Kindergarten

Communication and Collaboration Strand

Personal Health and Safety Strand

Computing Components Strand

Programming and Software Engineering Strand

Technological Impact Strand

Develop an understanding of collaborative conversations.

Determine safe Internet practices.

Explore how the use of digital devices can affect your health.

Identify computer components.

Recognize that tasks are completed in a sequential order.

Identify data.

Introduce problem-solving.

Introduce the technological progress.

Explain the importance of rules.

Provide positive feedback.

Determine the risks of Internet usage.

Explore the need for adult permission before using a network-capable device.

Discuss that a password helps protect the privacy of information.

Explain that some information is private and should not be shared online or in person.

Explore the impact that technology has on the senses.

Explore how to create a healthy balance between physical activity and time spent on a digital device.

Recognize components of computing devices.

Identify what types of computer components can be used with senses.

Identify tools used for creative expression.

Create a project that expresses thoughts and ideas.

Explore the keyboard of a computer through Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) words.

Recognize that universal icons represent tools or information.

Discuss proper care for electronic devices.

Discuss how a computer program is a set of instructions made by people to show a computer how to complete a task.

Develop a series of steps to complete a task. Example: Students brainstorm how to make a sandwich.

Recognize different types of data.

Use different data representations to make comparisons.

Arrange or sort information.

Solve problems involving logical order thinking or sequencing with or without technology.

Observe patterns of daily life and routines.

Create and use repeating patterns using letters, numbers or symbols.

Explore the use of technology in daily life.

Introduce and state the importance of rules.