Learning objective
Digital Writing & Documents
Word Processing
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Welcome to Word Processing! In this strand, you will master typing, formatting, structuring, and editing text documents using professional tools to communicate your ideas clearly.
Letters & Words
Basic text entry, spacebar navigation, and error correction.
Let's Go!
Routine: See, Think, Wonder
Look at the letter keys on your keyboard. How are they arranged?
Why aren't they in ABC order?
Teacher note: Facilitate the See, Think, Wonder routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Form (Digital writing helps us record and share our thoughts.).
Learn
Typing on a computer starts with finding your letters! Use the Spacebar to separate words, Enter to start a new line, and Backspace to fix mistakes. In computing, digital writing helps us record and share our thoughts. As you explore the interactive Formatting Toolbar Simulator below, focus on how to type 2-3 complete sentences with capital letters.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Type your first digital story!
🚀 Open a practice space
Or try locally: 💻 LibreOffice Writer (free)
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Locate letter keys and type single words.
Developing
Use Spacebar, Enter, and Backspace correctly.
Secure (Goal)
Type 2-3 complete sentences with capital letters.
Mastery
Type short paragraphs accurately. Typing: 5 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard
⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See, Think, Wonder
Teacher notes: Facilitate the See, Think, Wonder routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Form (Digital writing helps us record and share our thoughts.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Locate letter keys and type single words.
- Developing: Use Spacebar, Enter, and Backspace correctly.
- Secure: Type 2-3 complete sentences with capital letters.
- Mastering: Type short paragraphs accurately. Typing: 5 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: LC.01.B.3.6
Outcome: WP-O-01 — Basic text entry, spacebar navigation, and error correction.
PYP: Form · Digital writing helps us record and share our thoughts.
Learner profile: Inquirer
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "Which key on the keyboard creates a blank space between words?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 2: Fonts & Colours
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Fonts & Colours
Font selection, text size, and visual emphasis.
Learning objective
Learning About: Fonts & Formatting. Learning To: Format text. Learning To Be: Communicator.
Let's Go!
Routine: Zoom In
Look at these two typed sentences. Which one draws your attention first and why?
Teacher note: Facilitate the Zoom In routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Function (Visual text formatting enhances clarity and emphasis.).
Learn
Text formatting makes important words stand out! Changing font size, color, or applying Bold and Italics helps guide your reader's eye. In computing, visual text formatting enhances clarity and emphasis. As you explore the interactive Formatting Toolbar Simulator below, focus on how to apply Bold, Italic, and Underline formatting purposefully.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Format a poem or poster title!
🚀 Open a practice space
Or try locally: 💻 LibreOffice Writer (free)
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Select text using double-click or drag.
Developing
Change font family, size, and text color.
Secure (Goal)
Apply Bold, Italic, and Underline formatting purposefully.
Mastery
Combine font styles harmoniously without clutter. Typing: 10 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Zoom In
Teacher notes: Facilitate the Zoom In routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Function (Visual text formatting enhances clarity and emphasis.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Select text using double-click or drag.
- Developing: Change font family, size, and text color.
- Secure: Apply Bold, Italic, and Underline formatting purposefully.
- Mastering: Combine font styles harmoniously without clutter. Typing: 10 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: LC.01.B.3.6
Outcome: WP-O-02 — Font selection, text size, and visual emphasis.
PYP: Function · Visual text formatting enhances clarity and emphasis.
Learner profile: Communicator
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "You want to make a document title big, dark, and noticeable. Which combination of tools should you use?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 3: Formatting & Layout
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Formatting & Layout
Text alignment, line spacing, and page margins.
Learning objective
Learning About: Paragraph Layout. Learning To: Align text. Learning To Be: Thinker.
Let's Go!
Routine: BeforeAfterSlider
Compare a messy unaligned letter with a neatly formatted letter. What makes the second one easier to read?
Teacher note: Facilitate the BeforeAfterSlider routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Connection (Consistent layout makes documents easier to read.).
Learn
Clean alignment makes your document look professional. Center your titles, left-align body text, and adjust line spacing so sentences don't feel squished. In computing, consistent layout makes documents easier to read. As you explore the interactive Formatting Toolbar Simulator below, focus on how to configure page orientation and custom margins.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Format a formal letter!
🚀 Open a practice space
Or try locally: 💻 LibreOffice Writer (free)
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Apply left and center alignment to text.
Developing
Adjust line spacing and paragraph indents.
Secure (Goal)
Configure page orientation and custom margins.
Mastery
Balance whitespace and line height for optimal readability. Typing: 15 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: BeforeAfterSlider
Teacher notes: Facilitate the BeforeAfterSlider routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Connection (Consistent layout makes documents easier to read.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Apply left and center alignment to text.
- Developing: Adjust line spacing and paragraph indents.
- Secure: Configure page orientation and custom margins.
- Mastering: Balance whitespace and line height for optimal readability. Typing: 15 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: LC.02.B.3.6
Outcome: WP-O-03 — Text alignment, line spacing, and page margins.
PYP: Connection · Consistent layout makes documents easier to read.
Learner profile: Thinker
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "Which text alignment setting should you use for body paragraphs in a formal story or letter?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 4: Structure & Lists
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Structure & Lists
Bulleted lists, numbered steps, and header graphics.
Learning objective
Learning About: Document Structure. Learning To: Create lists. Learning To Be: Principled.
Let's Go!
Routine: Think, Puzzle, Explore
Imagine reading a 50-item recipe written in one big paragraph versus a bulleted list. What is the difference?
Teacher note: Facilitate the Think, Puzzle, Explore routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Responsibility (Structured lists help organize information logically.).
Learn
Bulleted and numbered lists turn big walls of text into easy-to-read steps. Use numbers for ordered steps and bullets for items. In computing, structured lists help organize information logically. As you explore the interactive Formatting Toolbar Simulator below, focus on how to format multi-level nested lists and callout boxes.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Create a structured recipe or guide!
🚀 Open a practice space
Or try locally: 💻 LibreOffice Writer (free)
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Create a simple numbered or bulleted list.
Developing
Insert and position images alongside text lists.
Secure (Goal)
Format multi-level nested lists and callout boxes.
Mastery
Design clean multi-section document templates. Typing: 20 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 3
⭐ Secure Standard⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Think, Puzzle, Explore
Teacher notes: Facilitate the Think, Puzzle, Explore routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Responsibility (Structured lists help organize information logically.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Create a simple numbered or bulleted list.
- Developing: Insert and position images alongside text lists.
- Secure: Format multi-level nested lists and callout boxes.
- Mastering: Design clean multi-section document templates. Typing: 20 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: LC.02.B.3.6
Outcome: WP-O-04 — Bulleted lists, numbered steps, and header graphics.
PYP: Responsibility · Structured lists help organize information logically.
Learner profile: Principled
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "You are writing instructions on how to bake a cake. Which type of list should you use for the steps?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 5: Styles & Headings
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Styles & Headings
Heading styles and automated Table of Contents generation.
Learning objective
Learning About: Professional Styles. Learning To: Use headings. Learning To Be: Knowledgeable.
Let's Go!
Routine: I used to think...
Look at a textbook outline. How do big title headings help you find information quickly?
Teacher note: Facilitate the I used to think... routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Perspective (Document hierarchies allow readers to navigate long reports.).
Learn
Headings create a skeleton for long documents. Applying Heading 1 and Heading 2 styles lets the computer automatically generate a Table of Contents! In computing, document hierarchies allow readers to navigate long reports. As you explore the interactive Formatting Toolbar Simulator below, focus on how to generate an automated Table of Contents from headings.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Build a multi-section research report!
🚀 Open a practice space
Or try locally: 💻 LibreOffice Writer (free)
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Apply predefined Heading 1 styles to titles.
Developing
Apply Heading 1, 2, and 3 styles hierarchically.
Secure (Goal)
Generate an automated Table of Contents from headings.
Mastery
Customize heading styles and update TOC automatically. Typing: 25 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: I used to think...
Teacher notes: Facilitate the I used to think... routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Perspective (Document hierarchies allow readers to navigate long reports.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Apply predefined Heading 1 styles to titles.
- Developing: Apply Heading 1, 2, and 3 styles hierarchically.
- Secure: Generate an automated Table of Contents from headings.
- Mastering: Customize heading styles and update TOC automatically. Typing: 25 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: LC.03.B.3.6
Outcome: WP-O-05 — Heading styles and automated Table of Contents generation.
PYP: Perspective · Document hierarchies allow readers to navigate long reports.
Learner profile: Knowledgeable
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "Why is applying Heading 1 style better than just making title text big and bold manually?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 6: Collaborate & Review
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Collaborate & Review
Track changes, comments, and real-time collaborative editing.
Learning objective
Learning About: Collaborative Editing. Learning To: Review & track. Learning To Be: Reflective.
Let's Go!
Routine: Step Inside
Put yourself in the shoes of an editor reviewing a draft story. How do comments help the writer improve?
Teacher note: Facilitate the Step Inside routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Reflection (Collaborative revision improves the quality of published work.).
Learn
Real writers collaborate! Using Comments and Track Changes allows you and your classmates to give feedback and improve documents together. In computing, collaborative revision improves the quality of published work. As you explore the interactive Formatting Toolbar Simulator below, focus on how to co-author a document in real-time with peer review comments.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Edit and review a classmate's draft!
🚀 Open a practice space
Or try locally: 💻 LibreOffice Writer (free)
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Add a text comment to a shared document.
Developing
Accept or reject suggested edits in Track Changes.
Secure (Goal)
Co-author a document in real-time with peer review comments.
Mastery
Manage version history and peer feedback professionally. Typing: 30+ WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Step Inside
Teacher notes: Facilitate the Step Inside routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Reflection (Collaborative revision improves the quality of published work.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Add a text comment to a shared document.
- Developing: Accept or reject suggested edits in Track Changes.
- Secure: Co-author a document in real-time with peer review comments.
- Mastering: Manage version history and peer feedback professionally. Typing: 30+ WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: LC.03.B.3.2
Outcome: WP-O-06 — Track changes, comments, and real-time collaborative editing.
PYP: Reflection · Collaborative revision improves the quality of published work.
Learner profile: Reflective
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "You want to give a classmate feedback on their story without deleting their original text. What tool should you use?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
"Great explanation! Suggest adding a bulleted list of astronaut equipment here for clarity."