Mrs. Brueggeman’s Daily Assignments

Week of August 18, 2008

 

Social Skill of the Week:
Skill #2 – Following Instructions

 

The Character Trait for August:

                                                      Honesty                                  

 

 

Monday, August 18, 2008

8:10-8:25

Morning Work

 

Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills.

Activities:

  1. Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Review questions
  2. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count

Assess:                            

Discussion                    

8:25-9:25

Math

Objective: Students will be able to practice their knowledge of place value system and compare/order numbers up to the hundred thousands.

Activities:      

1.      Place Value War

2.      Timed Test.

3.      Discuss comparing and ordering numbers in the book on page 6.

4.      Complete Practice page 1-2.

Assess:                                 

Q and A ; Discussion; Observation; Page 1-2; Timed Test        

9:25-10:10

Writing

Objective: Students will develop understanding of brainstorming and personal narratives.

Activities:

  1. Discussion of brainstorming techniques.
  2. Make a topic list individually.
  3. Discussion of personal narratives.
  4. Practice writing your first personal narrative.

Assess:                            

Discussion; Q-and-A; Snippet Journal

10:10-10:30

 Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess

10:30-10:45 Morning Meeting
  1. Greeting
  2. Share – What did you do over the weekend?
  3. Activity – Morning Meeting Rules
  4. News/Announcements

10:45-11:20 Science/

Social Studies

Objective: Review cardinal and intermediate directions using grids.

Activities:

  1. Discuss what cardinal and intermediate directions are.
  2. Play 8 corners.
  3. Start grid of bones together.
  4. Finish bones grid independently.
  5. Extra practice with cardinal directions online activity.

Assess:

Discussion; observation; Bones sheet; online activity

11:20-11:35 Cont. Sci./S.S.

or Enrichment/ Intervention

Objective: Students will complete partner interviews.

Activities:

  1. Work on partner interviews using PowerPoint.

Assess:                            

Discussion; Partner interviews scoring guide

11:35-11:40

Break

11:40-12:10

Lunch/Recess

12:10-1:10

P.E.-Gregory and Music-Lewis

1:10-1:15

Break

1:15 – 2:55

Communication Arts – Reading Workshop, Word Work, and Read-A-Loud 

Objective: Students will develop reading community knowledge and build various reading skills.

Activities:

Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25

  1. Making Meaning Lesson 1 – Read A Bad Case of Stripes.
  2. Discussion: What is Reading Workshop and what does Independent Reading look like?
  3. Classroom Library

Work Time 1:25-2:10

Independent Reading/Conferences

Strategy Groups/Book Clubs

Debrief/Share 2:10-2:20

Word Work 2:20-2:40

  1. Introduce words and write them in your planner.
  2. Work on partner interviews using PowerPoint.

Read-A-Loud 2:40

Assess:                            

Discussion, Conference, Observation

2:55 – 3:10
  1. Go over homework.
  2. Fill out planners.
  3. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud
  4. Dismissal @ 3:10

Homework

Compare/Order #’s Reteach1-2; Read 15 min.; Spelling Contract – Student Names due Friday, August 22.

Reminders and Additional Info.

 

 

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

8:10-8:25

Morning Work

 

Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills.

Activities:

  1. Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Review questions
  2. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count

Assess:                            

Discussion                    

8:25-9:25

Math

Objective: Students will develop understanding of composing and decomposing numbers.

Activities:

  1. Play Dial a Million: 7-digit phone number on index card, putting in order from least to greatest by teams.
  2. Discussion of expanding their phone number into decomposed form.
  3. Compose/decompose numbers sheet and then go over.

Assess:                            

Discussion; Q-and-A; Compose/decompose sheet        

9:25-10:10

Writing

Objective: Students will develop understanding of brainstorming and personal narratives.

Activities:

  1. Finish topic list individually.
  2. Finish writing your first personal narrative.
  3. Work on interviews

Assess:                            

Discussion; Q-and-A; Snippet Journal

10:10-10:30

 Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess

10:30-10:45 Morning Meeting
  1. Greeting
  2. Share – Partner
  3. Activity – Social Skill of the Week
  4. News/Announcements

10:45-11:20 Science/

Social Studies

Objective: Develop understanding for parts of a map.

Activities:

1.    Discussion of continents.

2.    Discussion of various parts of a map.

3.    Complete parts of a map sheet.

Assess:

Observation; map sheet

11:20-11:35 Cont. Sci./S.S.

or Enrichment/ Intervention

Objective: Students will complete partner interviews.

Activities:

1.    Work on partner interviews using PowerPoint.

Assess:                            

Discussion; Partner interviews scoring guide

11:35-11:40

Break

11:40-12:10

Lunch/Recess

12:10-1:10

Computer-Burnett

1:10-1:15

Break

1:15 – 2:55

Communication Arts – Reading Workshop, Word Work, and Read-A-Loud 

Objective: Students will develop reading community knowledge and build various reading skills.

Activities:

Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25

  1. Discussion of How to Work while the Teacher is testing other students.
  2. Making Meaning Lesson 2 – Turn to your partner.
  3. Reading Spot and Reading the whole period.

Work Time 1:25-2:10

Independent Reading/Conferences

Strategy Groups/Book Clubs

Debrief/Share 2:10-2:20

Word Work 2:20-2:40

  1. Work on partner interviews using PowerPoint.

Read-A-Loud 2:40

Assess:                            

Discussion, Conference, Observation

2:55 – 3:10
  1. Go over homework.
  2. Fill out planners.
  3. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud
  4. Dismissal @ 3:10

Homework

Compose/Decompose Activity sheet; Read 15 min.; Spelling Contract – Student Names due Friday, August 22.

Reminders and Additional Info.

 

                                                                                                                

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

8:10-8:25

Morning Work

 

Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills.

Activities:

  1. Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Review questions
  2. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count

Assess:                            

Discussion                    

8:25-9:25

Math

Objective: Students will develop understanding of composing/decomposing numbers.

Activities:

  1. ½ with Ms. Robertson’s Class – Relay Race practice with expanded numbers to standard numbers.
  2. ½ with Mrs. B’s Class – Computer practice with expanded to standard.

Quia Expanded Practice

and

AAA Expanded Practice

  1. Switch after 25 minutes

Assess:                            

Discussion; Relay; Computer Activities

9:25-10:10

Writing

Objective: Students will generate focused writing piece on a specific event about their summer.

Activities:

  1. Mini-Lesson:

a.      Connection – Read How I Spent My Summer Vacation to the students.

b.      Teaching Point – Discuss a watermelon and the seeds of detailed events and compare to summer and the specific events.

c.      Demonstration – Use an example from my summer.

  1. Conference/Small Group/Independent Work Time:

a.      Students develop their own writing piece about one of their summer vacation events in their snippet journals.

  1. Debrief/Share

Assess:                            

Discussion; Snippet Journals

10:10-10:30

 Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess

10:30-10:45 Morning Meeting
  1. Greeting
  2. Share – Partner
  3. Activity – Recess
  4. News/Announcements

10:45-11:20 Science/

Social Studies

Objective: Assess knowledge of continents and directions. Students will develop knowledge of interpreting map keys.

Activities:

  1. Quiz on continents/oceans/directions.
  2. Discussion of map keys.
  3. Whole Class – Complete the I’ve Got the Key together.
  4. Independently – Complete Road Maps.

Assess:

Discussion; I’ve Got the Key; Road Map sheet; observation

11:20-11:35 Cont. Sci./S.S.

or Enrichment/ Intervention

Objective: Students will complete partner interviews.

Activities:

  1. Finish partner interviews using PowerPoint.

Assess:                            

Discussion; Partner interviews scoring guide

11:35-11:40

Break

11:40-12:10

Lunch/Recess

12:10-1:10

Art - Sandhe

1:10-1:15

Break

1:15 – 2:55

Communication Arts – Reading Workshop, Word Work, and Read-A-Loud 

Objective: Students will develop reading community knowledge and build various reading skills.

Activities:

Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25

  1. Introduce Reading Genres and Reading Interests.  Go over examples and ask yourself what genre your book is?
  2. Discussion: How to Shop for Books.
  3. Making Meaning Lesson 3

Work Time 1:25-2:10

Independent Reading/Conferences

Strategy Groups/Book Clubs

Debrief/Share 2:10-2:20            

Word Work 2:20-2:40

  1. Finish Partner interviews using PowerPoint.

Read-A-Loud 2:40

Assess:                            

Discussion, Conference, Observation

2:55 – 3:10
  1. Go over homework.
  2. Fill out planners.
  3. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud
  4. Dismissal @ 3:10

Homework

Numbers Crossword sheet; Read 15 min.; Spelling Contract – Student Names due Friday, August 22.

Reminders and Additional Info.

 

 

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

8:10-8:25

Morning Work

 

Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills.

Activities:

  1. Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Review questions
  2. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count

Assess:                            

Discussion                    

8:25-9:25

Math

Objective: Define numbers as even or odd; Identify multiples of a number.

Activities:      

1.      Discuss even/odd numbers and explanation.

2.      Even/Odd practice with bags.

3.      Explain Even and Odd sheet

4.      Even/Odd Enrichment sheet

Assess:                            

Discussion; Observation; Even/Odd enrichment sheet; Explain Even and Odd sheet

9:25-10:10

Writing

Objective: RESPECT Lesson from Mrs. McClarren.

Activities:

  1.  Mini-Lesson:

a.      Connection –

b.      Teaching Point –

c.      Demonstration –

  1. Conference/Small Group/Independent Work Time:

d.       

  1. Debrief/Share

Assess:                            

Discussion

10:10-10:30

 Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess

10:30-10:45 Morning Meeting
  1. Greeting
  2. Share – Partner
  3. Activity – Character Trait of the Month 
  4. News/Announcements

10:45-11:20 Science/

Social Studies

Objective: Students will develop knowledge of using grid maps to find absolute locations.

Activities:

  1. Discussion of absolute and relative locations: On-line location of Arch or location of Wentzville
  2. Whole Class – Use a grid of the United States to answer questions. SMARTboard

Assess:

Discussion; Observation; Q-and-A; United States Grid sheet

11:20-11:35 Cont. Sci./S.S.

or Enrichment/ Intervention

Objective: Students will present partner interviews.

Activities:

  1. Present partner interviews.

Assess:                            

Discussion; Partner interviews scoring guide

11:35-11:40

Break

11:40-12:10

Lunch/Recess

12:10-1:10

Music – Lewis and P.E. - Nicholson

1:10-1:15

Break

1:15 – 2:55

Communication Arts – Reading Workshop, Word Work, and Read-A-Loud 

Objective: Students will develop reading community knowledge and build various reading skills.

Activities:

Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25

  1. Discussion of how to choose a just right book.

Work Time 1:25-2:10

Independent Reading/Conferences

Strategy Groups/Book Clubs

Debrief/Share 2:10-2:20            

Word Work 2:20-2:40

  1. Present partner interviews.

Read-A-Loud 2:40

Assess:                            

Discussion, Conference, Observation

2:55 – 3:10
  1. Go over homework.
  2. Fill out planners.
  3. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud
  4. Dismissal @ 3:10

Homework

Homework 111 Even/Odd sheet; Read 15 min.; Spelling Contract – Student Names due Friday, August 22.

Reminders and Additional Info.

 

 

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Friday, August 22, 2008

8:10-8:25

Morning Work

 

Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills.

Activities:

  1. Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Review questions
  2. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count

Assess:                            

Discussion                    

8:25-9:25

Math

Objective: Students will develop knowledge of basic multiples.

Activities:

1.    Discuss multiples

2.    Practice problems on website using whiteboards as a group.

Assess:                            

Discussion; Q-anda-A 

9:25-10:10

Writing

Objective: Students will generate personal narrative entries by using the “think of a memorable place” strategy.

Activities:

1.        Mini-Lesson:

e.      Connection – Discuss personal narrative about an important person.

f.        Teaching Point – Now think of a place and list the small memorable moments linked to it.

g.      Demonstration – I use the example of my parents’ home where I grew up.

2.      Conference/Small Group/Independent Work Time:

h.      Students will write about a memorable place in their snippet journals.

3.    Debrief/Share

Assess:                            

Discussion; Snippet Journals

10:10-10:30

 Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess

10:30-10:45 Morning Meeting
  1. Greeting
  2. Share – Partner
  3. Activity – Math Race
  4. News/Announcements

10:45-11:20 Science/

Social Studies

Objective: Students will develop knowledge of comparing distances using a map scale.

Activities:

  1. Whole Class – What are map scales?  How do I use them?
  2. Independently – Complete How Many Miles to Go.

Assess:

Discussion; Observation; How Many Miles to Go

11:20-11:35 Cont. Sci./S.S.

or Enrichment/ Intervention

Objective: Students will present partner interviews.

Activities:

  1. Present partner interviews.

Assess:                            

Discussion; Partner interviews scoring guide

11:35-11:40

Break

11:40-12:10

Lunch/Recess

12:10-1:10

P.E. – Nicholson and Library – Rudy

1:10-1:15

Break

1:15 – 2:55

Communication Arts – Reading Workshop, Word Work, and Read-A-Loud 

Objective: Students will develop reading community knowledge and build various reading skills.

Activities:

Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25

  1. Set Yourself Up to Read

Work Time 1:25-2:10

Independent Reading/Conferences

Strategy Groups/Book Clubs

Debrief/Share 2:10-2:20            

Word Work 2:20-2:40

  1. Present partner interviews.

Read-A-Loud 2:40

Assess:                            

Discussion, Conference, Observation

2:55 – 3:10
  1. Go over homework.
  2. Fill out planners.
  3. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud
  4. Dismissal @ 3:10

Homework

Reading Logs checked Monday, August 25; Spelling Contract – Theme 1 Week 1 due Friday, August 29

Reminders and Additional Info.