Kindergartners learn that computers, tablets, phones, and TVs are machines that help us — and that people are always the ones in charge of them.
Students will be able to…
Lots of machines help us every day — computers, tablets, and phones! What are they, and who tells them what to do?
Project this and tap each machine. Have children learn the machines that help us.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Computers, tablets, phones help us — what are they?
Children practice.
Children use.
Children modify.
Children conclude.
Aligned to the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and ISTE Standards for Students.
Name computing devices.
Use computing devices.
Compare how people use tech.
Empowered Learner.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children find a machine at home, like a tablet or TV, and say what it helps do. A printable machines sheet is in the Computer Science library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.