9:50-10:30

Specials

9:05
Week of October 10 to October 14,
Morning announcements and pledge
2016
Take attendance on PowerSchool
Specials with homeroom. See chart in
Mrs. Digons students will eat breakfast,
agenda or by classroom door for daily
make lunch choices, use the restroom,
special class.
mark attendance, and unpack book bags
before 9:00.
SubjectReading
Writing
Spelling
Grammar

Period(s)
AM Class
PM Class

Monday
Reading and Writing:
Objective

Materials

TSW:
AM:
Complete small group work
o Compare and contrast two concepts
o Read a leveled reader in small groups and answer various comprehension
questions while reading
o Listen to a story and complete an exit ticket regarding its content
o Illustrate vocabulary words and write complete sentences using those
words
Practice and review various cursive letters and words written in cursive
Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues
Finish creature pictures for writing project
PM:
Compare and contrast two concepts
Read leveled readers with a friend and complete exit ticket independently
Illustrate vocabulary words and write complete sentences using those words
Practice and review various cursive letters and words written in cursive
Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues
Finish creature pictures for writing project

Compare and contrast task cards

Venn diagram
Reading passage with Venn diagram
Leveled readers
Exit tickets
Illustrating vocabulary word page
Cursive writing folders
Context clue/amazing word sentences
Creature (name) pictures


Procedure

Team bins

AM:
1. Small group work (first two teams)
2. Cursive writing
3. Context clue
4. Creature pictures
Small Groups: (Mrs. Digon, Mrs. Conn, Mrs. Bivins, and Mrs. Brendlinger)
1. Compare and contrast practice
2. Small group reading answering of comprehension questions while reading
3. Listening to I Wanna Iguana - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethKslAQvo4 exit ticket Who are the characters? What is the setting? What happened in the story?
4. Illustrate vocabulary and write sentences using each word
PM:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Compare and contrast

Read with a friend complete exit ticket
Vocab word illustrate and sentences
Context clues
Creature pictures

Evaluation

Teacher observation, exit ticket, writing of sentences (Collins type 2)

Homework

Study vocabulary words

Spelling and Grammar:

Objective

Materials

TSW:

Practice and review a variety of grammar skills

Determine if a given noun is common or proper
Provide examples of common and proper nouns
Review spelling skill
DLR
Common and proper noun practice
Collins writing notebook
Individual whiteboards

Procedure

Grammar:
1. DLR
2. Common and proper noun practice
Spelling
1. Spelling skill on individual whiteboards

Evaluation

Teacher observation, writing of common and proper nouns (Collins writing)

Homework

Common and proper noun practice

Tuesday
Reading and Writing:

Objective

Materials

TSW:
AM:
Complete small group work
o Compare and contrast two concepts
o Read a leveled reader in small groups and answer various comprehension
questions while reading make a prediction before reading regarding
what will happen in the story
o Listen to a story and complete an exit ticket regarding its content
o Illustrate vocabulary words and write complete sentences using those
words
Review and practice cursive letters and words written in cursive
Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues
Answer compare and contrast questions based on a passage
PM:
Compare and contrast concepts
Discuss the realistic fiction genre
Read realistic fiction leveled reader with a partner and complete an exit ticket
regarding what parts of the story could happen and why
Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues
Answer compare and contrast questions based on a passage
Compare and contrast task cards
Reading passage with Venn diagram
Leveled readers
Sticky notes
Chromebooks
Exit tickets
Illustrating vocabulary word page
Cursive writing folders
Context clue/amazing word sentences
Compare and contrast passage task cards

Procedure

AM:
1. Small groups
2. Cursive writing
3. Context clue practice
4. Compare and contrast passage questions
Small Groups: (Mrs. Digon, Mrs. Conn, Mrs. Bivins, and Mrs. Brendlinger)
1. Compare and contrast practice
2. Small group reading answering of comprehension questions while reading
3. Listening to I Wanna Iguana - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethKslAQvo4 exit ticket Who are the characters? What is the setting? What happened in the story?
4. Illustrate vocabulary and write sentences using each word
PM:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Cursive writing
Realistic fiction discussion
Leveled reader and exit ticket
Context clue practice
Compare and contrast passage questions

Evaluation

Teacher observation, exit ticket, writing of sentences (Collins type 2) (AM)

Homework

Study vocabulary words, read a passage and answer compare and contrast questions

Spelling and Grammar:

Objective

Materials

Procedure

TSW:
AM and PM:
Review and practice various grammar skills
Determine if words are common or proper in a scoot game
Practice spelling skill
DLR
Common and proper noun scoot
Spelling list
Grammar:
1. DLR
2. Common and proper noun scoot
Spelling:
1. Spelling word practice

Evaluation

Common and proper noun scoot

Homework

Study spelling words

Wednesday
Reading and Writing:

Objective

TSW:
AM:
Complete small group work
o Read I Wanna Iguana and answer a variety of questions
o Read a realistic fiction leveled reader and answer a variety of questions
o Determine meanings of words using context clues in a board game
o Write a response to a Would you rather? question using a powerstarter
and complete sentences
Practice and review cursive letters
Provide text evidence when answering questions based on a read passage
PM:
Practice and review cursive letters
Read I Wanna Iguana with a partner
Read I Wanna Iguana as a group (second reading)
Answer a variety of questions based on reading including text evidence
questions
Determine the meaning of unknown words in a scoot game
Write a response to Would you rather? question using a powerstarter and
complete sentences

Materials

Hardback reader
Realistic fiction leveled reader
Context clue board game
Would you rather? question
Collins writing notebook
Cursive writing folders
Text evidence practice
Context clue scoot
AM:
1. Small groups
2. Cursive writing
3. Text evidence practice

Procedure

Small Groups: (Mrs. Digon, Mrs. Conn, Mrs. Bivins, and Mrs. Brendlinger)
1. I Wanna Iguana with questioning
2. Small group reading (realistic fiction leveled reader)
3. Context clue board game
4. Would you rather? writing
PM:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Evaluation

Cursive writing
Partner read I Wanna Iguana
Group read I Wanna Iguana
Questions on reading
Context clue scoot
Would you rather? writing

Teacher observation, Would you rather? question writing

Homework

Study vocabulary words

Spelling and Grammar:

Objective

Materials

Procedure

Evaluation
Homework

TSW:
Practice and review various grammar skills
Complete singular and plural noun interactive notebook page
Discuss singular and plural nouns
DLR
Team bins
Interactive notebooks
Grammar:
1. DLR
2. Interactive notebook page
3. Discussion of singular and plural nouns
Teacher observation
Study spelling words

Thursday
Reading and Writing:
Objective

Materials

TSW:
AM:
Complete small group work
o Read I Wanna Iguana and answer a variety of questions
o Read a realistic fiction leveled reader and answer a variety of questions
o Determine meanings of words using context clues in a board game
o Write a response to a Would you rather? question using a powerstarter
and complete sentences
Practice and review cursive letters
Answer compare and contrast questions based on a given passage
Review answering open-ended questions with text evidence
PM:
Practice and review cursive letters
Create questions on I Wanna Iguana and ask peers the questions
Compare and contrast I Wanna Iguana with other realistic fiction leveled reader
Determine meanings of academic vocabulary words in scoot game
Review answering open-ended questions with text evidence
Hardback reader
Leveled readers
Context clue board game
Would you rather? question
Collins writing notebook
Cursive writing folder
Compare and contrast passage cards
Venn diagram
Open-ended prompt

Procedure

AM:
1. Small group work
2. Cursive writing
3. Open-ended questions with text evidence
Small Groups: (Mrs. Digon, Mrs. Conn, Mrs. Bivins, and Mrs. Brendlinger)
1. I Wanna Iguana with questioning
2. Small group reading (realistic fiction leveled reader)
3. Context clue board game
4. Would you rather? writing

Evaluation

PM:
1. Cursive writing
2. Create questions
3. Compare and contrast two texts
4. Context clue practice
5. Answering open-ended questions
Teacher observation, Would you rather? writing

Homework

Reread I Wanna Iguana and have an adult sign student agenda

Spelling and Grammar:

Objective

Materials

Procedure

TSW:
Practice and review various grammar skills
Go around the room or school (depending on time) and write down singular and
plural nouns found
Review spelling words through Sparkle game
DLR
Clipboard
Singular and plural noun hunt paper
Spelling list
Grammar:
1. DLR
2. Singular and plural noun hunt
Spelling:
1. Sparkle

Evaluation
Homework

Teacher observation, singular and plural noun hunt

Singular and plural noun practice page

Friday
Reading and Writing:
Objective

TSW:
AM and PM:
Complete cycle reading tests
Read a variety of books for ARs
Complete AR tests

Materials

Procedure

Cycle reading tests

Variety of books
Chromebooks
1. Cycle reading tests
2. ARs

Evaluation

Cycle reading tests

Homework

None

Spelling and Grammar:

Objective

Evaluation

TSW:

Complete cycle spelling test

Spelling test
Spelling:
1. Spelling test
Spelling test

Homework

None

Materials
Procedure