OVERVIEW

Activity Overview:

Students will create a page in a class book about their favorite part of Christmas using words and pictures. Students will use the Book Creator app on the i-pads and chromebooks.

Meta description

• Subject Area: Computer Science, Reading/Language Arts, Writing
• Grade Level : K-2
• Computer Science Domains:
  • Computing Systems, Impacts of Computing
• Computer Science Principles:
  • Collaborating Around Computing, Creating Computational Artifacts
• Materials:
  • Book Creation App on I-Pad
• Considerations: +

Lesson Plan

Overview

Students will create a page in a class book about their favorite part of Christmas using words and pictures. Students will use the Book Creator app on the i-pads and chromebooks.

ASSESSMENT PRE/POST-TEST

What is your favorite part of Christmas? How do I draw a picture using Book Creator? How do I type on Book Creator?

OBJECTIVES

Students will write about their favorite part of Christmas Students will use the Book Creator app to create their page

CATCH/HOOK

Read the book The Best Thing About Christmas to show students what a Christmas book could look like

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

Day 1: The students will explore the Book Creator app on the I-pads

Day 2-3: Students will be developing their page in the Christmas book. They will create a picture and 2-3 sentences about what their favorite part of Christmas is.

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REVIEW

Have students go back and double check their work and reviewing steps for drawing a picture and typing words everyday prior to working on their page

STANDARDS