This guide was developed to assist teachers in achieving goals related to the development of computer awareness in students in grades 4-6 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. An overview of the program describes a set of basic concepts, skills, and attitudes relating to computer technology, and provides information on activities that can be used in teaching these concepts, skills, and attitudes. The computer awareness program itself is divided into five units: (1) Getting Started, which introduces the computer and the basic skills necessary to operate the computer; (2) What Is a Computer, which provides students with information about the components of the computer; (3) How Computers Have Developed, which exposes students to the development of calculating aids, from finger calculators to modern computers; (4) How To Make Computers Work for You, which leads students from linear sequencing skills to procedural thinking, with students learning to control the computer through LOGO; and (5) Computers in Our Lives, which explores the home, school, and community environments with respect to microchip technology. The text is supplemented by various illustrations and diagrams, and a resource section provides lists of 29 printed sources and the names and addresses of 16 suppliers. (EW)