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Reading Fair - Required by all 3rd graders:  Due Friday, January 8  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/id/curriculum/laer/2010_Fair/Guidelines_2010_Announcement_Fair.pdf 

Lesson Plans………….Karin Patterson/3/SES…..11/16/09 – 11/20/09

READING LESSONS…………………………..Pecos Bill

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SPELLING (8:00-8:20)
* Tape spelling/vocab. words in agenda. Record definitions in notebooks. Check for misspelled words.
GUIDED READING (8:20-9:15)

* Activate prior knowledge, (see Flipchart) TE p.352A and introduce vocab. (with flipchart) before reading story.
* Listen to story on CD or embedded Promethean Flipchart, textbook p.352-375.

* Introduce or Review Skill.  Reading Strategy, text page 351.  Use flipchart page.......STORY ELEMENTS *3LA2B2, DOK=3

* Review skill with regular WB p.96

* Introduce spelling pattern (Unit 14 - Day One).  Use flipchart to categorize words.  *3LA1c, DOK=2.  Use website to practice:  www.spellingconnections.com.

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SPELLING (8:05-8:20).........Unit 14 - Day Two.  Use website to practice:  www.spellingconnections.com. Practice spelling words with physical activity chants.  *3LA1d.2), DOK=2
GUIDED READING (8:20-9:30)
* Vocabulary - on Promethean board, underline base words, draw a box around prefixes/suffixes, review with prefix/suffix cards
* Discuss genre, TE p.353 (tall tale).  *3LA2a4), DOK=2

* Review Study Skill.........TE pp.374 (Graphic Aids), WB p;   *3LA2a1, DOK=2

* Review skill.............MAKING INFERENCES, WB p

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SPELLING (8:05-8:20).......Unit 14, Day Three.  Use website to practice:  www.spellingconnections.com.
GUIDED READING (8:20-9:15)

* Conduct mini lessons, TE pp. 359, 361, 363, 369
* Review vocabulary, Overhead Transparency #80 , TE pp.__B or use flipchart
* Rehearse the play, Pecos Bill. 

* Review flipchart pages on skills to be tested on Friday. 

* In story journals, students will retell characters, setting, problem/solution, main events for the current reading story.  *3LA2c.1, DOK=2

* Individually test students on fluency.  *3LA1a.6, DOK=2

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SPELLING (8:05-8:20)  Review spelling pattern with weekly story Flipchart, then follow with bubble test. 

* Act out Pecos Bill play

----------Friday------------

Spelling and Reading Test

LANGAUGE LESSONS……………………………..Verbs, Week 1, Unit 4

9:15-9:25     Each English lesson begins with DLA (Daily Language Activity) folders.  The skills throughout the week include analogies, synonyms/antonyms, sentence editing, nouns/verbs/adjectives/, context clues.  A flipchart for each lesson is available.

Monday - Students will distinguish between main verbs and helping verbs that are form of have and be.  Text page 240-241, WB page 45.  *3LA4a2, DOK=1  Students will decorate booklet covers to tell about “Blessings Mix”.  As a class, create a brainstorming web for writing project.

Tuesday - Students will identify correct subject-verb agreement in past-tense sentences that include forms of the helping verb have.  Text page 242, 243, Discuss WB page 46.  *3LA4a2, DOK=1  Students will write/illustrate about “Blessings Mix” with topic sentence, supporting details, and conclusion sentence.

Wednesday - Students will distinguish between action verbs and linking verbs that are forms of be.  Text page 244-245, WB page 47.  *3LA4a2, DOK=1

Thursday- Students will identify correct subject-verb agreement in sentences that contain forms of the linking verb be.  Text page 246-247, WB page 48.  *3LA4a2, DOK=1

Friday - Weekly Grammar Test

SCIENCE LESSONS……………………………………..Thanksgiving Holidays

Monday - Students will use literature models to identify and discuss persuasive writing.  *3e (DOK 3)  Text pages 198-201, WB page 44a).  Read The Night Before Thanksgiving. Brainstorm reasons for not eating turkey at Thanksgiving.

Tuesday - Read Turk and Runt by Lisa Wheeler.  Borrow "Elmo" projector to read story and play "I Spy" (see activity guide).    Review features of persuasive writing.  Students will write a persuasive paragraph on "A Turkey's Last Plea" (see activity page).  *3e (DOK 3).

Wednesday – Thanksgiving Feast preparations (decorate napkin holders)

Thursday - Students will practice Reader's Theater on "A Turkey Takes a Stand".  Discuss the turkey's opinions in the persuasive script.  *3e (DOK 3).

Friday - Students will perform Reader's Theater on "A Turkey Takes a Stand".  *3e (DOK 3). 

MATH LESSONS……………………………………..Topic 8, Begin Topic 9

Friday - Lesson 8-5  DIVIDING WITH 0 AND 1, *2c, DOK 2 -  Use real number properties to develop multiple algorithms and to solve problems.  CW - Lesson 8-5 Daily Spiral Review/Reteach  Lesson 8-6  PROBLEM SOLVING:  DRAW A PICTURE AND WRITE A NUMBER SENTENCE  *2b (DOK 2)  Determine the value of missing quantities or variables within equations or number sentences, and justify the process used. 

Tuesday - Topic 8 Test.  Begin Topic 9.  Lesson 9-1  REPEATING PATTERNS  *2A (DOK 2)  Create, describe, and extend growing and repeating patterns with physical materials and symbols including numbers.  CW:  Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 9-1

Wednesday - Lesson 9-2  NUMBER SEQUENCES  *2A (DOK 2)  Create, describe, and extend growing and repeating patterns with physical materials and symbols including numbers.  CW:  Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 9-1

Thursday - Lesson 9-3  EXTENDING TABLES  *2a (DOK 2)  Create, describe, and extend growing and repeating patterns with physical materials and symbols including numbers.  CW - Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 9-3

Friday - Lesson 9-4  WRITING RULES FOR SITUATIONS  *2a (DOK 2)  Create, describe, and extend growing and repeating patterns with physical materials and symbols including numbers.  CW - Practice Workbook page 9-4; HW - Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 9-4