5th Grade Tech Lesson Plans One Year

Description

40+ 5th grade technology lesson plans and activities for the entire school year that will make a great supplement to your technology curriculum. These lesson plans and activities will save you so much time coming up with what to do during your computer lab time. Ideal for a technology teacher or a 5th grade teacher with mandatory lab time. All of the work is done for you!

What you need in order to use these lesson plans:

– Laptops are ideal (PC or Chromebooks)

– The file for the editable lesson plans and rationale pages is in PowerPoint. You can download it from here and then upload it into your Google Drive to open it in Slides if needed. Everything will transfer.

Each lesson or project includes:

-a rationale page

-an editable lesson planning page

These are the lesson titles you will find in this resource:

Rules and Procedures

1. First Day in Tech Lesson 1: Computer Rules poster
2. Procedures and First Project (technology problem solving)

Online Search

1. Lesson 3: How to Read a Webpage
2. Lesson 4: Evaluate Websites Activity
3. Lesson 5: Google Search Tips
4. Bookmarking
5. Taking Notes
6. Citing Sources

Vocabulary

1. Lesson 6: Geek Speak Project
2. Technology Vocabulary Typing
3. Vocabulary Test 1

Internet Safety

1. Internet Safety Project 6 Weeks. Research and activity creation.
2. Internet Safety Lessons: Online reputation and responsibilities

Coding

1. Scratch Lessons 1-8
2. Screen Free Week

Make a … projects

1. Animation Project
2. Make a Wordle
3. Make a Comic
4. Make a Voice Recording
5. Make a Picture with Labels
6. Make a Puzzle
7. Make a Quiz

Presentation Software

1. PowerPoint Lessons
2. Google Slides Lessons
   • Design
   • Transitions and Animations
   • Spell check and Editing
   • Citing Sources

Word Processing and Typing

1. Word Processing Modules 5 weeks
   • Shapes
   • Tables
   • Editing
   • Styles
   • Find
2. Color Coded Typing Digital Flash Cards 2 weeks

BONUS Activities if you have time:

1. Spreadsheet project (Candy Store)
2. 3D Printing Module
3. Digital Breakouts
4. Extra technology vocabulary activities
5. STEM Challenges (great for back up plans any time of year)

Check out the blog post about the 5th grade technology curriculum

Watch some video demos of lessons:

1. Word Processing
2. Make a Puzzle
3. How to Read a Webpage
4. Editing and Spell Check
5. Bonus Spreadsheet project