Language Arts

Story: Friends

Goals

                Monday

-TLW write a four-sentence journal entry.

-TLW make a written prediction based on the title and pictures.

-TLW listen attentively and follow along as Friends is read aloud.

-TLW tell in writing how their prediction was right or wrong and how they know.

-TLW retell the story using a story map.

-TLW find the mistakes in two sentences.

-TLW solve the Problem of the Day using mathematical problem solving strategies.

-TLW complete a worksheet to practice using long “i” words.

                Tuesday

-TLW write a four-sentence journal entry.

-TLW complete Practice Book page 55 regarding retelling the story.

-TLW find the mistakes in two sentences.

-TLW solve the Problem of the Day using mathematical problem solving strategies.

-TLW complete a worksheet to practice using capitals and punctuation in writing dates..

                Wednesday

                                No School: Staff Development Day

                Thursday

-TLW write a four-sentence journal entry.

-TLW complete Practice Book page 57 and 60 regarding realism and fantasy and r-controlled vowels respectively.

-TLW find the mistakes in two sentences.

-TLW solve the Problem of the Day using mathematical problem solving strategies.

-TLW complete a worksheet to practice using capitals and punctuation.

                Friday

-TLW write a four-sentence journal entry.

-TLW find the mistakes in two sentences.

-TLW solve the Problem of the Day using mathematical problem solving strategies.

-TLW complete a worksheet to practice capitalization skills.

-TLW take a spelling test.

-TLW complete Practice Book page 54 as a weekly assessment of vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.

 

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. Students will write a four-sentence journal entry.

2. Students will look at the pictures and discuss them and the title.  Students will use the information gathered to make written predictions in their RES notebooks.

3. Students will listen attentively as the student teacher reads Friends using DLTA reading strategy.

4. Students will review their predictions.  They will write two additional sentences telling if they were correct or incorrect and how they know this.

5. As a class, students will retell the story with the aid of a story map.

6. Students will find the mistakes in two sentences that will be written on the board.

7. Students solve the Problem of the Day using mathematical problem solving strategies.

8. Students will complete a worksheet to practice long “i” words.

                Tuesday

1. Students will write a four-sentence journal entry.

2. Students will independently complete page 55 in their Practice Book.  This page is about retelling the story, Friends.

3. Students will find the mistakes in two sentences that will be written on the board.

4. Students will solve the Problem of the Day using mathematical problem solving strategies.

5. Students will complete a worksheet to practice capitalization and punctuation when writing dates.

Wednesday

No School: Staff Development Day

Thursday

1. Students will write a four-sentence journal entry.

2. Students will work as a class to complete page 57 the Practice Book.  This page practices determining the difference between realism and fantasy.  Students will work independently to complete page 60 regarding r-controlled vowels.

3. Students will find the mistakes in two sentences that will be written on the board.

4. Students will solve the Problem of the Day using mathematical problem solving strategies.

5. Students will complete a worksheet to practice capitalization and punctuation.

Friday

1. Students will write a four-sentence journal entry.

2. Students will find the mistakes in two sentences that will be written on the board.

3. Students will solve the Problem of the Day using mathematical problem solving strategies.

4. Students will complete a worksheet to practice capitalization.

5. Students will take a spelling test.  Students will also complete Practice Book pages 54 as an assessment of their vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.

Extension Literature

 

 

 

Materials

HBJ Up One Hill and Down Another, student reader and teacher’s manual

HBJ Up One Hill and Down Another, Practice Book and Writer’s Journal

HBJ Up One Hill and Down Another, Activity Card 26b

Paper or notebooks for student writing

Spelling Words

long “i” words

decide                    invite                      ride                         side                         while

hide                        life                           share                      twice                       wide

Bonus: friends, November

Vocabulary Words

invited                    discovered                            shared

decided  frightened

 

Math

Goals

                Monday

-TLW complete pages 135 and 136 with the class.  These pages discuss adding three numbers at a time.

-TLW practice fact families, telling time, counting money, and basic addition and subtraction during daily seatwork activities.

                Tuesday

-TLW complete page 137 with the class.  This page discusses following given addition and subtraction rules to complete the problems.

-TLW complete page 138 independently to practice using given addition and subtraction rules.

-TLW complete pages 139 and/or 140 if the student teacher sees more practice is needed with this skill.

-TLW practice fact families, telling time, counting money, and basic addition and subtraction during daily seatwork activities.

                Wednesday

No School: Staff Development Day

                Thursday

-TLW complete page 141 with the class.  This page is titled “Reading for Math.”  Students read the problems then use their math skills to solve.

-TLW complete page 142 independently for additional practice.

-TLW complete page 145 independently to review the lessons taught this week.

-TLW practice fact families, telling time, counting money, and basic addition and subtraction during daily seatwork activities.

                Friday

-TLW complete page 146 independently to review Chapter 4.

-TLW complete page 147 independently to practice for the Chapter Test.

-TLW participate as the class goes over each page completed today.  Student teacher will be checking for understanding and giving remedial help where necessary.

-TLW practice fact families, telling time, counting money, and basic addition and subtraction during daily seatwork activities.

Standards

N-1, 3, 4, 5, 8 -E

 

Student Activities

                Monday

1. Students will complete pages 135 and 136 with the class.  These pages discuss adding three numbers at a time.  Prior to this, students have not attempted to add more than 2 numbers at a time.

2. Students will practice fact families, telling time, counting money, and basic addition and subtraction during daily seatwork activities.  These activities will be completed in their math notebook.

                Tuesday

1. Students will complete page 137 with the class.  This page discusses following given addition and subtraction rules to complete the problems.

2. Students will complete page 138 independently to practice using given addition and subtraction rules.  Students will complete pages 139 and/or 140 if the student teacher sees more practice is needed with this skill.

3. Students will practice fact families, telling time, counting money, and basic addition and subtraction during daily seatwork activities.  These activities will be completed in their math notebook.

                Wednesday

No School: Staff Development Day

                Thursday

1. Students will complete page 141 with the class.  This page is titled “Reading for Math.”  Students read the problems then use their math skills to solve.

2. Students will complete page 142 independently for additional practice.

3. Students will complete page 145 independently to review the lessons taught this week.

4. Students will practice fact families, telling time, counting money, and basic addition and subtraction during daily seatwork activities.  These activities will be completed in their math notebook.

                Friday

1. Students will complete page 146 independently to review Chapter 4.

2. Students will complete page 147 independently to practice for the Chapter Test.

3. Students will participate as the class goes over each page completed today.  Student teacher will be checking for understanding and giving remedial help where necessary.

4. Students will practice fact families, telling time, counting money, and basic addition and subtraction during daily seatwork activities.  These activities will be completed in their math notebook.

Materials

 

 

 

 

Centers

Art/Puzzles

Picture It!: Students will follow the directions on Activity Card 25b.  They find a picture of friends in a magazine.  Students cut it out and paste it on a half sheet of construction paper.  Students will then write a sentence about their picture.

Word Search: Students will practice their spelling and vocabulary words.

Writing/Games

Gardens: Students will work in small groups to write about gardens.  Students will write 3 things they know about real gardens.  Students will then write 3 things about a pretend garden.

If I were President....: Students will use the prompt to write a story about what they would do as President.  Stories should be at least 4 sentences long.  Students will work independently.

Tangrams and More

Map Reading Skills: Students will work together to complete a worksheet.  Afterward, students will create designs with tangrams and pattern blocks.

Math

Math Skills Practice: Students will work together to complete a worksheet.  Next, students will play one game of “Math War.”  After completing each activity, students may use the other items in the math center if they wish.

Computer/Library

Performance Math and Math Blaster: Students will practice their math skills using the computer programs.  Students waiting for turns on the computers will be reading in the library center.  After their turn on Performance Math, students will use index cards to practice their Language Arts vocabulary words.

Assessment

                There will be 7 individual assessments this week.  They are:

Language Arts: Practice Book pages 54 and 55, Spelling Test, daily seatwork

Math: page 145 and 146, daily seatwork

 

There will be 4 individual assessment that will be completed in centers.

Art and Puzzles: Picture it!, Word Search

Writing and Games: Gardens, If I were President....

 

There will be 2 group assessments.  These activities will be done in centers:

                Math: Math Skills Worksheet

                Tangrams and More: Map Reading Skills Worksheet

Homework

                See attached homework sheet.