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from the Entertainment Software Association and YMI

This program introduces students to the concept of intellectual property through activities such as computer projects, learning activities, and class presentations.

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Grades
Early Elementary: Grades K-2; Late Elementary: Grades 3-5

Program Objectives

  • To introduce the concept of intellectual property.
  • To help students see the connection between copyright and creativity through their own work across the curriculum.
  • To provide basic guidelines for avoiding plagiarism and copyright infringement.
  • To reinforce research and communication skills.

Components
Teacher's guides, reproducible lesson plans, PowerPoint templates, wall poster, stickers, curriculum connection charts, parent take-home booklets

Standards Alignment

Social Studies

  • Community helpers
  • Cultural awareness
  • Physical and human characteristics of places
  • Family life in present and past
  • Transportation
  • Significant people and events in history
  • Geography terms
  • State history
  • U.S.history

Language Arts

  • Vocabulary development
  • Sound-letter recognition
  • Predict outcomes
  • Storytelling
  • Character development
  • Creative writing
  • Read for perspective
  • Use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate
  • Apply language
  • Critical thinking
  • Metaphors, similes, and analogies

Fine Arts

  • Understand and apply media, techniques,and processes
  • Evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
  • Sing alone and with others
  • Music in relation to history and culture
  • Evaluate music performances
  • Listen and analyze music
  • Reflect and assess characteristics of works of art
  • Art in relation to history and culture

Math/Science

  • Number recognition
  • Place value
  • Shape, color, and pattern recognition
  • Multiplication
  • Word problems
  • Geometry
  • Units of measure
  • Data analysis and probability
  • Apply mathematics in other contexts
  • Express ideas through mathematics
  • Careers in mathematics
  • Science as inquiry
  • Life cycle and characteristics of organisms
  • Organisms and environments
  • Changes in environment
  • Structure of body systems
  • Structure of the earth systems
  • Motions and forces
  • Transfer of energy
  • History and nature of science
  • Personal health
  • Nutrition

Technology & Computers

  • Cyber citizenship
  • Internet safety
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Communication and collaboration
  • Research and information fluency
  • Gather, evaluate and synthesize data

Parent Info


  

Who we are

The Copyright Alliance Education Foundation is the 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable arm of the Copyright Alliance dedicated to developing educational programs aimed at helping America's next generation of creators succeed.

what teachers are saying
"I like your materials and your website and am using them to teach my 3rd, 4th and 5th graders about copyright issues." – M. S., Silverthorne Elementary, Silverthorne, CO
"I've been waiting/searching for a resource. This is great!" – G.D., Highland Elementary, Owensboro
"This will be beneficial to our staff. Plan to present it in our next in-service in February." – S.F., Kankakee Valley Intermediate, Wheatfield, IN
"Will use in the future. We have a copyright workshop for staff coming up." – L.M., Maple Ave. Elementary, Goffstown, NH
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