Kindergarten Curriculum Connection Chart

The Curriculum Connection Chart has been developed to give classroom teachers and technology integration teachers ideas for integrating skills from the Instructional Technology Outcomes and Skills for Computer Applications K-5 Matrix into various content areas.

Suggested software and Web tools appear in parentheses below example activities. One linked exemplar activity is provided for each skill.

Outcome 1: Basic Computer and Application Functions Students will utilize word processing and basic computer operations in order to communicate ideas and contribute to the learning of others. Skill Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Health Related Arts Log on/off Exemplar: Counting Open/close a program Exemplar: Counting or file Use the scroll bar to Exemplar: Sound navigate Searching Use undo and redo Exemplar: Shape icons Castle Use mouse/touchpad to Exemplar: Sound point, click, and drag Searching objects Use mouse/touchpad to Exemplar: Counting double click Type, enter, or edit text Exemplar: Snowy Day Save files Exemplar: Print and Save Print to publish Exemplar: Print and Save

Outcome 2: Digital Imaging and Multimedia Students will utilize digital imaging and multimedia in order to communicate ideas and contribute to the learning of others. Skill Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Health Related Arts Use tools to create Exemplar: Snowy Day Exemplar: Shape Castle Illustrate an example of Create a family tree. (Pixie, Create an example of a Create a self portrait. original images: push and pull. Kidspiration) classroom rule. (Pixie, (Pixie, Art Pad) Shapes/Paint Tools Illustrate the problem in Create a pattern. (Pixie) VoiceThread) the story Wishy Washy (Investigations Shapes, Art Day. (Pixie, Paint) Pad) Use a multimedia Create an interactive Create an interactive Create a presentation View a Google Earth tour Exemplar: Caring for View Playground Safety presentation to presentation that allows presentation on number about the life cycle of a or interactive Google Map Teeth on Safari Montage. learn new students to build their sentences that gives students butterfly. (PhotoStory) to learn about maps. information own sentence. automatic feedback. (Google Earth, Google View I lost my Tooth in (PowerPoint) (PowerPoint) Maps Africa or Personal Example Example https://maps.google.com/) Health and Hygiene on Safari Montage. Create word clouds to support shared reading Create a presentation on vocabulary. dental care. (Voki, (Wordle, Tagxedo) Glogster)

Outcome 3: Concepts and Digital Organizers Students will use concept maps and digital organizers to plan, manage projects, and make informed decisions. Skill Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Health Related Arts Use a visual View Runaway Pancake Sort shapes by attribute Exemplar: Print and Use a chart to display Use a web to show parts Use a sequencing chart organizer to learn and use a Venn diagram using a blank screen. Save information on community of a healthy diet. to plan for a class trip to new information to compare the (Investigations Shapes) helpers. (Kidspiration, bubbl.us) an art museum. Runaway Pancake to Create an organizational (Kidspiration) (Kidspiration, Word) the Gingerbread Boy. web exploring a season (TumbleBooks) through your senses. (Kidspiration)

Manipulate View Burro’s Tortillas Exemplar: Counting Create a diagram of a Classify tools by the Sort foods that make Sort musical text elements in a visual and create an organizer pumpkin plant. Have community helper that uses your teeth strong from elements by notes, organizer sequencing the events in Illustrate a word problem students drag words to the tool. (Pixie, foods that cause decay. letters, and words. the story. using stickers. Have students label parts of the plant. Kidspiration) (Pixie, Kidspiration) (Pixie) (TumbleBooks, Pixie) work together to create and (Pixie, Kidspiration) solve the problems. (Pixie)

Select shapes or Exemplar: Sound Create an illustration of an Create an example of a Find graphic examples of Use graphics to support Use graphics to support graphics to Searching everyday object using simple tool. (Pixie, transportation of land, reasons we keep our a list of Physical represent ideas shapes. (Pixie, PowerPoint) VoiceThread) water, and air. (Pixie, bodies strong. (Pixie, Education rules. (Pixie, Segment sounds in Kidspiration) Kidspiration) Kidspiration) words. Show an image of a CVC word. Have students drag different colored squares to represent individual phonemes. (Pixie, PowerPoint)

Outcome 5: Web-based Learning Students will use digital tool to evaluate and use Web-based information. Skill Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Health Related Arts Use a Web site to View TeacherTube or View number activities on View National Exemplar: Community View Handwashing Use Destiny Quest to do learn new YouTube to view ABCya! to build number Geographic Young Helpers Song to support a picture search for information different versions of the awareness. Explorers to explore the understanding of proper books of interest. Gingerbread Boy and Panda Mania or Arctic View hand washing. other shared reading Alert features to support Information on the Flag to stories. the study of bears during build background the Bear Facts shared knowledge. Visit Have Fun reading unit. Teaching on YouTube to sing along with phonics songs.

Visit Starfall.com to practice letter sounds.

Point and click on a Exemplar: Community hyperlink Helpers Use basic navigation Exemplar: Community buttons: Go Helpers back/Go forward/Go home