Teachers read aloud an eBook about computer systems. Teacher guide includes questioning activities and suggested follow-ups for after reading.

Students will create a strong password to access a computer and/or website. The password must meet specific criteria. Once the students master the criteria, they will reveal their secret password with their teacher, using a highlighter and a blacklight.   

To actively engage students in recognizing common errors in writing such as capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.

Students will use a familiar method of communication, writing, to understand the purpose and potential uses of an electronic method of communication- a blog. 

Students will be introduced to computer science words in conjunction with similar standards already taught in English SOLs.  They will see how actions in a plot are similar to events in a code and how cause and effect is similar to events that trigger actions.  Prewriting will take place as they create a plan and codes for an Ozobot maze.