February 29, 2012

Happy Leap Day!

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson Practice: Infer Beyond the Literal Meaning; Whole Group Lesson Practice; Small Group, Blog Response, I-Station, Listen-to-Reading; Word Work (new); Independent Reading; Review HW

SS:  Civil War Probe due today!

Math:  TTQ (5); TM (Blue); Complete 3d attributes sheet & place in math spiral; chunk unit test; HW: p. 273 1-12

Science:  Inherited Traits vs. Learned Behaviors — notes in journal & Stellaluna

February 28, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: Infer Beyond the Literal Meaning; Small Group; Blog Response, Istation, Lesson Practice, Listen to Reading; Independent Reading; HW: red workbook p. 137-140 #15-23 (MUST USE GET THE GIST!)

SS:  Civil War Probe — due tomorrow!

Math:  TTQ (4); TM (Pink); 3-dimensional shapes: create, identify, & record the attributes; Review HW; Chunk Unit Test

Science:  Unit Test 9 (& Unit Test 10, if time permits)

February 27, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson:  Infer Beyond the Literal Meaning; Small Group; Istation; Blog Response; Lesson Practice; Listen to Reading; Independent Reading

SS:  Civil War Probe

Math:  TTQ (3); TM (Purple); Transformations: Notes in journal; HW: p. 322-323 #1-10

Science:  Probe: Photosynthesis & Respiration

February 24, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: Infer with Text Clues; Small Group, Blog, Istation, Lesson Practice, Listen to Reading; Independent Reading; Review HW

SS:  Civil War Probe

Math:  TTQ (2); TM (Lime); Writing Assignment: How do I use math in real life? — one page written; Polygon Evaluation: for a grade; finish vocabulary notecards books.

Science:  Fill-in both metamorphosis charts — draw the different stages in your journal

February 23, 2012

Reading/LA:  Library; Istation; Groups: Small Group, Blog Response, Istation, Lesson Practice; Listen to Reading; Independent reading; HW: p. 133-136, problems 1-11 (Must use Get the Gist!)

SS:  Civil War Probe

Math:  TTQ (1); TM (Green); Complete Vocabulary Notecards; Geometric Attribute Cards

Science:  Complete vs. Incomplete Metamorphosis — video & notes in your journal

February 22, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: Infer with Text Clues; Small Group, Listen to reading, Lesson Practice, Istation, Blog Response; Independent Reading; Review HW

SS:  Civil War Probe

Math:  TTQ (5); TM (Cherry); Vocabulary notecard book activity — whatever is not finished is homework.

Science:  Ecosystems research — whatever is not completed is for homework!

February 21, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson:  Infer with Text Clues; Small Group, Listen to reading, Lesson Practice, Istation, Blog Response; Independent Reading; HW: Red Workbook p. 149-152 13-23 (use Get the Gist)

SS:  Civil War Probe

Math:  TTQ (4); TM (Yellow); Geometry — 2 -dimensional attributes — make a notecard book.

Science:  Ecosystems of the World — Research & record answers on the worksheet.

February 17, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: FQR chart; Small Group, Blog Response, I-station; Lesson Practice; Listen to Reading; Review HW; Independent Reading

SS:  Probe:  The Civil War

Math:  TTQ (3); TM (Red); Area & Volume chunking on Unit Test; workstations…if time permits

Science:  Finish “Get the Gist” reading summaries & complete new summaries on Crickets & isopods

Important:  No school Monday — President’s Day

February 15, 2012

Reading/LA:  Read Aloud; Lesson: FQR chart; Small Groups, Blog Response, Istation, Lesson Practice, Listen to Reading; Review HW (red book); Independent Reading

SS:  Continue probe on “The Civil War”

Math:  TTQ (1); TM (Orange); Unit Assessment (chunked); Workstations — if time permits; HW: p. 335 1-10

Science:  Reading Groups — all about plants & animals of your terrarium; Diary entry