2009
Welcome Back to School!!
August
17th- 6:30pm- Elementary Open House
Tuesday,
August 25th-1st Day of Classes- 8:15am start time- dismissal is 3:20pm
Monday, September 7th- No School- Labor Day
Friday,
Sept. 11th- Homecoming Parade 1:30 pm- Rock-n-Roll Theme- dismissal
immediately following parade- parent pick up at the classroom or students will
be sent home according to the normal dismissal routine
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My Family and I |
Monday
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Tuesday August 25 |
Wednesday August 26 |
Thursday August 27 |
Friday August 28 |
| Spelling |
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| Spelling Stations |
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| Word Work/Phonics |
review of short vowels closed words and open words (cat, dog, pan, rat, hi, so, go, me) |
open and closed words- labeling words- marker boards | open and closed words-marker boards and worksheet | ||
| Poetry & Fluency Work |
(no fluency folders this week) |
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| Story Time |
I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
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Even Steven and Odd Todd by
Kathryn Cristaldi
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I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
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The Tale of Pip & Squeak by Kate Duke
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| Reading |
Pass out reading books pre-assessment of 'youngers'-sight words olders- dolch checklist |
partner reading time con't with assessments |
independent reading time con't with assessments |
group reading con't with assessments |
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| English | interactive writing- getting to know one another | interactive writing- getting to know one another | interactive writing- getting to know one another | interactive writing- getting to know one another | |
| Math Centers |
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| Creative Writing |
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| Math |
Geometry:
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Number Sense: Odd and Even- group work Odd Ball game board Ages of myself and family- odd or even? |
Algebra: intro/review plus sign and equal sign simple addition practices dice game-dice within dice- roll and add- circle the answer if even, box answer if odd |
Measurement: nonstandard measurement- how tall am I? inches and feet graphing- height of the class |
Probability & Statistics: graphing- seasonal birthday graph- make a graph for class birthdays
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| Social Studies | My Family- discussions | ||||
| Specials: |
9:15-9:35 Keyboarding 1:00-1:30- Music |
10:15-10:45 PE 2:40-3:10 Art |
1:00-1:30 Music |
10:15-10:45 PE
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10:00-10:30 Computers 1:30-2:00- Library |
| Theme:
Ocean |
Monday August 31 |
Tuesday September 1 |
Wednesday September 2 |
Thursday September 3 |
Friday September 4 |
| Spelling | words with short a | words with short a | words with short a | words with short a | words with short a |
| Spelling Stations |
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| Word Work/Phonics |
making words- short a lesson #1 p.9
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making words-short a- lesson #2 p.10 | making words- p.9 review | making words- p.10 review | 10 minute word test- write as many words as you can- words need to be spelled correctly |
| Poetry & Fluency Work |
I'm Me poem- finding rhyming words and sight words illustrate & add to binder |
intro. I'm the Single Most Wonderful Person I Know by Jack Prelutsky | I'm the Single Most Wonderful Person I Know by Jack Prelutsky | I'm the Single Most Wonderful Person I Know by Jack Prelutsky |
I'm the Single Most Wonderful Person I Know by Jack Prelutsky illustrate & add to binder |
| Story Time |
The Berenstain Bears' Trouble at School by Stan and
Jan Berenstain
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Commotion in the Ocean
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Gilbert the Great by Jane Clarke and Charles Fuge
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Clumsy Crab by Ruth Galloway
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Over the Ocean in a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes
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| Reading |
Reading for detail-- Eggspert Fluency Sheets- partner read begin filling fluency folders with books |
Reading Strategies- What are they? -star sheet fluency folders stories from textbooks |
Review reading strategies. Send a copy home for parents
to read. Reading Strategies- Plinko fluency folders stories from textbooks
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fluency folders stories from textbooks
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fluency folders stories from textbooks
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| English | ABC order | ABC order |
ABC order nouns |
ABC order Noun Baseball |
ABC order Noun Wordles |
| Math Centers |
Going Fishing-adding two numbers Color Caper-counting |
free choice |
Numberville- odd and even review |
Watch Out Addition- adding two numbers |
Addition and Subtraction board games- baseball, soccer, basketball, football |
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Creative Writing focus: organization of ideas |
interactive writing- adding details- hamburger writing |
interactive writing- editing independent work: My Family |
review organization graphic organizer con't to work on My Family stories |
interactive writing- brainstorming ideas using zig-zag graphic organizer | independent work: brainstorm own list using zig-zag organizer Topic: ocean animals |
| Math |
Geometry: making shapes out of different shapes- using 3 triangles make other shapes
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Number Sense: more odd and even- snap cubes & colored tiles-blue and yellow- sheet assignment: odd or even? worksheet |
Algebra:
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Measurement:
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Probability & Statistics:
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| Science | animals of the ocean- explore and learn facts |
intro to solids, liquids, gas con't with animals discussions |
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| Social Studies | oceans and continents | worksheet- oceans and continents | |||
| Specials: |
9:15-9:35 Keyboarding 1:00-1:30- Music |
10:15-10:45 PE 2:40-3:10 Art |
1:00-1:30 Music |
10:15-10:45 PE
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10:00-10:30 Computers 1:30-2:00- Library |
| Theme:
Ocean |
Monday September 7 No School-Labor Day |
Tuesday September 8 |
Wednesday September 9 |
Thursday September 10 |
Friday September 11 1:30 Homecoming Parade |
| Spelling | Words with short a | Words with short a | Words with short a | pick short i words for next week | |
| Spelling Stations |
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| Word Work/Phonics | closed and open review | making words-short a review | labeling and sorting words- open or closed? | ten minute word test | |
| Poetry & Fluency Work | Things I Want to Know | Things I Want to Know | Things I Want to Know | Things I Want to Know | |
| Story Time |
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Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway
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Big Shark's Lost Tooth by Steve Metzger
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Baby Dolphin At Home in the Ocean by Sarah Toast
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A Dolphin Is Not a Fish by Betsey Chessen
 Sharks by Melvin and Gilda Berger
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| English | common and proper nouns | ||||
| Math Centers |
Odd Ball |
Making 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 card game/board game |
Making 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 card game/board game | see math lesson below Sums to 12 dice game | |
| Creative Writing | no class-parade | ||||
| Math |
Geometry:
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Number Sense: 100's board- greater than, less than, ten more, ten less shading in number activity |
Algebra: commutative property review T Charts Fact Families
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Measurement: measuring to the nearest inch, 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, and 3/4 inch
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Probability & Statistics: sums to twelve dice game- Which one will fill first? What is possible? What is impossible?
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| Science |
making oceans lab with pop/water bottles Do liquids always mix? |
parade-no science class | |||
| Social Studies | equator, prime meridian, north pole, south pole | map reading worksheet- north, south, east, west | |||
| Specials: |
9:15-9:35 Keyboarding 1:00-1:30- Music |
10:15-10:45 PE 2:40-3:10 Art |
1:00-1:30 Music |
10:15-10:45 PE
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10:00-10:30 Computers 1:30-2:00- Library |
| Theme:
Ocean |
Monday September 14 |
Tuesday September 15 |
Wednesday September 16 |
Thursday September 17 |
Friday September 18 |
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| Story Time |
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| Math |
Geometry: tangrams-- visual thinking
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Algebra:
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Measurement: |
Probability & Statistics:
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| Science | mixing liquids lab | review of solids, liquids, gas | |||
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| Specials: |
9:15-9:35 Keyboarding 1:00-1:30- Music |
10:15-10:45 PE 2:40-3:10 Art |
1:00-1:30 Music |
10:15-10:45 PE
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10:00-10:30 Computers 1:30-2:00- Library |
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Monday September 21 |
Tuesday September 22 |
Wednesday September 23 |
Thursday September 24 |
Friday September 25 |
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Geometry:
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Algebra:
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| Specials: |
9:15-9:35 Keyboarding 1:00-1:30- Music |
10:15-10:45 PE 2:40-3:10 Art |
1:00-1:30 Music |
10:15-10:45 PE
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10:00-10:30 Computers 1:30-2:00- Library |
