Lesson Plans Oct 14-18

I had some requests during the parent conference to be more specific about what is being covered in class. Here is a copy of my lesson plan for the week. This may or may not help... let me know if you have any additional questions.

Monday

Like Columbus -Intro-meaning

FICTION Nitik, the Wolf Pup  pg. 290 TxTreasures Unit 5 -inferences about characters’ traits, motivations, and feelings -Use evidence from text  *characteristics of genre *complete inference chart in journal

Daily 5 -Read to Self -Work on Writing (Christopher Columbus writing activity) -Read to Someone -Word Work  (Columbus Fill in the Blank) -Listen to Reading

Adverbs- -create anchor chart -Adverb Sentences

Generate ideas through a range of strategies. Select idea then generate ideas about 0wn experiences to the ideas Nitik, the Wolf Pup

Tuesday    Master Gardeners  12:30-1:30

Like Columbus -vocabulary  pleas, onward

FICTION Nitik, the Wolf Pup  pg. 290  -5 Finger Retell  Who, What, When, Where, Why (in journal)

Daily 5 -Read to Self -Work on Writing (Retell Nitik The Wolf Pup)  -Read to Someone -Word Work (whiteboards) -Listen to Reading

Adverbs -chain link

Students decide intended goal of their writing.(entertain, explain, describe, inform, respond, or persuade)

Wednesday

Like Columbus Discuss quotation marks

FICTION Nitik, the Wolf Pup  pg. 290  - Make inferences by completing sentences in journal *Amaroq feels______. * He feels this way because_________. *I know because______.

Daily 5 -Read to Self -Work on Writing (Respond connections and comments- txt to self) -Read to Someone -Word Work  (use spelling words in sentence) -Listen to Reading

Adverbs -create tree using  adverbs

Develop drafts and sequence ideas to organize writing.

Thursday

Like Columbus -Rhyme; stanzas

FICTION Nitik, the Wolf Pup  *plot (main events leading to problem) *complete story map

Daily 5 -Read to Self -Work on Writing (complete unfinished writing from plot/story map) -Read to Someone -Word Work (spell to someone) -Listen to Reading

Adverbs -How, When, Where Adverb Sentences  in journal

Revise drafts: add or delete words, add sensory detail or descriptive words, delete phrases, and add time order words

Friday      Math/Science Social Studies Math Monday Book Fair  Binder: Basic Facts, Daily Practice, Skills Unit 4 – Number Lines: YouTube NumberLines Columbus’ Missing Numbers (skip counting) Tuesday      Binder: Basic Facts, Daily Practice, Skills Unit 4 – (Env 16 1&2) Numbers to 999 on Number Lines Missing Numbers on the NumberLine – Number Line Race (spinner game) Wednesday     Binders: Basic Facts, Daily Practice, Skills Unit 4 – (Env. 16-3)Skip Counting on a Number Line  Number Line Hunt (find missing numbers) Thursday     Binder: Basic Facts, Daily Practice, Skills  Unit 4 – (Env 16 -4) Finding Patterns on a Number Line  Skip counting vertically (thermometer) Skip counting in a circle (clock) Friday      Binder: Basic Facts, Daily Practice, Skills  Unit 4 Math Test- Number Lines

Like Columbus- Comprehension -illustration

FICTION Nitik, the Wolf Pup   Author’s Purpose – Chorally read pg. 310. Ask how the author, Jean Craighead created her characters and where the illustrator, Ted Rand got ideas for his illustrations.  Nitik, the Wolf Pup   Assessment

Daily 5 -Read to Self -Work on Writing (work on revisions) -Read to Someone -Word Work (noun, verb, adj, adverb sort)  -Listen to Reading

Adverbs Assessment  -Example/Non Example Sort

Final Copy