Young writers identify and generate words using the strategies of phonics on the Making Words computer program. Words are typed instead of having to use tiles or paper. Extension activities such as playing the memory game, drawing...

Fourth graders investigate the fundamentals of using Microsoft Word. They practice using the common word processing techniques. Students practice composing a document and experiment with changing font sizes, editing tools, saving, and...

First graders create a computer slide show. They select pictures from the gallery, write descriptive words or phrases about the pictures, and develop a three slide presentation.

Second graders explore technology and its uses. They explore Kid Pix software and create pictures displaying their interests. They review their spelling list words and use Kid Pix to choose tools to demonstrate their words. They write...

Second graders explore ways to use computers. They practice spelling words using Kid Pix software, write Bible verses and illustrate them. They read stories and illustrate and write about their favorite characters. They create pattern...

Fifth graders use nutritional knowledge to plan balanced meals and use grocery store flyers to calculate costs of the meals. They create word problems using these flyers.

Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...

Third graders write, type, and print imaginative stories about any phase of winter.

Learners create spreadsheets and bar graphs based on results of survey of favorite holidays.

First graders listen to "The Rainbow Fish" and write a story using their own experiences with friends. They use computer programs to publish their story.

First graders use a thinking map to organize a paragraph. They write and edit their paragraph about popcorn and type the final copy on the computer.

Students use technology to improve their knowledge of literary terms, math, and technology skills. In this technology storytelling lesson, students learn about character, plot, and setting in various stories by using technology like...

Third graders write a petition to a school figure, get signatures from other students, share the petition with the appropriate authority, and then work as leaders to carry out the group's solution.

Fifth graders use a class garden as inspiration for a specific writing assignment. They conduct research into different types of flowers in photo images taken with a digital camera. Students write a creative essay and draw a picture to...