills, double click, click and drag
1st- Intro to new computers, open new Google Slide and show how work auto save
2nd- Intro to new computers, opening google doc to show differences, setting up favorite bar and quick links
3rd- Intro to new computers, open google doc to show differences, share a google doc
4th- Intro to new computer and Google docs, share a google doc.
5th- Intro to new computer and Google docs, share a google doc.
August 17th-19th
K- intro to class, paws, and games. Building mouse skills, double click, click and drag
1st- Intro to new computers, open new Google Slide and show how work auto saves
2nd- Intro to new computers, opening google doc to show differences, discuss typing importance
3rd- Intro to new computers, complete Skyward approval docs, open google doc to show differences, discuss typing importance
4th- Intro to new computer and complete Skyward approval docs, intro Google docs, create chart to display similarities and differences
5th- Intro to new computer and complete Skyward approval docs, intro Google docs, create chart to display similarities and differences
2016-2017 School Year
This year we are piloting Chromebooks for the district and the use of Google Drive for all work.
May 16th- May 20th
K- SLO testing. Logging in, accesses the internet, opening a blank document
1st- Review touch typing skills
2nd- New typing games, sumer practice tips
3rd- New typing games, summer practice tips
4th- reverse image search for internet safety, other Google tips
5th- reverse image search for internet safety, other Google tips
May 9th- May 13th
K- Intro to sequence for a computer
1st- Introduction to shapes and angles
2nd- Using Excel test score sheets to create graphs
3rd- Progress monitoring data- test #26
4th- Research techniques for fifth grade
5th- Research techniques for middle school
May 2nd - May 5th
K- Intro to debugging- finding and fixing problems
1st- Into to loops and repeat commands
2nd- Test this week, test #10
3rd- Test this week, test #27
4th- Code.org- entering grades this week. Finishing level #8 is an "A"
5th- Khan Academy, entering grades this week. Finishing Animation is an "A"
3rd grade progress testing next week!
April 25th- April 29th
K- Intro to problem solving with technology, step by step procedures
1st- Intro to coding- Course One at Code.org
2nd- Practice test #10
3rd- Practice test, finish writing creative stories, typing to use common language
4th- Code. org- repeat loops, variables
5th- Khan Academy- Java Script, variables and animation. Specific to draw function
*Typing test next week
April 18th- April 22nd
K- Intro to problem solving with technology, drag and drop
1st- Intro to coding- Course One at Code.org
2nd- Typing- Inrto final letters/symbols: Z, X, comma, /, ?, and period
3rd- Creative stories, typing to use common language
4th- Code. org- repeat loops
5th- Khan Academy- Java Script
*2nd and 3rd grade Typing tests moved to May 2nd- May 5th
April 11th- 15th
K- PowerPoint sentences with clipart, transitions, animations
1st- Homerow typing review pt. 2
2nd- Typing practice, Test #10 and #26
3rd- Typing practice, Test #26-#35
4th- Code. org- repeat loops
5th- Khan Academy- Java Script
*2nd and third grade typing test April 25th- April 29th
April 4th- April 8th
K- PowerPoint- writing sentences with pictures
1st- Homerow typing review
2nd- Typing test #8
3rd- Typing test #26
4th- Code.org- Introduction to repeat code structures
5th- Khan Academy- JavaScript intro.
March 21st- March 24th
K- PowerPoint clipart
1st- Character stories- clip art and writing/typing skills
2nd- Typing practice Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
3rd- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (last week)
4th- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (last week)
5th- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (last week)
*2nd and 3rd grade typing tests April 4th-April 8th
March 14th- March 18th (3rd quarter ends this week)
K- PowerPoint animations, transitions, effects
1st- Character stories- clip art and writing/typing skills
2nd- Typing practice Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
3rd- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (two weeks)
4th- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (two weeks)
5th- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (two weeks)
*Next 2nd and 3rd grade typing tests after Spring Break (April 4th-April 8th)
*Fianl 3rd quarter grades submitted by March 22nd.
March 7th- March 11th
K- PowerPoint new skills, slides, and pictures
1st- Editing clipart- locating, coloring, text wrap, and effects
2nd- Typing practice Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
3rd- PARCC Practice- English/literacy (last English practice)
4th- PARCC Practice- English/literacy (last English practice)
5th- PARCC Practice- English/literacy (last English practice)
*Next 2nd and 3rd grade typing tests after Spring Break
February 29th- March 4th
K- Intro. PowerPoint, cut and paste in different programs
1st- Copy and paste links, cookie recipe
2nd- Typing test this week, test #7 Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w
3rd- Break from PARCC prep, test #9, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y, q, x, z, period, and comma
4th- Review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
5th- Review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
2nd and 3rd grade typing tests this week. Monday, Wednesday, Friday retakes.
February 22nd- February 26th
K- Mouse shortcuts, editing text
1st- Mouse shortcuts, editing documents, copy and paste
2nd- Typing Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w
3rd- Review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
4th- Introduction and review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
5th- Introduction and review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
*2nd and 3rd grade test February 29th- March 4th
February 16th- February 19th
K- Copy and paste, review skills learned
1st- Copy and paste from websites
2nd- Typing Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w
3rd- Introduction and review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
4th- Code.org
5th- Khan Academy- Introduction to JavaScript
*2nd and 3rd grade test February 29th- March 4th
February 8th-February 11th
K- Copy and paste
1st- Copy and paste intermediate
2nd- Typing Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w
3rd- Typing test #8, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y, q, x, z, period, and comma
4th- Code.org accounts, repeat
5th- Google survey and introduction to Kahn Academy computer programming
*2nd and 3rd grade test February 29th- March 4th
February 1st- February 5th
K- Finish and print dogs for home, cut, copy, paste
1st- review cut, copy, paste, and introduce quick commands
2nd- Typing test #6 Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v
3rd- Typing test #8, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
4th- Code.org accounts, algorithms
5th- Google account info. and introduction to Kahn Academy computer programming
*2nd and 3rd grade tests this week!
January 25th- January 29th
K- Finish and print dogs for home
1st- Cookie recipes, cut, copy, and paste functions, editing text
2nd- Typing practice, test #6, record scores in Excel. Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v
3rd- Typing practice, test #8, record scores in Excel. Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
4th- Code.org accounts, algorithms
5th- Finalizing Google account need-to-know information
*2nd and 3rd grade typing tests next week!
*5th grade google accounts are fully operational for individual student use. Please continue to monitor.
January 19th- January 22nd
K- Finishing dog. Adding text, resizing, color. Print next week(hopefully).
1st- Cookie recipes, Google search, cut and paste, page styling
2nd- Typing practice, test #6, record scores in Excel
3rd- Typing practice, test #8, record scores in Excel
4th- Code.org accounts, introduction to coding.
5th- Google accounts signed on to individual laptops, intro google mail and attached documents.
*2nd and 3rd grade tests will occur January 25th through the 29th.
*5th grade google accounts will be signed into student laptops for use at home. Please continue to monitor.
January 11- January 15th
K- Speech bubbles for dogs, gradient fills.
1st- Typing homerow keys
2nd- Typing practice, test #6, record scores in Excel
3rd- Typing practice, test #8
4th- Catch all for unlearned skills in Word, PowerPoint, Excel
5th- Continued work with Google docs, how to share documents.
*2nd and 3rd grade tests will occur January 25th through the 29th.
*5th grade google accounts will be signed into student laptops for use at home. Please continue to monitor.
January 4th- January 8th
K- Progress testing, continue work on dog
1st- Introduction to typing homerow keys (2 weeks)
2nd- Create Excel chart for monitoring typing progress, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v Test #6
3rd- Progress testing, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, b, y, g, h, and shift keys, test #8
4th- Catch all for unlearned skills in Word, basics through advanced functions (2 weeks)
5th- Given Google accounts, intro. to Google drive and docs
*2nd and 3rd grade typing tests tentatively set for the week of the 18th.
*5th grade Google accounts are listed below, any help monitoring the account is appreciated.
Username: student id#@bmstigers.org
Password: INITIALS123456.
December 14th- December 18th
K- Continue work on dog, insert text in two shapes
1st- Use journal books to type sentences and spell check work
2nd- Review of all letters learned so far, typing games!
3rd- Review of all letters learned so far, typing games!
4th- Finish Publisher test focusing on endangered animals, due at the end of class
5th- Finish dog brochure/fifth grade project and submit for final grade, due at the end of class
*4th and 5th grade tests/project due this week at the end of class!
*Last week for 2nd and 3rd grade test retakes
December 7th- December 11th
K-Continue work on dog, saving, using gradients and text
1st- Use journal books to type sentences and spell check work
2nd- Test this week, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test #5
3rd- Test this week, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, and shift keys, test #7
4th- Test this week and next week, Publisher flyer about endangered animal
5th- Test continues this week on Dog Brochures. Final product will be evaluated next week
*After Monday, remaining morning times this week are only available for test retakes or work on test, practice sessions closed.
November 30th- December 4th
K- Access saved work, continue on Dog
1st- Write about Thanksgiving in journal, intro spell check
2nd- Typing practice, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test #5
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, and shift keys, test #7
4th- Menu due at end of class today
5th- Brochure due at beginning of class, begin work on summative Dog brochure
*2nd and 3rd grade tests next week to allow time for test retakes
*4th grade test next two weeks, students should select an endangered animal for homework
*5th grade test in tandem with 5th grade dog projects.
November 23rd- November 24th
K- Access saved work, continue on Dog
1st- Camera use, correcting written sentences with spell check
2nd- Typing practice, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o and shift keys
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, and shift keys
4th- Finish Thanksgiving menu
5th- Finish History of Thanksgiving brochure
*Short week, not all classes seen
*4th and 5th grade Publisher projects graded November 30th- December 5th upon return
November 16th- November 20th
K- Access saved work, continue on Dog
1st- Camera use, correcting written sentences with spell check
2nd- Typing practice, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o and shift keys
3rd- Test this week, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, and shift keys
4th- Finish Thanksgiving menu
5th- Finish History of Thanksgiving brochure
*Next 2nd grade test three weeks away
*4th and 5th grade Publisher documents will be graded the week of November 30th- December 5th
November 9th- November 13th
K- Logging in, saving a document
1st- Intro to OneNote and Camera use
2nd- Test today, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, and shift keys
4th- Publisher, restaurant menu
5th- Publisher, history of Thanksgiving
November 2nd- November 5th
K- Logging in, file navigation
1st- PowerPoint, last week
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
3rd- Homreow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v
4th- Intro. to Publisher- reproductive structures of a plant
5th- Intro. to Publisher, different templates and uses
*2nd grade test next week, 3rd grade test two weeks away.
October 26th- October 30th
K- Logging in, editing page color, gradient and borders
1st- Inserting self-searched pictures
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
3rd- Homreow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v
4th- Intro. to Publisher- reproductive structures of a plant
5th- refresher on typing skills, publisher next week
*Next 2nd test set for 9-13th
*3rd grade typing test set for Nov. 16th-20th.
October 19th- October 23rd
K- Logging in, numbers and letters in sequence. Editing font
1st- Favorite things, writing unique sentences about our favorite places, PowerPoint Animations
2nd- Typing test#3 homerow + e, n, u, t
3rd- Typing test#4 homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
4th & 5th- Excel summative
*4th and 5th grade Excel summatives will be the only grade on your student's report card this quarter
October 13th-16th
K- Learning to login, ctrl + alt + delete, input username and password
1st- Favorite things, writing unique sentences, elaborating with pictures
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
4th & 5th- Excel worksheet
*2nd-3rd grade test next week
*4th- 5th grade test next week
October 5th-8th
K- Continue work with click and drag, resize shapes, manipulate items on screen
1st- Back to work on Favorite Things .ppt. Writing sentences.
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
4th & 5th- Finish Excel documents
*2nd-3rd grade typing test in two weeks
*4th- 5th grade excel test in two weeks
*Test retakes are available to any 2nd or 3rd grade student starting at 7:40 Monday, Tuesday or Friday.
September 28th-October 2nd
K- Using click and drag shapes to create pictures and animals
1st- Second week of homerow/touch typing. Last week of typing instruction.
2nd-3rd- Test week. Typing Test #2 on freetypinggame. homerow + e, n
4th-5th- Excel, working with created graphs, adding labels, titles, ect.
*Test retakes are available to any 2nd or 3rd grade student starting at 7:40 Monday, Tuesday or Friday.
September 21st-25th
K- Double click and file navigation, PowerPoint Design, Transition, and Automation tabs
1st- Typing: homerow keys, where to place hands
2nd-3rd- Practice test #2, additional practice
4th- 5th- Excel tables, pie graphs, bar graphs, equations
*2nd and 3rd grade will both be taking test #2 next week on Freetypinggame.net Homerow + e, n
Typing speed will not be taken into account, only technique and errors committed
Teacher absent Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon. Sub provided.
September 14th-18th
K- Learn to draw, resize, and color shapes
1- Learn how to google search images, copy and paste
2-3 Homerow typing +e, n, u
4-5 Skittles Excel tables, borders, chart creation
*Pretest this week for Kindergarten and 3rd grade (test is not for a grade).
*First typing test two weeks away 2nd & 3rd grade- homerow +e, n, u, t
September 8th-12th
K- Learn to type name, change color, size, and font
1- PowerPoint continued
2-3- Homerow typing +e, n
4-5- Skittles Excel tables
*Pretest for Kindergarten and 3rd grade will be next week. Assignments are baseline measurements for growth and do not count as a grade.
No upcoming tests, no homework
August 31st- September 4th
K- Mouse work
1- PowerPoint
2- Full Introduction/review to home row typing. Home row keys and helpful websites
3-5- Internet safety conversations (final week).
No upcoming tests, no homework.
August 24th-29th Welcome back, introduction to what we will be learning this year.
K- Mouse work
1- Logging in, preview work.
2- Home row keyboarding- posture, form, technique
3-5- Internet safety conversations.
No upcoming tests. No homework
2015-2016 School Year
K- Drawing diagrams, creating first grade materials
1st- Algorithms, Coding
2nd- Code.org, Star Wars Hour of Code
3rd- Code.org, Hour of Code
4th- Coding choice
5th- Research quick tips, citing work, coding choice
May 14- May 18th
K- Loops, Coding
1st- Algorithms, Coding
2nd- Test this week #27, 28, or #29!
3rd- Test this week #30, 31, 32, 33, or 34!
4th- Khan Academy HTML, lists and images
5th- Khan Academy HTML, lists and images, CSS intro.
May 7th- May 11th
K- Skills review- keyboarding, navigation, end of year assessment pt. 2
1st- Skills review- keyboarding, navigation, end of year assessment pt. 2
2nd- Keyboard review, test #26 next week!
3rd- keyboard review, test #30-35 next week!
4th- Khan Academy account HTML, headings, paragraphs breaks, strong, emphasis tags, create a poem activity
5th- Khan Academy account HTML, ordered and unordered lists
April 30th- May 4th
K- Skills review- mouse, tools, creation, keyboard, end of year assessment pt. 1
1st- Skills review- Slides, images, digital tools, keyboard, creation, end of year assessment pt. 1
2nd- Test retake opportunity in class this week, Next test May 14-18 Test #26
3rd- Test retake opportunity in class this week, Next test May 14-18 Test #30-35.
4th- HTML5, building web pages, inserting links, lists, establishing Khan Academy account for HTML
5th- HTML5, building web pages, inserting links, lists, establishing Khan Academy account for HTML
April 23rd- April 27th
K- step-by-step problem solving, mouse coordination, higher level puzzles, simple addition, levels 6-11
1st- step-by-step problem solving, harder levels with repeat loops, left and right hand turns Levels 9-11 and advanced
2nd- Test today! All keys, Test #8
3rd- Test today! Student choice #27, 28, or 29.
4th- HTML5, building web pages from scratch!
5th- HTML5, building web pages from scratch!
April 16th- April 20th
K- step-by-step problem solving, mouse coordination, higher level puzzles, simple addition, Levels 1-5
1st- step-by-step problem solving, harder levels with repeat loops, left and right hand turns, levels 1-8
2nd- Typing practice, all keys. Test next week!
3rd- Typing practice, test #27, 28, or 29. Test next week!
4th- HTML5, building web pages from scratch!
5th- HTML 5, building web pages from scratch!
April 9th- April 13th
K- typing in webpages (not using symbaloo), visit five different sites, code.org
1st- ScreenCastify- narrating videos of completed work!
2nd- Touch typing, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, b, y, g, h, test in two weeks
3rd- Keyboarding, Test #27, #28, #29. Test in two weeks
4th- HTML5 coding, blocks of our own webpage
5th- HTML5 coding, blocks of our own webpage
April 2nd- April 6th
K- typing in webpages (not using symbaloo), visit five different sites, code.org
1st- Internet Safety. Refer to the Resources tab for our video and lesson
2nd- Touch typing, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, b, y, g, h
3rd- PKeyboarding test in three weeks!
4th- PARCC prep testing, keyboarding for essays
5th- PARCC prep testing, keyboarding for essays
March 19th- March 23rd
K- Keyboarding, coding
1st- Keyboarding, coding
2nd- Touch typing, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, b, y, g, h
3rd- PARCC prep testing, mathematics. Typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC prep testing, mathematics.
5th- PARCC prep testing, mathematics.
March 12th- March 15th (end of 3rd quarter)
K- Cut, copy, paste to build images, cut, copy, paste of images
1st- Collect grades for completed websites, Brain Pop Jr. activities
2nd- Typing test, test #7
3rd- PARCC prep testing, function editor. Typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one. Code.org assignments due!
5th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one. Khanacademy assignments due!
March 6th- March 9th (3rd quarter needs next week)
K- Using skills to type in new platform Gogole Sites
1st- Finish all website work, publish websites for "public" viewing (confined to school network).
2nd- Test in three weeks over homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, and w. Test #7 next week!
3rd- PARCC prep testing, learning tools and navigation. Typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one. Code.org assignments due next week!
5th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one. Khanacademy assignments due next week!
February 26th- March 2nd
K- Copy and paste, using wordArt
1st- Website, watch planet videos on Brainpop, write down three facts.
2nd- Test in three weeks over homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, and w. Test in two weeks!
3rd- PARCC prep testing, learning tools and navigation
4th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one
5th- PARCC prep testing, learning tools. ELA Practice test section one
February 20th- February 23
K- Kahoot! General knowledge question in interactive technology form, last day.
1st-Brain pop planet facts for web page, three facts needed
2nd- Test in three weeks over homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, and w.
3rd- Interactive short stories. Discuss Plot, Introduction, climax, and conclusion.
4th- Coding, finishing artist loops, moving towards debugging, finding problems within code.
5th- Coding with JavaScript, Animation basics, making items move across the screen
February 12th- February 16th
K- Kahoot! General knowledge question in interactive technology form
1st- Finish adding banner photos, brain pop jr. and planet introduction for web page
2nd- Test this week! Test #6
3rd- Test this week! Test #26
4th- Coding, artist loops, adding degrees and turns
5th- Coding with JavaScript, variables, setting and changing sizes with x/y components
February 5th- February 9th
K- Opening Google Docs, using word art
1st- Finish adding banner photos, brain pop jr. and planet introduction for webpage
2nd- Keyboarding, new letters p and v. Test in next week
3rd- Creative short stories, group creation.
4th- Coding, learning how to use loops/ repeating actions
5th- Coding with JavaScript, variables, setting and changing sizes with x/y components
January 29th- February 2nd
K- Build a keyboard, code with lightbot
1st- Google sites- Finishing facts on animals, add pictures if possible
2nd- Keyboarding, test #5 this week!
3rd- TKeyboardin, test #8 this week!
4th- Coding, algorithms. Look to finish Artist pixels, angels
5th- Coding with JavaScript, writing fill and background code, challenge shaes
January 22nd -Jan 26th
K- Learn to code with BB-8! Step by step problem solving
1st- Google sites- making a webpage- animal habitat and one fact of student choice
2nd- Keyboarding, adding shift and c, i, test next week!
3rd- Typing b, y, g, h and punctuation keys. Test next week!
4th- Coding, algorithms. Artist pixels, angels.
5th- Coding with JavaScript, making basic shapes, writing fill and background code
January 15th- January 19th
K- intro. to touch typing, how to use all your fingers
1st- Google sites- making a webpage- animal research on nat. geo.
2nd- Keyboarding, adding shift and c, i, test in two weeks!
3rd- Typing b, y, g, h and punctuation keys. Test in two weeks!
4th- Coding, algorithms. Artist pixels
5th- Coding with JavaScript, making basic shapes, drawing on coordinate plane
January 8th- January 12th
K- intro. to touch typing, finger placement, song, keyboarding zoo on abcya.com
1st- Google sites- making a webpage- introduction
2nd- Waking fingers up after break, easing into harder lessons
3rd- Waking fingers up after break, typing b, y, g, h and punctuation keys
4th- KWL coding, setting up code.org accounts- begin basic algorithms
5th- KWL coding, setting up khan accounts, basic functions for drawing shapes
January 4th- January 5th
K- intro. to touch typing, finger placement, song
1st- Google sites- making a webpage
2nd- Teaching shift keys on both hands.
3rd- Typing b, y, g, h and punctuation keys
4th- KWL coding, setting up code.org accounts
5th- KWL coding, setting up khan accounts
December 18th- December 20th
K- Kodable- integers, seeing numbers and completing reactions
1st- Importing assignments into padlet
2nd- Fun typing activities
3rd- Fun typing activities
4th- Typing review in advance for coding experience next semester. Focus on right pinky keys
5th- Typing review in advance for coding experience next semester. Focus on right pinky keys
December 11th- December 15th
K- Kodable- intermediate level, strings, integers
1st- Using chromebook cameras, creating padlet accounts
2nd- Typing, e, n, u, t, r, and o. Test today.
3rd- Typing e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, and w. Test this week!
4th- Research, finding trustworthy information
5th- Pixlr- all photos due end of this week
December 4th- December 8th
K- Google slides- voice commands
1st- Using chromebook cameras, creating padlet accounts
2nd- Adding letters r and o -- test next week!
3rd- Adding letters p, v, m, and w -- test next week!
4th- Research, finding trustworthy information
5th- Pixlr photos- final assignment due next week.
November 27th- December 1st
K- Google Slides- typing intro and pictures
1st- Using chromebook cameras
2nd- Test this week! Test #3 on Freetypinggame, e, n, u, t, r, o, test in two weeks
3rd- Test this week! Test #5 on Freetypinggame, e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, and shift keys, test in two weeks
4th- Google Sheets- part two summative this week
5th- First photos graded, submitted for review
November 20th- November 21st
K- Logic games- sequential thinking activities
1st- Google Logo coding, available here: g.co/csfirst/logo
2nd- Google Logo coding, available here: g.co/csfirst/logo
3rd- Google Logo coding, , available here: g.co/csfirst/logo
4th- Google Sheets- part one summative this week
5th- Pixlr photo edits or Google logo coding
November 13th- November 17th
K- Writing inside a shape, editing font
1st- Compare and contrast similar pictures
2nd- Test this week! Test #3 on Freetypinggame, e, n, u, t
3rd- Test this week! Test #5 on Freetypinggame, e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys
4th- Google Sheets- Lemonade stand, simulation practice for test next week!
5th- Pixlr- Review on how to submit first photo, overview of second assignment. Reminder on how to appropriately save work
**4th grade test next week!
**5th grade Pixlr photo edits due this week!
November 6th- November 9th
K- Typing, font, size, style, and images!
1st- Picture details, sentence writing
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week! (pushed back because of short week.
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test next week!
4th- Google Sheets- Basketball stars, SUM and AVERAGE formulas
5th- Pixlr- first photo edit to be finished by end of class.
October 30th- November 3rd
K- Typing, font, size, style
1st- compare and contrast using images
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test in two weeks!
4th- Google Sheets- AR test scores. Creating a graph and sum function
5th- Pixlr- editing first photo for brightness, contrast, filters, hue, etc.
October 23rd- October 27th
K- Code.org- beginning of sequential thinking skills and computer programming
1st- Cut, copy, paste (XCV) cont. Cookie recipe pt. 2
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test in two weeks!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test in two weeks!
4th- Google Sheets- Skittles table! Creating a graph and sum function
5th- Pixlr- additional photo saving practice, video one covering tools (contrast, brightness, etc.)
October 16th- October 20th
K- Kodable- beginning of sequential thinking skills and computer programming
1st- Cut, copy, paste (XCV) cont. Cookie recipe pt. 1
2nd- Homerow + e, n. Test this week!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test in three weeks!
4th- Google Sheets- creation of tables, auto formating cells
5th- Pixlr- introducing program and how to save photos
October 10th- October 13th
K- Navigating from home screen to Google drive, creating an animal using shapes
1st- Cut, copy, paste (XCV)
2nd- Homerow + e, n. Test next week
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test this week!
4th- Internet safety slides,, background, animation, transitions, due at end of class
5th- Internet safety flyer, add-ons, aesthetics, due at end of class
**2nd grade test next week!
October 2nd -October 6th
K- Navigating Google drive, creating an animal using shapes
1st- 2nd week of Intro. to typing- mini lessons for touch typing skills
2nd- Homerow + e, n. Test in two weeks
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week.
4th- Internet safety slides
5th- Internet safety flyer
**3rd grade test next week!
September 25th- September 29th
K- Opening a Google Doc, creating shapes, adding text
1st- Intro. to typing- mini lessons for touch typing skills
2nd- Homerow + e, n. Test in three weeks
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test in two weeks!
4th- Internet safety slides
5th- Internet safety flyer
September 18th- September 22nd
K- Opening a Google Doc, creating shapes
1st- Sentences and images in Google Slides
2nd- Test this week! Homerow letters only, Test #1 on freetypinggame
3rd- Test this week! Homerow letters only, Test #1 on freetypinggame
4th- Researching cyberbullying, personal privacy, and netiquette in groups, last week
5th- Researching anti-bullying programs in groups, last week, create flyer
September 11th- September 15th
K- Games using mouse skills, puzzles, problem solving
1st- Writing sentences, inserting images
2nd- Practice test, homerow, first test next week
3rd- Practice test, homerow, first test next week
4th- Researching cyberbullying, personal privacy, and netiquette in groups
5th- Researching anti-bullying programs in groups, creation of flyer?
September 5th- September 8th
K- Games using mouse skills, counting, sorting, grouping
1st- Creating Google Slides- adding pictures for first sentences
2nd- Homerow typing, first test in two weeks!!
3rd- Homerow typing skills, first test in two weeks!
4th- Researching cyberbullying, personal privacy, and netiquette in groups
5th- Researching anti-bullying programs in groups
August 28st- September 1st
K- Games using mouse skills, click and drag shapes, level progression
1st- Logging in processes, creating Google Slides
2nd- Introduce homerow typing! Typing games and practice
3rd- Recall homerow typing skills, create spreadsheet chart
4th- Create and share docs with students, intro Internet safety requirements.
5th- Create and share docs with students into internet safety research assignment.
August 21st- August 25th
K- Games using mouse skills, specific to click and drag, patterns, and colors
1st- Logging in processes, creating Google Slides
2nd- Introduce homerow typing!
3rd- Recall homerow typing skills, create spreadsheet chart
4th- Create and share docs with students, intro Internet safety requirements.
5th- Create and share docs with students into internet safety research assignment.
August 16th-August 18th
K- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, games using mouse skills!
1st- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, open google slides, sentence structure!
2nd- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, introduce homerow typing!
3rd- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, recall homerow typing skills, create spreadsheet chart
4th- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, open Internet Safety documents! Create shared Docs with students
5th- Welcome to class, rules, seating charts, open Internet Safety Docs, watch first video on Cyber bullying
2017-2018 School Year
Due to a successful piloting program last year, all 2nd-5th grade students will have Chromebooks in their classrooms.
May 8th- May 12th
K- Code.org- multi-step problems, jumping, creating gaps. Growth testing next week.
1st- Basics of research- animal and "explore". Find two facts
2nd- Creative writing opportunities, whole keyboard practice
3rd- Test this week on #27, 28, or 29. Growth testing next week
4th- Website validity, identifying bias
5th- Website validity, identifying bias
May 1st- May 5th
K- Code.org- multi-step problems, repetitive actions
1st- Code.org- hour of code. Reintroduce basics learned in Kindergarten, build on these skills.
2nd- Typing test this week, Test #26
3rd- Creative, collaborative stories. Typing test next week! #27, #28, or #29
4th- Website validity, searching tricks on Google
5th- Website validity, searching tricks on Google
April 24th- April 28th
K- Code.org- fixing problems "debugging"
1st- Compare and contrast sentences, advancing writing
2nd- Typing, ALL KEYS. Test next week!
3rd- Creative, collaborative stories. Next in two weeks
4th- Google doc intermediate skills, using add-ons
5th- Google doc intermediate skills, using add-ons
April 17th- April 21st
K- Code.org- angry birds, problem solving directions
1st- Compare and contrast sentences cont.
2nd- Typing, ALL KEYS. Next test in two weeks.
3rd- Creative, collaborative stories. Next test in three weeks.
4th- Google doc intermediate skills, using add-ons
5th- Google doc intermediate skills, using add-ons
April 10th- April 13th
K- Code.org- first intro. into multi-step problem solving
1st- Compare and contrast sentences
2nd- Test this week, #8.
3rd- Test this week, #26
4th- Review of typing skills for PARCC
5th- Review of Typing skills for PARCC
April 3rd- April 7th
K- Review of basics of keyboarding on ABCya. TypingRocketJr. and Alpha Munchies
1st- Locate and pick up on cut, copy, paste, recipes. Copying from websites.
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, w, b, y, g, and h. Test next week.
3rd- Typing practice for PARCC, Typing test next week, all keys.
4th- Review of typing skills for PARCC
5th- Review of Typing skills for PARCC
**2nd and 3rd grade typing tests next week.
March 20th- March 23rd
K- Basics of keyboarding on ABCya. TypingRocketJr. and Alpha Muchies
1st- Cut, copy, paste with recipes. Review Auto save and Drive access
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, w, b, y, g, and h. Next test after Spring Break
3rd- PARCC practice- English/Language Arts review Next typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC practice- English/Language Arts review
5th- PARCC practice- English/Language Arts review
March 13th- March 17th
K- Logging in, basics of keyboarding
1st- Cut, copy, paste with self images
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, w, b, y, g, and h. Next test after Spring Break
3rd- PARCC practice- tutorial introduction. Next typing test after Spring Break
4th- PARCC Prep- Equation editor, practice math test part 1
5th- PARCC Prep- Equation editor, practice math test part 1
March 7th- March 10th
K- Logging in, number and initials, visiting different websites
1st- Kahoot! - Last week
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, and w. Test today.
3rd- PARCC practice- tutorial introduction *Test cancelled.
4th- Code.org grading and PARCC Prep
5th- Khan Academy grading and PARCC Prep
February 27- March 3rd
K- Logging in, number and initials, visiting different websites
1st- Kahoot! -Math
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, and w. Next test in one week
3rd- Typing all keys, test #27. Next test in two weeks
4th- Code.org. Loops and loops within loops
5th- Khan Academy, Variables and Animation
February 21- February 24th
K- Logging in, number and initials, visiting different websites
1st- Camera work, applying filters, saving photos
2nd- Typing, homerow + e, n ,u, t, r, o. c. i. p, v, m, and w. Next test in two weeks.
3rd- Typing all keys, test #27. Next test in two weeks
4th- Code.org. Loops and loops within loops
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Variables.
*2nd and 3rd grade typing tests two weeks away!
February 13th- February 17th
K- Logging in, number and initials, searching different websites
1st- Homerow typing, last week of reinforcement
2nd- Typing test this week! e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, and v
3rd- Typing test this week. All letters + punctuation
4th- Code.org. Angry Bird Loops, advanced looping code. Some students transition to Khan academy
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. What's for dinner? Color, shapes. Some variable work.
February 6th- February 10th
K- Logging in, number and initials, searching for images
1st- Homerow typing, two/three week mini lesson
2nd- Practice letters p and v. Test #6 next week!
3rd- Punctuation, Test #11 next week!
4th- Code.org. Angry Bird Loops, advanced looping code. Some students transition to Khan academy
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Filling in snowman (color) What's for dinner? Color and shapes
*2nd and 3rd grade tests next week!
January 30th- February 3rd
K- Logging in, number and initials, searching for images
1st- Homerow typing, two/three week mini lesson
2nd- Practice letters p and v. Next test in two weeks, test #6
3rd- Punctuation, next test in two weeks, test #11
4th- Code.org. Artist Drawing Sequence and Angry Bird Loops
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Waving snowman and What's for dinner?
January 23rd- January 27th
K- Logging in, number and initials, cut, copy, paste cont.
1st- Cut copy and paste with images, screenshots
2nd- Intro, new letters p and v.
3rd- Practice with all letters, keyboard familiarity
4th- Code.org. Angry bird algorithms, artist drawing sequence
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Waving snowman, creating lines and other shapes
January 17th- January 20th
K- Logging in, number and initials, cut, copy, paste
1st- Recipe search, additional cut, copy, paste, practice
2nd- Test #5 this week
3rd- Test #8 this week..
4th- Code.org. Angry bird algorithms, artist drawing sequence
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Snowman challenge, fill
January 9th- January 13th
K- Winter growth assessment. Logging in, number and initials
1st- Recipe search, additional cut, copy, paste, practice
2nd- Practice c, i, shift keys. Test #5 next week
3rd- Winter growth ssessment. Test #8 next week..
4th- Code.org. Angry bird algorithms
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. squares, ellipses, fill
2nd and 3rd grade,Test next week- January 16th -20th
January 4th- January 6th
K- Logging in, number and initials
1st- Recipe search, copy and paste tools
2nd- Practice c, i, and shift keys. Next test is Test #5.
3rd- Practice g, h, b, y. Next test is test #8.
4th- Code.org setup. Students learn drag and drop coding. Angry bird step by step instructions
5th- JavaScript coding through Khan Academy. Draw squares, ellipses.
2nd and 3rd grade, next test is January 16th -20th
December 19th- December 20th
K- Unit finish, time left for holiday activies?
1st- Recall on shapes and fill. Holiday creations.
2nd- Practice c, i, and shift keys before winter break. Next test is Test #5.
3rd- Practice g, h, b, y before and over winter break. Next test is test #8.
4th- No class this week
5th- No class this week
Next testing date is January 16th -20th for both second and third grade
December 12th- December 16th
K- Naming dogs and place names on paper, share to print?
1st- recall on shapes and fill. Spelling words.
2nd- Practice c, i, and shift keys before winter break. Next test is Test #5.
3rd- Practice g, h, b, y before and over winter break. Next test is test #8.
4th- Last day on Internet Safety and Google Slides, make sure everything is the correct folder to be submitted.
5th- Continue work on Dog brochure for 5th grade projects.
December 5th- December 8th
K- Create dog speech bubbles/ some classes creating collars
1st- Spelling practice using first grade spelling words, inserting and describing pictures
2nd- Test this week, #4 on freetypinggame.net
3rd- Test this week, #7 on freetypinggame.net
4th- Set up presentation expectations for Internet safety. Allow student time to work.
5th- Publisher brochures for 5th grade project. Setting up templates, using shapes and textboxes
November 28- December 2nd
K- Create dog collars and speech bubbles
1st- Spelling practice using first grade spelling words
2nd- Practice homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o test next week (pushing back from holiday break)
3rd- homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, and v, m, and n, next test is next week
4th- Set up presentation expectations for Internet safety. Allow student time to work.
5th- Work on sharing both pixlr assignments by taking screen shots and submitting picture to shared folder
*2nd and 3rd grade tests both next week
November 21st- November 22nd
K- Catch up day for any Dog parts missing, reinforcing mouse skills
1st- Typing practice on DanceMat
2nd- Practice homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o test next week
3rd- homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, and v, m, and n, next test in three weeks.
4th- Finish any research, begin presentations
5th- Finish second Pixlr assignment and share
November 14- November 18
K- Continue work on Dog shape creation. Add body, collar, tongue
1st- Typing and/or spelling word spell check.
2nd- Practice homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o next test in two weeks
3rd- Test this week over homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, and i
4th- Internet safety research
5th- Pixlr creations. Adding multiple pictures with effects
November 7th- November 10th
K- Continue work on Dog shape creation. Same as last week due to absences and missed time. Students spent time learning to type
1st- Full sentence spell check. Driving sentence creation
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test this week!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o , c, i & shift keys practice. Test next week!
4th- Internet Safety shared documents cont. Heavy research day
5th- Pixlr photo editing, editing color and making two images one
*2nd grade test this week
*3rd grade tpying test next week
October 31st- November 4th
K- Continue work on Dog shape creation. Rotating shapes
1st- Halloween spell check, font editing,, double click and click and drag
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week!
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o , c, i & shift keys practice. Next test in two weeks
4th- Internet Safety shared documents cont. Participated in Google Doodle last week, behind schedule
5th- Pixlr photo editing, color, hue, shadowing, basic tools. Participated in Google Doodle last week, behind schedule
**2nd grade test next week
**3rd grade typing test two weeks away.
October 24th- October 28th
K- Start to create Dog Project using shapes, fill, click and drag, cut, copy, paste
1st- Homerow touch typing cont.
2nd- Homerow plus e, n, u, t. Next test two weeks away Nov. 7-11th
3rd- Practice adding new letters, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o , c, i & shift keys, next test Nov 14-18th
4th- Internet safety collaborative docs
5th- Pixlr editing, color, contrast, shadowing. Students may bring in thier own pictures if they desire.
*2nd grade test two weeks away
*3rd grade test three weeks away
October 17th- October 21st
K- Cut, copy, paste continued
1st- Intro. typing, next two weeks, touch typing skills homeorw only.
2nd- Practice adding new letters, Homerow + e, n, u, t
3rd- Practice adding new letters, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o , c, i
4th- Internet safety collaborative documents
5th- Pixlr photo editing , color contrast, shading
October 10th- October 14th
K- Cut, copy, paste continued
1st- Adding transitions, adding final pictures, grading presentations
2nd- Test today. Homerow + e, n
3rd- Test today. Homerow + e, n, u, t
4th- Lemonade Stand run through, grades on Excel taken
5th- Internet Safety tips and collaborative documents submitted for grade
*Any test retakes need be taken within one week of the test so the most accurate grade can be presented on your student's report card.
October 3rd- October 7th
K- Cut, copy, paste
1st- Finishing Google slides, assignment to be graded next week
2nd- Typing homerow + e, n. Test next week
3rd- Typing homerow + e, n, u, t. Test next week
4th- Google sheets lemonade stand run through, with working equations, graded next week
5th- Internet safety tips selected and transferred to shared Google slide, graded next week.
*End of First Quarter is October 14.
September 26th- September 30th
K- Resize text, change font, highlight color, background colors
1st- Future spot, adding pictures to all slides
2nd- homerow + e, n
3rd- homerow + e, n, u, t
4th- Google sheets (excel) Lemonade stand setup, run through next week
5th- Internet safety transferred to shared slides, finish project next week
*2nd and 3rd grade typing test two weeks away
September 19th- September 23rd
K- Continue click and drag shapes, color, begin to organize and create pictures
1st- Favorite spots, sentence and pictures-- favorite place to visit, eat, and future
2nd- First typing test this week, Homerow keys. Test retakes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:40.
3rd- First typing test this week, Homerow keys. Test retakes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:40.
4th- Finish Excel tabes and graphs, set up new Excel lemonade stand.
5th- internet safety conversations cont. shared doc for group work
September 12th- September 16th
K- intro click and drag shapes, how to resize and color
1st- Favorite spots, sentence and pictures
2nd- Homerow typing practice. First test next week!
3rd- Homerow typing practice. First test next week!
4th- Excel tables, equations and creating a graph
5th- internet safety conversations, shared doc for group work
September 6th- September 9th
K- last week of mouse games, click and drag, counting, sorting, puzzle solving
1st- Google slides- write a sentence, add a picture to support
2nd- Homerow typing, first test in two weeks- a,s,d,f, j, k, l, ;
3rd- Homerow typing, first test in two weeks- a,s,d,f, j, k, l, ;
4th- Skittles tables, google sheets
5th- Webpage templates, adding and editing pages
August 29th- September 2nd
K- pretessting for student growth. If time allows- abcya computer games, fuzz bugs counting and sorting, click and drag mouse skills
1st- login to computers at faster rate, into Google Drive and Google Slides
2nd- Finish Doc intro and intro typing skills, grading rubric
3rd- Pre-testing for student growth-. If time allows, sign Skyward contracts
4th- Sign Skyward contracts, finish google doc intro and sharing docs. Begin to discuss Google sheets and charts
5th- Sign Skyward contracts, Finish exploring free google software, finish how to share.
August 22nd- 26th
*Similar to last week, not all classes seen
K- intro to class, paws, and games. Building mouse skills, double click, click and drag
1st- Intro to new computers, open new Google Slide and show how work auto save
2nd- Intro to new computers, opening google doc to show differences, setting up favorite bar and quick links
3rd- Intro to new computers, open google doc to show differences, share a google doc
4th- Intro to new computer and Google docs, share a google doc.
5th- Intro to new computer and Google docs, share a google doc.
August 17th-19th
K- intro to class, paws, and games. Building mouse skills, double click, click and drag
1st- Intro to new computers, open new Google Slide and show how work auto saves
2nd- Intro to new computers, opening google doc to show differences, discuss typing importance
3rd- Intro to new computers, complete Skyward approval docs, open google doc to show differences, discuss typing importance
4th- Intro to new computer and complete Skyward approval docs, intro Google docs, create chart to display similarities and differences
5th- Intro to new computer and complete Skyward approval docs, intro Google docs, create chart to display similarities and differences
2016-2017 School Year
This year we are piloting Chromebooks for the district and the use of Google Drive for all work.
May 16th- May 20th
K- SLO testing. Logging in, accesses the internet, opening a blank document
1st- Review touch typing skills
2nd- New typing games, sumer practice tips
3rd- New typing games, summer practice tips
4th- reverse image search for internet safety, other Google tips
5th- reverse image search for internet safety, other Google tips
May 9th- May 13th
K- Intro to sequence for a computer
1st- Introduction to shapes and angles
2nd- Using Excel test score sheets to create graphs
3rd- Progress monitoring data- test #26
4th- Research techniques for fifth grade
5th- Research techniques for middle school
May 2nd - May 5th
K- Intro to debugging- finding and fixing problems
1st- Into to loops and repeat commands
2nd- Test this week, test #10
3rd- Test this week, test #27
4th- Code.org- entering grades this week. Finishing level #8 is an "A"
5th- Khan Academy, entering grades this week. Finishing Animation is an "A"
3rd grade progress testing next week!
April 25th- April 29th
K- Intro to problem solving with technology, step by step procedures
1st- Intro to coding- Course One at Code.org
2nd- Practice test #10
3rd- Practice test, finish writing creative stories, typing to use common language
4th- Code. org- repeat loops, variables
5th- Khan Academy- Java Script, variables and animation. Specific to draw function
*Typing test next week
April 18th- April 22nd
K- Intro to problem solving with technology, drag and drop
1st- Intro to coding- Course One at Code.org
2nd- Typing- Inrto final letters/symbols: Z, X, comma, /, ?, and period
3rd- Creative stories, typing to use common language
4th- Code. org- repeat loops
5th- Khan Academy- Java Script
*2nd and 3rd grade Typing tests moved to May 2nd- May 5th
April 11th- 15th
K- PowerPoint sentences with clipart, transitions, animations
1st- Homerow typing review pt. 2
2nd- Typing practice, Test #10 and #26
3rd- Typing practice, Test #26-#35
4th- Code. org- repeat loops
5th- Khan Academy- Java Script
*2nd and third grade typing test April 25th- April 29th
April 4th- April 8th
K- PowerPoint- writing sentences with pictures
1st- Homerow typing review
2nd- Typing test #8
3rd- Typing test #26
4th- Code.org- Introduction to repeat code structures
5th- Khan Academy- JavaScript intro.
March 21st- March 24th
K- PowerPoint clipart
1st- Character stories- clip art and writing/typing skills
2nd- Typing practice Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
3rd- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (last week)
4th- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (last week)
5th- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (last week)
*2nd and 3rd grade typing tests April 4th-April 8th
March 14th- March 18th (3rd quarter ends this week)
K- PowerPoint animations, transitions, effects
1st- Character stories- clip art and writing/typing skills
2nd- Typing practice Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
3rd- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (two weeks)
4th- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (two weeks)
5th- PARCC Practice- Mathematics (two weeks)
*Next 2nd and 3rd grade typing tests after Spring Break (April 4th-April 8th)
*Fianl 3rd quarter grades submitted by March 22nd.
March 7th- March 11th
K- PowerPoint new skills, slides, and pictures
1st- Editing clipart- locating, coloring, text wrap, and effects
2nd- Typing practice Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
3rd- PARCC Practice- English/literacy (last English practice)
4th- PARCC Practice- English/literacy (last English practice)
5th- PARCC Practice- English/literacy (last English practice)
*Next 2nd and 3rd grade typing tests after Spring Break
February 29th- March 4th
K- Intro. PowerPoint, cut and paste in different programs
1st- Copy and paste links, cookie recipe
2nd- Typing test this week, test #7 Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w
3rd- Break from PARCC prep, test #9, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y, q, x, z, period, and comma
4th- Review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
5th- Review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
2nd and 3rd grade typing tests this week. Monday, Wednesday, Friday retakes.
February 22nd- February 26th
K- Mouse shortcuts, editing text
1st- Mouse shortcuts, editing documents, copy and paste
2nd- Typing Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w
3rd- Review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
4th- Introduction and review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
5th- Introduction and review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
*2nd and 3rd grade test February 29th- March 4th
February 16th- February 19th
K- Copy and paste, review skills learned
1st- Copy and paste from websites
2nd- Typing Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w
3rd- Introduction and review for PARCC (4-5 weeks)
4th- Code.org
5th- Khan Academy- Introduction to JavaScript
*2nd and 3rd grade test February 29th- March 4th
February 8th-February 11th
K- Copy and paste
1st- Copy and paste intermediate
2nd- Typing Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w
3rd- Typing test #8, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y, q, x, z, period, and comma
4th- Code.org accounts, repeat
5th- Google survey and introduction to Kahn Academy computer programming
*2nd and 3rd grade test February 29th- March 4th
February 1st- February 5th
K- Finish and print dogs for home, cut, copy, paste
1st- review cut, copy, paste, and introduce quick commands
2nd- Typing test #6 Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v
3rd- Typing test #8, Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
4th- Code.org accounts, algorithms
5th- Google account info. and introduction to Kahn Academy computer programming
*2nd and 3rd grade tests this week!
January 25th- January 29th
K- Finish and print dogs for home
1st- Cookie recipes, cut, copy, and paste functions, editing text
2nd- Typing practice, test #6, record scores in Excel. Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v
3rd- Typing practice, test #8, record scores in Excel. Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, g, h, b, y
4th- Code.org accounts, algorithms
5th- Finalizing Google account need-to-know information
*2nd and 3rd grade typing tests next week!
*5th grade google accounts are fully operational for individual student use. Please continue to monitor.
January 19th- January 22nd
K- Finishing dog. Adding text, resizing, color. Print next week(hopefully).
1st- Cookie recipes, Google search, cut and paste, page styling
2nd- Typing practice, test #6, record scores in Excel
3rd- Typing practice, test #8, record scores in Excel
4th- Code.org accounts, introduction to coding.
5th- Google accounts signed on to individual laptops, intro google mail and attached documents.
*2nd and 3rd grade tests will occur January 25th through the 29th.
*5th grade google accounts will be signed into student laptops for use at home. Please continue to monitor.
January 11- January 15th
K- Speech bubbles for dogs, gradient fills.
1st- Typing homerow keys
2nd- Typing practice, test #6, record scores in Excel
3rd- Typing practice, test #8
4th- Catch all for unlearned skills in Word, PowerPoint, Excel
5th- Continued work with Google docs, how to share documents.
*2nd and 3rd grade tests will occur January 25th through the 29th.
*5th grade google accounts will be signed into student laptops for use at home. Please continue to monitor.
January 4th- January 8th
K- Progress testing, continue work on dog
1st- Introduction to typing homerow keys (2 weeks)
2nd- Create Excel chart for monitoring typing progress, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v Test #6
3rd- Progress testing, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, b, y, g, h, and shift keys, test #8
4th- Catch all for unlearned skills in Word, basics through advanced functions (2 weeks)
5th- Given Google accounts, intro. to Google drive and docs
*2nd and 3rd grade typing tests tentatively set for the week of the 18th.
*5th grade Google accounts are listed below, any help monitoring the account is appreciated.
Username: student id#@bmstigers.org
Password: INITIALS123456.
December 14th- December 18th
K- Continue work on dog, insert text in two shapes
1st- Use journal books to type sentences and spell check work
2nd- Review of all letters learned so far, typing games!
3rd- Review of all letters learned so far, typing games!
4th- Finish Publisher test focusing on endangered animals, due at the end of class
5th- Finish dog brochure/fifth grade project and submit for final grade, due at the end of class
*4th and 5th grade tests/project due this week at the end of class!
*Last week for 2nd and 3rd grade test retakes
December 7th- December 11th
K-Continue work on dog, saving, using gradients and text
1st- Use journal books to type sentences and spell check work
2nd- Test this week, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test #5
3rd- Test this week, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, and shift keys, test #7
4th- Test this week and next week, Publisher flyer about endangered animal
5th- Test continues this week on Dog Brochures. Final product will be evaluated next week
*After Monday, remaining morning times this week are only available for test retakes or work on test, practice sessions closed.
November 30th- December 4th
K- Access saved work, continue on Dog
1st- Write about Thanksgiving in journal, intro spell check
2nd- Typing practice, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, and shift keys, test #5
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, and shift keys, test #7
4th- Menu due at end of class today
5th- Brochure due at beginning of class, begin work on summative Dog brochure
*2nd and 3rd grade tests next week to allow time for test retakes
*4th grade test next two weeks, students should select an endangered animal for homework
*5th grade test in tandem with 5th grade dog projects.
November 23rd- November 24th
K- Access saved work, continue on Dog
1st- Camera use, correcting written sentences with spell check
2nd- Typing practice, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o and shift keys
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, m, w, and shift keys
4th- Finish Thanksgiving menu
5th- Finish History of Thanksgiving brochure
*Short week, not all classes seen
*4th and 5th grade Publisher projects graded November 30th- December 5th upon return
November 16th- November 20th
K- Access saved work, continue on Dog
1st- Camera use, correcting written sentences with spell check
2nd- Typing practice, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o and shift keys
3rd- Test this week, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, and shift keys
4th- Finish Thanksgiving menu
5th- Finish History of Thanksgiving brochure
*Next 2nd grade test three weeks away
*4th and 5th grade Publisher documents will be graded the week of November 30th- December 5th
November 9th- November 13th
K- Logging in, saving a document
1st- Intro to OneNote and Camera use
2nd- Test today, homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v, and shift keys
4th- Publisher, restaurant menu
5th- Publisher, history of Thanksgiving
November 2nd- November 5th
K- Logging in, file navigation
1st- PowerPoint, last week
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
3rd- Homreow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v
4th- Intro. to Publisher- reproductive structures of a plant
5th- Intro. to Publisher, different templates and uses
*2nd grade test next week, 3rd grade test two weeks away.
October 26th- October 30th
K- Logging in, editing page color, gradient and borders
1st- Inserting self-searched pictures
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
3rd- Homreow + e, n, u, t, r, o, c, i, p, v
4th- Intro. to Publisher- reproductive structures of a plant
5th- refresher on typing skills, publisher next week
*Next 2nd test set for 9-13th
*3rd grade typing test set for Nov. 16th-20th.
October 19th- October 23rd
K- Logging in, numbers and letters in sequence. Editing font
1st- Favorite things, writing unique sentences about our favorite places, PowerPoint Animations
2nd- Typing test#3 homerow + e, n, u, t
3rd- Typing test#4 homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
4th & 5th- Excel summative
*4th and 5th grade Excel summatives will be the only grade on your student's report card this quarter
October 13th-16th
K- Learning to login, ctrl + alt + delete, input username and password
1st- Favorite things, writing unique sentences, elaborating with pictures
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
4th & 5th- Excel worksheet
*2nd-3rd grade test next week
*4th- 5th grade test next week
October 5th-8th
K- Continue work with click and drag, resize shapes, manipulate items on screen
1st- Back to work on Favorite Things .ppt. Writing sentences.
2nd- Homerow + e, n, u, t
3rd- Homerow + e, n, u, t, r, o
4th & 5th- Finish Excel documents
*2nd-3rd grade typing test in two weeks
*4th- 5th grade excel test in two weeks
*Test retakes are available to any 2nd or 3rd grade student starting at 7:40 Monday, Tuesday or Friday.
September 28th-October 2nd
K- Using click and drag shapes to create pictures and animals
1st- Second week of homerow/touch typing. Last week of typing instruction.
2nd-3rd- Test week. Typing Test #2 on freetypinggame. homerow + e, n
4th-5th- Excel, working with created graphs, adding labels, titles, ect.
*Test retakes are available to any 2nd or 3rd grade student starting at 7:40 Monday, Tuesday or Friday.
September 21st-25th
K- Double click and file navigation, PowerPoint Design, Transition, and Automation tabs
1st- Typing: homerow keys, where to place hands
2nd-3rd- Practice test #2, additional practice
4th- 5th- Excel tables, pie graphs, bar graphs, equations
*2nd and 3rd grade will both be taking test #2 next week on Freetypinggame.net Homerow + e, n
Typing speed will not be taken into account, only technique and errors committed
Teacher absent Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon. Sub provided.
September 14th-18th
K- Learn to draw, resize, and color shapes
1- Learn how to google search images, copy and paste
2-3 Homerow typing +e, n, u
4-5 Skittles Excel tables, borders, chart creation
*Pretest this week for Kindergarten and 3rd grade (test is not for a grade).
*First typing test two weeks away 2nd & 3rd grade- homerow +e, n, u, t
September 8th-12th
K- Learn to type name, change color, size, and font
1- PowerPoint continued
2-3- Homerow typing +e, n
4-5- Skittles Excel tables
*Pretest for Kindergarten and 3rd grade will be next week. Assignments are baseline measurements for growth and do not count as a grade.
No upcoming tests, no homework
August 31st- September 4th
K- Mouse work
1- PowerPoint
2- Full Introduction/review to home row typing. Home row keys and helpful websites
3-5- Internet safety conversations (final week).
No upcoming tests, no homework.
August 24th-29th Welcome back, introduction to what we will be learning this year.
K- Mouse work
1- Logging in, preview work.
2- Home row keyboarding- posture, form, technique
3-5- Internet safety conversations.
No upcoming tests. No homework
2015-2016 School Year