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Kindergarten Year Curriculum at DIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. - Key is 100% online, so students can practice what they learn in the lab at home.
(1) Introduction to Computers and Routines -
Intro parts of computer and mouse skills - using starfall (ABC section)
Videos:
(2) Expectations and Routines - Mouse Review - introduced to Key computer terms
Using Starfall ABCs. Starfall ABC is a great beginner reader website for students. It can help students reinforce what they are learning in the classroom like their letters
Video:
Parts of computer and Holding/Using Mouse
How to play on Starfall ABC Section
(2) Imagine ELA BOY Benchmark - Sept
This is an assessment students take for key reading/math skills. With each response, the program will instantly adjust the difficulty for each next question based on the previous answer response.
(.5) Sandlot - Practice Name
( 5) REVIEW RULES - How the Internet can help you learn? (Mouse SKILLS/Navigating in a Website)
It's all about teaching your brain where the letters are located on the keyboard. This will help you with your online writing in the future. Frogs will teach you how to spot letters on the keyboard quickly.
(.5) Review expectations - Be Safe online (Internet Safety) Computer Parts - Internet Safety Pledge
(.5) Keyboard Builder - Letter location using the Mouse
Mouse Skills - Using the mouse students will begin to practice finding the location of letters on the keyboard
(2 Classes) (.5) Sandlot - Using two hands to write they alphabet
(.5) How the INTERNET can help you learn?
(Mouse control/Navigating in a website) Review - mrbadger.org (Teach Monster to Read)
Student username is their first letter initial of first name then first 4 letters of last name like rbadg. If can't remember, just email Mr. Badger at rbadger@drregional.org
This website helps students with their reading by working on letter names and sounds. Then further within the game it will work with early letter-sound combinations and are starting to read sentences. It will eventually work on reading short sentences and know all of the basic letter-sound combinations.
(2 Classes)
(.5) Sandlot - Using two hands to write they alphabet
(.5) Imagine Learning ELA
Imagine Learning is the developer of award-winning digital language, literacy, and math programs used by K–12 students across the nation and worldwide. Students will take the initial benchmark assessment to place them within the program where they need. You don't want to help. Let them do on his or her own. This is because the program will figure out where to place the student. Once in, if a student don't know an answer that is OK because the program is dynamic and will adjust when needed.
(.5) Sandlot - Using two hands to write they alphabet
(.5) Imagine Learning Math
When using Imagine Math, students will start off with 3 lessons to assess what a student knows. You don't want to help. Let them do on his or her own. This is because the program will figure out where to place the student. Once in, if a student don't know an answer that is OK because the program is dynamic and will adjust when needed.
(1) Mouse Skills -
Review of Expectations - Navigating through a website / Navigating to K homepage - Freckle is a practice website (and app) for grades K–12 that addresses standards-based skills and concepts in core subject areas.
(.5) Sandlot - Using Two hands to write the alphabet - Introduce
(.5) Mouse Skills -
Review of Expectations - Navigating through a website / Navigating to K homepage - Freckle
(.5) Sandlot - Practice writing their name
Continue practicing location letters on the keyboard
(.5) BrainPopJr.
Brainpopjr offers the ability for students to watch videos that are animated that deals with several topics with subjects technology, math, ELA, science, and social studies. These videos align with what students are learning in the classroom.
(.5) Sandlot - Practice Name
(.5) Building the Keyboard - Letter location practice
It's all about teaching your brain where the letters are located on the keyboard. This will help you with your online writing in the future.
Starting to locate letters on the keyboard and spacebar using two hands
(.5) Sandlot - Practice Name
(.5) Building the Keyboard - Letter location practice
It's all about teaching your brain where the letters are located on the keyboard. This will help you with your online writing in the future.
Starting to locate letters on the keyboard and spacebar using two hands
(2) Using the Keyboard and letter location. Introduce to hands
Aimed at students in pre-k, kindergarten, and the 1st grade, Jungle Junior will also teach children to associate each letter on the keyboard with the correct finger while improving alphabet recognition, dexterity, and familiarity with technology
(2) Imagine ELA MOY Benchmark - Jan
(4) Google Drive - Flipbook App
INTRODUCE Students will practice logging into their Google Drive. They will learn all about Collabrify Flipbook. Students will learn how to draw and write Collabrify Flipbook.
(5) Writing (typing) and creating Illustrations within Flipbook
Students will use Collabrify Flipbook and create a journal file. The students will be given writing prompts that relate back to what they are doing in the classroom. This way they can see how technology can enhance what they are learning. Students will have to type and draw an illustration based on the prompts.
