Welcome Parents to room # 254! I want to take this opportunity to thank you for entrusting me with your child/children this trimester! I would like you to know that your child will be HEARD, VALUED, AND RESPECTED in my classroom! Please check Mr. Bohren's assignment and happenings page often as I will try to update it daily! IT IS YOUR CHILD'S REPONSIBILITY TO LISTEN IN CLASS IN ORDER TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHEN THINGS ARE DUE!!!! Listed below you will find what your child will be doing on a day to day basis for the week in all of my classes.
If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to call me or email me. My contact information
is listed below...
Mr. Rico Bohren
rbohren@isd622.org
(651)-702-8064
Academic week of 3/8 through 3/12
Social Studies A – Period 6
Monday:
Finish Chapter # 11 Test – Start Chapter # 12 – Bigger, Taller, and Faster
Tuesday:
Chapter # 12 – Bigger, Taller, and Faster
Wednesday:
Continue with Chapter # 12
Thursday:
NO CLASS
Friday:
NO CLASS
Language Arts – Periods 1 & 2 and Periods 3 & 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Spelling pre test
· Adjective work
· Biography research
· Read chapters 10 and 11 of The Giver
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Hand in Cliffhanger stories
· Adjective work
· Biography research
· Read The Giver Chapter 12
Wednesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Adjective work
· New story in collection
· Read The Giver-chapters 13, 14
Thursday:
NO CLASS
Friday:
NO CLASS
Academic week of 3/1 through 3/5
Social Studies A – Period 6
Monday:
Continue with chapter # 11 group presentations
Tuesday:
Continue with chapter # 11 group presentations
Wednesday:
Chapter # 11 discussion and power point
Thursday:
FIELD TRIP DAY!!!! NO CLASS
Friday:
Read Chapter # 11 Investigation and hand out study guides. Group grades for presentations issued – mini conference with groups and their grades.
Language Arts – Periods 1 & 2 and Periods 3 & 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Computer lab – Continue typing Cliffhanger stories
· Spelling pre test
· Share picture cards with class
· Read chapters 10 and 11 of The Giver
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Computer lab – Cliffhanger stories
· Read Aloud
· A Glory Above Everything Test – Comprehension/vocab test
· Read The Giver Chapter 12
Wednesday:
· Read Aloud
· New story in collection
· Read The Giver
Thursday:
FIELD TRIP DAY!!! NO CLASS
Friday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Spelling test
· The Giver – chapters 13 and 14
Academic Week of 2-16 through 2-19
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Chapter # 10 Test – study guide due
Wednesday: Go over tests. Start Chapter # 11 note prep and pre-reading.
Thursday: Chapter # 11 power point notes, reading, and discussion
Friday: Chapter # 11
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
NO SCHOOL!!!
Tuesday
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud – Elijah of Buxton
· Spelling pretest
· Read chapter # 7 and 8 – The Giver
· The Giver packet
· Greek and Latin Roots
· Six Trait Writing – Cliffhangers– Writing Process steps # 1 and 2 – pre write and first copy (sloppy copy)
Wednesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud – Elijah of Buxton
· Spelling Corrections due
· Discuss chapter # 7 & 8 – The Giver – Go over packet
· Literature Circles
· Greek and Latin Root work
· Six Trait Writing – Cliffhangers
Wednesday:
· DOL
· Read Aloud
Thursday:
· DOL
· Read Aloud
Friday:
· DOL
· Read Aloud
Academic week of 2/8 through 2/12
Social Studies B – Period 6
Monday:
Continue with chapter # 10 - Sodbusters
Tuesday:
Continue with chapter # 10 - Sodbusters
Wednesday:
Chapter # 10 Investigation and project.
Thursday:
Investigation projects due – share in small groups. Chapter # 10 Review – study guide handed out and due tomorrow. TEST TOMORROW!!
Friday:
Chapter # 10 Test today!!!!!
Language Arts – Periods 1 & 2 and Periods 3 & 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Spelling pre-test
· Read Aloud – Elijah of Buxton
· Finish reading Medusa’s Head – margin notes and comprehension pages
· Introduce character poster project – will be given work time in class.
· Continue reading class novel, The Giver – Chapter # 4
· Six Trait Writing – Introduce Sentence Fluency Trait.
Tuesday:
· Read Aloud
Wednesday:
· Read Aloud
Thursday:
· Read Aloud
Friday:
· Read Aloud
Academic Week of 1-25 through 1-28
Parents,
Please remember we have conferences this week. They are student-led, so please come and hear your child’s perspective on their progress in all of their classes!! They have worked real hard on their portfolios. Have a great week!! See you Thursday or Friday!!! Mr. Bohren
Conference Times:
Thursday, January 28 – 4:00-8:00 PM – Gym C
Friday, January 29 – 7:30-10:30 AM – Gym C (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!!)
Monday, February 1- 4:00-8:00 PM – Gym C
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Correct crossword puzzle for chapter # 9. Hand out homework for student led portfolios. Continue with chapter # 9 – Power point notes.
Tuesday: Continue with Chapter # 9 – Power point notes.
Wednesday: Read chapter # 9 investigation – hand out worksheet that goes with investigation. Read all sidebar information parts of chapter # 9
Thursday: Hand out Chapter # 9 worksheets. Complete chapter # 9 reading and power point notes. (CONFERENCES!!!!)
Friday: NO SCHOOL!!!! CONFERENCES!!!!
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud - Whangdoodles
· Spelling pretest
· Verb work
· Finish Before reading questions for The Giver
· Read chapter # 1 – The Giver
· Readers’ theater performance – One group
· Greek and Latin Roots – index card – four new roots
· Six Trait Writing – Personal Narrative – Writing Process steps # 3 and 4 -Revision and editing – This will go in student led portfolio
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud – Whangdoodles
· Verb work
· Spelling Corrections due
· Discuss chapter # 1 – The Giver
· Literature Circles – Tuesday’s goals for Thursday
· Readers’ Theater performance – One group
· Bring index cards for Greek and Latin Root work
· Six Trait Writing – Personal Narrative
Wednesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Verb work
· Read Medusa’s Head in our reading books. Talk about characteristics of Myths.
· Start chapter # 2 – The Giver
· Greek and Latin Root work (index cards)
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with Personal Narrative – In computer lab typing our stories.
Thursday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Verb work
· Greek and Latin Root work
· Lit Circles – Thursday’s goal for next Tuesday
· The Giver – Classroom novel
Friday:
NO SCHOOL - CONFERENCES
Academic Week of 1-11 through 1-15
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Review day for Chapter # 8 – Y Chart – compare and contrast north and south (Civil War). Hand out study guides for chapter.
Tuesday: Answer and question day. Chapter 8 bingo.
Wednesday: Chapter # 8 Test
Thursday: Start Chapter # 9 – note prep
Friday: Read and discuss Chapter # 9
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud - Whangdoodles
· Spelling pretest
· Noun work/Making Inferences
· Start collection number 4 – Forms of Fiction
· Readers’ theater practice
· Six Trait Writing – Personal Narritive
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud - Whangdoodles
· Read La Bamba-soft covers
· Introduce our next classroom novel – The Giver
· Literature Circles – Tuesday’s goals for Thursday
· Readers’ Theater practice-perform tomorrow
· Six Trait Writing – Personal Narrative
· Bring index cards for Greek and Latin Root work
Wednesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Noun Quiz
· Greek and Latin Root work (index cards)
· Finish La Bamba
· Talk about our classroom novel – The Giver. Pass out copies.
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with Personal Narrative
Thursday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Verb work
· Greek and Latin Root work
· Lit Circles – Thursday’s goal for next Tuesday
· The Giver – Classroom novel
Friday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Greek and Latin Root work
· Verb work
· The Giver – Classroom novel
Academic Week of 1-4 through 1-8
I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing Holiday Season!!!!! Happy New Year!! Mr. Bohren
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Hand back chapter # 7 Test-Discuss. Start reading and discussing chapter # 8. – No homework
Tuesday: Chapter # 8-read and discuss
Wednesday: Continue with Chapter # 8
Thursday: Chapter # 8 worksheets and introduce project (Charlie Goddard Letter)
Friday: Go over worksheets and hand in. Read chapter # 8 investigation and chapter sidebars. Work on project
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud - Whangdoodles
· Spelling pretest
· Skill – Finding Main Idea in paragraphs
· Read Atalanta and the Hippomenes – Myth genre. Skill: universal theme and paraphrasing.
· Six Trait Writing – Personal Narritive
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud - Whangdoodles
· Check Atalanta and Hippomenes margins and homework pages
· Introduce our next classroom novel – The Giver
· Literature Circles – Tuesday’s goals for Thursday
· Six Trait Writing – Personal Narrative
Wednesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Skill: Main Idea
· Start Collection # 4 – The Forms of Fiction
· Talk about our classroom novel – The Giver. Pass out copies.
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with Personal Narrative
Thursday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
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Friday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
Academic Week of 12/21 through 12/23
I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Holiday Season!!!!! Mr. Bohren
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Chapter # 7 Test. Note prep for chapter # 8- Minnesota’s Civil War
Tuesday: Chapter # 8-preview/read/discuss
Wednesday: Continue with Chapter # 8
Thursday: NO SCHOOL
Friday: NO SCHOOL
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Spelling pretest – 6 words – Test Wednesday
· Skill – Finding Main Idea in paragraphs
· Talk about Literature Circles – Thursday’s goal and jobs!!!
· Six Trait Writing
Tuesday:
· Scrabble Day!!!!!!!
Wednesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Spelling test – 6 words
· Finish Watson’s Go to Birmingham!!!
Thursday:
· No School
Friday:
· No School
Academic Week of 12/14 through 12/18
Social Studies B – Period 6:
Monday: Share chapter project – Minnesota Newcomer’s Poster. Read Sidebars in chapter # 7. Continue to work on chapter # 7 worksheets.
Tuesday: Continue to work on chapter # 7 worksheets. Finish chapter reading with power point notes.
Wednesday: Introduce packing a farmer’s wagon. Hand out worksheet that goes with this activity. Work time for the rest of this period on packing a farmer’s wagon.
Thursday: Chapter # 7 worksheets due. Correct and discuss in class. Continue with Chapter # 7 investigation.
Friday: Chapter # 7 review day. Hand out study guides.
Language Arts – Periods 1/ 2 and 3/4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Spelling pretest
· Skill – Finding Main Idea in paragraphs
· Talk about Literature Circles – Form groups, go over packets, and choose books!!!!!
· Go over The Emperor’s New Clothes questions on pages 108 & 109 in soft cover reading book – talk about skill: Theme.
· Vocab quiz section # 2
· Watsons –Talk and summarize chapter # 11. Continue with reading chapter # 12
· Six Trait Writing
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Spelling – corrections due
· Skill – Finding Main Idea in paragraphs
· Collection # 3-hard cover books
· Watsons – Continue reading chapter #12
· Six Trait Writing
Wednesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read aloud
· hand out spelling worksheets
· Literature circles- read and set goals.
· Watson’s – continue with chapter # 13
· Watson’s reading skill: responding to quotations
· SSR
· Six Trait Writing
Thursday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read aloud
·
Friday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read aloud
Academic Week of 12/7 through 12/11
Welcome students and parents to a new trimester!!!
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Review chapters 1 – 6. Start note prep for chapter # 7 – Look fors and Key Terms.
Tuesday: Read and discuss chapter # 7. Powerpoint notes.
Wednesday: Continue with chapter # 7. Hand out worksheets and introduce chapter # 7 project.
Thursday: Worksheets due. Continue with Chapter # 7- Read and discuss
Friday: Project due. Chapter # 7 investigation and sidebars.
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Spelling pretest
· Skill – Finding Main Idea in paragraphs
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Start Collection # 3 (The Heart of the Matter) –The Emperor’s New Clothes
· Vocab quiz – Watson’s section # 1 vocab
· Watsons – Continue with reading. Chapter # 8
· Six Trait Writing –Sentence fluency
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· Spelling – corrections due
· Skill – Finding Main Idea in paragraphs
· Collection # 3
· Watsons – Continue reading section # 2
· Six Trait Writing – Critter Sitter Stories
Wednesday:
· Read Aloud
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Thursday:
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Friday:
·
Academic Week of 11/30 through 12/4
Welcome back for another great week of learning!! I hope everyone had a restful and a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!!
Mr. B
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Continue with Chapter # 6 – Classroom discussion and power point notes.
Tuesday: Continue with Chapter # 6 – Classroom discussion and power point notes. Chapter worksheets
Wednesday: Investigation and sidebar readings. Correct worksheets.
Thursday: Study Guide and Review for Chapter # 6
Friday: Chapter # 6 Test
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
• DOL – Daily Oral Language
• Read Aloud
• Spelling pretest
• Skill – Finding topic in paragraphs
• SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
• Start Collection # 3 (The Heart of the Matter) –Read The All-American Slurp
• Watsons – Continue with reading of section # 2 (chapters 4 -6) – Vocabulary for section # 4.
• Six Trait Writing –Continue with Critter Sitter Stories
Tuesday:
• DOL – Daily Oral Language
• Read Aloud
• Spelling – corrections due
• Skill – Finding topic in paragraphs
• Collection # 3
• Watsons – Continue reading section # 2
• Six Trait Writing – Critter Sitter Stories
Wednesday:
• Read Aloud
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Thursday:
• Read Aloud
Friday:
• Read Aloud
Academic Week of 11/23 through 11/24
HAVE A SAFE AND RELAXFUL THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!!!!
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Continue with Chapter # 6 – Classroom discussion and power point notes.
Tuesday: Continue with Chapter # 6 – Classroom discussion and power point notes. Chapter worksheets/chapter # 6 project introduction.
Wednesday: No School
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud
· No spelling this week
· Skill – Main Idea
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Start Collection # 3 – Stories of Hope
· Watsons – Continue with reading of section # 2 (chapters 4 -6)
· Six Trait Writing –Continue with Critter Sitter Stories
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Spelling – corrections due
· Skill – Main Idea
· Collection # 3
· Watsons – Continue reading section # 2
· Six Trait Writing – Critter Sitter Stories
Wednesday:
No School
Thursday:
No School
Friday:
No School
Academic Week of 11/16 through 11/20
ILA– Periods (1 and 2) and (3 and 4):
Monday:
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Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Skill: Finish Topic/Main Idea
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Thursday:
Friday:
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
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Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
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Thursday:
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Friday:
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Academic Week of 11/9 through 11/13
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Watch The Fur Trade Video. Hand in worksheets.
Tuesday: Go over Fur Trade Video worksheet. Finish reading chapter # 5 as a class and have discussion. Tomorrow: bring colored pencils and brown bag paper for Voyageur Diary project.
Wednesday: Partner read Chapter # 5 investigation/chapter sidebars. Work on Voyageur Diary Project rest of class period.
Thursday: Pass out study guide # 1 – students may use class period to complete this- due tomorrow.
Friday: Voyageur Diary Project presentations today. Students share 1 or 2 journal entries from diary. Collect study guide # 1 and hand out study guide # 2 – due on Monday.
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – new words added to weekly lists – spelling corrections 5x cursive – due tomorrow
· Skill – Topic and Main Idea/Onomatopoeia – word choice
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Finish reading The Bracelet-CD audio. – soft cover reading books 70 &71 – due tomorrow
· Six Trait Writing – Word Choice – Using vivid words that create mental pictures for our readers. Review our 10 words from Critter Sitter read aloud.
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR/Read Aloud – Mud City – introduce next read aloud. – Watch book trailer – The Hunger Games
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections due
· Skill – Topic/Main Idea and Onomatopoeia – Word Choice
· Hand out Trimester I class novel – The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 – do a book talk about setting – time and place and culture.
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Start/continue with story with 10 words from read aloud Critter Sitter.
· Finish readers’ theater groups.
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
· Spelling Test
· Perform readers’ theater plays for class
Academic Week of 11/2 through 11/6
Social Studies A – Period 6
Monday: Note setup for Chapter 5 – Before reading strategies. Ojibwe pictographs and ideographs – students will write story using these.
Tuesday: Read chapter # 5 and discuss as class.
Wednesday: Watch The Fur Trade Video
Thursday: Read chapter # 5 and dicuss – Power point notes
Friday: Continue with chapter # 5 – Power point notes
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – new words added to weekly lists
· Daily Journaling
· Skill – Topic and Main Idea
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Read last story in collection # 1 – Martian Chronicles
· Six Trait Writing – Word Choice – Using vivid words that create mental pictures for our readers – Parents- we will be finally starting in on this trait.
· Readers’ Theater practice :)
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
· Spelling Test
· Perform readers’ theater plays for class
Academic Week of 10/26 through 10/30
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Finish chapter #4 discussion and power point notes. Buddy study for the test.
Tuesday: Hand in chapter #4 study guide. TEST TODAY!!!!
Wednesday: Start chapter # 5 – The Fur Trade – Note set up
Thursday: Chapter # 5 read and discuss – Power point notes
Friday: The Fur Trade video
Language Arts – Periods 1&2 and 3&4
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – new words added to weekly lists
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Skill – Topic and Main Idea
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Read last story in collection # 1 – Martian Chronicles
· Six Trait Writing – Word Choice – Using vivid words that create mental pictures for our readers
· Assign readers’ theater groups and play – Will perform on Friday J
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
· Spelling Test
· Perform readers’ theater plays for class
Academic Week of 10/19 though 10/23
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Start chapter # 4 (power point lesson) – The Ojibwe – Work on worksheets
Tuesday: Ojibwe video and hand out – Due tomorrow
Wednesday: Go over video and hand out in class. Discuss chapter project. Hand out chapter outline due tomorrow (Thursday).
Thursday: Read chapter investigation and sidebars of chapter. Discuss and correct chapter outline. Hand out study guide to be completed for tomorrow (ticket for your test).
Friday: Project presentations/hand in study guides/Chapter # 4 Test either today or Monday the 26th.
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – new words added to weekly lists
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Introduce literature circles -
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Word Choice – Using vivid words that create mental pictures for our readers
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
· Spelling Test
Academic Week of 10/12 through 10/14 – Shortened week due to Minnesota Education Association Week
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
· Hand back chapter # 3 tests
· Watch Dakota video
Tuesday:
· Start chapter # 4 – The Ojibway
· Note setup and pre-reading activities
Wednesday:
· Continue with Chapter # 3
· Hand out worksheets and talk about chapter projects.
Thursday:
· No school – MEA
Friday:
· No school - MEA
Language Arts – Periods 5 & 6
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – short list for a short week – test will be on Wednesday
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Ideas – Write small not big/Mind-blowing details/Show don’t tell
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with ideas
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Preview Tri 1 class novel – Old Yeller
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Thursday:
· No School – MEA week
Friday:
· No School – MEA week
Academic Week of 10/5 through 10/9
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
· Finish Dakota Tipis
· Share Dakota colorings and pair share personal oral tradition stories
· Finish Power point and notes on Chapter # 3 – The Dakota
Tuesday:
· Chapter # 3 Investigation and worksheets
Wednesday:
· Chapter # 3 discussion and hand in worksheets
· Hand out Chapter # 3 study guide
Thursday:
· Dakota video – 17 minutes
· REVIEW : Talk about Dakota seasonal jobs for men, women, and children
· REVIEW: Talk about parts of a buffalo
· EXTRA TIME WORK ON STUDY GUIDE FOR CHAPTER # 3 TEST!
Friday:
· Chapter # 3 Test
Language Arts – Periods 5 & 6
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest # 4
· Daily Journaling
· Read All Summer in a Day – Setting, Inferences, Vocabulary
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue to share Jumble Stories
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Finish reading The Stone –
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Preview Tri 1 class novel – Old Yeller
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Vocabulary Work
· Skill – Nouns
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling Test
· Daily Oral Language
· Start Classroom Novel
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Academic Week of 9/28 through 10/2
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
· Chapter # 3 The Dakota – Note prep and before reading strategies. Look For ?’s and Key Terms – Take a picture walk. Start reading chapter.
Tuesday:
· Chapter # 3 The Dakota– discuss and power point notes
Wednesday:
· Chapter # 3 – Finish Power point and notes
· Hand out chapter # 3 project and worksheets
Thursday:
· Share projects and go over worksheets
· Start investigation and handout Chapter # 3 study guides
Friday:
· Work on study guides and classroom discussion/review for the test next Monday
Language Arts – Periods 5 & 6
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest # 3
· Daily Journaling
· Read The Stone
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Finish reading The Stone – talk about After Reading worksheets p.31 and 32
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Preview Tri 1 class novel – Old Yeller
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Vocabulary Work
· Skill – Nouns
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling Test
· Daily Oral Language
· Start Classroom Novel
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Academic Week of 9/21 through 9/25
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
· Chapter # 2
Tuesday:
· Chapter # 2 – discuss and power point notes
· Read investigation
Wednesday:
· Chapter # 2 – Handout study guide & worksheets/project – work in class
Thursday:
· Chapter # 2 –Go over study guide
Friday:
· Chapter # 2 Test
Language Arts – Periods 5 & 6
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest # 2
· Daily Journaling
· Read Ta-Na-E-Ka
· After reading strategies
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Finish reading Ta-Na-E-Ka – smart board activities with story
· Six Trait Writing
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Start new novel
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Classroom novel
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling Test
· Daily Oral Language
· Classroom novel
Academic Week of 9/14 - 9/18
Social Studies A – Period 6
Monday:
· Hand in Orientation sheet – 10 pts.
· Continue with MN county sheet
· Go over note taking – practice sample
· Start chapter # 1 – go over chapter expectations and procedures.
· Hand out MN seal to be colored and cut out and glued on front of textbook.
Tuesday:
· Continue with chapter # 1 – Read, discuss, and note-taking
· Chapter # 1 Investigation – Read, discuss, and introduce project – Time Capsule (share tomorrow).
Wednesday:
· Students share time capsules
· Start Chapter # 2
Thursday:
· Continue with Chapter # 2 – Power point and notes
Friday:
· Continue with Chapter # 2 - Worksheets
Language Arts – Periods 1 & 2 and Periods 3 & 4 - As the year progresses be watching for these two blocks having their own schedules and agendas.
Monday:
· Read Aloud – Parvana’s Journey – model expression, fluency, intonation, and stop often to discuss what we’ve read. Before reading, during reading, and after reading strategies are practiced with read aloud daily
· Spelling Pretest # 1
· Story Elements - Characters, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Read Just Once in our soft cover reading books remembering story elements.
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Journal writing entry
· Introduce the Six Traits of writing and why it will help make kids confident in their writings.
Tuesday:
· Read Aloud, Read Just Once - reading soft cover completing margin strategies, Journal writing, continue with Six Traits of writing introduction.
Wednesday:
· MAP Testing - Read Aloud
Thursday:
· Read Aloud, Finish Just Once - graphic organizer over story elements to be completed for tomorrow, pass out spelling worksheets due tomorrow, SSR - sustained silent reading, Journal writing, and Six Traits of writing
Friday:
· Read Aloud, go over graphic orgainizer for yesterday, go over spelling worksheets, take spelling test, Start new story from reading book, SSR, journal writing, and Six Trait Writing.
