Grade 1 Scope and Sequence
Scope and Sequence Grade 1 Technology
The scope and sequence listed below are the recommended Instructional Technology units to teach. Connections to the Grade 1 content area scope and sequence are included. Be sure to check with your first grade team to align with classroom instruction as needed.
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Community Building | Computational Thinker | Computational Thinker | Digital Citizen |
| Unit 2 | Empowered Learner - Keyboarding Links to an external site. | Empowered Learner - Tech Skills Checklist | Computational Thinker Cornerstone Task | Digital Citizen Cornerstone Task |
| Unit 3 | Digital Citizen | Digital Citizen | Empowered Learner - Tech Skills Checklist |
Last Updated: 8/11/2024
Quarter 1
Quarter 1
Outcomes:
- Share that classrooms are a community
- Identify that each and every individual contributes to the classroom community
- Identify norms for respectful, trusting, and safe engagement in the community
- Define equity and how it looks, sounds, and feels in our community
Empowered Learner - Keyboarding: Links to an external site.
- Develop an understanding of appropriate keyboarding positions
- Articulate and demonstrate ongoing cooperative and collaborative use of technology to contribute to an effective learning environment
- Lesson: My Online Community
Last Updated: 8/26/2022
Additional Technology Lessons:
Below are lessons created by HCPSS Technology teachers for use with Grade 1 students. These lessons are supplemental lessons and are not required. Lessons listed can be taught at any time, but are recommended for Quarter 1. These lessons were created for asynchronous/synchronous instruction. Modifications may be needed.
- Virtual Learning Cycle 1 Lessons
- Welcome to Technology
- Getting to Know You
- I Can Use Digital Tools
- Getting to Know the Keyboard
- Wixie Tool Review
- Keyboard Practice
- Use sound spelling to type in a Wixie project Links to an external site.. Two game links included in lesson page for extension.
- Skills: text box, typing
- Wixie ID CardLinks to an external site.Also included in Kindergarten Lessons
- Create an ID card with computer login information
- Skills: double click to type, practice user ID & password, use camera to add picture
- mePhoneLinks to an external site.Also included in Kindergarten Lessons
- Complete the "app" spaces on the Wixie mePhone (Links to an external site.) to show interests about yourself.
- Skills: use the camera tool to add a picture of myself, use the paint bucket tool to fill in color, add stickers from different folders to match topics.
- Building our Online Community
- Videos, FlipGrid Assignment
- Keyboard Practice
- Google Slides, 2 Question Grade Quiz
Last Updated: 8/22/2021
Curriculum Connections:
Below are the units of study for each content area in Grade 1. Lessons that are designed for collaboration with technology have been included.
- Health - Social and Emotional Health
- Reading - Teamwork
- Week 4 Lesson 18 - Create a page for a class book.
- Science - Plant & Animal, Structure & Function
- Lesson 3 & 10 - Students plant seeds in zip-top bag or clear CD case. They make observations over time and label plant parts. Pictures could be taken of the progress and compiled for reference and analysis later in the unit, and/or students can digital label a photograph of their plants.
- Lessons 6-10 - Design a product created by biomimicry.
- Social Studies - Working Together (unpublished for the 2020-21 school year)
- Writing - The Writing Community, Getting Ideas
Quarter 2
Quarter 2
Outcomes:
- Identify how coding is used in my life
- Lesson: Algorithms with Bee-Bot
- Lesson: Dance with Bugs
- Lesson: Dance Time
- Identify patterns and trends
- Lesson: Scratch Jr. Introduction
Empowered Learner - Technology Skills Checklist:
- Demonstrate growth towards proficiency in Grade 1 technology skills across all content areas
Last Updated: 8/26/2022
Additional Technology Lessons:
Below are lessons created by HCPSS Technology teachers for use with Grade 1 students. These lessons are supplemental lessons and are not required. Lessons listed can be taught at any time, but are recommended for Quarter 2. These lessons were created for asynchronous/synchronous instruction. Modifications may be needed.
- Sort the Shapes - Also included in Kindergarten lessons
- Variety of Shape sorting activities in Wixie Links to an external site.
- Skills: drag and drop, use shape tools
- Favorite Animal- Also included in Kindergarten lessons
- Wixie activity Links to an external site. to review drawing/painting tools connected to animals.
- Skills: drawing/painting tools, text box
- Keyboarding Practice
- Wixie practice Links to an external site. typing with both hands using the shift key for upper case and other characters on the keyboard
- Skills: text-box, drag and drop
- Coding Introduction
- Coding Intro video, Code.org activity, Quiz
- Let's Learn about Scratch Jr!
- Screencast video intro to Scratch Jr and Wixie, students DO NOT access Scratch Jr. app for this lesson
Last Updated: 10/13/2021
Curriculum Connections:
Below are the units of study for each content area in Grade 1. Lessons that are designed for collaboration with technology have been included.
- Health - Safety & Injury Prevention
- Reading - Cultures and Me, World Cultures
- Week 1 Lesson 5 - Create a We are All Special book
- Science - Patterns in Space Systems
- Social Studies - Our World of Cultures (unpublished for 2020-21 School Year)
- Writing - Getting Ideas, Telling More
Quarter 3
Quarter 3
Outcomes:
- Code a sequence that includes a loop
- Lesson: Learning Loops
- Break down a problem into two or more parts
- Lesson: Programming with Scratch Jr.
Computational Thinker: Cornerstone Task
Last Updated: 8/26/2022
Additional Technology Lessons:
Below are lessons created by HCPSS Technology teachers for use with Grade 1 students. These lessons are supplemental lessons and are not required. Lessons listed can be taught at any time, but are recommended for Quarter 3. These lessons were created for asynchronous/synchronous instruction. Modifications may be needed.
- Spring has Sprung Also included in Kindergarten lessons
- Sorting Activity and Poem using a Wixie template. Links to an external site.
- Skills: drag/drop, speaker to read, search images, text box
- Catch a Leprechaun Also included in Kindergarten lessons
- Design a way to catch a leprechaun using tools in Wixie Links to an external site.
- Virtual Field Trip: Aquarium
- Explore the National Aquarium in Baltimore as a virtual field trip using Google Slides Links to an external site. and Wixie Template Links to an external site.
- Happy Healthy Teeth Also included in Kindergarten lessons
- Importance of Teeth brushing and healthy food/drink choices with Wixie template Links to an external site..
- Skills: drag/drop, speaker to read, search images, text box
Last Updated 2/21/2022
Curriculum Connections:
Below are the units of study for each content area in Grade 1. Lessons that are designed for collaboration with technology have been included.
- Health - Nutrition & Fitness
- Reading - Courageous Characters, Realistic Fiction
- Summative Assessment - Share knowledge about characters/people through a brief presentation.
- Science - Light
- Lessons 8-10 - Design and create a device that uses light to communicate a message.
- Social Studies - Our World at Work (unpublished for 2020-21 School Year)
- Writing - Writing Stories about Me, Writing Nonfiction
Quarter 4
Quarter 4
Outcomes:
- Identify ads located on a website
- Lesson: Is This An Ad?
- Identify appropriate responses when confronted with pop-ups, adds, and unwanted content
- Lesson: Pop-ups and Unwanted Content
- Identify and use tools for online communication
- Lesson: Online Communication
Digital Citizen: Cornerstone Task
Empowered Learner - Technology Skills Checklist:
- Demonstrate proficiency in Grade 1 technology skills across all content areas
Last Updated: 8/26/2022
Additional Technology Lessons:
Below are lessons created by HCPSS Technology teachers for use with Grade 1 students. These lessons are supplemental lessons and are not required. Lessons listed can be taught at any time, but are recommended for Quarter 4. These lessons were created for asynchronous/synchronous instruction. Modifications may be needed
- Earth Day
Links to an external site. - Also included in Kindergarten lessons
- Learn why we celebrate Earth Day with Wixie Template Links to an external site.
- Skills: drag and drop, selecting/clicking, deleting
- Monsters Love Underpants
Links to an external site. - Also included in Kindergarten lessons
- Listen to online book and decorate monsters with Wixie Template Links to an external site.
- Screen Time - Also included in Kindergarten Lessons
- Learn about the importance of balanced screen time and real life play with Wixie Template Links to an external site.
- Skills: Drag/drop, drawing tools
- Getting Ready for the Summer - Similar lesson included in Kindergarten
- Sharing summer plans and review Chromebook Care
- Skills: Wixie Drawing tools, Kahoot
- Chromebook Care for Summer - Also included in Kindergarten lessons
- Video covering caring for the Chromebook over the summer
- Skills: Browser updates, refresh/reset procedures, tech support info.
Last Updated 3/29/2022
Curriculum Connections:
Below are the units of study for each content area in Grade 1. Lessons that are designed for collaboration with technology have been included.
- Health - Disease Prevention & Control
- Reading - Happily Ever After, Folktales
- Day 12 - Create a fractured fairy tale.
- Science - Sound
- Lessons 10-12 - Design and create a device that uses sound to communicate a message.
- Social Studies - Our Changing World (unpublished for the 2020-21 school year)
- Writing - Exploring Words Through Poetry, Opinion Writing, Revisiting the Writing Community
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