Week of January 19

Mrs. Brueggeman’s Daily Assignments

Week of January 19, 2009

Social Skill of the Week:
Skill #23 – Participating in Activities: “Being a Good Sport”

The Character Trait for January:

Fairness

	Monday, January 19, 2009
		No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

	Tuesday, January 20, 2009
8:10-8:25 Morning Work	Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills. Activities: Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Problem of the Day. *On-line resources*: Synonym/Antonym Finder Merriam Webster Dictionary Abbreviations More Abbreviations Extra Practice – When you are finished, practice your math facts using Two-Minute Warning. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count Assess: Discussion; Language Review, Math Problem of the Day
8:25-9:30 Math	Objective: Students will review knowledge of working with fractions. Activities: 1. Go over Fraction Review sheet. Assess: Q and A ; Observation; Review sheet
9:30-10:10 Writing	Objective: Develop knowledge of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Activities: Watch Martin Luther King, Jr. Video. Assess: Q-and-A; Observation
10:10-10:30	Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess
10:30-10:45 Morning Meeting	Greeting Share – Book Report Activity – Social Skill News/Announcements
10:45-11:20 Science/ Social Studies	Objective: Students will develop knowledge of Science Fair process. Activities: Science Fair Reports Typing and working on bards. Assess: Observation; Discussion; Science Fair Project
11:20-11:35 Cont. Sci./S.S. or Read-A-Loud	Cont. Science
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 and Word Work	Objective: Students will develop understanding of Activities: Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25 Read the St. Louis Post Dispatch on-line headlines. (Teacher Sites) Inauguration of President-elect Barrack Obama. (Streaming) 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 Word Ladder Assess: Discussion, Conference, Observation
2:35 – 2:55 Cont. Reading or Enrichment/ Intervention	Cont. Reading
2:55 – 3:10	Go over homework. Fill out planners. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud Dismissal @ 3:10
Homework	Math: Study for test tomorrow; Read 15 min.; Spelling Theme 8 Week 2 due Fri., Jan. 22
Reminders and Additional Info.

	Wednesday, January 21, 2009
8:10-8:25 Morning Work	Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills. Activities: Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Problem of the Day. *On-line resources*: Synonym/Antonym Finder Merriam Webster Dictionary Abbreviations More Abbreviations Extra Practice – Practice math facts with Aplus Math. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count Assess: Discussion; Language Review, Math Problem of the Day
8:25-9:30 Math	Objective: Students will review knowledge of working with fractions. Activities: 1. Fraction Test. Assess: Q and A ; Observation; Test
9:30-10:10 Social Studies	Objective: Develop knowledge of Missouri’s Role in the Civil War. Activities: Introduction to Civil War by watching Unitedstreaming video. Assess: Q-and-A; Observation; video
10:10-10:30	Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess
10:30-10:45 Morning Meeting	Greeting Share – Partner Activity – Math Race News/Announcements
10:45-11:20 Science/ Writing	Objective: Students will develop knowledge of Science Fair process. Activities: Science Fair Reports Typing and working on bards. Assess: Observation; Discussion; Science Fair Project
11:20-11:35 Cont. Sci./S.S. or Read-A-Loud	Read-A-Loud
11:35-11:40	Break
11:40-12:10	Lunch/Recess
12:10-1:10	Art – Sandhe
1:10-1:15	Break
1:15 – 2:35 Communication Arts – Reading Workshop and Word Work	Objective: Students will develop understanding of problem and solution. Activities: Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25 Read Finding Coastal Erosion from student book p. 214 and complete Problem/Solution chart. 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 Vocabulary Word Map Assess: Discussion, Conference, Observation
2:35 – 2:55 Cont. Reading or Enrichment/ Intervention	Cont. Reading
2:55 – 3:10	Go over homework. Fill out planners. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud Dismissal @ 3:10
Homework	Math: Practice Basic division facts; Read 15 min.; Spelling Theme 8 Week 2 due Fri., Jan. 22
Reminders and Additional Info.

	Thursday, January 22, 2009
8:10-8:25 Morning Work	Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills. Activities: Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Problem of the Day. *On-line resources*: Synonym/Antonym Finder Merriam Webster Dictionary Abbreviations More Abbreviations Extra Practice – Practice math facts with Aplus Math. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count Assess: Discussion; Language Review, Math Problem of the Day
8:25-9:30 Math	Objective: Number sentences and expressions Activities: What are expressions and number sentences? Discuss p. 75 in book. Complete #1-4; 8-10; 25 – 30; and 38-39 with simplifying expressions and working with number sentences. Assess: Q and A ; Observation; book problems
9:30-10:10 Social Studies	Objective: Students will develop understanding of Missouri’s role in the Civil War. Activities: Missouri’s Battles Choose a Battle and complete a biography with the following information: Location, Date(s) of Battle, Main Events, Result. Assess: Menu Webquest; Observation, Discussion
10:10-10:30	Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess
10:30-10:45	Greeting Share – Book Report Activity – News/Announcements
10:45-11:20 Science/ Writing	Objective: Students will develop knowledge of Science Fair process. Activities: Science Fair Reports Typing and working on bards. Assess: Observation; Discussion; Science Fair Project
11:20-11:35	Cont.
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 – 2:35 Communication Arts – Reading Workshop and Word Work	Objective: Students will develop understanding of problem and solution. Activities: Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25 Use problem and solution chart with independent book. Work Time 1:25-2:10 Independent Reading/Conferences Debrief/Share 2:10-2:20 Word Work 2:20-2:40 Introduce 5 words for word wall. Chant/Write using Reading Journal “On the Back” Activity with 1 of the 5 words. Assess: Discussion, Conference, Observation
2:35 – 2:55 Cont. Reading or Enrichment/ Intervention	Cont. Reading
2:55 – 3:10	Go over homework. Fill out planners. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud Dismissal @ 3:10
Homework	Math: Number Sent/Expression Sheet; Read 15 min.; Spelling Theme 8 Week 2 due Fri., Jan. 22
Reminders and Additional Info.

	Friday, January 23, 2009
8:10-8:25 Morning Work	Objective: Practice Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Writing Skills. Activities: Work on Morning Work – Daily Language and Math Problem of the Day. *On-line resources*: Synonym/Antonym Finder Merriam Webster Dictionary Abbreviations More Abbreviations Extra Practice – Practice math facts with Aplus Math. 8:20 Announcements/Attendance/Lunch Count Assess: Discussion; Language Review, Math Problem of the Day
8:25-9:30 Math	Objective: Develop knowledge of algebraic expressions. Activities: 1. What are algebraic expressions? 2. Define a variable and discuss p. 78-79 in book. 3. Discuss using vocabulary on p. 81 and complete 1-4 of using vocabulary. 4. Complete #1-5; 7-10; 15-16; 23-26. Assess: Q and A; Observation; book problems
9:30-10:10 Social Studies	Objective: Students will develop understanding of Missouri’s role in the Civil War. Activities: Discuss Missouri’s Battles from yesterday Assignment was to choose a battle and complete a biography with the following information: Location, Date(s) of Battle, Main Events, Result. Assess: Menu Webquest; Observation, Discussion
10:10-10:30	Bathroom Break/Snack/Extra Recess
10:30-10:45 Morning Meeting	Greeting person on either side of them. Share – Book Report Activity – News/Announcements
10:45-11:20 Science/ Writing	Objective: Students will develop knowledge of Science Fair process. Activities: Science Fair Reports Typing and working on bards. Assess: Observation; Discussion; Science Fair Project
11:20-11:35 Cont. Sci./S.S. or Read-A-Loud	Cont. Social Studies
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 – 2:35 Communication Arts – Reading Workshop and Word Work	Objective: Students will develop understanding of Activities: Mini-lesson 1:15-1:25 Read A Bad Case of Stripes and complete Plot Peak. Work Time 1:25-2:10 Independent Reading/Conferences Debrief/Share 2:10-2:20 Word Work 2:20-2:40 Making an outline using key words to give the steps of a process. Assess: Discussion, Conference, Observation
2:35 – 2:55 Cont. Reading or Enrichment/ Intervention	Cont. Reading
2:55 – 3:10	Go over homework. Fill out planners. Pack-Up and Read-A-Loud Dismissal @ 3:10
Homework	Reading Logs checked Monday, January 26; Spelling Contracts Theme 9 Week 1 due Friday, January 30.
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