1st Grade
Week of August 26, 2019 (Week 1) - Introductions
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Introduce myself/students
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Class Procedures/Rules (nametags, seat assignments, headphones, etc.)
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Ice Breaker Activity - what did they do over the summer
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Go Noodle Activity
Week of September 2, 2019 (Week 2) Unit 1 - Computer Terminology
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Review Class Procedures/Rules, add in ClassDojo
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Go over different parts of computers - using what is in the room
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Talk about other technology and what it is used for - iPads, cameras, etc.
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GoNoodle
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Discuss how technology helps us
Week of September 9, 2019 (Week 3) Unit 1- Computer Parts
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Review Class Procedures/Rules, including ClassDojo
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Break the class up into pairs to complete Computer Word Search
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After completing, in pairs, discuss what each part is, and what it does
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Choose Your Own Adventure using education.com
Week of September 16, 2019 (Week 4) Unit 2 - Digital Citizenship
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Review Class Procedures/Rules
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Introduce Treasure Box and Freetime Area
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Get to know how the students use technology at home - quick activity
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Next, ask students about what games they play or videos do they watch
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Discuss why it is important to be a good person. Transfer that to being a good digital citizen online.
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Introduce netsmartzkids.org, Begin PowerPoint presentation "Be Safer Online with Netsmartz!"
Week of September 23, 2019 (Week 5) Unit 2 - Digital Citizenship
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Review Treasure Box and Freetime Area
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Review what we learned about being a good digital citizen last week
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GoNoodle
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Finish PowerPoint presentation "Be Safer Online with Netsmartz!"
Week of September 30, 2019 (Week 6) Unit 2 - Digital Citizenship
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Review what we learned about being a good digital citizen in the last 2 weeks
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Break kids up into pairs to work on Netsmartz Safety Stories
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After 10 min. students will present Netsmartz Safety Story
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Wrap Up Digital Citizenship
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Treasure Box Time
Week of October 7, 2019 (Week 7) Unit 3 - abcya.com
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Review with students how to open up Google (internet)
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Help students navigate to abcya.com, using bookmarks
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Once at abcya.com, click on 1st, for 1st grade
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Introduce Sight Word BINGO and The Number Race
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Play together as a class
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Give students time to try it
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GoNoodle
Week of October 14, 2019 (Week 8) Unit 3 - abcya.com
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Open Google, navigate to abcya.com, go to
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Introduce Story Maker
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Go step-by-step name, showing them how to draw, and where to type
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Print off for display and a grade
Week of October 21, 2019 (Week 9) Unit 4 - roomrecess.com
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Introduce roomrecess.com
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Do one reading game and one math game together
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Let the students try each one
END OF 1st QUARTER
2nd Quarter
Week of January 6, 2020 (Week 8) Unit 5 - Testing Skills
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Welcome Back - How was your Christmas Break?
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Talk about MAP testing
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Review all the Tools
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Why are the tests important?
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Watch the video and Do Practice Questions
Week of January 13, 2020 (Week 9) - Pivot Animator
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What is Pivot Animator?
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Demonstrate how to use it.
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Give students time to try it.
3rd Quarter
Week of January 27, 2020 (Week 1) Unit 6 - Writing
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What is your favorite animal and why? Discussion and Information Gathering
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W.1.6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
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W.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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Using Favorite Animal information create iMovie after creating Google Slides.
Week of February 3, 2020 (Week 2) Unit 6 - Writing
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What is your favorite animal and why? Discussion and Information Gathering
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W.1.6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
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W.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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Using Favorite Animal information create iMovie after creating Google slides.