Computer Curriculum: an Overview
The overarching goal of computer education at Saints Peter and Paul is to prepare today's students for tomorrow's world. Today's world is filled with so many different technological tools, and the students at our school will need the proper skill set in order to succeed. Therefore, in their computer classes, the students will be learning about basic computer hardware, how to utilize many different computer programs and apps, Internet safety, and how technology can positively influence their lives. It is my personal goal that the students will take what they learn in class, and be able to apply it to their own lives to be able to succeed in future education.
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
The overarching goal of computer education at Saints Peter and Paul is to prepare today's students for tomorrow's world. Today's world is filled with so many different technological tools, and the students at our school will need the proper skill set in order to succeed. Therefore, in their computer classes, the students will be learning about basic computer hardware, how to utilize many different computer programs and apps, Internet safety, and how technology can positively influence their lives. It is my personal goal that the students will take what they learn in class, and be able to apply it to their own lives to be able to succeed in future education.
Kindergarten
- Understand the rules of the computer lab and how to treat the computers.
- Learn the basic pieces of the computer and their function.
- Mouse control
- Basic keyboarding to practice sight words learned in class
- Abcya's Keyboarding Zoo
- Abcya's Typing Rocket
- Kidpix to create holiday designs and cards for special events.
- Basic introduction to Internet safety
First Grade
- Revisit the rules of the computer lab, and how to treat the computers.
- Revisit the parts of a computer and their function.
- Mouse control using Mousercise and various games on Abcya.
- Internet safety using Abcya Cyber-Five and various other short informational lessons
- How to open and close the Internet, and how to navigate between various pages.
- Basic typing skills: posture and finger placement.
- Use Microsoft Word to practice typing skills.
- Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a basic presentation.
Second Grade
- Learn how to save a file into their student folder.
- Continue typing practice through a variety of story writing projects.
- Digital storytelling with Carnegie Library's My StoryMaker.
- Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a presentation, and present to the class.
Third Grade
- Basic introduction to Google Docs.
- Review how to save a file into their student folders.
- Hour of Code
- Use Paint to illustrate and analyze idioms.
- Learn how to evaluate websites and determine what is a credible site.
Fourth Grade
- Website evaluation
- Reinforcement of Microsoft Word.
- Typing practice
- Hour of Code
- Digital Storytelling
Fifth Grade
- Basic use of Google Docs
- Create a business, complete with a business card, logo, and poster.
- Hour of Code
- Research projects
Sixth Grade
- Cyberbullying comic strip using ToonDoo.
- Hour of Code
- Greek mythology unit: create an interactive image of a god or goddess.
- Program a computer game using Scratch.
Seventh Grade
- Review proper use of student email accounts.
- Review Google Drive.
- Create an online choose your own adventure story.
- Program a computer game using Scratch.
Eighth Grade
- Review proper use of student email accounts.
- Review Google Drive.
- Famous artist research project.
- Junior Achievement Finance Park lessons and online simulation.
- Entrepreneur project and presentation using Google Presentation.