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Grade 5 · 10 units · 100 lessons · 955 questions

Computer Skills

The full office suite, coding, multimedia, data and databases, and the history of technology, in 100 lessons.

About this course

Fifth grade is the widest year in this subject. Ten units of ten lessons each cover computer basics and accessibility settings, word processing from opening a document through headers and footers and printing, spreadsheets with formulas and AutoSum and sorting and charts, building and delivering a slide presentation, internet skills including effective searching, judging whether a site is reliable, bookmarking, copyright and fair use, and email, then a coding unit on algorithms, sequences, loops, conditionals, variables, debugging, and block-based animation. The back half of the year turns outward: a multimedia unit on digital photography, image editing, digital drawing, audio editing, and video; a data unit that moves from tables and graphs into what a relational database is, how tables link together, and what SQL is for; a technology-and-society unit covering the history of computing, effects on the economy, medicine, education, and the environment, and how the printing press, radio, and the internet have each carried the Christian message; and a closing digital-citizenship unit on passwords, privacy, screen-time balance, reporting problems, and Christian conduct online.

Each of the 100 lessons is planned for about 25 minutes and follows the same shape: a short prayer, roughly a page of clear informational prose with the vocabulary defined as it goes, a review, and a ten-question quiz that grades itself. Every lesson carries a King James verse. The parent notes encourage letting your student work independently while staying available for questions, which suits this grade well.

Be honest with yourself about which parts your family will actually do at the machine. The word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and internet units are step-by-step enough to follow along in real software, and for those you will want a computer with an office suite (Microsoft Office and the free Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are both named, and LibreOffice works the same way), a printer, an email address your student can use under supervision, and internet access for the block-coding work. The multimedia and database units are largely reading: they name real tools such as Audacity and GarageBand for audio, and MySQL, SQLite, and Microsoft Access for databases, and describe what those tools do rather than walking your student through installing and using one. Your student can complete those units and every quiz with no software beyond a browser, and they read more like a well-explained survey of the field than a hands-on lab.

What the course covers

What your student will be able to do

Scope and sequence

All 10 units of Computer Skills for Grade 5, in the order they are taught.

UnitCoversLessonsQuestions
Unit 1Computer Basics1090Lessons
Unit 2Word Processing1098Lessons
Unit 3Spreadsheets1093Lessons
Unit 4Presentations1099Lessons
Unit 5Internet Skills1095Lessons
Unit 6Coding1094Lessons
Unit 7Multimedia1094Lessons
Unit 8Data and Databases1094Lessons
Unit 9Technology and Society1099Lessons
Unit 10Digital Citizenship1099Lessons

Every lesson, by title

All 100 lesson titles are listed here — nothing is withheld until you download. Open a unit to read its contents.

Unit 1: Computer Basics 10 lessons
  1. 1Parts of a Computer10 q
  2. 2Input and Output Devices9 q
  3. 3Operating Systems10 q
  4. 4File Management10 q
  5. 5Keyboard Shortcuts3 q
  6. 6Using a Mouse and Trackpad10 q
  7. 7Screen Navigation9 q
  8. 8Accessibility Features9 q
  9. 9Computer Care and Safety10 q
  10. 10Computer Basics Review10 q
Unit 2: Word Processing 10 lessons
  1. 1Opening and Saving Documents9 q
  2. 2Typing and Editing Text10 q
  3. 3Formatting Text Font and Size10 q
  4. 4Bold Italic Underline9 q
  5. 5Paragraphs and Spacing10 q
  6. 6Inserting Images10 q
  7. 7Headers and Footers10 q
  8. 8Spell Check and Grammar Tools10 q
  9. 9Printing a Document10 q
  10. 10Word Processing Review10 q
Unit 3: Spreadsheets 10 lessons
  1. 1What Is a Spreadsheet9 q
  2. 2Cells Rows and Columns9 q
  3. 3Entering Data9 q
  4. 4Basic Formulas Addition and Subtraction9 q
  5. 5Multiplication and Division Formulas8 q
  6. 6AutoSum Function10 q
  7. 7Sorting Data9 q
  8. 8Creating a Simple Chart10 q
  9. 9Formatting a Spreadsheet10 q
  10. 10Spreadsheet Review10 q
Unit 4: Presentations 10 lessons
  1. 1What Is a Presentation9 q
  2. 2Creating Slides10 q
  3. 3Adding Text to Slides10 q
  4. 4Inserting Images and Clipart10 q
  5. 5Slide Design and Backgrounds10 q
  6. 6Slide Transitions10 q
  7. 7Adding Bullet Points10 q
  8. 8Organizing a Presentation10 q
  9. 9Presenting to an Audience10 q
  10. 10Presentations Review10 q
Unit 5: Internet Skills 10 lessons
  1. 1How the Internet Works10 q
  2. 2Searching the Web Effectively10 q
  3. 3Evaluating Websites for Reliability9 q
  4. 4Bookmarking and Organizing Links10 q
  5. 5Online Safety and Privacy10 q
  6. 6Cyberbullying Awareness8 q
  7. 7Digital Citizenship9 q
  8. 8Copyright and Fair Use Basics10 q
  9. 9Email Basics9 q
  10. 10Internet Review10 q
Unit 6: Coding 10 lessons
  1. 1What Is Coding10 q
  2. 2Algorithms and Instructions9 q
  3. 3Sequences in Programs10 q
  4. 4Loops in Coding9 q
  5. 5Conditionals If-Then-Else10 q
  6. 6Variables in Programming8 q
  7. 7Debugging Your Code9 q
  8. 8Block-Based Coding Introduction9 q
  9. 9Simple Animation with Code10 q
  10. 10Coding Review10 q
Unit 7: Multimedia 10 lessons
  1. 1What Is Multimedia8 q
  2. 2Digital Photography Basics10 q
  3. 3Image Editing Basics7 q
  4. 4Creating Digital Drawings9 q
  5. 5Audio Editing Concepts10 q
  6. 6Video Creation Concepts10 q
  7. 7Combining Media Types10 q
  8. 8Responsible Use of Images10 q
  9. 9Presenting Multimedia Projects10 q
  10. 10Multimedia Review10 q
Unit 8: Data and Databases 10 lessons
  1. 1What Is Data9 q
  2. 2Organizing Data in Tables9 q
  3. 3Bar Graphs and Pie Charts with Technology9 q
  4. 4Analyzing Data10 q
  5. 5Databases Introduction8 q
  6. 6Searching a Database9 q
  7. 7Data Privacy10 q
  8. 8Information vs Knowledge10 q
  9. 9Using Data to Make Decisions10 q
  10. 10Data Review10 q
Unit 9: Technology and Society 10 lessons
  1. 1History of Computers10 q
  2. 2Technology Changes Society10 q
  3. 3Technology and the Economy10 q
  4. 4Technology in Medicine10 q
  5. 5Technology in Education10 q
  6. 6Technology and the Environment10 q
  7. 7Responsible Technology Use9 q
  8. 8Technology and Christianity10 q
  9. 9Future of Technology10 q
  10. 10Society Review10 q
Unit 10: Digital Citizenship 10 lessons
  1. 1What Is Digital Citizenship9 q
  2. 2Online Respect and Kindness10 q
  3. 3Protecting Your Personal Information10 q
  4. 4Passwords and Security10 q
  5. 5Screen Time Management10 q
  6. 6Balancing Online and Offline Life10 q
  7. 7Reporting Problems Online10 q
  8. 8Christian Ethics Online10 q
  9. 9Being a Light Online10 q
  10. 10Digital Citizenship Review10 q

One whole lesson, exactly as it comes

This is a real lesson taken from the middle of the course — the teaching text, the practice, the homework, and the first three quiz questions with their answers. It is not a marketing excerpt.

Unit 6: Coding · Lesson 1

What Is Coding

25 minutesComputer or tablet (with parent permission)

What this lesson is for

  • Students will learn about What is coding
  • Students will practice safe and responsible computer use

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Coding — also called programming — is the process of writing instructions that a computer can follow to perform specific tasks. Computers understand only binary code — sequences of zeros and ones — but programming languages provide human-readable syntax that compilers and interpreters translate into binary instructions the computer can execute. Programming languages range from high-level languages like Python, JavaScript, and Scratch (designed to be readable and easy to learn) to lower-level languages like C and Assembly that give programmers more direct control over hardware. Coding is used to create websites, mobile applications, games, operating systems, scientific simulations, and virtually every piece of software you use. Learning to code teaches logical thinking, problem decomposition, and creative problem-solving — skills valuable in every field, not just technology. God gave humans the capacity for precise, logical thought — coding is one of the most direct applications of that capacity, creating tools that multiply human productivity and creativity.

Homework

No homework today.

Note for the parent

Today's lesson covers What Is Coding. Estimated time: 25 minutes. Encourage independent work but be available for questions.

The first three of this lesson's 10 questions

What is coding (programming)?

  1. Using the internet to find information
  2. Writing instructions that a computer follows to perform specific tasks
  3. Designing the physical appearance of a computer
  4. Creating spreadsheets and documents
Show the answer

Answer: Writing instructions that a computer follows to perform specific tasks

What is binary code?

  1. A secret language only government computers use
  2. Sequences of zeros and ones that computers actually understand at the machine level
  3. A type of coding language for beginners
  4. The code used to send email messages
Show the answer

Answer: Sequences of zeros and ones that computers actually understand at the machine level

What is a programming language?

  1. Human-readable syntax that compilers/interpreters translate into binary instructions the computer can execute
  2. A foreign language translated for computer use
  3. A type of operating system
  4. A secret code for professional programmers only
Show the answer

Answer: Human-readable syntax that compilers/interpreters translate into binary instructions the computer can execute

Another 7 questions follow in the lesson itself, each one graded the moment it is answered.

What comes with the download

100 full lessons

Across 10 units, each with objectives, a teaching passage written to be read aloud, guided practice, and homework.

955 quiz questions

Graded the instant they are answered, each with the explanation of why that answer is right.

A gradebook that works

Every score kept, a running average maintained, and a breakdown unit by unit — all in the file itself, nothing sent anywhere.

Progress and attendance

Tick lessons off as they are finished, watch the completion bar fill, and mark days present, absent, or excused.

Report card and certificate

Both printable, with your student's name, the grades, and the dates already filled in.

Backup you control

Export every record to a file you keep, and read it back later. A lost browser cache cannot take the year with it.

An answer key

Hidden from the student by default, there for the parent marking the work.

Nothing that phones home

No ads, no affiliate links, no analytics, no fonts fetched from elsewhere. Unplug the network cable and every one of these files still works.

What you will need

Drawn from the materials named across all 100 lessons of this course. Most families already own most of it.

Download Computer Skills — Grade 5

Free, and free of everything else. 19 files, 9.5 MB in total. No account, no email address, no payment. What you download carries no advertising, no affiliate links and no tracking of any kind.

Use it on a screen

Open any of these straight from a folder or a USB stick. They run in the browser with the network cable unplugged, and nothing is ever sent anywhere.

HTMLInteractive ClassroomThe whole course as a working school: quizzes that grade themselves, a gradebook with a running average, a progress bar, attendance, a printable report card, and a certificate of completion.grade-5-computer-classroom.html 1.5 MBHTMLFlashcard AppEvery quiz question turned into a self-testing card, with shuffle and review-the-missed-ones.grade-5-computer-flashcards-app.html 525 KBHTMLRead-Aloud EditionLarge type, one lesson per screen, laid out for a parent reading aloud to a younger student.grade-5-computer-readaloud.html 266 KBHTMLLesson PlannerThe course spread across teaching days, with a box to tick as each lesson is finished.grade-5-computer-planner.html 58 KB

Print it

Page-numbered and laid out for paper. Print the whole year at once, or one unit the night before you teach it.

PDFPrintable LessonsEvery lesson, in teaching order, formatted for reading and printing.grade-5-computer-print.pdf 1.1 MBPDFFillable WorkbookType answers on screen and save, or print blank pages to write on by hand.grade-5-computer-workbook.pdf 778 KBPDFAnswer KeyEvery question answered, for the parent or teacher marking the work.grade-5-computer-answer-key.pdf 214 KBPDFCopywork PagesHandwriting practice drawn from this course's own Scripture and sentences.grade-5-computer-copywork.pdf 67 KBPDFPrintable FlashcardsCut-apart cards with fronts and backs aligned for double-sided printing.grade-5-computer-flashcards-print.pdf 1.9 MBPDFPrintable PlannerThe day-by-day plan on paper, for a binder or the refrigerator door.grade-5-computer-planner.pdf 130 KB

Edit it, or read it your own way

The same course in open, ordinary file formats. Rewrite a lesson, drop a unit you do not need, or load it on an e-reader.

DOCXMicrosoft WordFully editable. Change wording, add your own notes, delete what does not fit your family.grade-5-computer.docx 197 KBRTFWord ProcessorOpens in Word, LibreOffice, Pages, or Google Docs.grade-5-computer.rtf 1.1 MBEPUBE-Reader EditionFor a Kindle, Kobo, tablet, or phone reading app.grade-5-computer.epub 180 KBMDMarkdownPlain-text source with the headings intact, for note-taking apps and static site tools.grade-5-computer.md 529 KBTXTPlain TextThe whole course as unformatted text — the most portable copy there is.grade-5-computer.txt 524 KBCSVFlashcards (CSV)Import into Anki, Quizlet, or a spreadsheet.grade-5-computer-flashcards.csv 120 KBTSVFlashcards (TSV)Tab-separated, for importers that prefer it that way.grade-5-computer-flashcards.tsv 116 KBHTMLCopywork (HTML)The copywork sheets as a browser page you can print from.grade-5-computer-copywork.html 5 KBHTMLFlashcards (HTML)The cut-apart cards as a browser page you can print from.grade-5-computer-flashcards-print.html 298 KB

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