Computer Lab Ideas
March 2014
St. Patrick's Day Writing Prompt
Use Microsoft Word to write about what you would do with a pot of gold. Students can either write a sentence or a paragraph.
Taste the rainbow! - Graphing in Excel
Use Excel to graph the number of each color in a bag of Skittles. Use the template below or have the students create the spreadsheet below from a blank document. After the numbers have been enter highlight just the part in light green. Click on the Insert tab, select column, and pick the first chart under 2-D column. If you would like to change the colors of the bars double click the bar, select fill, solid fill, and then select the matching color.
If you are not comfortable with Excel you can do this same activity using the website Create a Graph. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
If you are not comfortable with Excel you can do this same activity using the website Create a Graph. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Biographies - PowerPoint
Did you know March is Women's History, Music in Our Schools, and Youth Art Month? To celebrate have your students research a famous woman, musician, or artist. I have included two PowerPoint templates to help guide the research and create a presentation.
Make sure there are both print and web resources available. World Book Kids and Mr. Nussbaum's Biographies for Kids are good websites to try. Student will need to first open the template and save it under their name before they begin adding information. Students can customize their PowerPoint AFTER they get all of their information typed it.
Make sure there are both print and web resources available. World Book Kids and Mr. Nussbaum's Biographies for Kids are good websites to try. Student will need to first open the template and save it under their name before they begin adding information. Students can customize their PowerPoint AFTER they get all of their information typed it.
Youth Art Month
Create artwork on the computer! Use either Paint or KidPix to create a masterpiece.
Or visit
Or visit
Art Pad - http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
Color with Leo - http://www.colorwithleo.com/artstudio.php
Music in Our Schools Month
Create your own music!
Compose Your Own Music -
http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/compose/compose.html
SFS Kids - http://www.sfskids.org/compose/
Toy Piano - http://www.toytheater.com/piano-puppet.php
Contact your friendly ITRT for help with any of the lessons you see here or any ideas you have for a lesson. :)
Jennifer Harrison
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