Weekly Tech Lab Lesson Plans

Here is week 1. All of the resources I am using are linked (to get the clickable PDF version of quarters 1-4,  register for my free resource library and then find the PDFs in the TRY section).

In addition to not having to figure out which activities to complete each week, these lesson plans also give you an overview of how I weave in other great activities along with my elementary technology curriculum. These plans are designed for a 45 minute session once a week. About 85% of students complete the main activity in this amount of time. I always remind them that if they finish a lesson early they can go back and finish up previous lessons.

 

As you can imagine, each year ends up a bit different due to calendars and school schedules. With these plans so well mapped out I’m able to simply move activities between weeks as needed. If the teachers at my school want to team up for a few weeks on a collaborative project, I just slip it into my plans and move other things around.

 

The I Can Statements are just one that works for that lesson for the week. I usually display a few for each grade level so that students can see the big picture of what they are learning. I wrote a blog post about Tech I Can Statements here if you’d like to take a look.

The Warm Up activities are a mix of Tech Themed Read Aloud Books (amazon affiliate links), Tech Themed eBooks, demos of the lesson, whole group interactive whiteboard games, review of a previous concept, and typing practice for the older students.

The Main Activities come from my resources, including many weeks of my elementary technology curriculum. With over 900 digital resources now, these lesson plans pull from all of my resources, not any one series or bundle. I did this to show how it is possible to mix and match everything. Feel free to use what you like and leave what doesn’t work for you. Every resource is linked in the pictures down the right side.

The Early Finishers activities are great learning game websites, reading through the classroom library picture books, some offline printable tech activities, and finishing work from previous weeks.

The Back Up plans are an offline option for when the tech doesn’t cooperate. I suggest many tech board games, robots, and printable activities that are great to have on hand for situations like this. The back up plan doesn’t cover the same standards as that week’s lesson always so if you need to use one, make sure to move around your planned lessons to fit that standard in another time. Buy the whole back up plans bundle here. 

 

 

 

Use these weekly plans to get ideas of what to work on with your students. This is certainly not the only way to teach these units and we always have to be flexible with our schedules because things come up.

 

My goal with this is to free you up to take care of the other important things in your tech teacher life. Don’t let your lesson plans stress you out!

 

I hope this helps to get you started. Click here to register for the free resource library and download the PDF versions.

 

FAQs:

1. What grade levels are these lesson plans designed for?

   The weekly tech lab lesson plans are designed for grades K-5.

2. Do I need to purchase the resources mentioned in the lesson plans?

   No, the plans are free and meant to inspire your planning. However, if you wish to use specific activities, clickable links in the plans will take you to the product pages.

3. Are these plans customizable?

   The lesson plans are not editable, but you can adapt the activities to fit your needs.

4. Do these plans align with specific standards?

   The plans are flexible and can be matched with your state’s technology standards.

5. How can I access the PDF versions of these plans?

   You can download the clickable PDF versions by registering for the free resource library on the blog.