This 15 minute lesson plan introduces 4 year old kindergarten students to computers. The teacher will present a PowerPoint to students in groups of 2, showing computer parts and having students do directed activities. Students will then practice fine motor skills and letter recognition on an educational website, first with teacher guidance and then independently. The teacher will assess students during the independent activity using a rubric.

1. Teacher’s Name_Janice Ironside
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Technology-Supported Lesson Plan
Grade(s) 4 year-old Kindergarten
Lesson Title (10 words or less): Introduction to Computers)
Time Required: 15 minutes for Materials: Power point (attached), website address for
instruction and 15 minutes of learning games.
independent activity..
Content Area Standards and Technology Skills Standards and Performance
Performance Indicators: Indicators:
4K early learning standards- 4K early learning standards - providing opportunities for
providing opportunties for children students to use technology in the classroom.
to practice fine motor skills
including hand eye coordination,
understanding and following oral
directions, and letter recognition
Lesson Objective(s): Students will be able to use the mouse (moving around the page and left
clicking on teacher directed objects or letters). Students will follow oral directions and be able to
name parts of the computer.
Technology Is Used to Support Student Learning in the Following Ways:
Introduction Power Point - teacher created
Internet child learning game - teacher and child together practicing fine motor skills, letter and
number recognition..
How the Teacher Uses Technology: How the Students Use Technology:
The teacher uses technology to create power Students will use technology when they work
point and research appropriate websites for with the teacher to see the power point and
the students. learning games on the internet.
Classroom Management Techniques:
The teacher will work with the students 2 at a time to implement the lesson.
Preparation Before Class:
Teacher will research web sites for children's learning and adhere to inteneded usage.Teacher
will go over power point and include safe use of computers for children.

2. Introduction to the Lesson: Talk to the children during circle time about the 2 new computers
that the classroom will acquire. Let the children see the computer set up.
Instruction: The teacher will present the information to the students in groups of 2 using a
hands on approach. The teacher will go through the power point and have the children do the
directed activities. The teacher will go on the children's website and show them how to play a
learning game involving letter recognition. The children will practice their skills on the next
computer set up with this game.
Guided Activity: The power point and web game will be the guided activities.
Independent Activity: The students will work independently on the second computer with the
learning game activity.
Assessment: The assessment will be conducted while observing the sudents on the second
computer as they play the learning game activity using the attached assessment rubric.
Lesson Extensions: NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS