Term 1 (August 21 – December 14, 2023)

Main Topic: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, GOOGLE SLIDES and GOOGLE MAPS/EARTH, SCRATCH CODING

Week

Theme

Unit Title

Teaching Points / Target Areas

1

Fact & Fiction

Introduction to  Computer room

• Remind the computer room routines
• Assigned each student a computer station
• Discuss the rules and regulation in the computer room

2

Digital Citizenship:

Your Rings of Responsibility

• Examine both in-person and online responsibilities.
• Describe the Rings of Responsibility as a way to think about how our behavior affects ourselves and others.
• Identify examples of online responsibilities to others.

Activity:

Students will accomplish the handout.

Reference: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/your-rings-of-responsibility 

3

Introduction to Google Slides

Internationalism

Service

• Identify the difference and similarities of Google slides and MS Powerpoint
• Familiarize the Google slides environment
• Create a simple slides presentation

Activity:

Create a presentation about the 10 Golden Rules

4

Google Slides:

Inserting Text Box and Images

Internationalism

Service

• Insert images on Google slides and resize it accordingly,
• Add and resize text boxes,
• Understand the importance of using images on a presentation
• Create a presentation with right amount of text and images

Activity:

Continue the previous presentation and insert images accordingly.

5

Fear Factor

Google Slides – Adding Animations & Transitions

Internationalism Communication

• Explore the different animations and transitions available on Google slides.
• Identify the best animation and transition for the presentation
• Apply these features to the presentation.

Activity:

Continue the previous presentation and add appropriate animations and transitions.

6

Google Slides -

Collaboration

Internationalism

Ethics

• Learn how to share a google slide presentation
• Understand the tools and settings to work collaboratively

Activity: Students will work in pairs. They will create a google slide presentation about at least 5 places they have been to or places they want to visit (for those who have limited visited places)

7

Google Slides -

Collaboration

(continuation)

Internationalism

Ethics

• Learn how to share a google slide presentation
• Understand the tools and settings to work collaboratively

Activity: Students will work in pairs. They will create a google slide presentation about at least 5 places they have been to or places they want to visit (for those who have limited visited places)

8

Introduction to Google Maps and Google Earth

• Understand what Google Maps/Earth is.

● Learn how to use Zooming in/out and  panning  

● Changing to Earth view, searching a location  and Rotating/Tilting the view.

Activity: Use Google maps/earth to  locate famous places around the world and create a google slide presentation about it. Use the snipping tool to take screenshots.

9

Google Maps and Google Earth Activity Continuation

• Accomplish the previous activity and submit in Firefly.

10

MID TERM BREAK

11

Review

• Recall the lessons tackled in term 3
• Access the review material uploaded in Firefly

Activity: Answer the review quiz

12

Discovery

&

Invention

Formative Assessment

● Assessment 1 (30 Marks) – follow  

instructions and answer the given test.

13

Introduction to Coding

(Scratch)

• Understand block-based programming,
• Explore the Scratch environment to familiarize the tools,
• Use the tools available in Scratch to check its functions.

Activity: Explore the Scratch environment and try to use the different tools such as sprite, background, etc.

14

Scratch Coding

Making a simple animation

• Add appropriate sprite and backdrop.
• Use appropriate codes to program the sprite in saying something about itself.
• Create a simple animation/program in Scratch

Activity: Make a simple program that introduces the sprite itself. Students can also make the sprite to ask a question from the user.

15

Scratch Coding

X and Y coordinates

• Explain the x and y coordinates in Scratch stage

• Understand the concept of a falling object in scratch

• Use appropriate codes to program the sprite to make it fall

Activity:

Falling apples. Add an apple sprite and make it move from top to bottom of the stage continuously to look like falling.  

16

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1 (School Assessment Week)

Term 2 (January 8 – April 9, 2024)

Main Topic: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, SPREADSHEET and CODING

1

Tradition  

&  

Culture

Digital Citizenship

Digital Footprints

• Consider how posting selfies or other images will lead others to make assumptions about them.
• Identify ways they can post online to best reflect who they are.

Reference: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/this-is-me

2

Intro to Spreadsheet

• Understand the use of spreadsheet,
• Familiarize spreadsheet environment,
• Identify the basic parts of the spreadsheet.
• Cite examples of spreadsheet (MS Excel and Google sheet) and explain the difference/ similarities

Activity:

Label the parts of a spreadsheet.

3

Spreadsheet

( Data Entry)

• Input data into he spreadsheet,
• Merge cells, apply text formatting such as  text color, size, and style
• Add border to create a table
• Create a spreadsheet document.

Activity: Create a class timetable for Monday schedule only.

4

Animals &  

Their Habitats

Spreadsheet

( Data Entry - continuation)

• Input data into he spreadsheet,
• Merge cells, apply text formatting such as  text color, size, and style
• Add border to create a table
• Create a spreadsheet document.

Activity: Create a class timetable for Monday schedule only.

5

Spreadsheet

Inserting Charts

• Understand the use of charts,
• Identify the best chart to use based on data to present,
• Learn to insert charts according to the given data

Activity:

Using the same spreadsheet, add a new sheet and input data and create charts.

6

Spreadsheet

Inserting Charts (Continuation)

• Understand the use of charts,
• Identify the best chart to use based on data to present,
• Learn to insert charts according to the given data

Activity:

Using the same spreadsheet, add a new sheet and input data and create charts.

7

Adventures

MS Excel

Basic Formulas

• Understand how to use formula and functions in spreadsheet,
• Input data for computation,
• Use Sum function and multiplication formula.

Activity:

Students will create a table of grocery items they wish to buy. The table must have the following:  items, quantity, price, total cost for each item and total cost of all the items. Apply appropriate functions and formula to compute the total cost of each item and total cost of all the items purchased.

8

MS Excel

Basic Formulas (completion)

• Understand how to use formula and functions in spreadsheet,
• Input data for computation,
• Use Sum function and multiplication formula.

Activity:

Students will create a table of grocery items they wish to buy. The table must have the following:  items, quantity, price, total cost for each item and total cost of all the items. Apply appropriate functions and formula to compute the total cost of each item and total cost of all the items purchased.

9

Completion of tasks

• Must complete the three activities in one spreadsheet

10

Digital Citizenship The Power of Words

• Understand the importance of being aware about  the words we use, especially online, (because everyone interprets things differently).
• Identify ways to respond to mean words  online, using S-T-O-P.
• Decide what kinds of statements are OK to  say online and which are not.

Reference: https://www.commonsense.org/

11

Scratch

(Catching Game Part 1)

• Recall the x and y coordinates of the Scratch stage
• Add sprite and program it to move from top to bottom
• Program the sprite to appear in a random position on top

12

Scratch

(Catching Game Part 2)

• Add a sprite to catch the falling sprite
• Program it to move left and right when the left and right arrow keys are pressed
• Add a program that will count the number of times it catches the falling sprite

13

Scratch

(Catching Game Part 3)

• Add a life count of the game that reduces every time the falling sprite touches the ground
• Complete the catching game program

Term 3 (April 18 – June 24, 2024)

Main Topic: Canva

1

Communication

Introduction to Canva (Explore the app)

• Learn to access Canva for education
• Sign in to Canva using the school’s email address
• Familiarize its environment
• Open a template and create a poster
• Explore the editing tools

Activity: Explore the editing tools by choosing any of the templates and experience applying the tools.

2

 Canva: Text formatting Create a Birthday card

• Creating a publication from a blank document
• Learn to add and remove elements
• Add clipart and text
• Adjusting colour and font schemes

Activity: Create a birthday card for you friend or loved ones

3

 Canva: Page Resize

Create a Bookmark

• Learn to customize page size,
• Use color gradients, and page backgrounds,
• Create a bookmark

Activity. Students will create a bookmark by customizing the page size, using page background and gradient.

4

 Canva: Create an Anglo Calendar

• Learn to create an events calendar by:

• Inserting elements,
• Formatting text
• Adding appropriate color combination

• Save and download the finish output.

5

Explanations

Canva: Design a Brochure

• Get used to the editing tools in Canva,
• Creating a brochure of a certain product or  any of your chosen topics.  

6

Canva: Design a Brochure (completion)

• Finish designing the brochure and submit

7

Review 

• Recall the lessons tackled in term 3
• Access the review material uploaded in Firefly

Activity: Answer the review quiz

8

Formative Assessment

● Assessment 2 (30 Marks) – follow  

instructions and answer the given test.

9

Completion of Tasks

• Complete all missed tasks in term 3

10

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 (School Assessment Week)