5th Grade Technology Lessons and Activities

We want to think of our 5th grade students as really grown up when it comes to technology, but they do still have a lot to learn. Sure, they basically came out of the womb holding a device, but that doesn't mean they know how to use them responsibly or to learn anything. I put a focus on internet safety with a long term project, and then also have them create things with technology that pull in the other subject areas. The end result is some amazing learning!

So, I created these 5th Grade Technology Lessons and Activities for the entire school year that will make a great supplement to your technology curriculum. These lesson plans and activities will save you so much time coming up with what to do during your computer lab time. They are ideal for a technology teacher or a second grade teacher with mandatory lab time. All of the work is done for you!

What you need in order to use these lesson plans:

- Laptops are ideal (PC or Chromebooks) because a lot of the lessons require a flash browser. I suppose that Macs are also totally fine if you can download a flash browser. 

- A class website (doesn't have to be anything fancy, just a place to store the links) or learning management system like Edmodo, Google Classroom, etc. The website links need to go on a password protected page. Another option is to make a desktop shortcut that links to the site. Another option is having students access it once and then save to their favorites. What I am getting at here is that there are lots of options that all protect the digital copyright.

Each lesson or project includes:

-a rationale page

-an editable lesson planning page

-a web page with linked prompts, directions, and activities

-a video for the teacher for how to use all of these resources together titled "start here" in your download folder

-Unit cover pages for a binder if you want to print out these plans

5th Grade Technology Lessons Scope and Sequence

These are the lesson titles you will find in this resource:

Rules and Procedures

1.First Day in Tech Lesson 1

2.Procedures and First Project Lesson 2

Online Search

1.Lesson 3: How to Read a Webpage

2.Lesson 4: Evaluate Websites Activity

3.Lesson 5: Google Search Tips

Vocabulary

1.Lesson 6: Geek Speak Project

2.Technology Vocabulary Typing

3.Vocabulary Test 1

Internet Safety

1.Internet Safety Project 6 Weeks

2.Internet Safety Lessons

Coding

1.Scratch Lessons 1-8

2.Screen Free Week

Make a … projects

1.Animation Project

2.Make a Wordle

3.Make a Comic

4.Make a Voice Recording

5.Make a Picture with Labels

6.Make a Puzzle

7.Make a Quiz

Presentation Software

1. PowerPoint Lessons

2. Google Slides Lessons

Check out these video clips below to see some of the activities included.

Ready to add this to your cart on TpT? Click Here. If you would like your school to purchase this and wish for an administrator to look over the resource preview, I created a page just for him/her. Find it on my Example Technology Curriculum Site.

This 5th Grade set of lessons is also part of a larger bundle of K-5 technology lessons. I made a Frequently Asked Questions blog post about it, which you might find very informative.

I also offer a free technology teacher email course. It is 5 parts and walks you though how I do my planning and collect data.