Social Studies
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| K1A |
Explain the reasons for national patriotic holidays such as Presidents? Day and Independence Day |
N1 |
Log on to the network using personal username by the end of the first semester. Students may use index cards or labels containing username. |
| K1B |
Identify customs associated with national patriotic holidays such as parades and fireworks on Independence Day |
M1 |
Open a new presentation or an existing picture on the student-shared directory. |
| K12B | Compare family customs and tradition | M2 | Use a teacher-created template to complete an activity. |
| K15C |
Obtain information about a topic using a variety of visual sources such as pictures, symbols, television, maps, computer images, print material and artifacts |
W2 | Enter text. |
| W4 | Use the Backspace key to delete text. (2D) | ||
| W5 | Use the Shift key to make capital letters. (2E) | ||
| B4 | Open programs by using the mouse to double-click program icons (shortcuts) on the desktop. (1B) | ||
| B5 | Exit programs by clicking on the "X" in the upper right hand corner of a program window. (1B) | ||
| B6 |
Use the left click button on the mouse to select or drag objects on the screen. (2A) |
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| N2 | Log off of the network. (1C) | ||
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Lesson Title: Celebrate Freedom! Software Application(s): Power Point Directions: Before the computer lab activity: You can supplement your holiday unit by downloading* any (or both) of these videos from the KLRN/Unitedstreaming site on our intranet. Each teacher on the grade level does not need to separately download; just one of you can and place them in your staff shared Kinder folder on the server, then you can all play them on your televisions from your multimedia computers. (Make sure you all have accounts with KLRN and have downloaded Windows Media Player 9 before trying to watch them on your tv!) Just search by keyword for the following titles:
Old Glory (our flag and patriotism; 11 minutes) America the Beautiful (no words; about 5 minutes--a scenic look at Washington, symbols, and a parade)
Lab activity: (This may take more than one trip to the lab for Kinder students.) You may want to demonstrate this lesson in your classroom on your multimedia computer before your lab time so the students can become more familiar with how and what to fill in for the way they celebrate these patriotic holidays. This helps tremendously to avoid the little "What-do-I-click-now?" hands in the lab!
After your ten-minute warm-up on KidKeys, your students can do the "Celebrate Freedom" Power Point. This is a Power Point created last year for the end of our first newsletter year. On the Title Slide, have them click on the box that says "By:", and put their name there. On the next three slides, have students put the "Date" of the holiday, and then click the "celebrate" box and type a few words about what they would do. To show the slide show, press F5. Click the mouse to advance the slides. Each slide has a link to patriotic music and a "make-your-own-fireworks" show! You will want to make sure their speakers work, and have their headphones ready!! (Look at the Power Point yourself first so you can see how all the links work, and if you will need to modify up or down to your class's level.) Right-click this link below, choose "Save Target As.." and place it in your Student Shared Folder.
*Download Instructions for KLRN Site
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