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Naughty or Nice?
Jane
Daniels
Beaufort Elementary School
A fun
Christmas activity in which students use the computer to
generate a Christmas list and the Internet to
communicate with Santa.
12/11/01
Approximate time required: 30 minutes (depends
on size of group and number of computers available)
Subjects
included in this Lesson Plan:
Social Studies, Language Arts, and Technology
Standard
Course of Study Goals and Objectives:
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English/Language
Arts:
3.01
Elaborate on how events connect to life experiences.
4.06 Compose a variety of products.
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Social
Studies:
7.2
Participate in classroom activities associated with special
holidays.
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Computer/Technology:
1.1
Identify uses of technology at home and school.
1.3 Identify physical components of a computer system
1.4 Identify
the Internet as a source of information.
2.1 Identify and discuss fundamental computer terms.
2.2 Locate and use letters, numbers, and special keys on a
keyboard.
2.3 Identify basic word processing terms.
2.4 Key words and/or sentences using word processing.
3.2 Gather, organize and display data.
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Teacher's
Lesson Goals/Objectives:
The student will use Kidspiration or AppleWorks on the computer to generate a Christmas list
for Santa. Then go to http://www.claus.com,
click on "Naughty or Nice" and use "Instant Report" to find out
if he/she is on Santa's Good List for this year. Privacy
Information about this web site.
Materials/Resources
Needed:
Pre
Activities:
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We
will do this activity in a small group setting.
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Begin
the lesson with a favorite Christmas story, poem or song
about Santa.
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Before
students go to the computer the teacher will:
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Identify
uses of technology at home and school.
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Identify
physical components of a computer system.
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Identify
the Internet as a source of information.
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Identify
and discuss fundamental computer terms.
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Identify
basic word processing terms
Activities:
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Discuss
what the children want for Christmas
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Demonstrate
the use of "Kidspiration"
and show students how to drag different picture items from
the clip art gallery onto the page they have created and
will print out (or AppleWorks to generate their
Christmas list).
Guided
and Independent Practice:
Allow each child the opportunity to create a web of
his/her Christmas list.
We
will use pictures only, but you could label if you want to
spend more time with the project.
(If your students use
AppleWorks, they will print their Christmas lists to take
home).
Closure:
After all the lists are completed and printed, allow each
child to visit Santa at http://www.claus.com.
The child will locate and use letters, and
special keys on a keyboard to type in their name properly into
they "Naughty or Nice" section and "Ask
Santa".
Assessment:
Each child will be observed to see if they can locate and use letters, numbers,
and special keys on a keyboard to enter their names in the
claus.com site and generate a Christmas
list.
Sample
Work
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