GRADE 3
1 Strand: Know your Computer
Topics
• Definition of a computer
• Hardware and software
• Operating System
Outcome
To make students learn
about the
Input–Process–Output
cycle, to make them
understand the basic
difference between a
hardware and a software,
and learn about the
operating system
2 Strand: MS Word 2007 Interface
Topics
• Selecting, copying, cutting and pasting text
• Using Find and Replace options
• Redo and Undo options
• Using Spelling & Grammar
• Changing case
Indicators
This is evident when the student:
1. Recognizes different parts of a
computer as hardware and software
2. Identifies sotware as Application
software and System software
3. Identifies types of operating system
i.e Single-User OS and Multi-user OS
4. Demonstares his/her knowledge on
how hardware and software are used
in Input-Process-Output cycle
Skills Indicators
COMMUNIC 1. Writing sentences to Writing letters and
ATING form short paragraphs sentences.
INFORMATI enhanced by pictures.
ON ABILITY
 2. Using different Changing font type and font
font types and styles size, bold, italic, underline
Outcome Indicators and sizes for emphasis:
bold; italic; underline

This is evident when the student: HANDLING Using pictures to Insert smart art and charts
INFORMATI record and present to represent a given
ON ABILITY information information
Line and Rectangle tools
and the Rubber Stamps.
To make students 1. Defines the various components of ICT Managing computer make a picture book, or a
understand the various MS Word 2007 MANAGEME files, including: document with pictures.
options that can be used 2. Demonstrates how to insert text in NT ABILITY Opening, saving, Save the file in a folder,
while creating an MS word document printing, closing files name it.
Word 2007 document 3. Demonstrates how to select text in • Entering, copying,
a Word document. cutting, pasting,
4. Uses how to use cut, copy, paste inserting and deleting
commands text, images and
5. Uses the options for Find and sound
Replace, Undo and Redo
6. Demonstrates how to check spelling
and grammar and change cases in a
Word 2007 document
7. Demonstrates various editing
features by Use of corresponding
keyboard shortcuts.

ICT Learners should be able reflection on how they used

EVALUATIN to explain how the computer in different
G ABILITY they use the computer subjects. What went well
to present ideas and what can be improved.
and information
 MS Word 2007 -
Formatting Text

3 Strand:
Topics
• Revising changing fonts,
font sizes, font styles and
font colors
• text alignment
• bullets and numbering
• Using Spelling &
Grammar
• Changing case
Outcome Indicators
This is evident when the student:
To make students learn 1. demonstrates the skills of changing
the various formatting fonts, font sizes, font styles and font
tools in MS Word 2007 colors
2.Understands what is text alignment
3. Learns how to insert bullets and
numbering

Creating Tables in MS
4 Strand: Word 2007
• Creating tables in MS
Word
Topics • Modifying Tables
• Formatting Tables
 Outcome Indicators
This is evident when the student:
To make students learn 1. Understands what are rows and
how to create, modify columns
and format tables in MS 2. demonstrates how to create, modify
Word 2007 and format a table in MS Word

MS Word -- Inserting
5 Strand: Objects and Drawings
• Inserting a picture,
ClipArt and WordArt
Topics • Inserting Page Numbers

Outcome Indicators
This is evident when the student:
To make students learn 1. Demonstrates how to insert a
and practice inserting picture, ClipArt and WordArt in MS
objects, Clip Art, page Word 2007
numbers in MS Word 2. Demonstrates how to insert page
2007 and to enhance numbers in a word document
their knowledge about
the ready-made shapes in

Additional Activities that span 1 - 3 weeks