LEBANON CATHOLIC SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM
2008-2009

K-4 Program

Curriculum

An integrated, developmentally appropriate program which incorporates experiences in religion, language, literature, math readiness, social studies, science, art, music movement, large and small muscle activities and social skills. Weekly theme units expose students to a wide range of experiences and ideas.

Religion

Discover God’s life giving love for us. “Seeds” weekly series based on the Gospel is used. Basic prayers are introduced.

Math

Recognizing differences in sizes and shapes, sorting, matching, counting and number recognition. Math centers are introduced which are geared to individual levels of ability for each student.

Language Arts

Books are read aloud and discussed, finger plays and songs are taught. Discussions guided through questions help develop processing skills and vocabulary. Show and tell develops processing skills and vocabulary. It also develops expressive language. Relationships between letters and the sounds that they make are taught through a “Letter of the Week” program.

Subjects taught through thematic units:

Science

Children learn by observing the world around us. Hands-on science experiments are incorporated into theme or letter of the week.

Art

Children make daily crafts using a wide variety of materials encouraging creativity and developing small motor skills.

Other

Children participate in class holiday activities including a Thanksgiving Feast and Christmas play where parents and family are invited to attend.

All students participate in music, library, and gym.

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Kindergarten

Goals and Objectives

The aim of Kindergarten is to provide a basic foundation for a child’s education. It is a program geared to make the transition from home to school as smooth as possible, and to make each child’s first experience with school a successful and happy one. The Kindergarten program is designed to help stimulate a good self-concept, providing each child with many experiences of achievement. Kindergarten children will work and create independently and learn to cooperate with others in a group. The program will provide opportunities for social and emotional development, inspire language development and expand physical and mental growth.

Curriculum

Religion

Students learn basic Catholic prayers: Sign of the Cross, Hail Mary, Our Father, Glory Be, Prayer Before Meals, and Angel of God. Students listen to Old and New Testament stories in sequential order. Students become aware of God and His presence in all people.

Reading:

Through the use of Harcourt-Trophies and supplements, students learn the reading readiness phonetic skills necessary to decode words. They independently read pre-primer readers and recognize the sequence of a story, the cause and effect of events and the main idea of a story.

Math:

Through the use of McGraw-Hill Mathematics, students recognize and write numbers 1-100. Through the use of manipulative, students learn the value of numbers, the concepts of addition, subtraction, patterns and sets. They identify coins and tell time to the hour.

Science:

Students engage in experiences, which arouse exploration, discovery, observation and experimentation through various science activities.

Social Studies:

Through language arts and center activities, students are introduced to our national heroes, great Americans and special celebrations. We learn about our flag and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Spelling:

Students learn to sound out and write simple words, using word families. Students use Phonetic spelling in creative writing.

Handwriting:

Using the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Book, students learn the correct formation of the upper and lower case manuscript letters. Emphasis is place on correct pencil grip, posture and paper position. Students learn to write from left to right and to space letters and words.

Dress:

Children should be dressed in clothes for learning; wash and wear items are best.

All students participate in: art, computer, gym, library, music and Spanish.

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Grade 1 Curriculum

Religion

The learner will:

• Find out about God’s creation
• Understand that Jesus is God’s greatest gift to us
• Learn about God’s love for us
• Share ideas of how people can follow Jesus
• Understand what a parish is
• Develop an understanding of the seven sacraments
• Be a participant in the Mass and /or prayer services
• Read stories from the Bible
• Gain an understanding of the events of the Church year
• Learn about the lives of Saints
• Experience ways to show love and respect for God’s people
• Recognize the various leaders in the Church
• Celebrate the life and teachings of Jesus
• Find out about the Blessed Trinity
• Pray to God throughout the school day

Reading/Language Arts

The learner will:

• Use short & long vowels
• Identify parts of a book
• Note details in a story
• Choose the best title
• Alphabetize to the first letter
• Identify before/after
• Listen & follow directions
• Compare & contrast stories
• Identify rhyming words/sounds
• Identify story elements
• Comprehend reading material at grade level
• Express ideas orally
• Demonstrate good listening behavior
• Identify & read basic sight words & vocabulary words
• Demonstrate mastery of letters
• Use sound/symbol relationships
• Retell, dramatize, or dictate a story
• Demonstrate an awareness of classroom reference materials
• Explain the difference between fiction & nonfiction stories

Mathematics

We will assist our learners in:

• Classifying numbers: greater/lesser; even/odd
• Problem solving
• Reproducing repeating patterns
• Identifying money: penny, dime, nickel, quarter, half-dollar and dollar
• Adding & subtracting facts to 20
• Rote counting to 100
• Identifying & writing numbers to 100
• Telling time to the hour & half hour
• Understanding place value of: ones, tens, & hundreds
• Estimating & measuring: inches
• Counting in multiples of 2,5, and 10 to 100
• Beginning to use simple fractions
• Identifying days of the week, months of the year, number words, and color words
• Comparing, sorting, and classifying geometric shapes
• Making & reading a simple graph
• Organizing data using tally marks

Writing Skills

We will assist our learners in:

• Printing first & last name
• Printing daily work legibly
• Using descriptive language
• Beginning journaling: expressing thoughts in written form
• Understanding plurals
• Beginning to use appropriate punctuation (. ? ! ””)
• Recognizing naming and action words
• Developing characters
• Recognizing story patterns
• Becoming aware of multicultural literature and language

 

Social Studies

The Learner will:

• Describe the qualities of good citizenship in the home, school, and community
• Interpret & use simple maps
• Explain the purpose of the government
• Distinguish between past, present, and future
• Explore diverse cultures

 

Science

The learner will:

• Classify groups of living/nonliving things
• Show awareness of the 5 senses
• Investigate weather patterns
• Begin to use the scientific method
• Identify the parts of a plant and an insect
• Develop an awareness of the water cycle
• Use scientific knowledge to ask questions & make observations

All students participate in art, computer, gym, library, music and Spanish

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Grade 2 Curriculum

Religion:

Students will:

• Know and pray reverently these prayers:

 

Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sign of the Cross
Grace Before and After Meals
Act of Contrition

• Learn about the Church Year and Ordinary Time
• Review the sacrament of Baptism
• Learn about the sacrament of Confirmation
• Learn the Ten Commandments
• Prepare for the sacraments of First Penance and First Holy Communion
• Learn about the Mass
• Celebrate and learn about Advent, Christmas, Lent, The Three Days, and Easter
• Prepare to celebrate a school Mass

Mathematics:

Students will:

• Count and write numbers to 1,00 by 1’s; 2’s; 5’s; and 10’s
• Do addition and Subtraction facts to 20
• Know place value to 1,000
• Recognize and count money to $5.00 including pennies; nickels; dimes; quarters; half dollars; and dollars
• Make change
• Add and subtract amounts of money
• Add and Subtract 2-digit numbers
• Tell Time to the quarter hour and to five minutes
• Identify even and odd numbers and Ordinal numbers
• Learn geometry – two- and three- dimensional shapes
• Learn about graphs and data
• Add and Subtract 3-digit numbers
• Learn multiplication concept and initial basic facts

Language Arts:

Students will:

• Recognize and write the four kinds of sentences(statement, question, exclamation, and command)
• Teach ABC order to the second and third letter
• Learn and apply second grade spelling words
• Identify the naming and telling parts of sentences
• Identify nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adjectives
• Write complete sentences, paragraphs, and stories
• Identify contractions and compound words
• Identify and be able to write words in syllables
• Work on fluency and expression in oral reading
• Respond to stories through the use of retelling, sequencing, and predicting

Science:

Students will learn about:

• Motion
• Light Energy
• Animals
• Land
• The Moon
• Solar System
• Ecology
• Human Body

Social Studies

Students will:

• Gain knowledge of different family styles and traditions found in the U.S.

Neighborhoods

• Explore the community concepts of wants/needs, resources, and goods and services
• Explore local, state, and national government
• Identify holidays celebrated by Americans of various cultural, ethnic, or racial groups
• Identify some famous Americans
• Identify the elements of a map and create and read simple maps
• Learn how to use a globe

All students participate in art, music, library, gym, computer, and Spanish

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Grade 3 Curriculum 

Religion:

Students will learn:

• About the Saints
• The Four Marks of the Church
• The church seasons
• The Apostles’ Creed
• The Scared Vessels and Vestment
• The Mass
• Sacraments

Math:

Students will be expected to:

• Apply place value concepts and numeration to counting, ordering grouping, and equivalency.
• Use fractions to represent quantities as part of a whole or part of a set.
• Count, compare, and make change using a collection of coins and one-dollar bills.
• Understanding various meanings of operations and the relationship between them.
• Apply appropriate operations to solve word and real-life problems.
• Solve problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
• Use estimation skills to arrive at conclusions.
• Determine or calculate time and elapsed time.
• Use attributes of length, area, bolume, and weight of objects.
• Determine the measurement of objects with standard and non-standard units.
• Estimate measurements of familiar objects.
• Identify and/or describe two- and three-dimensional objects.
• Identify/draw right angles and right triangles.
• Apply the concepts of transformations and symmetry.
• Specify locations and solve spatial problems.
• Recognize, describe, extend, create, and replicate a variety of patterns.
• Demonstrate simple function rules.
• Create/model expressions, equations, and inequalities to match a problem situation.
• Determine the missing number or symbol in a number sentence.
• Use mathematical patterns and properties to represent quantitative relationships.
• Answer questions based on data shown on tables, charts, bar graphs, and pictographs.
• Organize or display data using tables, charts, bar graphs or pictographs .
• Describe and analyze data using grade-appropriate vocabulary.
• Predict and/or measure the likelihood of events.

Social Studies:

The following topics will be explored:

• Native Americans
• Mapping skills
• Christmas around the World
• Our community
• Climate and weather

Science:

The following topics will be explored:

• The Ocean
• Animals and their habitat
• Light
• Sound
• The Food Chain
• Natural Resources
• Environment

Language Arts:

Students will be expected to:

• Identify characteristics of major literary genres.
• Choose appropriate material to read independently.
• Apply reading strategies
• Preview and predict
• Set purpose
• KWL
• Fix-up Strategies
• Check predictions
• Connect to prior knowledge
• Connect to personal experience
• Generate questions Visualize
• Recall
• Summarize

• Identify and/or apply skills to develop comprehension and critical thinking.

• Author’s purpose
• Cause/effect
• Classify/categorize
• Compare/contrast
• Draw conclusions
• Fact/ opinion
• Main Idea/details
• Make generalizations
• Make inferences
• Make judgments
• Make predictions
• Paraphrase
• Reality/fantasy
• Sequence
• Summarize using story mapping
• Develop appreciation for the author’s craft and techniques.

• Apply reading strategies to content area material.
• Respond creatively to literature.
• Respond critically to literature.
• Blend phonemes.
• Identify and apply phonics skills for decoding.
• Apply context clues for decoding.
• Identify and apply structural analysis skills for decoding.
• Recognize and use vocabulary skills for decoding.
• Increase reading vocabulary.
• Use dictionaries.
• Refine and maintain cursive form.
• Use the writing process.
• Use a variety of writing
• Develop a well-constructed paragraph.
• Write a friendly letter.
• Write a variety of poems.
• Write a short report.
• Apply standard grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
• Follow directions.
• Maintain habits of self-assessment.
• Select and use appropriate resources
• Use parts of a book.
• Demonstrate knowledge of library skills.
• Develop note taking skills.
• Use test taking strategies.
• Present oral reports.
• Learn and identify nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

All students participate in art, music, library, gym, computer, and Spanish.

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Grade 4 Curriculum 

Religion:

Students will:

• Investigate each of the 10 Commandments and develop a more mature understanding of them
• Build on the prayer life of the student by learning and using *the ANGELUS, *the Morning Offering, and *the Mysteries of the Rosary
• Continue to discuss the Church’s Liturgical Year and incorporate the special practices and rituals of Advent and Lent
• Come to a better understanding of the Sunday Gospel by reading the Venture magazine.

Language Arts:

Students will:

• Read for comprehension
• Use the writing process
• Use proper grammar and spelling skills

Math:

Students will:

• Review the basic multiplication and division facts
• Multiply large numbers
• Divide with 2 and 3 digit divisors
• Estimate
• Measure with customary and metric units
• Problem Solve
• Explore geometric concepts

 Science:

Students will explore:

• Ecology
• Weather
• Rocks
• Magnets
• Electricity
• Simple Machines
• Animals

*Students participate in Health class.

Social Studies:

Students will:

• Identify the geographic regions of the United States
• Investigate different types of landforms and waterways
• Utilize mapping and graphing skills
• Learn geography and history of Pennsylvania and Lebanon County

** Science and Social Studies become major subjects in 4th grade. Report card grades are given.

All students participate in: art, computer, gym, library and music.

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Grade 5 Curriculum

Religion

Students will learn:

• Life of Jesus Christ
• Seven Sacraments
• Saints
• Prayer
• Liturgical Year
• Mary, Model of Discipleship
• Marks of the Church
• Beatitudes
• Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy

Social Studies

Students will learn:

The Eight Strands of Social Studies
Six Elements of Geography
U.S. History covering

• Early cultures
• Native Americans
• European Explorers
• Colonial America
• Revolutionary War
• Government
• Constitution
• A New Nation
• Slavery
• Civil War

Reading

Students will:

• Acquire and use new vocabulary
• Apply reading strategies
• Initiate independent reading
• Read with expression and fluency
• Read with understanding
• Use reference materials effectively
• Master assigned spelling words
• Apply spelling skills in written work
• Express ideas clearly in writing
• Express ideas clearly orally
• Initiate writing independently
• Use grammar/punctuation correctly

Mathematics

Students will:

• Master basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts
• Review the four operations with whole numbers
• Discover how to compute with decimals and fractions
• Estimate
• Problem solve
• Measure using customary and metric systems
• Explore geometric concepts including pi and finding perimeter and area of quadrilaterals, triangles, and circles

*** Students have the opportunity to participate in both the Math Olympiad and the Math 24 Challenge competition

Science

Students will explore: (using hands-on activities)

• Matter
• Space
• Cells
• Plants
• Body System

*Students also participate in Health Class and an eleven week D.A.R.E. Program which is in special partnership with the Lebanon Police Department.

All students participate in: art, computer, gym, library and music.

Budgeting Time

Good study skills are important to your child. Study skills are taught in Language Arts class. The materials your child needs should be made readily available.

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Library Media Center Curriculum, K-5

The Lebanon Catholic library media center curriculum is integrated with the classroom language arts program. It consists of the following skills and activities introduced according to the grade levels of the students. Each year builds and extends the previous year’s curriculum. One of the main goals of the media center is to create information literate and moral faith-filled students through the use of the materials found in the media center. Hopefully this will in turn create individuals with a life-long appreciation of books and literature.

• Rules and manners
• Check out and return procedures
• Proper handling and shelving of books and other materials
• Location of easy, fiction, nonfiction and reference materials
• Book selection and alphabetical order
• Arrangement of books on shelves
• Dewey Decimal System
• Use of OPAC (automated catalog)
• Parts of a book
• Periodicals
• Book Awards
• Authors & illustrators
• Literary genre
• Reference materials and use (books and CD-ROM)
• Research skills
• Use of the POWER Library—PA online databases
• Documentation and works cited
• Biography, Autobiography, Collective Biography
• Stories that teach lessons of our Faith
• Seasonal theme books
• Multicultural stories from around the world (geographical ties)
• Reader’s Theatre
• Games and activities that teach and reinforce skills

A standard elementary Diocesan library curriculum is followed.

After the elementary curriculum, students should be well prepared for the next step in information literacy at LC, a sixth grade quarter course.

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Music Curriculum, K-5

The elementary music curriculum provides for the development and demonstration of skills in singing, listening, playing instruments, movement, reading/writing, creating, and vocabulary.

Students Will Engage in:  

• Singing

Use their singing voices freely, correctly, and expressively. They will gain a repertoire of song literature.

• Listening

Recognize the basic elements in music, i.e. melody, harmony, rhythm, and form.

• Playing Instruments

Demonstrate a proficiency in playing various classroom instruments.

• Movement

Engage the use of motor skills moving freely and responding to musical elements by clapping, dancing, marching, ect.

• Reading / Writing

Demonstrate fluency in writing musical notation involving uncomplicated melodic and rhythmic patterns.

• Creating

Exhibit self expression and imagination. They will demonstrate their ability in the use of musical skills by improvising and composing rhythmic and tonal patterns.

• Vocabulary

Define or demonstrate a musical vocabulary.

Instrumental Lessons

Instrumental lessons are offered to any student in grades 4-8. Lessons are taught during the school day both privately and in a group setting. A fee is charged to the parent for this service.

Junior Band

Junior band is offered one day weekly to each student who takes instrumental lessons. Two performances are held each year.

Elementary Chorus

Elementary Chorus is open to every fourth and fifth grade student at Lebanon Catholic. Rehearsals are held during the school day once a week. Performances include the Christmas Program and the Spring Concert. Occasionally, the chorus is asked to perform at other events in the community.

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The Physical Education Program

PHILOSOPHY

Physical Education presents students with the opportunity to learn about themselves and others through play. At a time when our youngest students are beginning to interact with others in many different ways, our physical education classes provide positive, meaningful, and enjoyable student experiences. Our structured hands on and cooperative activities foster student curiosity and enrichment and an interest in lifelong physical fitness. A willingness to try and a spirit of cooperation are encourages and reinforced throughout our elementary program. Enthusiasm for learning, joy of movement and a climate of acceptance and inclusion are the characteristics of our program.

Objective

The goal of the Lebanon Catholic Physical education program is to develop physically educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy and maintain a lifetime of healthful physical activity. The LC program provides opportunities for students to experience a wide range of age appropriate activities and skills development. Under the guidance of the teacher, all students are encouraged to participate in enjoyable games and activities that facilitate student development and interest.

Primary Level:

Areas of Concentration (K-2)

Listening and following directions, basic movement and manipulative skills, self-control, cooperation, willingness to try, encouraging student interest in physical activities and games, respect for self and others, body mechanics and awareness, balance, personal space, loco motor skills, spatial awareness, eye-hand coordination, sportsmanship, beginning team sports, creative and imaginative play.

Intermediary Level:

Areas of Concentration (3-5)

Movement and control, physical fitness, manipulative skills acquisition, perceptual motor development, perceptual motor competency, team sports, understanding sportsmanship, following directions and game rules, cardiovascular endurance, rhythmic development, self-testing, self-confidence, cooperation and conflict resolution.

• ALL Elementary students participate in the AHA Jump for Heart/ Hoops for Heart, LC Blue & White Day, and National Sportsmanship Day.
• Grades 3-5 participate in the Presidential Physical Fitness Test.
• Grades 4 & 5 participate in the Swim Program at the YMCA.

Health (Grades 4 & 5)

The elementary health curriculum provides a foundation for the development of healthy behaviors and attitudes. The multiple dimensions of health, the influences on healthy attitudes and behaviors, and health enhancement are the main components of our program. Through guided discussion and hands on activities, students learn to think critically about the many facets of health.

Curriculum

4th Grade

*Introduction to Body Systems
*Personal Health
*Vision, Hearing, and Teeth
*Nutrition and Healthy Eating
*Personal Safety
*Alcohol & Tobacco

5th Grade

*Body Systems
*Needs and Feelings
*Healthy Consumer
*D.A.R.E. Program
*You & the Environment

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Art

Throughout elementary school, students will progressively build their artistic knowledge and skills from year to year. The curriculum is based on diocesan guidelines. Students will be introduced to the following artistic characteristics during their kindergarten and first grade years, review and reinforce these attributes during second and third grade, and obtain a mastery of these abilities during fourth and fifth grade.

● Students will know and use the elements and principles of design, and use these understandings to create original artworks. Elements: space, texture, value, color, form/shape, line, space. Principles: balance, contrast, emphasis/focal point, movement/rhythm, proportion/scale, repetition, unity/harmony.

● Students will develop the ability to produce, review and revise original artworks.

● Students will develop vocabulary specific to visual arts production, history, culture, criticism, and aesthetics.

● Students will develop knowledge of visual art styles through performance or exhibition of unique artworks.

● Students will develop the ability to communicate through ideas, points of view, emotions, or actions through visual arts.

● Students will develop the ability to explain and analyze the artwork of others and things that influenced it.

● Students will develop an understanding of and appreciation for the necessity of practice and rehearsal.

● Students will use materials, equipment and tools effectively and safely in the production of works of art.

● Students will develop an appreciation for the arts events in the school, local community, state regions, and beyond.

● Students will develop skills in the use of traditional and contemporary technologies for work in the arts.

● Students will further their appreciation of the arts through use of traditional and contemporary technologies.

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Spanish Curriculum  

Kindergarten

Students will learn the Sign of the Cross in Spanish.

Students will learn vocabulary for:

• numbers
• colors
• weather
• family
• sports
• food
• clothing
• A
• animals
• body parts

1st Grade

Students will learn the “Glory Be” and the “Hail Mary” in Spanish.

Students will learn vocabulary for:

• how they feel
• the days of the week
• the months of the year
• the seasons of the year
• numbers (addition and subtraction)
• school
• home
• shapes
• sports
• what they like and do not like

2nd Grade

Students will learn the “Our Father” and “Angel of God” prayers in Spanish.

Students will learn vocabulary for:

• telling time
• numbers (addition and Subtraction)
• the alphabet
• transportation
• the solar system
• the church
• visiting the doctor
• after school activities
• holidays (Christmas, Easter)

3rd Grade

Students will learn the “Act of Contrition” and “Morning Offering” in Spanish.

Students will learn vocabulary for:

• telling location
• giving directions
• telling time
• numbers (addition and subtraction)
• the continents
• making comparisons
• the mass

Students will also write in Spanish.

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Computer Curriculum

Kindergarten

Use proper posture
Able to name computer parts
Mouse control
Know some of the basic function keys – spacebar, enter, backspace
Open and close applications
Recognize letters on the keyboard
Practice the use of the Shift key to make a capital letter
Recognize the icon to connect to the Internet
Engage in Internet activities
Use Kidspiration2 for visual thinking (if available)
Use Tux Paint for drawing, writing, creating and stamping

Grade 1

Use proper posture
Knows how to turn on and off the computer
Able to name computer hardware
Knows some of the basic function keys – shift, enter, backspace, spacebar, control
Open, use and close software programs
Keyboarding – recognize letters on the keyboard
Use Tux Paint tools to type, draw and create
Proper use of the mouse and keyboard
Use icons to connect to appropriate websites on the Internet
Engage in interactive activities on the Internet
Use Kidspiration2 to enhance visual learning, organizing and thinking (if available)

Grade 2

Use proper posture
Know how to turn on and off the computer
Able to name computer hardware
Know the following function keys – spacebar, enter, backspace, shift key, arrow keys, Caps Lock
Insert and eject CD’s
Open and use applications
Keyboarding - placement of fingers on the home row
Understand basic computer terminology such as pull down, drag, drop, save, and desktop
Keyboarding - placement of fingers on keyboard
Use Tux Paint tools to type, draw and create
Use Kidspiration2 to learn organizational skills and visual learning processing (if available)
Know the difference between a folder and file
Know the terms delete, escape, backspace
Know basic commands for software
Connect to the Internet and engage in an online activity
Complete a unit on The Planets  

Grade 3

Reinforce skills learned at preceding level
Know when to use function keys: escape, control, CAPS LOCK and delete
Explore the use of the arrow keys
Know how to save a file to the HD or disk
Know how to create a new file
Word processing: opening WORD and typing, using WordArt, adding auto shapes
Using the paint program to create drawings
Know how to use the printer properties box
Know how to send a file to the printer
Connect to Internet using an icon
Internet surfing skills
Use the calculator
Use Kidspiration2 to create projects through visual learning and graphic organizers (if available)
Introduction to Excel Spreadsheets
Introduction to using a digital camera

Grade 4

Reinforce skills learned at preceding levels
Know keyboards keys and placement
Use correct keyboarding skills
Know how to use a calculator
Know how to use a CD for classroom use and projects
Know how to connect to the Internet and research different websites
Work with WORD as a writing tool using Spell Check for corrections
Create a simple word base
Create dynamic graphic organizers using Kidspiration2 (if available)
Create a basic graph
Add functions to an Excel Spreadsheet
Use a table to separate information
Introduction to using a digital camera
Complete a computer unit on Pennsylvania
Create a multimedia project using PowerPoint

Grade 5

Reinforce skills learned at preceding level
Know how to clean and care for equipment
Correct keyboarding skills with a goal speed of 15 wpm
Know placement of keyboard keys
Learn how to incorporate video devices into their projects using multimedia (PowerPoint)
Create a simple budget using Excel
Enter simple formulas
Use the Internet for research
Copy and paste (words, images, graphics, clipart) into a document
Demonstrate proper use of the equipment
Recognize various icons and toolbar functions
Incorporate a chart into Excel
Introduction to using a digital camera
Introduction to blogging