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WEEKLY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
Week of May 21, 2012
MATH
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DATE
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Learning Targets |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
COMMENTS |
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Monday |
Understanding rates by counting blinks per minute |
12.1 Introducing Rates/S.L. 12.1 |
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Tuesday |
Find unit rates |
12.2 Solving Rate Problems/S.L. 12.2
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The math lessons for the day are not always accurate because |
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Wednesday |
Finding rates |
12.3 Converting between rates/Study Link 12.3 |
there are lessons that may require more than one day depending
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Thursday |
Finding the best buy |
12.4 Comparison Shopping/Study Link 12.4 |
on how well the students grasp a concept. |
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Friday |
Determing the best buy |
12.5 Comparison Shopping/Study Link 12.5 |
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READING
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DATE
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Learning Targets |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
COMMENTS |
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Monday |
Cause/Effect
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/Read 15 min and write title in assignment notebook |
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Tuesday |
Organizing a story putting the main events in order |
No Talking/Read 15 minutes and write title in assignment notebook. |
I may be sending the textbook home to read the day's story. Check the assignment notebook. |
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Wednesday |
Predicting |
No Talking/Read 15 minutes and write title in assignment notebook |
I am working on having the students look up words they do not understand in the story. |
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Thursday |
Applying Sequencing skill |
No Talking/Read 15 minutes and write title in assignment notebook
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Friday |
Cause/Effect |
No Talking/15 minutes and write title in assignment notebook. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS/WORDS
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DATE
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Learning Targets |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
Comments |
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Monday |
Finish Reports |
County Report/No Homework |
Word Sorts will be done daily. Students are grouped based on spelling tests which show strengths in spelling patterns and areas that need to be worked on. |
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Tuesday |
Complete Reports |
Pen Pal Letters/No Homework |
We work on parts of speech and other language skills using the Daily Language Reviews. |
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Wednesday |
Writing the report |
County Report/No Homework |
As we write our county report, we are focusing on the six traits of writing. Each student needs to have one goal which is to inform the reader about their county. |
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Thursday |
Writing the report |
County Report/No Homework
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In their writing, the students need organizer their writing, choose appropriate words which show their voice, use a variety of sentence structures, and check for grammar and punctuation. |
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Friday |
Writing the Report |
County Report/No Homework |
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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DATE
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Learning Targets |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
COMMENTS |
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Monday |
Understanding how the Civil War and Slavery affected WI |
Civil War/No Homework |
Fridays could be a science or social studies day. |
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Tuesday |
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Science Day/No Homework |
It will depend on how the week went and which subject |
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Wednesday |
Understanding how the Civil War and Slavery affected WI |
Civil War/No Homework |
requires extra attention. |
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Thursday |
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Science/ No Homework
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Friday |
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Civil War/No Homework |
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SCIENCE
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DATE
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Learning Targets |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
COMMENTS |
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Monday |
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Social Studies Day/No Homework |
See Social Studies comment for Friday info. |
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Tuesday |
Positive and Negative Charges |
Static Electricity/ No homework |
Science will be done during the reading block. |
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Wednesday |
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Social Studies DayNo homework |
Social Studies will be going on during the science block. |
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Thursday |
What is static electricity |
Static Electricity/ No homework |
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Friday |
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Wrap Up Sound/No Homework |
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Note: Plans are subject to change.
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