1st Grade

2015-16

June 7th:

  • Finish Adventures in Keyboarding, if not done
  • Jumpstart 2nd Grade!

May 31st:

  • Go to Code Studio, sign in, and continue working up to Maze: Loops
  • Can you finish Adventures in Keyboarding?
  • How far can you get on Kodable?

May 19th - 26th:

  • Whole Class:
    • Review Algorithm and Program
    • Review how to sign in to Code Studio
    • Review how to get to where you left off
    • What do you know about bees? Introduction to Bee Sequence
    • Introduction to Artist Sequence
  • Go to Code Studio, sign in, and continue working up to Maze: Loops
  • Can you finish Adventures in Keyboarding?
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

May 17th:

May 12th:

  • Whole Class: Introduction to Code.org Lessons
    • How to sign in
    • How to start with proper lesson
    • Vocabulary
    • How to write algorithms and run the program on Code Studio
  • Go to Code Studio, sign in, and complete through the 1st set of mazes

May 10th:

  • Whole Class: Adventures in Keyboarding - Letters Q & R
  • Finish your File Folder Laptop
  • Adventures in Keyboarding: Q & R
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

May 5th:

  • Whole Class: How to make File Folder Laptops
  • Make your File Folder Laptop
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

May 3rd:

  • Whole Class: Watch Scratch All About Me Projects
  • Whole Class: Adventures in Keyboarding - Letters O & P
  • Adventures in Keyboarding: Letters O & P
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

April 26th:

  • Whole Class: Adventures in Keyboarding - Letters M & N
  • Adventures in Keyboarding: Letters M & N
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

April 14th - 21st:

  • Whole Class:
    • Reminders of how to move your sprite in Scratch.
    • Reminder of how to use a Say block
    • How to record a message in Scratch
  • Write a script to move your sprite and have it say Hello or Hi with a speech bubble.
  • Record an All About Me message which should include:
    • Your first name
    • Some facts about you:
      • Your age
      • What grade you are in
      • How many brothers & sisters
      • How many and what kind of pets
      • Your favorite subject in school
      • Other favorites like: color, food, TV show, books, sports, etc.
  • Add your recording to your script and test your program.

April 12th:

  • Whole Class: Blocks explanation in Scratch: Events, Move, Looks, Sounds
  • Write a script to move your sprite and have it say Hello or Hi with a speech bubble.

April 5th & 7th:

  • Whole Class: Introduction to Scratch
    • How to add a background
    • How to draw a sprite
  • Add a background and draw your sprite for your All About Me project in Scratch

March 17th:

  • Finish & sign Sphero drawing
  • Draw an Easter Egg in Tux Paint
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

March 15th:

  • Draw with Sphero

March 1st - 8th:

  • Exploration of Pull with Sphero

February 23rd & 25th:

  • Whole Class: What are forces? What is a push? What is a pull?
  • Exploration of Push with Sphero

February 18th:

  • Introduction to and exploration with Sphero

February 16th:

  • Whole Class: Check out your Valentine's Day Cards!
  • Whole Class: Adventures in Keyboarding - Letters K & L
  • Adventures in Keyboarding: Letters K & L
  • Valentine's Games OR Jumpstart 1st Grade

February 9th & 11th:

  • Whole Class: How to draw a background, edit an object, and record your voice in ScratchJr.
  • Create a ScratchJr Valentine's Day Card
  • Play Valentine's Games:

January 28th & February 4th:

  • Whole Class: Introduction to Scratch Jr. Interface
  • Explore ScratchJr:
    • What do you think each of the type of blocks do?
    • Did you notice the numbers on any of the blocks? What do you think they do?
    • How do you make your character do more than one thing?
    • How do you make your character do something without tapping on the code?
    • How can you add a new character? How can you delete a character? How can you make a character smaller or bigger?
    • How can you change the background?
  • Let's make a car drive across a scene

January 26th:

  • Adventures in Keyboarding: I & J
  • Finish Penguin Math Book, if not done
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade or Penguin Games

January 21st:

  • Whole Class: Reminders on Penguin Math Book
  • Finish Penguin Math Book
  • Penguin Games OR Jumpstart 1st Grade

January 19th:

  • Whole Class: How to complete Penguin Math Book
  • Finish penguin picture, if not done
  • Complete Penguin Math Book

January 14th:

  • Whole Class: What do the Penguin Glyphs tell us
  • Finish penguin picture, if not done
  • Penguin Games

January 12th:

January 7th:

  • Whole Class: "If You Were a Penguin"
  • Draw a picture of a penguin in Tux Paint

January 5th:

  • Whole Class: Look at Nativity pictures
  • Whole Class: Reminder on opening and editing Adventures in Keyboarding
  • Adventures in Keyboarding: Letters F, G, and H
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

December 17th:

  • Finish Nativity Pictures
  • Christmas Games:

December 8th - 15th:

December 1st & 3rd:

  • Whole Class: Read The Christmas Story
  • Whole Class: Drawing a Nativity scene in Tux Paint
  • Draw a Nativity scene in Tux Paint
  • If done, Jumpstart 1st Grade

November 24th:

  • Finish your turkey in Tux Paint
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade or Thanksgiving Games:

November 19th:

  • Whole Class: T is for Turkey
  • Whole Class: How to draw a turkey in Tux Paint
  • Draw your Thanksgiving turkey in Tux Paint

November 17th:

  • Whole Class: Look at All About Me
  • Whole Class: Reminder on how to edit Adventures in Keyboarding
  • Adventures in Keyboarding: Letter E
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

November 10th & 12th:

  • Whole Class: How to change fonts, font sizes, and font colors
  • Edit your PowerPoint All About Me:
    • It should have at least 2 different fonts
    • At least one of the fonts should be a different color
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade, if done with all

November 3rd & 5th:

  • Whole Class: How to create PowerPoint All About Me
    • How to change slide layout
    • How to add a title
    • How to add self-portrait
    • How to add facts
  • Create All About Me PowerPoint
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade, if done

October 29th:

October 20th & 27th:

October 15th:

  • Finish Pumpkin picture in Tux Paint
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

October 13th:

  • Whole Class: Computer Parts Review
  • Complete Bee-Bot Computer Parts Review
  • Whole Class: Watch Pumpkin Life Cycle video and talk about Pumpkin Life Cycle
  • Whole Class: Demonstrate how to draw a Pumpkin in Tux Paint
  • Draw a Pumpkin in Tux Paint

October 8th:

  • New students draw self-portrait
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

October 6th:

  • Whole Class: Keyboarding Zoo
  • Whole Class: Adventures in Keyboarding - Letter D
  • Adventures in Keyboarding - Letter D
  • How far can you get in Keyboarding Zoo . If it's a purple letter, use your left hand. If it's a blue letter, use your right hand.
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

October 1st:

  • Whole Class: Re-Introduction to Bee-Bot
  • Parts of the Computer Review with Bee-Bot
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

September 29th:

  • Whole Class: Adventures in Keyboarding - B & C
  • Adventures in Keyboarding: Letters B and C
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade

September 24th:

September 22nd:

  • Whole Class: Introduction to Adventures in Keyboarding
  • Adventures in Keyboarding: Letter A
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade, when done

September 17th:

September 15th:

September 10th:

  • Whole Class: How to open a picture you have started in Tux Paint
  • Finish your self-portrait in Tux Paint
  • Jumpstart 1st Grade, when done

September 8th:

  • Whole Class: Review shapes, fill bucket, and pencil drawing tools in Tux Paint
  • Draw head & shoulders self-portrait in Tux Paint

September 3rd:

  • Whole Class: Review Responsible Use Policy & Computer Lab Procedures
  • Review how to hold a mouse, clicking, double clicking, and clicking & dragging
  • Whole Class: Review how to get to wiki, open a website from the wiki, and how to close a tab and the browser
  • Practice using the mouse on Minimouse.