A teacher’s job
Is to take a bunch of live wires…
And make sure they are…
And you’re going to need all the help
you can get !!
Why not the …
Computer?
Have a copy of the standards available as you
prepare your weekly lessons.
Label standards carefully, and highlight them
in your lesson plan book.
Make parents aware of the standards you are
working on so that they can help at home.
If you have the time and the inclination, use
the web to create online activities.
First Grade
Standards 2.1, 2.5: Show
the meaning of addition,
using objects. Understand
the meaning of symbols.
3 + 5 = 8
Students created the line in Excel, and added the numbers in paint.
Once the number line has been created, they should save it, so that it
can be used for both addition and subtraction.
3+ 5=8
4 + 6 = 10
1st grade, same standards
Here’s another simple way to teach addition (or subtraction)
using Excel. You can include the inverse operation as well.
3+5=8
4 + 6 = 10
5+3=8
6 + 4 = 10
8–5=3
10 – 6 = 4
8–3=5
10 – 4 = 6
Grade 2
Standard 1.3: Identify numbers up
to 100 in various combinations of tens
and ones
54 = 5 tens and 4 ones
Once you have determined what colors to use for the tens
and ones, make it a habit to remain consistent
Tens and ones are created in Excel. Once again, it’s a
good idea to save these so they can be used for future
assignments.
In addition, third grade students can format a group of
100 cells, and then use all these groups to practice
adding numbers up to 1,000 (See standard 2.1).
Grade 1
Standard 1.6: Match the number names:
first, second, etc., with an ordered set of up to
100 items
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
My students typed the words in Paint. Then they imported
pictures from Kid Works. I gave them instructions such as:
The dolphin is fourth, the goldfish is first, etc.
first
second
third
fourth
fifth
Another idea along the same line.
First have students type the ordinal
numbers.
This time instruct them to create simple shapes
(uncolored) and place one above each of the
words. (This assignment is probably best done in
Paint.)
Give instructions such as: make the third one
yellow, make the fifth one green, etc..
First Grade
Standard 1.9: For a shape divided into 8 or
fewer congruent parts, describe a shaded
portion as “__out of __parts” and write the
fraction
Second Grade Standard
1.8: Recognize fractions as
parts of a whole or parts of a
group
3 out of 8 are purple = 3/8
5 out of 8 are green = 5/8
1 out of 8 is red = 1/8
7 out of 8 are yellow = 7/8
Excel is PERFECT for teaching fractions…at ANY grade level.
2 out of 5 are blue
Or 2/5 are blue
This is similar to the previous slide, but now we deal with sets of
items as opposed to a single item divided into equal parts
(Standard 1.9). First and second grades.
This is best done in Paint in order to make the objects different
colors.
First Grade
Standard 1.1 -- Counting to 100
1
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
2
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
3
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
4
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
6
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
7
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
8
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
9 10
19 20
29 30
39 40
49 50
59 60
69 70
79 80
89 90
99 100
Bordered cells are once again created in Excel. Students can fill
in the numbers one at a time, or drag to see patterns of 10.
This could also be a good table to show “one more” or “one less.”
(See standard 1.4)
Third grade students can use the same idea but count to 1,000.
25
73
19
91
37
8
52
100
12
30
8
12
19
25
30
37
52
73
91
100
8
12
19
25
30
37
52
73
91
100
* Note: Use the same idea for teaching
alphabetical order. Also, use larger numbers
for meeting standards for older students.
Grade 2
Standard 1.5:
Compare whole
numbers up to 100
and arrange them in
numerical order.
Column A dictate
numbers.
Column B students
order the numbers.
Column C the
computers sorts the
numbers in the
proper order.
Students check
their work.
20 fives
10 tens
50 twos
Grade 2 -- Standard 1.1 – Counting by 5’s, 10’s
and 2’s to 100.
Format and color cells in Excel.
Grade 2
Standard 1.7:
Identify odd and
even numbers up
to 100
Evens come in
pairs.
Odds are red,
Evens are blue.
999
324
300
45
750
771
Patterns—Grade 2—Standard 1.2
1.
Pattern 3
Pattern 1
2.
Pattern 2
3.
Counting
by 10’s
20+ 1
0+4
10
20 + 2
10 + 4
20
20 + 3 etc.
20 + 4 etc.
30 etc.
Solid Figures
This project is best
done in Paint.
CONE
Students can outline
edges and corners to
see and count them
more clearly.
CUBE
It has six faces.
It has 12 edges.
It has 8 corners.
RECTANGULAR
PRISM
CYLINDER
SPHERE
Grade 3 – Standards 4.3 Identify,
describe,and classify solid figures.
Th
ou
sa
Hu nd
nd s
re
Te ds
ns
O
ne
s
3rd Grade
5
1
1
0
9
4
6
9
9
0
3
4
0
2
1
0
1
9
0
7
8
5
2
0
1
0
2
0
9
500+7
30+6
1000+40+5
900+2
400+20
600+10+1
1000+900
10+2
90+0
900+9
Standard 1.3: Use words,
models, and expanded form to
represent numbers up to 1,000
1.4: Identify any number up to
1,000 in various combinations of
hundreds, tens and ones.
Format and align cells in
Excel.
This can also be used for
the older grades, simply
add millions, billions, and
places for decimals.
1
0
1
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
9
5
0
9
0
9
0
0
1
9
0
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
5
0
on
es
te
hunths
nd
re
dt
hs
th
ou
sa
nd
st
10
100m
m il
il
1m
il
10
100th
th ou
ou
1
th
o
hu u
te nd
ns
hs
This is standard 1-1 (number sense) for fifth grade.
0
5
0
6
9
4
0
3
0
0
9
0
0
6
3
5
4
one million, ninety thousand, one hundred
five AND three tenths
fifty thousand, ninety AND six hundredths
2 one hundred million, one thousand, six AND thirty-two thousandths
ninety-nine thousand, nine AND nine tenths
nine hundred million, fifty-four AND five hundreths
nine-nine thousand AND four hundredths
You could also add expanded notation as in the
previous slide.
2/4=1/2
1/3>1/6
¼<1/2
Grade 3 – Standards 1.8: Show equivalent fractions
using equal parts. 1.10: Decide which is larger or smaller by
using objects or pictures
This can also be used for the older students to show equivalent
fractions, or simply to order fractions from the smallest to the
largest.
4th grade,
Standard 5.10:
Determine the
amount of change
from a purchase
Bubble blowers cost $1.73. You pay with
$5.00. What is your change? Students
count backwards from $1.73 using the
coins and the bills.
Start with $1.73
$1.75
$2.00
$5.00
Change due: $3.27
I tried drawing my own money for
students to use. What a disaster!
Below is the website where I found the
money for the previous pages. Copy,
paste, save to disks, and away you go!
http://www3.funbrain.com/
Use Excel to teach perimeter and area (4th grade/Standards 5.3,
7 units
5.4)
4 units
Perimeter
4 units
22 units
7 units
5 units
Area
4 units
20 sq.
units
5 units
4 units
Grade 5/Standard 5.1: Understand and apply the
formula for area of a triangle.
Previous slide showed that the area was 20 sq units
Divide the rectangle in half to create a triangle/area of
triangle is 10 square units
Area of a triangle is ½ the base times the height
2.5 x 4 = 10 sq units
5th
3 units
grade Standard 5.1
Understand & apply the
formulas for the area of a
parallelogram and
trapezoid.
6
units
3 units
Area of the rectangle is 18 sq. units
Therefore area of the triangle is 9
sq. units
Area of 2 triangles is 18 sq. units
Area of the parallelogram is 36 sq units
Same idea can be used for a trapezoid
6
units
m n
d g
b
g
m n
b d
s n
First Grade/Language arts phonemic Awareness: Distinguish
beginning, middle, and ending sounds in single syllable words with one
vowel sound.
cat
mat
fat
cap
map
fan
cot
met
fit
Grade 1
Language
Arts/Reading
Phonemic Awareness
Standard 1-5: Add,
delete or change sounds to
change words
sat
sap
sit
bat
bad
bet
hat
ham
hut
I sing a song
That is too long.
My dog and I
1st Grade
Simple
Rhymes/Writing
Standard 5.3: Write
simple rhymes.
Love apple pie.
My daddy’s car
Goes very far.
I really like
My new, red bike.
Grade 2 standards
birdhouse
carseat
fishbowl
Vocabulary/Concept
development Standard
2: Use knowledge of
individual words to predict
the meaning of unknown
compound words
(This is also a standard
for first grade)
basketball
Grade 2/Grammar Identify and correctly write various parts of
speech, including nouns and verbs.
Make all nouns red, make all verbs blue
Be consistent! Nouns are always red, verbs are
always blue.
I buy presents for Christmas.
We have snowball fights.
I love winter.
We play in the snow.
This same idea can be applied to standards for older students. Simply add
more parts of speech. Continue to be consistent with color choices.
Thesaurus Work
Grades 2 –3
Writing/Research- Tech.:Use various reference materials. Use a
computer to draft, revise, and publish writing.
My mom is really nice.
Nobody is nice to me.
Flowers are nice.
Did you have a nice Christmas?
My mom is really kind.
Nobody is polite to me.
Flowers are pleasant.
Did you have a good Christmas?
Thesaurus work is also a standard for the
older students. Next is an example of what
fifth graders might enjoy (Fifth grade
English standard/Research and Tech. #4:
(Use a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and
meanings.)
I dictate the letter to the students; it’s a good way
for me to check on their keyboarding skills.
Also, I want to control the vocabulary they use
for their thesaurus work.
Students learn how to properly write a letter in the
process!!
Hogwarts School for Wizards
C/O 13 Well Hidden Drive
London, England
Oct. 16, 2001
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Weasley,
I am delighted to tell you that your daughter, Ginny, has been good in class this week.
She has not turned any boys into toads, and she has finished all her homework
promptly. She has been able to pass all her tests with good grades also.
I do have a few problems to discuss with you, however. Ginny’s fondness for pulling
rats out of her hat is totally inappropriate. Every other child is able to produce a nice,
fluffy rabbit. I know she wants to be helpful, but filling the cafeteria with soap bubbles
after dinner last night, caused a great deal of trouble for our staff. Finally, secretly
changing the recipes in her potions class almost cost us a teacher. Thank goodness
Professor Snape caught the switch in time or the explosion might have been a serious
one.
Please talk to Ginny or send her a howler. Thank you so much for your help.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dumbledore, Headmaster
2nd grade/Narrative Anal. Grade Level Appropriate
Text #4: Identify the use of thythm, rhyme, and
alliteration in poetry
Amy ate an apple in the attic with an ant.
Students in grades 4-8 are expected
to understand and use metaphors
and similes. The following are
poem like examples. These would
be great for a Power Point
presentation by students.
Beginning with grade 4/metaphors and similes; Language arts
standards/Narrative Analysis of grade level appr. Text #4
A lion’s teeth are as sharp as daggers
and as long as nails.
His mane is as soft as a child’s
cherished blanket.
His eyes are single stars standing alone
in a dark sky.
Walking proud and strong like a
powerful king.
God is like the sun, always burning bright.
And even when I’m feeling low, always He
is light.
He is a mighty tree, standing straight and tall.
He is the deep root that will never let me
fall.
There are lots of places on the internet
where you can create online quizzes or
games to help your students review.
Below is the address for one of my
favorites.
http://www.quia.com/we
b/index.html
The eboard is just one example of
a quick and easy way for teachers
to communicate with parents. It
reminds one of “sticky notes”
except it’s on the internet. See
address below:
http://www1.eboard.com/
Can’t find a good working copy of the
standards?
See the Merrillville Community School
Corporporation website. Address below:
http://www.mvsc.k12.in.us/deptfolders/cur
rpersonnel/standards.htm
Interested in copies of this presentation?
http://www.mvsc.k12.in.us/deptfolders/its/training.htm
These ideas are really just the
beginning. There’s probably a way to
do nearly every standard on the
computer. It just takes a little bit of
imagination and some basic computer
skills.