🎯 Core Activity: "Meet Your Digital Friend" - Introduction to iPads and basic apps
Basic touch navigation and app opening
Voice recording with built-in microphone
Simple photo taking and viewing
📈 Intervention: Picture communication boards for non-verbal students ⭐ Enrichment: Explore additional iPad accessibility features
🎯 Core Activity: "Sound Stories" using Microsoft Reading Coach
Record simple sentences about family/pets
Listen to playback and self-assess clarity
Basic audio editing (start/stop)
📈 Intervention: Pre-recorded sentence starters ⭐ Enrichment: Create sound effects for stories
🎯 Core Activity: "Picture Perfect Stories" with Canva EDU
Drag-and-drop simple templates
Add photos and basic text
Create 3-slide picture books
📈 Intervention: Pre-made templates with picture prompts ⭐ Enrichment: Design custom layouts and backgrounds
🎯 Core Activity: "My Day Video" using iPad camera and broadcasting equipment
Record simple show-and-tell videos
Practice appropriate on-camera behavior
Basic video playback and sharing
📈 Intervention: Visual cue cards for speaking prompts ⭐ Enrichment: Multiple scene videos with different locations
🤝 Collaboration: Digital Story Festival - Students share their favorite creations
Gallery walk of digital stories
Peer appreciation using "I notice..." stems
Digital portfolio organization
🎯 Core Activity: "Pattern Detectives" using Scratch Jr
Identify and create simple AB patterns
Sequence daily routine activities
Basic drag-and-drop programming blocks
📈 Intervention: Physical manipulatives before digital work ⭐ Enrichment: Create ABC and ABCD patterns
🎯 Core Activity: "Robot Friends" with Sphero Mini
Forward, backward, left, and right commands
Create simple obstacle courses
Measure distances with non-standard units
📈 Intervention: Floor tape paths for visual guidance ⭐ Enrichment: Program specific distances and angles
🎯 Core Activity: "Fix It Friends" using code.org Hour of Code activities
Identify problems in simple scenarios
Break problems into smaller steps
Test and revise solutions
📈 Intervention: Visual problem-solving templates ⭐ Enrichment: Create problems for classmates to solve
🎯 Core Activity: "How-To Helper" using Google Slides
Create step-by-step instructions with pictures
Test instructions with classmates
Revise for clarity
📈 Intervention: Partner support for writing steps ⭐ Enrichment: Add voice narration to instructions
🤝 Collaboration: "Algorithm Olympics" - Students share their best step-by-step creations
Demonstrate Sphero Mini programs
Share how-to presentations
Peer testing and feedback
🎯 Core Activity: "Around the World" using library databases and Google Earth
Explore different countries and cultures
Simple internet research with guided questions
Create travel postcards
📈 Intervention: Pre-selected safe websites and images ⭐ Enrichment: Compare and contrast multiple countries
🎯 Core Activity: "My Dream Playground" in Minecraft EDU
Explore pre-built worlds with teacher guidance
Basic block placement and removal
Collaborative building in safe creative mode
📈 Intervention: Guided tours before independent exploration ⭐ Enrichment: Design playground features with specific purposes
🎯 Core Activity: "Magic Learning Cards" using iPad AR features
Explore simple AR apps for learning letters/numbers
Create AR-style presentations with props
Document discoveries through photos
📈 Intervention: Partner support for technology navigation ⭐ Enrichment: Create AR "treasure hunts" for classmates
🎯 Core Activity: "Choose Your Adventure" using Google Slides with hyperlinks
Create simple branching stories
Add clickable elements for interactivity
Test story paths
📈 Intervention: Pre-made story frameworks ⭐ Enrichment: Multiple story endings and character choices
🤝 Collaboration: "Global Learning Fair" - Students present their favorite discoveries
Share virtual travel experiences
Minecraft world tours
Interactive story demonstrations
🎯 Core Activity: "Perfect Partners" using simple multiplayer games on Nintendo Switches
Turn-taking and sharing strategies
Basic game etiquette and sportsmanship
Reflection on teamwork
📈 Intervention: Structured turn-taking timers ⭐ Enrichment: Peer mentoring and teaching game strategies
🎯 Core Activity: "Class Story Project" using Google Slides
Each student contributes one slide
Build on classmates' ideas respectfully
Practice giving and receiving feedback
📈 Intervention: Visual feedback sentence starters ⭐ Enrichment: Help peers with technical challenges
🎯 Core Activity: "Mission Possible" using Sphero Mini challenges
Work in pairs to navigate obstacle courses
Share programming strategies
Celebrate team successes
📈 Intervention: Mixed-ability partnerships ⭐ Enrichment: Design challenges for other teams
🎯 Core Activity: "Show and Tell 2.0" using broadcasting equipment
Partner presentations with defined roles
Practice audience engagement
Support teammates during presentations
📈 Intervention: Assigned specific roles (props, speaker, tech) ⭐ Enrichment: Add interactive elements for audience
🤝 Collaboration: "Year-End Learning Festival"
Portfolio presentations of favorite work
Peer recognition and appreciation
Goal setting for next year