Welcome to Title 1 Reading & Math Grades 3-5

Dear Parents,

Welcome to Title 1 Reading and Math. Follow along to see what new and exciting things we are working on in class. If you ever have any questions please feel free to email me.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Assignments Week of January 31, 2011

Assignments for the week of January 31, 2011

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


Literacy:


Monday: Read aloud

Spelling Test

ITBS: Text structure review


Tuesday: ITBS TESTING


Wednesday: ITBS TESTING


Thursday: ITBS TESTING


Friday: ITBS TESTING


Social Studies:


Monday: Southeast map drill

Discuss chapter 3


Tuesday: Read aloud

Begin Travels across America

Vocabulary p 22


Wednesday: Southeast map drill

Read introduction and Ch. 1

Discuss the landforms seen

Thursday: States and capitals review

Landforms comparison worksheet p.23


Friday: States and capitals review

Read and discuss ch. 2 “The Economy”

Friday, January 21, 2011

Lesson Plans for the Week of January 24, 2011

Assignments for the week of January 24, 2011

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


Literacy:


Monday: Read aloud

ITBS review: unfamiliar words


Tuesday: review spelling test

ITBS review: Word Analysis/sentences


Wednesday: Read aloud

Spelling practice


Thursday: Read aloud

ITBS review: Main ideas/capitalization


Friday: Read aloud: Mick Harte was here

ITBS review: Inferences


Social Studies:


Monday: Southeast map drill

Read Chapter 2

Begin QAR questions


Tuesday: Southeast map drill

Finish questions

Begin discussing


Wednesday: Southeast map drill

Finish discussion (if needed)

Read Ch.3

Assign questions


Thursday: States and capitals review

Discuss Ch. 3

Drawing conclusions worksheet


Friday: States and capitals review

Map of South east

Friday, January 14, 2011

assignments Week of January 17, 2011

Assignments for the week of January 17, 2011

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


Literacy:


Monday:Read aloud

ITBS practice: Synonyms and Antonyms


Tuesday: Read aloud

ITBS practice: Context Clues


Wednesday: Prepare for Spelling Practice

Spelling practice: Compound words

P. 124


Thursday: p.125 spelling review

ITBS practice: Using Verbs

p. 126


Friday: Read aloud

ITBS: Word Analysis


Social Studies:


Monday: Southeast map drill

Read Section 2 and three of Chapter 1

Complete questions for Ch.1


Tuesday:make states and capitals cards for Southeast

Finish questions and check


Wednesday: Southeast map drill

Introduce/review drawing conclusions

Beginning reading Ch. 2


Thursday: States and capitals review

Finish Ch. 2

Discuss


Friday: States and capitals review

Read Ch.3

Drawing conclusions practice sheet 23

Friday, January 7, 2011

Lesson Plans for the Week of January 10, 2011

Assignments for the week of January 10, 2011

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


Literacy:


Monday: Review author and me questions

Narrative writing due at the end of the class


Tuesday: What are the four types of QAR Questions

Skills Iowa January Assessment


Wednesday: Share aloud 3 narrative writings

Spelling practice: Compound words

P. 124


Thursday: p.125 spelling review

Vocabulary for Stormalong p. 114 and 115

  1. 126


Friday: Read aloud: Mick Harte was here

Story background p. 116

Introduce: Understanding characters; infer/predict p. 117


Social Studies:


Monday: Southeast map drill

Vocabulary for :The Southeast “Its history and its people”


Tuesday:make states and capitals cards for Southeast

Map study activity p. 25


Wednesday: Southeast map drill

introduce questions for Chapter (review QAR)

Read Ch.1 work on questions


Thursday: States and capitals review

Finish Ch. 1 questions

Begin reading Ch. 2


Friday: States and capitals review

Finish reading Ch. 2

Ch. 2 questions.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Lesson Plans for the Week of January 3, 2011

Assignments for the week of January 3, 2011

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


Literacy:


Monday: No SCHOOL- Inservice


Tuesday: Make a list of all the things you did over break

Narrative Writing about Christmas break


Wednesday: Review practice

Narrative work day


Thursday: Review practice/revisions

Narrative work day


Friday: Review practice/revisions

Narrative work day (Due Monday end of class)


Social Studies:


Monday: No SCHOOL- Inservice


Tuesday:Northeast States review

Review power points

Begin sharing power points


Wednesday: Map Drill

Share power points


Thursday: Finish sharing power points if needed

Introductory Map of Southeast

Introductory activities: meet tour guide/timeline review


Friday: Make flash cards of Southeast

Vocabulary worksheet p.22

(using context clues)