Week of September 18 - 22, 2000

Subject: Reading, English, Spelling

Story: Misc. Clifford Books

Goals

            Monday

-The learners will define the word sentence.

-The learners will listen attentively as the student teacher reads “Clifford’s Sports Day” using the DLTA strategy.

-The learners will draw a picture related to the story.

-The learners will write a complete sentence telling the main idea of the story.

            Tuesday

-The learners will define the naming part of a sentence.

-The learners will listen attentively as the student teacher reads “Clifford and the Big Storm” using the DLTA strategy.

-The learners will draw a picture related to the story.

-The learners will write a complete sentence telling the main idea of the story.

            Wednesday

-The learners will define the action part of a sentence.

-The learners will listen attentively as the student teacher reads “Clifford’s Kitten” using the DLTA strategy.

-The learners will draw a picture related to the story.

-The learners will write a complete sentence telling the main idea of the story.

            Thursday

-The learners will tell if the given set of words is a complete sentence.

-The learners will listen attentively as the student teacher reads “Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors” using the DLTA strategy.

-The learners will draw a picture related to the story.

-The learners will write a complete sentence telling the main idea of the story.

            Friday

-The learners will give the definition of the phrase, “telling sentence.”

-The learners will listen attentively as the student teacher reads “Clifford’s Birthday Party” using the DLTA strategy.

-The learners will draw a picture related to the story.

-The learners will write a complete sentence telling the main idea of the story.

Standards

ELA-1-E1, E2, E5, E6, E7

ELA-2-E1, E3

ELA-3-E1, E2, E3, E5

ELA-4-E2, E4, E5, E6, E7

ELA-5-E1, E2, E3, E6

ELA-7-E1

Student Activities

            Monday

1. In the HM English book, students will complete Unit 2 Lesson 1 regarding sentences.  Students will work as a class on the guided section and individually on the independent section.  Students will complete the writing activity at the end of the lesson.

2. Students will listen attentively as the teacher reads “Clifford’s Sports Day.”  Immediately after reading, students will draw a picture from the story.  Students will write, in a complete sentence, the main idea of the story at the bottom of the page.

3. Students will participate in placing medals on a pictograph to keep track of how many medals the United States has won in the Olympic Games.

4. Students will complete their seat work as follows: Daily Oral Language, Problem of the Day, and “Where?” worksheet.

            Tuesday

1. In the HM English book, students will complete Unit 2 Lesson 2 regarding the naming part of a sentence.  Students will work as a class on the guided section and individually on the independent section.  Students will complete the writing activity at the end of the lesson.

2. Students will listen attentively as the teacher reads “Clifford and the Big Storm.”  Immediately after reading, students will draw a picture from the story.  Students will write, in a complete sentence, the main idea of the story at the bottom of the page.

3. Students will participate in placing medals on a pictograph to keep track of how many medals the United States has won in the Olympic Games.

4. Students will complete their seat work as follows: Daily Oral Language, Problem of the Day, and “Old Favorites” worksheet.

Wednesday

1. In the HM English book, students will complete Unit 2 Lesson 3 regarding the action part of a sentence.  Students will work as a class on the guided section and individually on the independent section.  Students will complete the writing activity at the end of the lesson.

2. Students will listen attentively as the teacher reads “Clifford’s Kitten.”  Immediately after reading, students will draw a picture from the story.  Students will write, in a complete sentence, the main idea of the story at the bottom of the page.

3. Students will participate in placing medals on a pictograph to keep track of how many medals the United States has won in the Olympic Games.

4. Students will complete their seat work as follows: Daily Oral Language, Problem of the Day, and “Short ‘a’ words” worksheet.

Thursday

1. In the HM English book, students will complete Unit 2 Lesson 4.  This lesson asks students to tell if the given phrase is a sentence or not.  Students will work as a class on the guided section and individually on the independent section.  Students will complete the writing activity at the end of the lesson.

2. Students will listen attentively as the teacher reads “Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors.”  Immediately after reading, students will draw a picture from the story.  Students will write, in a complete sentence, the main idea of the story at the bottom of the page.

3. Students will participate in placing medals on a pictograph to keep track of how many medals the United States has won in the Olympic Games.

4. Students will complete their seat work as follows: Daily Oral Language, Problem of the Day, and “Eagles” worksheet.

Friday

1. In the HM English book, students will complete Unit 2 Lesson 5 regarding telling sentences.  Students will work as a class on the guided section and individually on the independent section.  Students will complete the writing activity at the end of the lesson.

2. Students will listen attentively as the teacher reads “Clifford’s Birthday Party.”  Immediately after reading, students will draw a picture from the story.  Students will write, in a complete sentence, the main idea of the story at the bottom of the page.

3. Students will participate in placing medals on a pictograph to keep track of how many medals the United States has won in the Olympic Games.

4. Students will complete their seat work as follows: Daily Oral Language, Problem of the Day, and “Short ‘e’ words” worksheet.

Centers (all week)

Art/Puzzles

            Design a medal you would give to someone special

Writing/Games

            Write an acrostic poem using the word “Autumn.”

Extension Literature

When Autumn Comes by Robert Maass

Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur

Olympics! by B.G. Hennessy

Assessment

            There will be 3 individual assessments this week.  They are:

Booklet of pictures and main idea sentences.

Acrostic poem about Autumn (homework)

Story about the student and Clifford (homework)

There will be 2 individual assessment that will be completed in the Writing and Art centers.

Acrostic poem using the word Autumn

Medal

Materials

Clifford books by Norman Bridwell

Houghton Mifflin English

Paper or notebooks for student writing

Homework

                                    Reading                                                English/Spelling

Monday                                                                       Write spelling words 3 times

Tuesday           Write an Autumn acrostic poem.           Write sentences with spelling words.

Wednesday      Write a story about you and Clifford.    Write sentences with spelling words.

Thursday          Study                                                   Study

Spelling Words

black                blue                  green                orange              white

red                   silver                purple               brown              gold

Bonus: Autumn, Olympics