Kindergarten Curriculum Connection Chart
The Curriculum Connection Chart has been developed to give classroom teachers and technology integration teachers ideas for integrating skills
from the Instructional Technology Outcomes and Skills for Computer Applications K-5 Matrix into various content areas.
Suggested software and Web tools appear in parentheses below example activities. One linked exemplar activity is provided for each skill.
Outcome 1: Basic Computer and Application Functions
Students will utilize word processing and basic computer operations in order to communicate ideas and contribute to the learning of others.
Skill
Language Arts
Math
Log on/off
Exemplar: Counting
Open/close a
program or file
Exemplar: Counting
Use the scroll bar to
navigate
Exemplar: Sound
Searching
Use undo and redo
icons
Use mouse/touchpad
to point, click, and
drag objects
Exemplar: Shape
Castle
Social Studies
Health
Related Arts
Outcome 1 skills should be incorporated
into everyday technology activities and
technology literacy centers.
Exemplar: Sound
Searching
Use mouse/touchpad
to double click
Type, enter, or edit
text
Science
Exemplar: Counting
Exemplar: Snowy
Day
Save files
Exemplar: Print and
Save
Print to publish
Exemplar: Print and
Save
Outcome 2: Digital Imaging and Multimedia
Students will utilize digital imaging and multimedia in order to communicate ideas and contribute to the learning of others.
Skill
Language Arts
Use tools to create
original images:
Shapes/Paint
Tools
Exemplar: Snowy
Day
Use a multimedia
presentation to
learn new
information
Create an interactive
presentation that
allows students to
build their own
sentence.
(PowerPoint)
Example
Illustrate the problem
in the story Wishy
Washy Day. (Pixie,
Paint)
Math
Exemplar: Shape Castle
Create a pattern.
(Investigations Shapes,
Art Pad)
Create an interactive
presentation on number
sentences that gives
students automatic
feedback. (PowerPoint)
Example
Science
Social Studies
Health
Related Arts
Illustrate an example
of push and pull.
(Pixie)
Create a family tree.
(Pixie, Kidspiration)
Create an example of
a classroom rule.
(Pixie, VoiceThread)
Create a self portrait.
(Pixie, Art Pad)
Create a presentation
about the life cycle of a
butterfly. (PhotoStory)
View a Google Earth tour
or interactive Google
Map to learn about maps.
(Google Earth, Google
Maps
https://maps.google.com/)
Exemplar: Caring
for Teeth
View Playground
Safety on Safari
Montage.
Create word clouds to
support shared
reading vocabulary.
(Wordle, Tagxedo)
View I lost my Tooth
in Africa or Personal
Health and Hygiene
on Safari Montage.
Create a presentation
on dental care. (Voki,
Glogster)
Outcome 3: Concepts and Digital Organizers
Students will use concept maps and digital organizers to plan, manage projects, and make informed decisions.
Skill
Language Arts
Use a visual
organizer to learn
new information
View Runaway
Pancake and use a
Venn diagram to
compare the
Runaway Pancake to
the Gingerbread Boy.
(TumbleBooks)
Sort shapes by attribute
using a blank screen.
(Investigations Shapes)
View Burro’s
Tortillas and create an
organizer sequencing
Exemplar: Counting
Manipulate
elements in a
visual organizer
Math
Science
Exemplar: Print and
Save
Create an
organizational web
exploring a season
through your senses.
(Kidspiration)
Illustrate a word problem
Create a diagram of a
pumpkin plant. Have
students drag words to
Social Studies
Health
Related Arts
Use a chart to display
information on
community helpers.
(Kidspiration)
Use a web to show
parts of a healthy diet.
(Kidspiration,
bubbl.us)
Use a sequencing
chart to plan for a
class trip to an art
museum.
(Kidspiration, Word)
Classify tools by the
community helper that
uses the tool. (Pixie,
Sort foods that make
your teeth strong from
foods that cause
Sort musical text
elements by notes,
letters, and words.
Select shapes or
graphics to
represent ideas
the events in the
story. (TumbleBooks,
Pixie)
using stickers. Have
students work together to
create and solve the
problems. (Pixie)
label parts of the plant.
(Pixie, Kidspiration)
Kidspiration)
decay. (Pixie,
Kidspiration)
(Pixie)
Exemplar: Sound
Searching
Create an illustration of an
everyday object using
shapes. (Pixie,
PowerPoint)
Create an example of
a simple tool. (Pixie,
VoiceThread)
Find graphic examples of
transportation of land,
water, and air. (Pixie,
Kidspiration)
Use graphics to
support reasons we
keep our bodies
strong. (Pixie,
Kidspiration)
Use graphics to
support a list of
Physical Education
rules. (Pixie,
Kidspiration)
Segment sounds in
words. Show an
image of a CVC
word. Have students
drag different colored
squares to represent
individual phonemes.
(Pixie, PowerPoint)
Outcome 5: Web-based Learning
Students will use digital tool to evaluate and use Web-based information.
Skill
Use a Web site to
learn new
information
Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Health
Related Arts
View TeacherTube or
YouTube to view
different versions of
the Gingerbread Boy
and other shared
reading stories.
View number activities on
ABCya! to build number
awareness.
View National
Geographic Young
Explorers to explore
the Panda Mania or
Arctic Alert features to
support the study of
bears during the Bear
Facts shared reading
unit.
Exemplar: Community
Helpers
View Handwashing
Song to support
understanding of
proper hand washing.
Use Destiny Quest to
do a picture search for
books of interest.
Visit Have Fun
Teaching on YouTube
to sing along with
phonics songs.
View
Information on the Flag
to build background
knowledge.
Visit Starfall.com to
practice letter sounds.
Point and click on
a hyperlink
Use basic
Outcome 5 skills can be incorporated in
any Web-based activity.
Exemplar: Community
Helpers
Exemplar: Community
navigation
buttons: Go
back/Go
forward/Go home
Helpers