Monday, September 25, 2017

Week of September 25th

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RELIGION
*Chapter Three: God's Word
*Guided Meditation ~ Who Knows Best?
*Identify the Bible as a holy book
*Name the two parts of the Bible: Old and New Testament
*Bible Scavenger Hunt

MATH
*Unit One Assessment Tuesday
*Begin Unit Two ~ Look for a new family letter
*Solve number stories (word problems)
*Review easy addition facts and strategies

DAILY 5
*Begin rotations in small groups
-Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work & Listen to Reading
*Mini Lesson: Irregular Verbs (sat, knew, ran, sang, threw, etc..)

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Each student will make his/her own "Barefoot Island"
*Apply map skills using a state map of Iowa
*Begin Community Unit
*Use PebbleGo on iPads to support student learning

WRITING
*Book: Shortcut by Donald Crews
*Create lists to develop ideas for writing
*Write an "It Happened to Me" story
*Practice how to reread writing to add details

Monday, September 18, 2017

Week of September 18th

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RELIGION
*Chapter Two: God's Promise
*Understand our unique ability as humans to make choices
*Identify our responsibility to obey God
*What do good choices look like?
*What consequences can come from poor choices?

MATH
*Continue "Engage" program to strengthen number sense
*Using a calculator - how to find patterns
*Broken calculator key activity
*Unit One Review
*Unit One Assessment

DAILY 5
*Begin rotations in small groups
-Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work & Listen to Reading
*Finish bench-marking students one:one

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Maps Unit
*Identify a compass rose and four cardinal directions
*Learn how to use a map/state map with a compass rose
*Discuss map keys and their purpose
*Create a simple map with a key

WRITING
*Book: Big Mama's House
*Using sketches to create writing
*Tour the school to make observations & sketches
*Write a story about family

Monday, September 11, 2017

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Week of September 11th

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RELIGION
*Chapter One in Call to Faith text
*Focus on God's creation
*What is God's creation? Who is God's creation?
*Identify members of the Holy Family
*Design a square for a class creation quilt

MATH

*Count $1, $10 and $100 bills
*Introduce math boxes routine
*Begin "Engage" number sense program
*Review and practice using a number grid
*Game Day Friday!

DAILY 5

*Practice "stamina"
*Read to Self - what does it look and sound like?
*Read to Someone - what does it look and sound like?
*Listen to Reading - what does it look and sound like?

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Finish Growth Mindset lessons
*Write a growth mindset goal for the year
*Begin Maps Unit
*Identify a compass rose and four cardinal directions

WRITING
*Tribute to 9/11 writing activity
*Begin Unit one in Being a Writer curriculum
*Focus on writing community and routine

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Week of September 5th

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RELIGION
*Introduce students to their "Call to Faith" religion text
*House craft to represent each student's family and uniqueness
*Celebrate Wednesday Mass
*Lesson in the church to model and explain genuflecting/appropriate Mass behaviors

MATH

*Unit One begins
*Number line and sequencing numbers review
*Counting coins to $1.00
*Game Day - introduce one game to the students

DAILY 5

*Teach and practice "stamina"
*Read to Self - what does it look and sound like?
*Beginning of the year assessments

SOCIAL STUDIES

*Growth Mindset lessons
*How can we retrain our brains to support an "I can do it" mentality
*Books: Lily the Unicorn and The Dot
*Identify and create growth mindset phrases and behaviors

WRITING

*Book: Chester's Way
*Finish sentence starters titled "My Way" to learn about our classmates
*Writing prompt, "What makes me smile..." for writing review and practice