Kindergarten Computing: Meeting Michigan GLCE's
Note: Never have a child (K-5th) use "double click". Teach them to use "Click and Enter" (click with mouse and enter on the keyboard). They do not have the
hand-eye coordination to successfully and repeatedly handle this and on a
Network setting you will spend countless hours looking for their "lost"
work.
This was created in Paint. I choose Paint since it is installed on almost all Microsoft Computers.
1. Open the Paint program by clicking on the desktop icon and press enter on the keyboard. 2. Use the pencil drawing tool to draw a line from one side of "paper" tot he other. This is the horizon line between sky and earth. 3. Use the rectangle tool to draw a box on the horizon for the house. 4. Use the rectangle tool 4 more times to draw windows and door plus window in the door. You may change color selection for the box lines. |
The requirements for GLCE's in Michigan for Kindergartners are fairly simple and straight forward. They need to be able to control the mouse and have a limited amount of typing skills. [GLCE: PK-2.CI.1]
Often times these skills can be met simply by their working in programs like Fast ForWord, Wiggle Works, or the Edmark Company games: Bailey's Book House, Millie's Math House, Sammy's Science House and Trudy's Time & Place House. I have created some simple activities which can be duplicated in Paint, Kids Pix Deluxe, Tux Paints or similar programs. A picture of the finished lesson is adjacent and step by step directions to read out loud are below. GLCE: PK-2.TC.2. 5.
Use the pencil drawing tool to draw 2 diagonal lines to form the roof.
Make sure they meet at the top and corners of the "house" of when you
fill house with color it does the whole page.
6. Use the paintbrush drawing tool to draw the flowers and cloud's outline. Use color selection to change colors for flower petals vs stems and cloud. 7. Use paintbrush drawing tool to draw in bird in flight. 8. Use rectangle tool to make a skinny, long rectangle as the trees trunk. 9. Use paint bucket toll to fill color in the sky, ground, house, door, windows, tree trunk, and flowers 10. Use Airbrush tool to paint the "roof". I went over it twice. 11. Use airbrush tool to paint the green leaves on the tree. I drew around and around many, many times making the center of the tree more green and allowing blue sky to show through on edges. 12. Use Text tool to create a good size text box. Once box is formed have students select Font type and size, then type their first name. 13. Use paint bucket tool to fill in the main white space created by text box. |
Using WiggleWorks is Easy!
WiggleWorks is an excellent program for an entire class activity or individuals. Due to the
programs ability of reading a book to a student or a student reading the
book themselves, as well as a student creating their own book, it
adapts well to a range of ability levels often found within
Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade classrooms.
1) This first picture to the right shows the classroom choice screen. This is set up by your Computer Lab Manager.
2) The second picture shows a classroom list. 3 & 4) The third and fourth pictures show some of the MANY books available (there are eight books listed on the majority of these pages). 5) The fifth picture shows the Activity Choice screen. Here a student choose to Read Aloud (the book is read to them), Read (they read the words themselves but can click a word if they don't know it and program tells them the word), Write (create a book with in the reference of that book), My Book (create a book of their own design), and Magnet Board (Use bright colored "magnetic" letters to write words or a story). |
6) The sixth picture shows what the screen looks like on the Read Aloud choice. 7) The seventh picture shows a sample page from Write option. GLCE: PK-2.TC.2, PK-2.TC.7 |