Second Grade Computer Skills Lesson Plans

Computer Skills Standard Course of Study

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Superb Verbs 2.7

 This lesson is designed to give young children concrete examples of how to identify verbs.

Going Batty

In this lesson students will hear the story Stellaluna by Janell Cannon and then create a Venn Diagram comparing bats to birds.

Going Batty - Part II 2.4, 2.7

Students will apply the knowledge they've gained about bats to create bat poetry.

    Bat Poem

                    (Office 2000)

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    Bat Picture

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Graphing With Second Graders

Second graders will sort M & M's and then enter the data into a spreadsheet in order to create a simple graph.

A Butterfly Lifecycle

Have you ever seen an egg become a butterfly? In this integrated unit, students will observe and record the life cycle of a butterfly. This unit will last four to six weeks, depending on the number of activities the teacher chooses to use, and the length of time it takes for the butterflies to emerge.

    A Butterfly Lifecycle Rubric

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    A Butterfly Lifecycle Poem

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    A Butterfly Cycle Test

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Keyboard Utilization/ Word Processing/ DTP

Sit Correctly 2.3

Place Fingers Correctly 2.3

Key It Correctly 2.3

Key Vocabulary Words 2.3

Key a Paragraph 2.3

Home Row Rhymer  2.4 

    Home Row Rhymer Template

                    (Office 2000)

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Get in the Green 2.4

Halloween Tales 2.4 

    Halloween Tales Story Starter

                    (Office 2000)

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Databases  

Computers as Accessing Tools: In-School Tour 1.3

Computers as Accessing Tools:  Distant Databases 1.3

Multimedia Presentation

Computer Generated Effects 2.7 

    Computer Generated Effects Worksheet

                    (Office 2000)

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Telecommunications

Computer Databases on the Job 1.5 

    Survey Pages

                    (Office 2000)

                    (Works 4.5)

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International Telecomputing 1.5

Effects of Telecomputing 1.5

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