January 30, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: Merge Thinking with New Learning; Small Group; Istation; Blog; Lesson Practice; Turn in HW

SS:  Turn in probe

Math:  TTQ (3); TM (Red); Metric System — notes in journal; workstations

Science:  Turn in probe; Create Terrarium — notes in journal

January 27, 2012b

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: Feature & Purpose — Lightning; Lesson: Review Post-it board; Small Group, Istation, Lesson Practice, Blog Response; Homework:  Use the textbook story Dangerous Crossing to complete the worksheet.

SS:  Probe due

Math:  TTQ (2); TM (Gold); Review HW from Wednesday; Area vs. Perimeter — activity

Science:  Water cycle probe due; Unit Test; Begin work on Terrariums

January 26, 2012

Reading/LA:  Library/Istation; Lesson: Nonfiction Feature & Purpose; Small Group, Blog, Istation, Lesson Practice; Independent Reading; Homework:  Use the textbook story Dangerous Crossing to complete the worksheet.

SS:  Probe due tomorrow.

Math:  TTQ (1); TM (Orange); Know when to multiply & divide; measurement practice; workstations; small group

Science:  Water Cycle probe due tomorrow; Planetarium & Quiz

January 25, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: Nonfiction Feature & Purpose; Small Group, Istation, Blog, Lesson Practice; Independent Reading — Beat the record of 27 minutes!

Social Studies:  Obstacles to Western Expansion Probe — due Friday

Math:  TTQ (5); TM (Blue); Converting Volume & Capacity: Gallon Man; Workstations; Small Groups

Science:  Weather & Climate notes; Texas Climate assignment in groups http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/cag3.html

Planetarium tomorrow!

January 24, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: ; Small Group; Istation; Blog; Lesson Practice: Strategies for Answering Your Questions, continued; HW: Cause & Effect Worksheet — use the selection Dangerous Crossing  from your reading textbook

SS:  Obstacles to Western Expansion Probe

Math:  TTQ (4); TM (Pink); Review HW; Measuring Length — notes and practice; workstations

Science:  Water Cycle notes — continue working on probe

January 23, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: Asking Questions to Gain Information; Lesson: Latin root words; Guided Reading; Blog; Istation; Lesson Work

SS:  Obstacles to Western Expansion Probe

Math:  TTQ (3); TM (Purple?); Customary Length: Measurement Tables in journal; Workstations; Small Groups; HW: p. 189 1-6

Science:  Weather vs. Climate — notes in journal; Weather report — what’s included — notes in journal

January 20, 2012

Reading/LA: Read Aloud; Lesson: What I Know/What I Learned; Blog Post, Small Group, Istation, Lesson Practice

SS: Probe

Math:  TTQ (2); TM (Lime?); Unit Test

Science: Unit Test; Shadow Trackers

January 19, 2012

Reading/LA:  Library; Istation; Guided Reading: Group A; Blog: Group C; Independent Reading; Lesson: Monitoring Comprehension worksheet

SS:  Continue probe on Obstacles to Westward Expansion

Math:  TTQ (1); TM (Green); textbook p. 445 13-17; p. 372 1-22 all; workstations if you finish; complete the assignment for homework if you do not.

Science:  Unit Test tomorrow; Review today (notecard cheatsheet)

January 18, 2012

Reading/LA: Read Aloud; Lesson: Connect the New to the Known; Lesson: Monitoring Comprehension — answer the questions; Independent Reading; Work on Writing — Post to my Blog; Small Groups.

SS:  Obstacles to Westward Expansion

Math:  TTQ (5); TM (Cherry); Unit Test postponed — copier broken; Introduction to  Customary Units of Measurement — Notes

Science:  Shadow Trackers; Day & Night — record what time of day it is.

January 17, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: Connect the New to the Known; Independent Reading; Small Groups; Istation (small group)

SS:  Turn in Probe; Problems moving west — notes in journal

Math:  TTQ (4); TM (Yellow); King/Queen/Jack Activity; workstations — Unit Test tomorrow on probability

Science:  Day/Night Causes — Notes in Journal