Assignments

Lessons plans are subject to change.

Week of May 13, 2013

Monday

  • Read: The Hindenburg (Reading textbook)
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 283-284
  • GUM bk .pgs. 173-174, 191-192
  • Finish Poetry Unit
  • SS: The Struggle over Slavery & Abolistionist Movement - Reading Comprehension
  • No Spelling

Tuesday

  • Reread; The Hindenburg
  • Graphic Organizer for a Non-Fiction Text
  • SS wkbk. pgs. 105-108
  • Poetry Wordsearch

Wednesday

  • Awards Assembly
  • Civial War Battle Project Due!
  • Talent Show

Week of May 6, 2013

Monday

  • Read: King Midas and the Golden Touch
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 273-274
  • Myth Graphic Orgainzer
  • Spelling Unit 34, Write words 3 times each
  • SS: Ch. 13 Vocabulary and definitions flashcards
  • AR Party 11:30-2:30

Tuesday

  • Reread: King Midas
  • Dibels: Benchmark 3
  • read. wkbk. pgs. 275-276
  • Poetry
  • SS: Battle of Gettysburg - United Streaming(Ch, 13, 14 from our SS textbook)
  • Battles of the Civil War - Handout Activity
  • Read AR Books

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Take the On-Line Test for King Midas
  • DIBELS/DAZE Assessment On-Line (All Students)
  • SS: North and South Grow Apart - Ch 13. Reading Comprehension
  • SS: North and South Uniform Information, What did they wear?
  • English: Cause and Effect, Adverbs

Thursday

  • Colonial Presentation in the Gym
  • SS: Battle of the Civil War
  • Spelling - Pyramid Words

Friday

  • Spelling Test - Unit 34, 1-25
  • King Midas - Parts of a story- writing response
  • Mothers' Day activities

Week of April 26, 2013

Monday

  • Read: Talk with an Astronaut
  • Read. wkbk. pgs.
  • Poetry Power Point - Cinquain
  • Writing Cinquain Poetry
  • Social Studies: Ch 12 Test
  • SS: Reading Comprehension, Europe and Slavery
  • Spelling: Unit 33, 1-25, Write words 2 times each
  • Read AR Books
  • Civel War Project Goes home

Tuesday

  • Carnival: 900-11:00, Lunch @ 11:45
  • Word Sort
  • SS: Grade Europe and Slavery
  • Poetry: Power Point: Haiku, Writng Haiku Poetry
  • Power Point: Concrete Poem, Writing Concrete Poems

Week of April 22-26, 2013

Monday

  • Reading text: Ghost Towns
  • Reading wkbk. pgs. 243-244
  • Graphic Organizer for non-fiction text (Ghost Towns)
  • Spelling, Unit 32, write each word 2 times each
  • Introduction to Poetry Unit, Power Point: Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Alliteration
  • Creative Writing: SImiles, Metaphors, Alliterations
  • Social Studies: Ch. 12 Textbook, pgs. 422-423, Frederick Douglas
  • Character Web/Frederick Douglas
  • Read AR Books

Tuesday

  • Reread: Ghost Towns
  • Reading wkbk. pgs. 245-248
  • GUM bk. pgs. 179-180
  • SS: Read. textbook pgs. 416-420, Graphic Organizer
  • wkbk. pgs. 95-96
  • Spelling - Pyramid Words
  • Read AR Books

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Take on-line Test for Ghost Towns
  • Graphic Organixer: Cause and Effect: Ghost Towns
  • Writing Response: Ghost Towns
  • SS: Ch12 Vocabulary and Definitions
  • Spelling: Write Words in ABC Order

Thursday

  • Ghost Towns: Tri-Fold Graphic Organizer
  • Poetry: Acrostic Poems, Power Point about Acrostics
  • Spelling: Rainbow Words
  • English: Irregular Verbs, Creating Questions
  • SS: Review for Ch 12 Test

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 32, 1-25
  • Social Studies Review for Test
  • Poetry: Power Point, ABC Poetry
  • Biz Town Prep., Listen to speeches and vote for Mayor

Week of April 15-19, 2013

Monday

  • No Spelling This Week
  • SS: OCCT/Buckle Down Review

Tuesday

  • OCCT Math Test
  • Social Studies/OCCT Review/Take home Folder

Wednesday

  • OCCT Social Studies Test

Thursday

  • Read: The Titanic, (from our Reading Textbook)
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 213-214
  • Writing response
  • United Streaming: The Titanic: Photos and Memories(30 minutes, educational website)
  • Library Day

Friday

  • Celebration that Testing is Over!
  • video: Journey to the Center of the Earth 2 (Oringianl story was in our Reading Textbook)

Week of April 8-12, 2013

Monday

  • Read: Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • Writing Response to text/The Earth
  • Reading wkbk. pgs. 233-234
  • GUM pg. 176
  • Smart Board/Reading Strategies
  • OCCT Review
  • SS; The Colonies/Review/Note-Taking

Tuesday

  • Reading: Story Map/Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • OCCT Review for Reading
  • Send OCCT Folders/Reading Strategies home
  • OCCT Review for Social Studies
  • Pyramid Words"Spelling Unit 31"

Wednesday

  • OCCT Reading Test

Thursday

  • OCCT Science Test

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 31, 1-25
  • OCCT Review for Social Studies
  • Library - Take the on-line Test for Journey to the Center of the Earth

Week of April 1 - 5, 2013

Monday

  • Read: The Stormi Giovanni Club
  • Reading wkbk. pg. 184
  • OCCT Review Book: Reading
  • Spelling: Unit 30, copy each word 2 times (Review Week)
  • Lewis and Clark: Video and QUiz

Tuesday

  • Reread: Stormi Giovanni
  • Character Map
  • Suffixes, Homophones
  • Figurative Language Foldable
  • SS: Lewis and Clark video, writing response

Wednesday

  • State Writing Test
  • OCCT Review Reading and Social Studies

Thursday

  • State Writing Test
  • OCCT Review Reading and Social Studies

Friday

  • Spelling Test Unit 30
  • OCCT Review Reading
  • Library Day
  • The Louisanna Purchase Review

Week of March 25-29, 2013

Monday

  • Read: Exploding Ants
  • Venn Diagream: Ants/Owls
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 173, 174
  • GUM pg. 169
  • Word Sort
  • Spelling Unit 29, 1-25, 3 times each
  • SS: Ch. 12, Lesson 1, wkbk. pgs. 87, 88

Tuesday

  • Read. wkbk. pg. 176
  • Graphic Organizer - Exploding Ants
  • GUM pg. 170
  • Figurative Language
  • SS: Ch. 12, Lesson 2, wkbk. pg. 92

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • On-Line Test - Exploding Ants
  • Log in Year of the Reader Pages
  • GUM pg. 171
  • SS: Andrew Jackson writing response
  • Spelling: Use each word in a sentence

Thursday

  • Read. wkbk. pg. 173
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Spelling - Pyramid Words
  • GUM pg. 172
  • SS: Ch. 12, LEsson 3, wkbk. pgs. 93, 94
  • Science Fiction Book Report Due!!

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 29, 1-25
  • OCCT Format Test, Exploding Ants
  • Gum pg. 173
  • SS: Text. pg. 426
  • Trail of Tears Lesson
  • 2 AR Tests due!!!

Week of March 11- 15, 2013

Monday

  • Read: Stretching Ourselves
  • wkbk. pgs. 163-164
  • Spelling Unit 27, write words 3 times each
  • SS: Ch. 11 Study Guide
  • English handout - Nouns and Proper Nouns

Tuesday

  • SS Textbook pg. 386
  • Stretching Ourselves - Character Map
  • Liberty's Kids

Wed.

  • Library Day
  • On-Line Test - Stretching Ourselves
  • Spelling - Pyramid Words
  • SS: Daniel Boone - video
  • Reading Comprehension - Daniel Boone

Thursday

  • Spelling Test Unit 28
  • SS Test Ch. 11
  • ABC Order
  • Read AR Books

Friday

Have a Great Spring Break!


Week of March 4-8, 2013

Monday

  • Spelling, Unit 27,Write words 3 times each
  • Work on Bill of Rights book
  • Liberty's Kids

Tuesday

  • SS wkbk. pgs. 85-86
  • Read: WeslandiaRead. wkbk. pgs. 153-154
  • GUM pgs. 159-160
  • Seuss Mad-Lib
  • Spelling - Pyramid Words

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Dibels - Daze Test
  • re-read: Weslandia
  • On-Line Test for Weslandia
  • Story Map -Weslandia
  • Spelling - Use each word in a sentence

Thursday

  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 155-156
  • DIBELS Progress Monitoring
  • GUM pgs. 161-162
  • SS: wkbk. pgs. 87-88

Friday

  • AR Party
  • Suess Day - Watch the Lorax
  • T- Chart Graphic Organizer/The Lorax

Monday

  • Read: Special Effects
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 143-144
  • GUM pgs. 125-128
  • SS: Finish Study Guide - Grading Tuesday
  • Government Packet
  • Spelling; Unit 26, 1-25, Copy words 3 times each

Tuesday

  • Read. wkbk. pg. 146
  • GUM pgs. 129-130
  • Review SS vocabulary
  • SS: Grade Ch. 10 Study Guide
  • SS: Review for Test

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Log in Year of the Reader pages
  • On-Line Reading Test - Special Effects
  • GUM pgs. 133-134
  • SS: Ch. 10 Test
  • Spelling - USe words in a sentence

Thursday

  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 147-148
  • Graphic Organizer
  • SS: Ch. 10 Vocabulary Test
  • Spelling - Pyramid Words
  • SS: Ch. 11, Lesson 1

Friday

  • Spelling Test Unit 26, 1-25
  • GUM Assessment 5
  • Ch. 11, Lesson 2
  • Writing Response - Special Effects

Monday

No School

Tuesday

  • Novel: Character Lists
  • Character map
  • GUM bk. pg. 119
  • Spelling - Unit 25, 1-25 3 times each
  • SS: Preamble Video, Hand-out words, reciting is due by the 28th of February

Wednesday

  • Library Day/Book Fair
  • Log in Year of the Reader pgs.
  • Make Flashcards for Ch. 10 Vocabulary
  • Ch. 10 Study Guide
  • Review the Preamble

Thursday

  • Literacy Benchmark
  • Johhny Tremain Movie
  • Novel Test
  • SS: Work on Study Guide

Friday

  • Spelling Test Unit 25
  • SS Benchmark
  • Finish Novel movie

Week of February 11-15, 2012

Monday

  • Spelling Unit 24, 1-50 (review Week) Pyramid Words
  • Novel: Read pgs. 141-152, Quiz over Chapters
  • SS- Read Ch. 10, Lesson 3, Write a summary

Tuesday

  • Novel: Read pgs. 153-163
  • Character Map
  • GUM bk. pgs. 111-112
  • SS: Quick Study "A Weak Governemnt" pgs. 72-73

Wednesday

  • Library Day/Take AR Tests/Log in Year of the Reader pages
  • DAZE Test
  • Novel: Read pgs. 164-174
  • Story Map
  • SS: Quick Study - Debate in Philadelphia, pgs. 74-75
  • Spelling Book pgs. 100-101

Thursday

  • Novel: Read pgs. 175-185
  • Foldable/Retell
  • GUM pgs. 113-114
  • SS: Narrative a Revolutionary Soldier
  • DIBELS - Progress Monitoring

Friday

  • Spelling Test Unit 24, 1-50
  • Novel: Read pgs. 186-196
  • QUIZ over Chapters
  • Gum bk. pgs. 115-116
  • SS: Quick Study pgs. 76-77, Ratifying the Constitution

Week of February 4, 2013

Monday

  • Spelling Book pg. 96
  • Copy Spelling WOrds, Unit 23, 2 times each
  • Novel: Read pgs. 91-103
  • Note-Taking
  • SS review for Test
  • Library - DEAR Time/Take AR Tests

Tuesday

  • Novel: Read pgs. 104-120
  • Graphic Organizer
  • SS- Ch. 9 Test
  • Declaration of Independance -United Streaming
  • GUM bk. pgs. 99-100

Wed.

  • Library Day - Take AR Tests/Log in YEar of the Reader Pages
  • Novel: read pgs. 113-124
  • Compound Words
  • SS - Ch. 10 - vocabulary

Thursday

  • Novel: read pgs. 124-134
  • Character Map
  • Writing Response from Text
  • GUM pgs. 101-102
  • SS - Ch. 10, Lesson 1, wkbk. pgs. 79-80

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 23, 1-25
  • Foldable
  • Novel: read pgs. 135-145

Week of January 28, 2013

Monday

  • Novel: Johnny Tremain, read Ch. 5,6
  • Heirloom Writing
  • GUM bk. pgs. 97-98
  • How- To Presentations
  • SS - Vocabulary Flashcards
  • Quick Read: Patriots at War

Tuesday

  • HOW - TO Presentations
  • Novel: Ch. 8-9
  • Graphic Organizer
  • SS: Ch. 9 Study Guide

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Take AR Tests/DEAR Time
  • HOW- TO Presentations
  • SS:Work on Study Guide - Homework if not finished_ SS Ch. 9 Test is Monday, Feb. 4

Thursday

  • Grade the Study Guide, Ch. 9
  • Novel, Ch. 7,8
  • Writing Summary
  • Create signs for The Treaty of Paris

Friday

  • Novel: Ch. 9-10
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Liberty's Kids


Week of January 21, 2013

Monday

No School/MLK Day

Tuesday

  • Novel: Johnny Tremain, read pgs. 20-30
  • Summary notes
  • DIBELS/BENCHMARK 2 EVERYONE
  • SS: Ch. 9, Lesson 3,
  • GUM bk. pgs. 93-94
  • Spelling, Unit 21, write words 3 times each

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • DAZE on-line Test EVERYONE
  • Benchmark 2
  • SS:  wkbk. pgs. 73-74
  • Spelling Use each word in a sentence

Thursday

  • Novel - Listen to book on CD
  • Quiz - CH. 1-3
  • GUM bk. pgs. 95-96
  • Finish SS wkbk. from Wed.

Friday

  • AR Party - 12:45 - 2:45
  • Spelling Test Unit 21
  • Novel - Listen to CD

Week of January 14, 2013

Monday

  • Novel: Johnny Tremain, read pgs. 1-10
  • Discussion
  • T-Chart/Characters
  • SS - Finish Study Guide, Ch. 8 (Grade tomorrow)
  • Spelling, Unit, copy words 3 times each
  • Liberty's Kids

Tuesday

  • Novel:  read. pgs. 11-21
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Character Map
  • GUM bk. Unit 3 Quiz
  • SS: Grade Study Guide
  • SS - Ch. 9, Lesson 1, wkbk. pg. 76

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • SS- Review, read, Ch. 9, Lesson 2
  • SS- Vocabulary

Thursday

  • Mr. Hall visits - District Counselor
  • GUM bk. pgs. 88-89
  • Liberty's Kids

Friday

  • Spelling Test Unit 20
  • Novel - Ch. 4-5
  • GUM bk. pgs. 90-91
  • SS Ch. 8 Test

Week of January 7th, 2012

Monday

  • Reading: Mahalia Jackson
  • Reading wkbk. pgs. 133-134
  • GUM bk. pgs. 81-84, Review, Test Tomorrow, Unit 3
  • SS: Ch. 8 Study Guide
  • Quick Read: Narractive Text - Southern Colonies
  • Spelling, Unit 18, Copy Words 3 Times Each

Tuesday

  • Mahalia Jackson - Video/United Streaming
  • Read. wkbk. pg. 135
  • Copy Vocab./defintions
  • GUM bk. Quiz, Unit 3
  • SS: Ch. 8 Study Guide
  • Liberty's Kids

Wednesday

  • Library DAy
  • On-Line Quiz - Mahalia Jackson
  • STAR Reading Test
  • SS: Grade the Study Guide/Review for Test
  • Spelling: Use each word in a sentence

Thursday

  • Read. wkbk. pg. 136
  • Character Map
  • GUM bk. pgs. 85, 86
  • SS: Ch. 8 Test
  • Liberty's Kids

Friday

  • Vocabulary Quiz
  • Spelling Test, Unit 18
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 137-138
  • GUM bk. pgs. 87,88
  • SS: George Washington Activities

Week of Decmeber 17, 2012

Monday

  • Finish reading Maniac Magee
  • Comprehension Questions
  • Crossword
  • Sequencing of the story
  • Video (United Streaming)
  • Writing - Acrostic Poem - Snowman
  • SS - Ch. 8, Lesson 3
  • Create map of Bunker Hill
  • No Spelling this week

Tuesday

  • Manaic Magee - End of book Test
  • Writing Response - Family
  • SS - United Streaming - And Then What Happened Paul Revere?
  • AR Test on video
  • SS - wkbk. pgs. 66, 67
  • GUM bk. pgs. 81-82, Review

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Take AR Test for Maniac Magee
  • SS- wkbk. pgs. 69-70
  • SS - Liberty's Kids video
  • Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier

Thursday

  • Novel: Character Map
  • Cause and Effect
  • Writing About a Legend
  • SS - Vocabulary wkbk. pg. 50
  • Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension

Friday

  • Fairy Tale Book Report due
  • AR deadline is today!
  • Jingle Bell Jam - 11:00 - 1:00
  • Movie

Week of December 10

Monday

  • Read Ch. 25-28/Quiz
  • Reading Comprhension - Christmas Ornaments
  • Spelling - Unit 18 - (50 Words)
  • GUM bk. pgs. 77-78
  • SS: Begin Ch. 8, Lesson 1
  • SS: Wkbk. pgs. 65, 66

Tuesday

  • Novel: 29-32
  • Questions/Graphic Organizer
  • DIBELS - Progress Monitoring
  • GUM pgs. 78-79
  • SS: Wkbk. pgs.


Wednesday

  • Library Day - Take AR Tests/Log "Year of the Reader" pages
  • Novel: Read ch. 33-35
  • Gum bk. pgs
  • SS: read Lesson 2

Thursday

  • Novel: Read CH. 36-39
  • Questions/Graphic Organizer
  • GUM pgs. 79-80
  • SS: Read Lesson 3/wkbk. pgs
  • Read AR Books

Friday

  • Spelling Test Unit 18
  • Novel: Read Ch. 40-43
  • Quiz
  • GUM bk. pgs. 81-82

Week of December 3, 2012

Monday

  • Novel: Read Ch. 12-15
  • Graphic Organizer for Chapters
  • GUM bk. pgs.
  • Copy Spelling Words, Unit 17, 3 times each
  • SS - Work on Ch. 7 Study Guide
  • SS - Flashcards for vocabulary

Tuesday

  • Novel: Read Ch. 16-19
  • Internal/External Conflict/Comprehension questions
  • GUM bk. pgs. 69-70
  • SS- Finish Study Guide - Grading Tomorrow!!! Test is Thursday!!!
  • SS - Comprehension Check - French and Dutch Colonies

Wednesday

  • Grade CH. 7 SS Study Guide
  • Review for Test
  • French and Indian War Summary
  • Library Day/Log "Year of the Reader" pages
  • Comprehension Check - Geography of the Colonies

Thursday

  • SS - Ch. 7 Test
  • SS Extra practice pgs. 40-41, Ch. 7
  • GUM bk. pgs. 71-72
  • Spelling - Writing words in a tier
  • Novel: read CH. 20-21
  • Quiz over Ch. 12 -20

Friday

  • Spelling Test - Unit 17
  • Christopher Columber/Graphic Organizer
  • GUM bk. pgs. 73, 74
  • Novel: 21-23
  • Quiz


November 26 - 30, 2012

Monday

  • Anticipation Guide for Maniac Magee
  • Novel: read Ch. 1-3/Discussion
  • Graphic Organizer
  • English: Noun review/hand-out
  • SS: Ch. 7, Lesson 1 - OCCT Format Practice
  • Comprehension - New England Settlements

Tuesday

  • Novel - Read: Ch. 4-5
  • Discussion/Comprehension Questions
  • Writing Response
  • English - Verbs
  • SS: Text. pgs. 256-257, Main Idea And Vocabulary
  • Comprehension - Dutch and French Colonies

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Take AR Tests
  • Log pages for "Year of the Reader"
  • Novel: Read Ch. 6-8
  • Vocabulary/Discussion
  • Writing Response
  • SS: Comprehension: Geography

Thursday

  • Novel: Read Ch. 9-12
  • QUestions
  • Character Map
  • GUM bk. pgs. 63, 64
  • SS - Comprehension - New England

Friday

  • Spelling Test Unit 16
  • Non-Fiction Book Reports due!
  • Novel: Read Ch. 13-15
  • Questions
  • SS: Comprehension - Life in New England
  • GUM bk. pgs. 65, 66

Week of November 19, 2012

Monday

  • OCCt Format Quiz - Leonardo's Horse
  • Thanksgiving Activities
  • English video quiz - Punctuation and grammar
  • Thanksgiving story
  • Read AR Books

Tuesday

  • Leonardo's Horse - Story Elements/Flip Book
  • Library Day - Take AR Tests/ Log in pages for "Year of the Reader"
  • Video - Molly's Pilgrim

Have a Great Thanksgiving Break!

Week of Nov. 12, 2012

Monday

  • Read: Leonardo's Horse
  • Copy Vocabulary/defintions
  • Read. wkbk. pgs.
  • English review - verbs (handout)
  • SS - Ponce De Leon
  • Spelling - Copy words from Unit 15

Tuesday

  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 117, 118
  • Story map - Leonardo's Horse
  • Review for Read. Benchmark 2
  • SS - Revew for BM 2

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Take the On-line test for Leonardo's horse
  • Log Year of the Reader pages
  • Reading BM 3
  • Work on Research Project

Thursday

Read. wkbk. pgs.

Week of November 5, 2012

Monday

  • Read: Wings for the King
  • Copy vocabulary/defintions - Interactive Notebook
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 103, 104
  • Adjectives, hand-out
  • Social Studies, Ch. 7,
  • SS wkbk. pgs. 57,58
  • Spelling, Unit 14

Tuesday

  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 107, 108
  • Writing Response - Create an Invention
  • DIBELS - Progress Monitoring
  • SS - Ch. 7 Vocabulary/defintions
  • Spelling - Write words 3 times each

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Log pages read for Year of the Reader
  • On -Line Reading Test - Wings for the King
  • 1:00 Assembly
  • SS - Ch. 7, Lesson 1 The Spanish and Florida

Thursday

  • Flip Book - WIngs for the King
  • Writing Response
  • Verbs - hand-out
  • SS - pgs. 238, 239 Graphic Organizer
  • Maps and Globes
  • Spelling - Use words in a sentence

Friday

  • Spelling Test - Unit 14
  • Vocabulary Test - Wings for the King

Week of October 29, 2012

Monday

  • Read Jane Goodall
  • Copy Vocabulary and defintions - Test is Friday
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 83, 84
  • English 51, 52
  • Social Studies - Ch. 6 Study Guide
  • Copy Spelling Words, Unit 13

Tuesday

  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 87, 88
  • Interactive Notebooks/Vocabulary and defintions, Test is Friday!
  • Writing Response/Jane Goodall
  • English, 63, 64
  • SS - Ch. 6 Study Guide
  • MYSTERY BOOK REPORT DUE!

Wednesday

  • Library Day/AR Tests
  • Log-Year of the Reader
  • On-Line Reading Test - Jane Goodall
  • SS Unit 6 Test

Thursday

  • Read. wkbk. pg. 86
  • Story Elements/Foldable
  • English - 79, 79a, 79b
  • SS_ Slavery in the Colonies

Friday

  • Spelling Test - Unit 13
  • Vocabulary Test - Jane Goodall Vocabulary
  • Writing Response
  • English review, 82, 86
  • SS - Growth in the Colonies

Week of October 22 2012

Monday

No School/Fall Break

Tuesday

  • Read: The Chilin Purse
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 74, 76
  • GUM bk. pgs. 29-30
  • Unit 12 Spelling - 50 Words this week!
  • Social Studies: Read Ch. 1, wkbk. pgs. 1, 2, 3

Wednesday

  • AR Tests
  • Spelling, Unit 12, Write words 2 times each
  • Libray Day, record Reading pages students have read so far
  • Social Studies - work on Research Project

Thursday

  • Finish Vocabulary Foldable
  • Parts of a story/Chilin Purse/4 square
  • Prepositions review, 2 hand-outs
  • Finish Social Studies wkbk. pgs. 1,2,3

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 12, 50 words this week!
  • AR Party in Dr. Mcmanus' Room (only for students who reached their goal)
  • Grade Social Studies wkbk.pgs 1, 2, 3
  • On-line reading test, The Chilin Purse

Week of October 15, 2012

Monday

  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 57, 58, Compare and Contrast
  • Story Elements/Foldable
  • GUM bk. pgs. 47, 48 (Adverbs)
  • SS, OCCT Format quiz - Ch. 5, Lesson 4
  • SS: Colonial Tools

Week of October 8, 2012

Monday

  • Read: Passage to Freedom
  • wkbk. pgs.
  • Review Reading Benchmark 1
  • GUM bk. pgs. 43, 44
  • ABC Order hand-out
  • SS: CH. 6,Lesson 2 City Life/Ben Franklin/Note-Taking
  • Review Social Studies Benchmark 1

Tuesday

  • Re-read Passage to Freedom
  • Story Map
  • GUM bk. pgs. 45, 46
  • SS: Ch. 6, pg. 212-214, Towns and Plantations

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Read AR Books/Take AR Tests
  • Written Respone #1/Passage to freedom
  • Review Adjectives
  • SS: Ch. 6, Pg. 215, Elizabeth Louis Pickney
  • SS Research Project

Week of October 1-5, 2012

Monday

  • Read: Inside Out
  • Copy vocabulary/defintions/Memory game
  • wkbk. pg. 53, 54
  • Reteach pgs, 18, 22
  • SS - Work on packet together
  • Spelling: Copy words from Unit 9

Tuesday

  • Inside Out/Flip Book/Story Elements
  • Spelling words: Use in a sentence
  • SS: Work on packet together

Wednesday

  • Library Day/Book Fair
  • SS: LEsson 2, pgs. 210-214, wkbk. pg. 53
  • Review for SS Benchmark
  • Pilgrim Life - Video/Note-Taking

Thursday

  • Social Studies Benchmark
  • SS: wkbk. pg. 54
  • Reading wkbk. pgs. 55, 56

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 9
  • Reading Benchmark
  • Social Studies, wkbk. pgs. 55, 56
  • Begin Research Project/Library

Week of September 24, 2012

Monday

  • Read: Shutting Out the Sky
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 43, 44
  • GUM bk. pgs. 33, 34
  • SS, read: Ch. 6, WKBK. pgs. 49, 50
  • Copy Spelling words, Ch. 7, 1-20

Tuesday

  • GUM bk. pg. 164
  • Spelling: Write Spelling Words in a Sentence
  • Read. wkbk. pg. 46, Story Map
  • SS., Ch. 6, wkbk. pg. 51, 56 (202-207)

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Read AR Books/Take Tests
  • Reading: Writing a Summary
  • GUM bk. pgs. 37, 38

Thursday

  • Reading:Graphic organizer
  • GUM bk. pg. 165
  • Spelling Test, Unit 7
  • Biography Book Report due
  • 2 AR Tests due
  • SS: Research and Writing skills, wkbk. pg. 52

Week of September 17-21, 2012

Monday

  • Read: Stachel Paige/discussion
  • Vocabulary hand-out/make flashcards/memory game
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 33, 34
  • Gum bks. pgs. 15, 16
  • SS First Settlements
  • Spelling: Copy words, Unit 5

Tuesday

  • RE-read Satchel paige
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 35, 36
  • Story Map-Satchel paige
  • GUM bks. pgs. 19,20
  • SS: Colonies Map with questions
  • Symbols of the United States
  • Spelling: Write words 5 times each

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 37, 38
  • Constructed Response #1
  • GUM bk.s pgs. 19, 20
  • Ch. 5 Questions: SS
  • Roanoke Writing Activity:SS

Thursday

  • Writing: Write a summary about Satchel Paige/Illustrate
  • Voabulary map
  • GUM bks. pgs. 21, 22
  • SS: Graphic Organizer/Timeline of Ch. 5
  • Write Spelling Words in a Sentence

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 5
  • Create a Trading Card from Satchel Paige
  • GUM bk. pgs 23, 24
  • SS: Reading Comprehension The Pilgrims
  • Read AR Books/ Tests

Week of September 10, 2012

Monday

  • Review: Thunder Rose
  • Watch Pecos Bill
  • Venn Diagram/Compare and Contrast
  • GUM (English) Books, pgs. 7-8
  • Copy Spelling Words, Unit 4
  • SS - Ch. 5 Study Guide

Tuesday

  • Read: Island of the Blue Dolphins
  • Wkbk. pgs.
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Vocabulary Words/Matching Game
  • GUM Books, pgs. 9, 10
  • SS. wkbk. pgs. 43, 44
  • Vocabulary Set

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Read AR Books/ AR Tests
  • Read. wkbk. pg.
  • GUM bks. pgs. 11, 12
  • SS Video/Plymouth
  • CH. 5 SS Test

Thursday

  • Write sentences using Spelling Words, Unit 4
  • Re read story
  • Create a Brouchure about The Island of the Blue Dolphins
  • GUM bks. pgs. 13, 14
  • SS wkbk. pgs. 45, 46

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 4
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins Test (OCCT Format)
  • GUM bks. pgs. 15, 16
  • SS. Video Colonial Life/Note Taking

Week of Spetember 4, 2012

Monday

  • No School - Labor Day

Tuesday

  • Read: Thunder Rose
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 13, 14
  • Vocab. review
  • Copy Spelling Words Unit 3
  • S.S. Ch. 5 , T Chart - Dutch and French Settlements
  • Begin Ch. 5 Study Guide

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • STAR Reading Test
  • Read AR Books
  • DIBELS Testing
  • 13 Colonies Map
  • Study Guide, Ch. 5
  • Write Spelling Words in a sentence

Thursday

  • DIBELS Testing
  • Thunder Rose- Story Map
  • Spelling words, 3 times each
  • Predicates/Subjects
  • Ch. 5 Study Guide, S.S.

Friday

  • Unit 3 Spelling Test
  • DIBELS Testing
  • Thunder Rose Test
  • 13 Colonies/Money/Lifestyles

Week of August 27, 2012

Monday

  • Read: FRINDLE
  • Read. wkbk. pg. 4
  • Copy vocabulary
  • Copy Spelling Words, Unit 2, Test is Friday
  • 4 Types of Sentences/Flipo Book
  • SOCIAL STUDIES: Ch. 5 pgs. 156-158
  • SS Copy vocabulary/defintions
  • Writing: Francis Drake

Tuesday

  • Re-read Frindle/discussion
  • read. wkbk. pgs. 5,6
  • Parts of a story/graphic organizer
  • Interactive Notebooks
  • Journals
  • SS: Ch. 5, read pgs. 159-162
  • Writing Response: King James 1

Wednesday

  • Library Day
  • Read. wkbk. pgs. 7, 8
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Spelling Words/5 times each
  • SS: pgs. 163-165
  • Mayflower handout

Thursday

  • Character Map- FRINDLE
  • Writing Response to text
  • Intereactive/Notebooks
  • Parts of Speech
  • Review vocabulary
  • Crossing the Mayflower
  • Packing for the Mayflower

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 2
  • FRINDLE Reading Test, OCCT Format
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Parts of Speech


Week of August 20

Monday

  • All ABout Me info.
  • Journal Writing
  • Organize Reading Interactive Notebook/Synonyms
  • Copy Spelling Words, Ch. 1 - Test is Friday

Tuesday

  • Adverbs/English
  • Journal Writing
  • Government

Wednesday

  • Library Day (Check out 2 books)
  • Nouns
  • Social Studies vocabulary
  • Read AR Books

Thursday

  • 4 Types of Sentences
  • All About me Flip Book
  • Copy Spelling Words 3times each
  • Read AR Book

Friday

  • Spelling Test, Unit 1
  • Types of Sentences handouts
  • Longitude and Latitude
  • ABC order
  • Read AR Books