A Word Processing Skill Set
Kindergarten
System: With help turn on device, login, open an application, close an application, log off and shut down
the device
Teacher models how to create a
document using the home and picture
formatting ribbons
Teacher models creating a document using ‘think aloud’ as
the steps are taken to create and save, retrieve and edit a
document with a picture inserted within the text.
Students learn the language
 Word processing program
 Microsoft Word, Pages, or Google Drive
 File, save, save as, open, insert, format, ribbon,
folder, curser,
 Cut, copy, paste, text wrap,
 Styles: bold, italic, underline, align, centre, left
Become familiar with the keyboard
through a variety of teacher chosen
keyboard activities and games.
Keyboard
 Find and identify letters in one’s name
Grade 1
System: independently turn on device, login, open an application, close an application, log off and shut
down the device. With help create folders and save work in the appropriate locations
Students individually create a basic
text document.
At the end of the school year students will independently:
Create, open, close and save a document
 Create, name and save a new file
 Close file
 Find and open file
 Begin to use right click
Become familiar with the keyboard
through a variety of teacher chosen
keyboard activities and games.
Enter and modify text
 Enter text
 Use backspace to delete text (letters, words)
 Navigate within document using arrow keys &
mouse
Select correct printer to print document
Keyboarding – at the end of grade 1 students will
 identify and type all letters.
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identify and type all numbers on the keyboard.
use the shift key to make capitals.
use the enter key to go to the next paragraph.
allow the program to wrap the text to the next lines
and sentences (not push enter on every line)
type punctuation marks including periods,
exclamations, and question marks.
Grade 2
System: Independently create folders and save work in the appropriate locations
Format a text document by applying
styles.
Apply styles to modify text using the home ribbon
 Bold, italics, underline, align, size, font, colour
 Use double click to select text; highlight to select
text
 Cut, copy, paste
Navigate to correct folder/directory when saving
Become familiar with the keyboard
through a variety of teacher chosen
keyboard activities and games.
Students continue to become familiar with the keyboard
through a variety of teacher chosen keyboard activities and
games. At the end of grade 2 students will
 select keyboard symbols
 use Undo and Redo
Grade 3
Create and edit and revise a document
for formal submission – Grade 3
writing assessment.
Create lists
Develop fluid keyboarding skills
Create, revise and edit a formal text document
 Apply and reinforce skills used in Grade 1 & 2
 Change line spacing (optional)
 Use the enter key to create a new paragraph
 Use the tab key to indent (optional)
 Use spellcheck
 Use grammar checker
Create bulleted and numbered lists
Practice keyboarding skills
Grade 4
Create a document combining text,
images and SmartArt
Insert and format an image into a text document
 Insert picture; wrap text
 Format picture using the picture tools ribbon
 Use navigation tools such as the arrow keys and
backspace key to align spacing ensuring proper
placement of images
Insert and format SmartArt
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Use the SmartArt Tools design and format ribbons
to create and modify diagrams and graphic
organizers
Create multileveled lists
Create multileveled lists within a document
Grade 5
Create a flyer or newsletter to
illustrate a key curricular concept.
Develop speed and fluency with Word
tools
Create a document that uses several word processing
elements such as text, text boxes, images, shapes and
SmartArt
Format a document
 Select page orientation
 Create columns
Use keyboard shortcuts and contextual menus
Grade 6
Create a multi-page document
Create, revise and edit a multi-page document
 Use thesaurus
 Use find and replace
 Change text justification
 Use line spacing
 Change margins
 Use a header
 Use a footer
 Insert page numbers
Insert and format a table
Insert and format a table using the tables tools design and
layout ribbons
 Sort columns
 Apply basic formulas
Grade 7
Electronically submit a multi-page
document. Re-submit a revised
document based on teacher and/or
peer comments and editing
suggestion.
Revise and edit a multi-page document using the features
on the review ribbon.
 Commenting
 Track changes
 Accept and Reject buttons
Use the Review ribbon
 Generate a list of citations
 Create a bibliography
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Submit a document with in-text
citations and a works cited or
reference page
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Insert citations and a bibliography
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