Computer Keyboard – Special Characters (Primary 5)

COMPUTER STUDIES (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 5

THEME: COMPUTER KEYBOARD 

PREVIOUS LESSON – SECTIONS OF COMPUTER KEYBOARD (PRIMARY 5)

TOPIC: SPECIAL CHARACTERS 

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 identify special characters.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils are required to already have learned sections of computer keyboard.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE 

Alphanumeric keys

Number keys

Control keys

Cursor keys

Function keys

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of sections of computer keyboard.

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 

SPECIAL CHARACTERS/MEANING 

1.         ,                   Comma

2.          .                  Dot or full stop

3.         ?                  Question mark

4.          :                  Colon

5          ;                   Semicolon

6.          ”                  Quotation mark

7.          ‘                  Apostrophe

8.          –                  Hyphen, minus or dash

9.          _                 Underscore

10.        +                 Plus

11.        =                 Equal

12.         <                Less than or angle brackets

13.         >                Greater than or angle bracket

14.         ~               Tilde

15.          `                Grave accent, left quote or open quote

16.          !                 Exclamation mark

17.         @                At symbol

18.            #                  Hash

19.             £                  Pound Sterling

20.             €                  Euro

21.             $                  Dollar

22.             ¢                  Cent sign

23.             ¥                  Chinese/Japenese Yuan.

24.             §                  Micro or Section.

25.             %                  Percent

26.             °                   Degree

28.             ^                   Caret

29.             &                  And symbol.

30.             *                   Asterisk, multiplication symbol or star

31.             (                   Open bracket

32.              )                   Close bracket

33.             {                   Open brace or curly bracket

34.              }                   Close brace or curly bracket

35.              [                   Open bracket

36.              ]                   Closed bracket

37.              |                   Vertical bar

38.             \                   Backslash or reverse solidus

39.            /                   Forward slash or mathematical division symbol

 

Note – Guides the pupils to recognise and identify each special character by name. 

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. Guides pupils to identify each of the special characters on the keyword.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify the special character on the keyword.

 

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson – function keys, space bar, enter key.

• Next Lesson – Computer Keyboard – Function keys, Space bar and Back space key (Primary 5)

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to identify the special characters.