Objective: Students will type and print using a word processor.

• Fix a page with messed up spacing.
• Type a poem
• Write a note to a friend

Objective: Students will apply formats to text in a word processor and add pictures to documents.

• Format a page full of format words
• Copy a page with unusual font formats
• Create a sign with interesting font formats (learn zoom function)
• Align sentences on a page as directed (Hokey Pokey) Text Only • Format Key
• Type in nursery rhymes aligned correctly
• All About Me
  On a page with their own picture, students will write a few sentences about who they are, what they like, and what they hope to do.
• Add clip art to Aesop Fables Text only • Format key
• Add clip art to Brer Rabbit story Text only • Format key
• Write your own short story, illustrate with clipart and symbols

Objective: Students will edit text in a word processor using cut, copy, paste and drag-n-drop procedures. Students will also incoporate images from the web into their documents and use drawing tools in the word processor to add shapes.

• Copy and paste "I will be a good student." one hundred times.
• Copy and paste words in Androcles and the Lion
• Cut and paste items to put in alphabetical order
• Song lyrics text only • Format key
• Copy pictures from the web (Endangered Animals)
• Copy sheet with word art and drawing shapes (Street Signs)
• Make a sign using word art, web graphic, and drawing shapes

Objective: Students will create "styles" and apply them to various sections of documents, create bulletted lists, and adjust the format of paragraphs.

Format president's list

Format list of Newbery winning novels

Double-spacing paragraphs

Type a paragraph with special symbols

Landscape Page Setup: Create a poster with symbols in landscape format

Add bullets and numbers to lists

Create page with four bulletted lists (include some pictures):

• Family members
• Top five favorite foods
• Top ten favorite movies, books, or songs
• TV shows you like to watch

Objective: Students will incorporate tables in a document, adjust the margins and formatting on a page, and incorporate footnotes into a longer document.