Meaning of Desktop and Wallpaper (Primary 5)

COMPUTER STUDIES (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

THIRD TERM 

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 5

THEME – BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Useful and Quick Links for Second Term Plan Lesson Notes All Subjects Primary 4, Primary 5 and Primary 6

TOPIC: DESKTOP AND WALLPAPER 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Meaning of Desktop

2. Meaning of Wallpaper

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to:

1. Define a desktop.

2. Identify a desktop.

3. Recognize a wallpaper.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

functional computer system.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

LESSON ONE – INTRODUCTION

MEANING OF DESKTOP 

The desktop is the graphic display or working space on the computer screen.

The graphic display on computer screen includes – the wallpaper, icons, task bar and start button.

WALLPAPER 

Wallpaper is the background image or picture shown on the computer screen.

LESSON TWO – WEEKLY ASSESSMENT 

As stated in performance objectives or lesson evaluation. 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Explain the meaning of desktop;

Pupil’s Activities – define desktop.

3. Guides pupils to identify the desktop in computer;

Pupil’s Activities – Identify the desktop.

4. Explain the meaning of wallpaper;

Pupil’s Activities – Explain the term – wallpaper.

5. Guides pupils to identify, recognize and differentiate between the desktop and wallpaper;

Pupil’s Activities – Identify, recognize and differentiate between the desktop and wallpaper.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Next lesson – Content of the Desktop (Primary 5)

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. What is a desktop?

2. List 4 functions of the desktop.

3. What is the different between desktop and wallpaper?