Revision (Summary) of First Term’s Work Computer Studies Primary 1 (Basic 1)

COMPUTER STUDIES

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND TERM  

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 1

THEME – BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – First Term Examination Computer Studies – Information Technology (ICT) Primary 1 (Basic 1)

 

TOPIC – REVIEW OF FIRST TERM’S WORK 

LEARNING AREA

Review of the previous term’s work.

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 –

recall all what has been taught in the previous term.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Basic Computer Operations

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of as stated each lesson in first term.

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

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

 

WRITING INSTRUCTION 

Copy as I write or draw as I write. This instruction should be given when you need the pupils to write or draw.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1, WEEK 1 – WEEK 6

WEEK 1 –MEANING OF COMPUTER STUDIES

This is a computer. A computer is a machine that counts, calculates and draws.

Computer thinks and calculates faster than you.

Television looks like a computer but it is not a computer.

LESSON EVALUATION

Ask pupils to –

1. fill in the missing letters: C __ M __ U T __ R,

2. name anything in your house that looks like a computer,

3. do you have a computer in your house?

 

WEEK 2 – PARTS OF COMPUTER

Computer has different parts and they are the monitor, system unit, keyboard, Mouse, speakers and printer.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to mention 3 parts of computer and match each picture with correct name on the chart.

 

LESSON 3 – SYSTEM UNIT 

Teachers – What is this?

Pupils – This is a system UNIT.

System unit is also called CPU or Central Processing Unit.

The system Unit counts, calculates and stores what we type into the computer. We can make use of what is stored in the system when it is needed.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to –

1. identify system unit among other parts of computer,

2. describe a system unit.

3. draw a system unit.

LESSON 2, WEEK 4 – WEEK 11

LESSON 4 – COMPUTER MONITOR

Teacher – What is this?

Pupils – This is a monitor (expected response – television). 

The monitor is like a television. It shows everything that we type into the computer. It also shows the games we play on the computer.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to –

1. does the television look like the monitor? Yes/No

2. how is the monitor in your school’s computer room different from the television at home?

3. draw a computer monitor.

LESSON 5 – COMPUTER KEYBOARD

Teacher – What is this?

Pupils – This is a computer keyboard.

The keyboard is used for typing into the computer.

We see whatever is typed into the computer on the monitor.

The keyboard of a typewriter is like the keyboard of a computer.

A keyboard contains letters of the alphabet – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z.

The keyboard also contains the numbers – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to –

1. point to the computer keyboard in pictures or on charts.

2. name and colour the picture of computer parts – keyboard.

3. differentiate between computer keyboard and phone keyboard.

4. draw a computer keyboard.

LESSON 6 – COMPUTER MOUSE

The mouse is used for sending messages into the computer.

There are two buttons on the mouse. To send a message, we click one button once or twice.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to name and colour the picture of computer parts – draw.

Note – From Week 7 – Week 12 are drawing. 

 

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. Discuss each lessons of first term’s work.

 

 

Pupil’s Activities – Active participation in the class discussion.

3. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

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

LESSON EVALUATION 

As stated in the lesson evaluation.