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Wednesday, 2/19/2009

A Day

|8:40-9:05 |Sign In, Attendance, Lunch Count, Flag, Morning Journals, Morning Meeting | |

|Morning Activities | | |

|9:05-9:35 |O: LWDAT use their knowledge of sentences and sentence construction to edit and complete a practice quiz | |

|Spelling/Accel. Math |P/A: quiz | |

|9:35-10:15 |SPANISH | |

|10:15-11:15 |O: LWDAT use/create arrays to model/complete 2x2 digit multiplication tasks, explain how partial products help find a|__ power point |

|Math |product | |

| |P: Small group explorations – guided by power point, partner practice | |

| |A: Observation | |

|11:15-12:00 |O: LWDAT use an outline to organize their descriptive writing pieces |___ sample 4 square |

|Writing Club |P: Model – show teacher sample partially finished. Finish and think aloud. Guide students through first part of | |

| |creating their own. Finish independently. Group based on need for future. | |

| |A: Observation – independent finishing | |

|12:00-1:00 |O: LWDAT make connections between their knowledge of history and a historical fiction text explain historical fiction| |

|Reading Workshop |P: Read aloud. How does this relate to what you know about history? If this book is historical fiction, what do you| |

| |think you might find in other historical fiction books? What is historical fiction? | |

| |Centers, introduce new books/groups | |

| |A: discussion | |

|1:00-1:30 |LUNCH | |

|1:30-2:30 |RECESS/PHYSICAL EDUCATION | |

|2:30-3:10 |O: LWDAT compare cities today with cities of the past. | |

|Science/Social Studies |P: identify key vocabulary (pages 146-151), review pre-reading strategies, small group reading (guided by question | |

| |cards). | |

| |A: Create class Venn Diagram showing what was learned from the text | |

|3:10-3:20 |Pack Up and Dismiss | |

Thursday, 2/20/2009

B Day ~ ½ Day

|8:40-9:05 |Sign In, Attendance, Lunch Count, Flag, Morning Journals, Morning Meeting | |

|Morning Activities | | |

|9:00-10:15 |O: LWDAT use an organized list to solve an Open Ended task | |

|Math |P: Power Point (model), Solve a task whole group, Solve task with your table group | |

| |A: Table Group solving | |

|10:15-10:45 |4th Grade Spelling Bee | |

|10:45-11:30 |Class Party | |

| |Snacks | |

| |Antonym Game | |

| |Artificial Hearts | |

| |Synonym 4 corners | |

|11:30-12:00 |PHYSICAL EDUCATION | |

|12:00-12:45 |O: LWDAT demonstrate an understanding of key concepts from the Water/Weather Unit | |

|Science |P: Check study guide, What do you really know? What do you need to study? Review game | |

| |A: Review game, study guide, test | |

|12:45-12:55 |Pack Up and Dismiss | |

Tuesday, 2/17/09

C Day

|8:40-9:05 |Sign In, Attendance, Lunch Count, Flag, Morning Journals, Morning Meeting | |

|Morning Activities | | |

|9:05-9:35 |O: LWDAT use Rocket Math to enhance their knowledge of basic facts | |

|Spelling/Math |P: What does practicing look like, again? Practice set, 1 minute timing, review, 2 minute timing | |

| |A: 2 minute timing | |

|9:35-10:15 |ART | |

|10:20-11:00 |COMPUTERS | |

|11:00-11:20 |O: LWDAT use arrays to show multiplication | |

|Open Circle/Snack |P: How can you divide this box to find out how many are inside without counting. Review ways. Be thinking | |

| |about other ways to do this – finish tomorrow. | |

| |A: Observation | |

|11:20-12:00 |ENRICHMENT | |

|12:00-1:00 |O: LWDAT write an essay based on an outline | |

|Reading |P: Model with outline created last week. How do you add detail to the basic thoughts? Writing time, | |

| |conferences, share circle | |

| |A: Observations | |

|1:00-1:30 |LUNCH | |

|1:30-2:05 |RECESS | |

|2:10-3:10 |Lesson from 2/11 | |

|Social Studies/Science | | |

|3:10-3:20 |Pack Up and Dismiss | |

Wednesday, 2/18/09

D Day

|8:40-9:00 |Sign In, Attendance, Lunch Count, Flag, Morning Journals, Morning Meeting | |

|Morning Activities | | |

|9:05-9:35 |TIGER TIME | |

|Spelling/Math | | |

|9:35-10:15 |LIBRARY | |

|10:20-11:15 |PHYSICAL EDUCATION | |

|11:15-12:00 |O: LWDAT write an essay to a prompt (Pre-assessment) | |

|Writing Club |P: Provide prompt. Students have 40 minutes to write | |

| |A: Finished essay, share circle | |

|12:00-1:00 |O: LWDAT sort words based on their part of speech |__ word list |

|Reading |P: 100 words per group, sort based on part of speech. Groups check each other. Centers and Reading Groups | |

| |(if time) | |

| |A: Observation, conversations about why they’re putting words where they are | |

|1:00-1:30 |LUNCH | |

|1:30-2:05 |RECESS | |

|2:10-3:10 |Water and Weather Test |___ Test |

|Social Studies | | |

|3:10-3:20 |Pack Up and Dismiss | |

Thursday, 2/19/2009

E Day (Strings)

|8:40-9:00 |Sign In, Attendance, Lunch Count, Flag, Morning Journals, Morning Meeting | |

|Morning Activities | | |

|9:05-9:35 |Please see yesterday’s word sort lesson | |

|Spelling/Accel. Math | | |

|9:35-10:15 |MUSIC | |

|10:15- 11:15 |Open Circle: Dealing with Annoying Behavior | |

|Math |O: LWDAT effectively manage their feelings related to annoying behavior | |

| |P: Game (selected by representative), Review of last time. What strategies did you find that worked? Say: I| |

| |don’t like it when you ____________. Importance of naming the behavior. Role play. Will this always work? | |

| |What do you do when it doesn’t? When is it ok to just ignore the behavior? What do you have control of? If| |

| |time – Have you ever been annoying? | |

| |A: Observation, Conversation and suggestions | |

| |Math | |

| |O: LWDAT use partial products to solve multiplication problems (2x2) | |

| |P: Correct or incorrect game, independent practice, worksheet | |

| |A: Worksheet | |

|11:15-12:00 |LWDAT evaluate writing and identify qualities of a great writing piece |___ writing samples |

|Writing Club |P: Look at several versions of the same piece (teacher created), rank with a group, explain why it was ranked| |

| |the way it was. Advise the writer. What did you learn that you can use in your own writing? | |

| |A: Discussion, Writing and Conferring | |

|12:00-1:00 |O: LWDAT swoop when reading aloud | |

|Reading Workshop |P: Review fluency. Explain the meaning of swooping. Model. Students practice. Centers – fluency, word | |

| |work, small groups | |

| |Loser: Review through ch 13. Practice reading a section aloud fluently | |

| |A Wrinkle in Time: What do you do when you don’t get it? | |

| |John Hancock: Compare historical fiction and non-fiction. What is this book? What can you learn from | |

| |reading it? | |

|1:00-1:30 |LUNCH | |

|1:30-2:05 |RECESS | |

|2:10-3:10 |O: LWDAT explain where cities may fall on a population map, compare rural life to suburban life |___ Essay sheet |

|Science/Social Studies |P: Analyze a population map as a group. Where are the major cities? Why do you think they’re there? Think | |

| |about what we’ve learned so far – how do you think the cities developed? What caused the people to want to | |

| |be in this location? How might life have been different if you lived in a rural area or an urban area? | |

| |Where would you prefer to live? | |

| |A: Where would you prefer to live essay | |

|3:10-3:20 |Pack Up and Dismiss | |

Friday, 2/20/09

F Day (Band and Lessons)

|8:40-9:05 |Sign In, Attendance, Lunch Count, Flag, Morning Journals, Morning Meeting | |

|Morning Activities | | |

|9:05-9:35 |O: LWDAT use Rocket Math to enhance their knowledge of basic facts | |

|Spelling/Accel. Math |P: What does practicing look like, again? Practice set, 1 minute timing, review | |

| |A: 1 minute timing | |

|9:35-10:15 |SPANISH | |

|10:15-11:15 |O: LWDAT use an organized list to solve a math task | |

|Math |P: PP/model, problem solving practice – What does the “organized” part really mean? How do you know you| |

| |“got” all of the choices? Does order matter? | |

| |A: Problem solving practice sheet | |

|11:15-12:00 |O: LWDAT add detail to a paragraph using an outline and considering the reader |___ writing sample |

|Writing Club |P: Compare two paragraphs/essays. Which is better? Why? How did I adapt what I used in the outline | |

| |differently in each essay? Both have the same amount of detail… how did you determine that the quality | |

| |was better in this paragraph? Students revise their work | |

| |A: Conferences | |

|12:00-1:00 |O: LWDAT identify symbolism and its impact on a book | |

|Reading |P: Read Henry’s Freedom Box. What is symbolism? How did you see it in the book? How did the writer | |

| |use the symbolism to make this book more powerful for the reader? What message do you think the writer | |

| |wanted you to come away with? | |

| |A: Discussion | |

|1:00-1:30 |LUNCH | |

|1:30-2:05 |RECESS | |

|2:10-3:10 |O: LWDAT describe the crops/land in the North East and explain the way the land impacts the natural |__ organizer/worksheet |

|Social Studies |resources | |

| |P: Pre-read (review how), read with a partner, complete the graphic organizer and worksheet | |

| |A: Observation and closing conversation | |

|3:10-3:20 |Pack Up and Dismiss | |

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