GRADE 1

1 Strand: Know your Computer

Topics
• Machines
• Computer as a Machine

Outcome
To make the students aware of the
concept of machines and make them
understand that computer is a machine
Indicators
This is evident when the student:
1. Identifies machines in his/her
immediate environment
2. Identifies computer as a machine
3. Understands the different tasks that
can be done using a computer (Eg. To
type, to play play games, to listen to the
music, etc.)
4. usefulness of machines
5. teaching different parts of a machine,
e.g., using lego blocks to explain different
parts of the computer

2 Strand: Parts of a Computer

Topics
 • Basic parts of a computer
• Monitor
• CPU
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Printer
• Speaker

Outcome
To help the students Understand the basic
parts of a computer and their respective
usage
Indicators
This is evident when the student:
1. Identifies a computer and its
peripherals
2. Understand the role of a monitor,
keyboard, mouse, printer and speakers

More focus to be given on teaching

functions of the parts of a computer, not
theoretical knowledge of them.

3 Strand: The Keyboard

Topics
 • Definition of a keyboard
• Letter keys
• Number keys
• Arrow keys
• Caps Lock key
• Space Bar key
• Enter key
• Backspace key
• Delete key
• The proper way to use the keyboard

Outcome
To enhance the knowledge of the students
about a computer keyboard and different
types of keys on it
Indicators
This is evident when the student:
Identifies the basic keys on a keyboard
(Eg. Letter Keys, Number Keys, Arrow
Keys, etc.)
- Introduce the student to the "home
row" position of the keyboard with a
"special phrase"
- Introuduce the 'full stop key'. This is
useful and connecting to language
learning at this level.

4 Strand: More about keyboard

Topics
• Keyboard typing practice
• Some more special Keys
Outcome Indicators
This is evident when the student:

To make students practice the keys learnt.
Also, introduce them to the special keys and
their uses.
1. Knows how to type using the correct
techniques
2. Identifies the special keys such as
delete, caps lock, shift key, num lock,
function keys and space bar
3. Application - Improving the typing
skills using an educational software

5 Strand: Computer Mouse

Topics
• Description of a computer mouse
• The proper way to hold the mouse
• Functions of the mouse

Outcome Indicators
This is evident when the student:
 To make the students learn more about a
computer mouse, the right way to hold the
mouse and its various functions
6 Strand: Starting and Shutting Down a Computer
Topics
• Steps to ‘Start’ a computer
• Steps to ‘Shut Down’ a computer
• Do’s and Don’ts for healthy use of a
computer
Outcome
1. Identifies buttons on mouse
2. Handling the cursor
3. Learns proper way to hold the mouse
4. Understands the clicking actions and
how to drag and drop using the mouse.
Highlight different functions of the left-
click; selection, draging and opening.
E.g., can be introduced via MS Paint or an
educational game
Indicators
This is evident when the student:
 To make the students learn the steps to
start and shut down a computer. Also
various do’s and don’t’s that should be
followed while using a computer
7 Strand: Introduction to Paint
Topics
1.learns how to Switch On/Off
a computer.
2. How to open, close, save computer
applications and programs and save
documents to a proper location
3. Understands the dos and don'ts while
working on a computer (Eg. They should
not sit too close to the monitor, should
not bng the keys of the keyboard, etc.)
4. Proper care of CD-ROM discs, correctly
inserting and ejecting them from their
drives
5. Proper use of pen drives / usb disks;
correctly inserting and ejecting them
from their drives.
 • Steps to Start Paint
• Learn to use some basic tools in Paint
• Save a picture in Paint

Can be integrated into creative arts related

unit / topic. This enables learning across
subjects

Outcome Indicators
This is evident when the student:
 To make students learn the steps to start
Paint, create a picture using some basic
tools and save the picture created
8 Strand: Introduction to WordPad
Topics
• Features of WordPad
• Opening and saving a document in
Wordpad
• Opening a saved document
• Closing a document
• Typing a nd editing text in WordPad
Outcome
1. Knows how to open Paint
2. Identifies the ribbon, drawing area,
and some basic tools in Paint
3. learns how to draw some basic shapes
such as rectangles, circles, eclipses, free
hand drawing using Paint application
4. Labelling the shapes using a text
formatter
5. Using the Color Pallette
6. Using the airbrush and freehand tool
7. saves the picture on his/her computer
system
Paint is a program that can be used to
practice mouse skills as well.
Focus on learning the program using
mouse actions.
Indicators

To introduce students to WordPad, its
various features and creating, saving,
opening, editing and closing a text
Document
This is evident when the student:
1. Understands the purpose of WordPad
2. Gets acquainted to the important
features of WordPad
3. Demonstrates how to Create, Save,
and Open a document.
4. Demonstrates how to edit text in a
WordPad document