Obj:  TSW identify key parts of a fiction summary with 80% accuracy.  *3LA2C2, DOK=2

Monday ­

Skills for the Week Emphasis:

Summarize

Context Clues

SET:  Pass out Wikki sticks.  Ask students to focus on key parts of a fiction summary and be ready to locate sentences from the story to tell the characters, setting, problem, solution attempts, and solution.  (Use Reteach page 154 as basis for choosing sentences.)  Review Academic Vocabulary term:  narrative.

T20:

• Students will listen to story on CD and underline key parts of a summary with Wikki sticks.
• As a class, complete Reteach page 154 (8 sentences that summarize Lon Po Po).  Students will illustrate one of the eight sentences to post in the hall.
• Post these same eight sentences on website http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/summarizelonpopo.
• Create class summary of Lon Po Po using Someone Wanted/But/So/Then strategy. 
• Display leveled books (Who’s Afraid of the Wolf, Return of the Wolf, Peter and the Wolf).  Encourage students to read and take AR tests on these.

CLOSURE: Allow students to work with a partner to identify key parts of a summary with Wikki sticks on a previously read fiction story.

Obj:  TSW identify key parts of a fiction summary with 80% accuracy.  *3LA2C2, DOK=2

Tuesday ­

SET:  Review vocabulary definitions and have students identify syllables for these words, citing the syllabication rule from our poster.  *1b(DOK1)

T20: 

• Locate vocabulary words in story and discuss context clues.  *1f(DOK2)  Academic vocabulary review:  context
• Students will complete a study guide for the reading skills of the week.
• Assign homework page 150A.

CLOSURE:  Review MCT2 skills with flipchart, “Beat Your Last Score”.

Obj: TSW compare and contrast two fiction texts using a Venn diagram.  *3a1(DOK3)

Wednesday ­

SET:  Pass out “Summarize” poster to a student to read.  Pass to another student during the lesson to read again.  *3a1(DOK3)

T20

• Students will listen to the story on CD.
• As a class, complete a Venn diagram on Lon Po Po and Little Red Riding Hood.  Students will then complete their own Venn diagram.
• Students will complete a tri-fold focusing on the following skills:  summarize, making inferences, compare and contrast, making connections *2d(DOK3).

CLOSURE:  Students will share ideas from their Venn diagrams.

Thursday

SET:  Review vocabulary and skills before test.

T20:  Reading and Spelling Tests

CLOSURE:  Students will work as partners to complete Venn diagrams on the computer.  *3a1(DOK3)

Obj: TSW identify genre with 80% accuracy.  *2a4 (DOK2)

Friday ­

SET:  Have students locate in agenda calendars “President’s Day”.  Have students make a list of known presidents.

T20:  Read non-fiction article “George Washington” (Best Reading Practices, pages 67), emphasizing skills:  predicting, genre, drawing conclusions, visualizing, summarize, and cause and effect.

CLOSURE:  Pass out coins for students to identify presidents.

Obj:  TSW use multiple sources to answer questions with 80% accuracy.  *3f (DOK3).

Monday - ­

SET: Review with “Everything You Need to Know About Reference Materials” flipchart.  *1h(DOK1)

T20: 

• Review actual reference resources & identify with index card labels.
• Students will work with partner and a dictionary to complete “Digging in Dictionary” activity page.

CLOSURE:  Review orally with “Reference Materials” task cards.

Obj:  TSW use multiple sources to answer questions with 80% accuracy.  *3f (DOK3).

Tuesday - ­

SET:  Review reference material skills with website http://www.quia.com/pop/30049.html.   *1h(DOK1)

T20: 

• Review with “Reference Resources” flipchart.
• Play “Scoot” with task cards.
• Review MCT2 practice tests, dictionary questions with flipchart by KP.

CLOSURE:  Close lesson with website http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/referencesourcep2.cfm.

Obj:  TSW use multiple sources to answer questions with 80% accuracy.  *3f (DOK3).

Wednesday ­

SET:  Ask students, “What is the purpose of guide words?”  Pass out dictionary to two students and see who can find a word the quickest.  *1h(DOK1)

T20: 

• Review with “Reference Materials Test Review” flipchart; use voting clickers.
• Pass out student thesaurus books.  Students will work as partners to write two synonyms for a list of words.

CLOSURE:  Close lesson with review of Reference Materials Study Guide.

Obj:  TSW use multiple sources to answer questions with 80% accuracy.  *3f (DOK3).

Thursday ­

SET:  Review with “Reference Materials Test Review” flipchart; use voting clickers.  *1h(DOK1)

T20:  Reference Materials Test

Obj:  TSW identify techniques for persuasive text with 80% accuracy.  *3e(DOK3) 

Friday ­

SET:  Ask, “What does persuasion mean?  Think of when you needed to be persuasive.  What persuasive skills worked with adults?  What skills don’t always work with adults?”  Academic vocabulary review:  persuasive

T20: 

• Read letter to family requesting a pet bird.  Discuss persuasion techniques.
• Read I Wanna Iguana and discuss persuasion techniques.
• Using 4 Square graphic organizer, students will write a paragraph that states a fact (need a new pet) with convincing arguments using fantastic word choice, then ending with a feeling sentence.

CLOSURE: 

Monday

Decorate Valentine bags for party!

Tuesday

SET:  View and discuss “Weather Tools” PowerPoint.

T20:  Students will create a booklet "My Weather Tools" page 9  *3Sc7

CLOSURE:  Ask which weather tools would be best used with today’s weather.

Wednesday

SET:  Allow students to share “storm stories”.

CLOSURE:  Close lesson with “Weather Jeopardy” PowerPoint game.

Thursday

SET:  Students will share results of one week weather research using website www.weather.com.  Gather and display local weather information such as temperature, precipitation, clouds, etc., on graphs and use graphs of weather patterns to predict weather conditions. (Sc.3.4c DOK 3)

T20: Students will complete 1/2 science test study guide and complete for homework.*3Sc7(DOK3)

CLOSURE:  Review with the “Weather Test Review” flipchart.

Friday

SET:  Review with the “Weather Test Review” flipchart.

T20:  Science Test on Weather, *3Sc7, DOK1

Monday

SET:  Students will view Video Learning Animation.  Lesson 14-1  UNDERSTANDING MEASUREMENT

T20:

• Create interest in measuring with teacher-made flipchart “Measuring with Snakes KP”.
• CW:  Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 14-1

CLOSURE:  Review MCT2 skills with www.educationcity.com.

Tuesday

SET:  Students will view Video Learning Animation.  Lesson 14-2  MEASUREMENTS:  FRACTIONS OF AN INCH, Reviews Grade 2:  4a (DOK 2)

T20:

• www.rickyspears.com/rulergame/ Students will learn  how to read a ruler with an online game.
• After review of fractions, TSW label a large ruler with fractions of an inch.
• CW:  Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 14-2
• 5-minute multiplication fast facts drill

CLOSURE:  Review MCT2 skills with www.educationcity.com.

Wednesday

SET:  Students will view Video Learning Animation.  Lesson 14-3  MEASUREMENT:  USING INCHES, FEET, YARDS, AND MILES, Reviews Grade 2:  4a (DOK 2)

T20:

• Students will participate in a “Balloon Rocket” competition by cutting straws of various lengths and measuring to the nearest ½ inch – RIDES lesson 1.29.
• CW:  Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 14-3
• 5-minute multiplication fast facts drill

CLOSURE:  Close lesson with video-clip on measurement from www.studyjams.com.

Thursday

SET:  Students will view Video Learning Animation.  Lesson 14-4  CUSTOMARY UNITS OF CAPACITY  Reviews Grade 2:  4a (DOK 2)  Select appropriate tools and units, estimate, and measure length (to the nearest inch, foot, yard, centimeter, and meter), capacity (to the nearest ounce, cup, pint, quart, gallon, and liter), and weight (to the nearest ounce, pound, gram, and kilogram).

T20:

·         Introduce units of capacity with “Mr. Gallon” PowerPoint and activity page.

·         CW - Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 14-4

·         5-minute multiplication fast facts drill

CLOSURE:  Review MCT2 skills with www.educationcity.com.

Friday

SET:  Students will view Video Learning Animation.  Lesson 14-5  UNITS OF WEIGHT, Reviews Grade 2:  4a (DOK 2)

T20: 

• CW - Daily Spiral Review/Reteach 14-5.  HW - Complete Topic 14 Study Guide with textbook.
• 5-minute multiplication fast facts drill

CLOSURE:  Review MCT2 skills with www.educationcity.com.