Lesson Plan
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Basic Search Methods Using Online Resources

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice using technology to gather information. In this online research lesson, 2nd graders use technology to find information for a research project. Students write a research paper, and give a presentation to the class...
Lesson Plan
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Using Starfall to Review the Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill questions...
Lesson Plan
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Worksheet 7 Computer Lab

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, young scholars program the computer to display a direction field plot for an equation. They plot several solutions on a graph.
Lesson Plan
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Using Context Clues

For Teachers 3rd
Teach your third graders how to find the meanings of words using context clues. Using this reading lesson, discuss how readers can find the meaning of a word by using the sentences around it. They then complete a worksheet in which they...
Lesson Plan
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Video Reporters - "Get Ready to Use Your Computer"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use technology to produce a student-produced video that shows other students how to adjust keyboard, monitor, chair, and posture for safe and healthy usage of computer. It also demonstrates how to ask for help appropriately in...
Lesson Plan
Code.org

Canvas and Arrays in Apps

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Scholars learn how to make a digital canvas and fill it with artwork by creating a drawing app using the canvas element. The activity requires learners to previous knowledge of arrays and return commands to draw images.
PPT
Positively Autism

"The Napping House" Big and Little

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
The dog is big. The mouse is little. Using vocabulary words introduced in the previous lesson, kids read, or are read, sentences and examine images that contrast big and little.
Lesson Plan
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Geometric Shapes at the OK Corral

For Teachers K
Students explore geometry by utilizing computer software. In this shape identification lesson, students define several geometric shapes by the characteristics that classify them. Students draw and cut out geometric shapes using their...
Lesson Plan
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Developing Coordination Skills and Pencil Control Using Mouse Hockey

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore motor skills by participating in a drawing activity. In this hand coordination lesson, students utilize activity sheets in which they drag their pencil in a specific direction quickly and efficiently. Students utilize...
Worksheet
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Computer Word Search

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this computer word search worksheet, students locate and identify 20 computer-related words in the word bank within the word search puzzle.    
Lesson Plan
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Keeping a Physical Activity Log

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This study asks students to keep a log at home of their daily physical activities for at least one or two weeks. They bring their logs back to class. They compare the activities and discuss different levels of intensity.
Lesson Plan
ESL Kid Stuff

Pets & Possessions

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Language learners engage in a series of games and activities using pet vocabulary and the verb "have" to show possession or ownership.
Lesson Plan
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Yummy Math

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young mathematicians use bags of Skittles to help them gain practice in graphing and organizing data. They work in pairs, and after they have counted and organized their Skittles, they access a computer program which allows them to print...
Lesson Plan
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Get in Shape with Geometry

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Using geoboards, computer programs, and hands-on manipulative materials, elementary schoolers engage in a study of two and three-dimensional geometric shapes. This lesson is chock full of good teaching ideas on the subject, and the...
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Plop It!

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Build upon and stack up data to get the complete picture. Using the applet, pupils build bar graphs. As the bar graph builds, the interactive graphically displays the mean, median, and mode. Learners finish by exploring the changes in...
Activity
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Elementary Keyboarding Activities

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Listen to the sound of children's fingers flying across their keyboards as they perform these fun typing lessons. From creating alphabet books and multimedia presentations to researching presidents and writing class...
Interactive
ABCya

Sugar, Sugar - Christmas

For Students 3rd - 8th
The holidays wouldn't complete without lots of sugar and a little bit of strategy! A logic game challenges players to distribute falling sugar into a varying number of mugs using lines drawn from their mouse.
Lesson Plan
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Leo Lionni Author Study

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify Leo Lionni as an author in this activity. They identify the types of illustrations used in his books. They also create a picture of a mouse, using a drawing program on the computer. They change the colors of the mouse...
Interactive
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B is for Bean: The Letter B

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this letter b worksheet, students can use a computer mouse to follow guided arrows showing how to form the letter, then practice printing the upper and lower case letter.
Interactive
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The Letter N

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this letter N worksheet, students can use a computer mouse to follow guided arrows showing how to form the letter, then practice printing the upper and lower case letter.
Interactive
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S is for Snake

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
For this letter S worksheet, students can use a computer mouse to follow guided arrows showing how to form the letter, then practice printing the upper and lower case letter.
Interactive
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S is for Sofa: The Letter S

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
For this letter S worksheet, students can use a computer mouse to follow guided arrows showing how to form the letter, then practice printing the upper and lower case letter.
Interactive
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R is for Ruler: The Letter R

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this letter R worksheet, students can use a computer mouse to follow guided arrows showing how to form the letter, then practice printing the upper and lower case letter.
Interactive
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The Letter S

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this letter S worksheet, students can use a computer mouse to follow guided arrows showing how to form the letter, then practice printing the upper and lower case letter.