Lesson Plan #:AELP-EDT002
Submitted by: Judith Kerns and Deborah Semler
School/University/Affiliation: Hickory Elementary School, Williamsport, MD Date: 1994

Grade Level(s): 1

Subject(s):

• Computer Science

Objectives:

Materials:

Procedures:

Use a variety of activities to acquaint the students with the keyboard. Suggestions include:

To teach keyboarding, word processing and related vocabulary, display a menu, shift key, space bar, and other related terms on a bulletin board display. Have students practice keyboarding using the keyboarding software. Have the students use the word processing software and teacher-developed word processing files to learn editing functions:

• Space bar – present them with a series of numbers, letters, or words and have them use the arrow keys and space bar to move the cursor around and insert spaces as needed
• Delete key – present them with a series of numbers, letters or words and have them use the delete key to remove the item that doesn’t belong
• Insert key – present them with a sequence of numbers or letters with one missing and replaced by an asterisk; have students delete the asterisk and insert the missing item in the correct position.
• Have them use word processing files to complete skill work exercises:
  • in reading – sentence completion or vocabulary review exercises
  • in spelling – unscrambling scrambled words
  • in writing – completing sentence starters