Lesson Plans for the Week of April 25, 2011

Assignments for the week of April 25, 2011

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

Literacy:

Monday:No School

Tuesday: Read aloud

Spelling practice 60 word test

Wednesday: read aloud

Introduce Vocabulary for Me and Uncle Romie p.196&197

Introduce Comprehension Skills Understanding Characters

Target Strategy: Visualize p. 199 (85)

Introduce Author and Independently Read: Me and Uncle Romie

Thursday: 15 Spelling Sentences

Read aloud Me and Uncle Romie

Friday: Finish Reading aloud Me and Uncle Romie

Spelling City review (if time)

Social Studies:

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Group meeting

Presentation Practice

Wednesday: Final Group preparations

Begin presentations

Thursday: Read Aloud

Finish any presentations (if needed)

Begin Vocabulary for the Southwest

Friday: Map Review for Southwest

Begin reading ch. 1 History of the Southwest

Lesson Plans for the Week of April 18, 2011

Assignments for the week of April 18, 2011

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

Literacy:

Monday: Read Aloud

Practice spelling words

Tuesday: Read aloud

Spelling Post test

Skills Review

Wednesday: read aloud

Spelling Practice

Put in Planner

Spelling practice/review

Thursday: Read aloud

Spelling Activities (word sort/proofreading)

sentences

Friday:No School

Social Studies:

Monday: Group meeting

Power point work day

Tuesday: Group meeting

Power Point Work day 2

Wednesday: Group Meeting

Practice Presentation

Thursday: Prepare for Presentations

Presentations

Friday: No School

Lesson Plans for the Week of April 4, 2011

Assignments for the week of April 4, 2011

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

Literacy:

Monday: Read aloud

Write Comparison/contrast paragraph

Tuesday: Read aloud

Spelling test

Begin to Revise and edit comparison/contrast paper

Wednesday: read aloud

Spelling Practice

Put in planner

1. 207& 208

Finish revising and editing paper

Thursday: read aloud

Spelling word sort/proofreading (209 & 210)

Final Draft due at the end of the period (Comparison/contrast paper)

Friday: Read aloud

Spelling sentences (1 word per sentence with at least 8 words per sentence)

Review spelling word on White boards in partners

Social Studies:

Monday: Midwest map drill

Read Ch. 1 and 2

Read and Discuss aloud

Tuesday: Midwest map drill

Read Ch. 3

Read and Discuss

Wednesday: Midwest map drill

Cause and Effect Relationships (p. 31)

Thursday: Label Map of Midwest

Introduce Travel Article (p. 32)

Complete prewriting activities

Friday: Around the World with states and capitals (5minutes)

Write travel article (should be at least 8-10 sentences)