Lesson Plans for the Week of September 27, 2010

Assignments for the week of September 27, 2010

(Bell ringers are listed next to the day of the week)

Literacy:

Monday: Author’s purpose

Skills Iowa practice assessment

Tuesday: Review spelling words

Spelling review test

Wednesday: number 1-25 for spelling practice

Spelling practice

Introduce Narrative writing

Thursday: Spelling practice

Work on Narrative writing

Friday: Spelling practice

revise/edit Narrative writing

Social Studies:

Monday: States and Capitals review

Create World map

Tuesday: States and Capitals review

Complete World map

Wednesday: No Class due to afternoon assembly

Thursday: States and Capitals review

using a special purpose map: read and discuss pg 26&27

Friday: States and Capitals review

Using a special purpose map

Practice pg. 7

* Please be aware that these lesson plans may vary due to homecoming activities and map testing.

Assignments Week of September 20, 2010

Assignments for the week of September 20, 2010

(Bell ringers are listed next to the day of the week)

Literacy:

Monday: Number 1-60

60 word review pretest (test next Tuesday)

Spelling homework

Tuesday: Author’s purpose

Introduce complete subject and predicate

Practice complete subject

Wednesday: Spelling review practice

Complete predicate

Complete subjects/predicates

Thursday: Contractions

Sentence fluency practice

Friday: Author’s purpose practice

Subject/predicate weekly review test

Social Studies:

Monday: States and Capitals review

The World around Us

Tuesday: States and Capitals review

The World around Us (continued)

Wednesday: States and Capitals review

Introduce Continents project

Begin research on: location and Natural resources

Thursday: States and Capitals review

Group work day

Friday: States and Capitals review

Group work day

Week of September 13-17, 2010

Literacy:

Monday: No School (Inservice)

Tuesday: Write 6-10 sentences about your weekend

Finish reading: My Brother Martin

Inference map

Wednesday: Review Spelling words with a friend

Spelling post test

Author’s purpose practice sheet

Thursday: Write about someone you look up to

Genre: Poetry

Text focus: Repetition

Fluency: phrasing

Langston Hughes

Friday: Prepare for spelling review pretest

60 word review test

Social Studies:

Monday: No School (Inservice)

Tuesday: States and Capitals review

Latitude and longitude

Wednesday: States and Capitals review

Locating cities using Latitude and longitude

Thursday: States and Capitals review

Special purpose maps: Iowa special purpose map

Friday: States and Capitals review

Iowa Special purpose map work day

Assignments for the week of September 7, 2010

(Bell ringers are listed next to the day of the week)

Literacy:

Monday: No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday: Write 6-10 sentences about your weekend

Read aloud: “The trouble maker who healed a nation”

Introduce vocabulary for My Brother Martin

Wednesday: Review Spelling words with a friend

Spelling post test

Background information for My Brother Martin

Introduce skills: author’s purpose, Monitor and clarify information

Thursday:

Guided practice: Author’s purpose

Spelling pretest

Friday: Rainbow write spelling words

Read and discuss My Brother Martin

Social Studies:

Monday: No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday: States and Capitals review

Iowa Cities assignment

Wednesday: States and Capitals review

United States Map project

Thursday: States and Capitals review

If I could visit anywhere in the U.S. ..... Keynote presentations

Friday: States and Capitals review

If I could visit anywhere in the U.S. (cont.)