Typing Skills to Master by the End of Second Grade
- How to make a capital (hold down shift, press letter, release shift) instead of saying to hold the buttons down at the same time.
- How to indent (tab) to start a new paragraph.
- Pressing "enter" to get to the next line.
- Correct spacing (1 after each word, 2 after a period).
- Spell check or right clicking to fix a word
- Short cuts for editing without deleting everything they have written. Ex: How to use the mouse or arrows to go back and insert or change a word, instead of deleting everything after it to fix it.
- Changing fonts and font size. They should be able to explain bad choice fonts (symbols not letters, cursive they can't read, etc.)
SBAC Skills to Master by the End of Second Grade
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September
Week of Sept. 2
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Mrs. Ballinger introduces rules and routines of the computer lab. Teachers will assign seating during this time.
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Week of Sept. 9
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Internet Safety Lesson
CyberSmart Curriculum |
Week of Sept. 15
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STAR Math assessment
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Week of Sept. 22
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STAR Reading assessment
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Week of Sept. 29 |
Monday - Internet Safety Lesson
Rest of the week - catch up, reading counts, math facts in a flash
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October
Week of Oct. 6
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Landform Webquest
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Weeks of Oct. 13 and Oct. 20
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Landform Webquest
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Week of Oct. 27
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Typing Practice - ELA (W.1.6), (W.2.6)
Students can spend about 10 minutes on each game. Model a game, then have students play. Model next, then they play. Etc. - Your job is to put a keyboard back together. You can click and drag letters to their correct places. - Students will practice finding the keys on the keyboard. - Students will navigate the website to begin and type keys that appear. |
November
Week of Nov. 3
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Week of Nov. 10
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CyberSmart Curriculum
Sites I Like Lesson |
Weeks of Nov. 17 and Nov. 24
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Thanksgiving Activity / Catch Up / Math Facts / Reading Counts / Raz-Kids
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December
Weeks of Dec. 1, 8, and 15
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Holiday Webquest
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January
Week of Jan. 5
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Winter break narrative writing
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Week of Jan. 12
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STAR Math assessment
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Week of Jan. 19
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STAR Reading assessment
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Week of Jan. 26
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Biography project webquest for home project
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February
Weeks of Feb. 2 and Feb. 9
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Matter Webquest
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Weeks of Feb. 18 and Feb. 23
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Catch up weeks / Winter is poem
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Autobiography Project Information
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Autobiography project starts (Assign page 1 February 12)
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March
All of March
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- 2. Math Facts in a Flash - 3. Reading Counts - 4. Raz-Kids |
April
Weeks of Mar. 30 and Apr. 6
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Finish autobiography plan above until April vacation
April vacation 13th-17th
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Weeks of Apr. 20 and Apr. 27
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State Brochures Webquest for 2 weeks
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May
Week of May 4
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Summer Is Poem
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Week of May 11
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STAR Math assessment
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Week of May 18
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STAR Reading assessment
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Weeks of May 26 and June 1
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Gail Gibbons' research (Writing - Unit 4)
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