Mrs. Casanova's Lesson Plan
February 6-10, 2012
Important News
Jump Rope for Heart permission forms are due this Wednesday so your child can jump. You do not have to send any money for your child to jump. We will jump this Friday, Feb. 10th.
Valentine's Party-
Tuesday, February 14, we will exchange valentines and have some goodies. Please look for details in the note you will find in your child's binder!
ü Behavior: Please check your child’s Student Agenda each day for his/her Behavior Mark. Please encourage your child to bring home a color of blue each day.
ü Homework: Please check your child’s homework binder and agenda for specific assignments and messages. Initial each night. The agenda also has requirements to be done by your child: weekly information and spelling words. Your child will receive 10 points each week if all requirements are completed. Thank you for doing your part!
ü Please check and clean out your child’s "keep" pocket each day. Please leave the Important papers in their plastic sleeves. Also, leave the spelling dictionary in the back pocket of the agenda for our use at school. Thank you!
ü Thanks so much to those of you who have donated items to our classroom and offered your help. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.
* Items Needed: Some students are already out of pencils! Ask your child.
Please look over all graded papers your child brings home, so you will be aware of any weak areas. Go over the missed items with your child. Thank you for your help!
I do appreciate your support as we are doing our best to learn the new common core curriculum standards! The students are working very hard. I am very proud of them, and I know you are, too. Those good grades don't come easily!
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Spelling Words
1. station
2. nation
3. rotate
4. hopeful
5. caption
6. grudge
7. sketch
8. center
9. cooler
10. crunch
11. right
12. tight
13. bright
14. high
15. might
16. together
17. have
18. America
19. once
20. other
Sentence Dictation:
1. It is late now and you should get to bed.
2. The chipmunk ran up the big tree and hid.
Study Tip: Call out words orally. Allow your child to spell words aloud. Practice writing them on notebook paper provided in the back of the binder. We also have dictation sentences in spelling. Your child will be required to write the two sentences above correctly. Begin with a capital letter, spell each word correctly, and put the correct end mark. Please call out the sentences while your child writes them for practice.
Test Thursday
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Congratulations!!!
Student of the Month:
Bailee Sullivan
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Happy Birthdays
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Vocabulary Words - Nine-In-One, Grr! Grr!
Earth - the planet on which we live
forget- to not remember something
lonely - having a sad feeling because one is by oneself
memory- the ability to remember things
mountain- a piece of land that rises high above the surrounding area
wonderful - very good
Study Tip: Call out vocabulary words orally. Your child can tell you the meanings. It would be helpful if he/she can use the word in a sentence. It is not necessary to write anything. This can all be done orally.
Reading Test: Thursday
Includes vocabulary, comprehension, folktale genre, fantasy and reality, story elements, problem/solutions, prefixes, vowel sounds, comparing or contrasting, main idea, author's purpose, and context clues. We also include a "cold reading" selection that assesses students' true reading comprehension ability.
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Weekly Skills
Phonics - Suffix es and ous, Digraph ey and ue.
Reading – Folktale genre, Fantasy and Reality, Context Clues, Compare and contrast, vocabulary, comprehension, cause/effect,main idea, and author's purpose.
Language/Writing - Suffixes and Prefixes, Root Words, Capitalization, Punctuation, Writing opinions, paragraphs, and the Writing Process.
Test on Friday.
Math – Unit 5 - Measurement: Using Length measurements in inches, feet, yards, meters, and centimeters, Estimating measurements in length, Identifying the appropriate measurement tool to use for measuring specific objects; Capacity measurements, Problem Solving using addition and subtraction in measuring math stories; Basic Facts; Subtracting 3-digit numbers with regrouping.
Weekly Math Test Thursday
Unit 5 Common Assessment Friday
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Daily Schedule
7: 45 - 8:15 Morning Work, Bible Story, Pledge, Attendance, Bathroom
8:15 - 9:30 Phonics/Spelling
9:30-10:15 Activity (See Rotation Schedule in your child's binder)
10:15 - 11:15 Reading/Language
11:15-11:45 Lunch
11:45 - 12:45 Language/SS/Sci
12:45 - 2:00 Math
2:00 - 2:30 Recess
2:30-2:50 Pack Up/A.R./Review
2:50 Car Riders/Walkers dismiss
3:00 Bus Riders dismiss
Excel students will be attending Ms. Beasley's class all day on Wednesdays. They will not be required to complete the class work missed that day. However, they will receive homework assignments as usual.
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Upcoming Events
Progress Reports February 9th
Jump Rope for Heart February 10th
Jump Rope for Heart forms and money due by February 8th
Plans for a Valentines Party to be sent home this week. Party February 14-Exchange valentines and goodies.
Dental screenings Feb. 17-Dr. Bass and Dr. Head
Feb. 20th President's Day Holiday
Feb. 26th Field Trip fee deadline
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February 6-10, 2012
*Required skills are indicated by Common Core Curriculum standards, Mississippi Objective benchmarks, and Depth of Knowledge levels.
Phonics (8:15-9:30)
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Day
Monday
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Lesson
SET: Review letters, sounds, and sight words. Introduce Digraph ey.
Practice spelling and reading words with digraph ey.
CLOSURE: Recall digraph ey letter and picture cards.
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Materials
Letter Cards
Picture Cards
Sight Words Cards
Spelling Cards
Rule Charts
Saxon Phonics Lessons 106
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Homework
Lesson 106
Phonics Worksheet
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Standards
R.F.2.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
DOK 1
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Tuesday
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SET: Review vowels, sounds, and sight words with flashcards. Introduce Suffix es.
Review previously taught concepts. Practice coding and reading with suffix es.
CLOSURE: Recall all suffix affix cards. Discuss the rule for using es.
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Letter Cards
Picture Cards
Sight Word Cards
Spelling Cards
Affix Cards
Rule Charts
Saxon Phonics Lessons 107
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Lessons 107 Phonics Worksheet
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R.F.2.3, DOK 1
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
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Wednesday
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SET: Drill letters, sounds, and sight words with flashcards. Present the digraph ue.
Review previously taught concepts, including abc order. Practice using digraph ue to code and read words.
CLOSURE: Recall the digraph ue letter and picture cards.
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Letter Cards
Picture Cards
Sight Words Cards
Affix Cards
Rule Charts
Saxon Phonics
Lesson 108
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Lesson 108 Phonics Worksheet
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R.F.2.3, DOK 1
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Thursday
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SET: Drill letters, sounds, and sight words with flashcards. Introduce suffix ous.
Review previously taught concepts. Practice reading and coding words with suffix ous.
CLOSURE: Recall all suffix affix cards. Discuss the meaning for suffix ous.
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Letter Cards
Picture Cards
Spelling Cards
Sight Word Cards
Affix Cards
Rule Charts
Saxon Phonics Lesson 109
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Lesson 109 Phonics Worksheet
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R.F.2.3, DOK 1
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Friday
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Weekly Assessment
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Saxon Phonics Assessment Lesson 110.
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None
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Spelling
(9:00-9:30)
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Day
Monday
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Lesson
SET: Introduce new words by reading and discussing the words together.
Write new words in agenda.
CLOSURE: Check correct spelling of words in agendas.
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Materials
Saxon Spelling List
Agendas
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Homework
Study words and sentences.
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Standards
MS Obj. 1e
Develop knowledge of words DOK 1
MS Obj. 4b
Write words legibly DOK 1
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Tuesday
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SET: Review spelling words by discussing their meanings.
Write sentences with spelling words.
CLOSURE: Share sentences with the class.
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Spelling List
Notebook paper
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Study words and sentences.
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MS Obj. 1e
Develop knowledge of words DOK 1
L.2.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking DOK 1
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Wednesday
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SET: Review spelling words by playing sparkle.
Play class spelling bee or basketball spelling game.
CLOSURE: Play a review game at spellingcity.com or spinandspell.com
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Spelling List
Game
Promethean Board
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Study words and sentences for test on Thursday.
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MS Obj. 4b, DOK 1
Spell words correctly on appropriate grade level.
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Thursday
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Take weekly test
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Spelling Bubble Test
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None
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Friday
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SET: Play spelling bee or basketball spelling game.
Review spelling words with fun activities on spellingcity.com or spinandspell.com
CLOSURE: Celebrate test results.
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Spelling List
Game
Promethean board
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None
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Reading
Unit 3 Author’s Purpose
10:15-11:15
Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr!
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Day
Monday
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Lesson
SET: Introduce the new story by discussing animals in folktales.
Identify and define vocabulary words and meanings with chart and worksheet. Locate story using Table of Contents. Listen to story on CD. Discuss story events.
Discuss the genre: folktale. Also discuss fantasy and reality.
Closure: Create a chart to show fantasy and reality related to animals in the story.
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Materials
TE p. 342A-E
Vocabulary Pocket Chart
Vocabulary/Comprehension Worksheet
Reading Book
Story CD
Fantasy/Reality cards
Chart – TE p. 344A
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Homework
Study vocabulary
Read p. 344-353
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Standards
S.L.2.1, DOK 1
R.I.2.4, DOK 1
R.I.2.5, DOK 1
MS Obj. 2a, DOK 2
L.2.4d, DOK 1
RL.2.9, DOK 3
R.I.2.6, DOK 1
R.I.2.8, DOK 2
R.L.2.4, DOK 2
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Tuesday
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SET: Review vocabulary by calling on students to tell meanings using chart and weekly guides. Locate vocabulary words in text glossary.
Read orally p. 344-353. Partner read p. 354-364. Answer the comprehension questions orally.
Review fantasy and reality.
CLOSURE: Recall vocabulary meanings and define fantasy/reality.
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Vocabulary Pocket Chart
Reading Book
Fantasy/Reality Worksheet
Fantasy and Reality Cards
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Study vocabulary
Read p. 354-364
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R.I.2.4, DOK 1
R.F.2.4, DOK 1
R.L.2.1, DOK 2
R.L.2.5, DOK 2
MS Obj. 2a, DOK 2
L.2.4d, DOK 1
RL.2.9 DOK 3
R.I.2.6, DOK 1
R.I.2.8, DOK 2
R.L.2.4, DOK 2
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Wednesday
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SET: Discuss and share tricks, jingles, etc, used to help us remember things.
Review story vocabulary and comprehension with interactive flipchart.
Discuss fantasy and reality.
CLOSURE: Review critical information for test tomorrow.
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Story vocabulary and comprehension flipchart
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Study vocabulary and story p. 344-364 and comprehension for quiz on Thursday.
Also study the fantasy and reality worksheets from this week.
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R.L.2.5, DOK 2
MS Obj. 2a, DOK 2
R.I.2.4, DOK 1
R.F.2.4, DOK 1
R.L.2.1, DOK 2
L.2.4d, DOK 1
RL.2.9 DOK 3
R.I.2.6, DOK 1
R.I.2.8, DOK 2
R.L.2.4, DOK 2
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Thursday
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Take quiz on Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr!, vocabulary, “Cold Reading”, author’s purpose, main idea, and fantasy or reality.
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Weekly Reading Test
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Read 20 minutes from a story of your choice.
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Friday
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SET: Recall previous academic vocabulary words.
Define, draw, and write information about current academic vocabulary words.
CLOSURE: Summarize new academic vocabulary information.
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Academic Vocabulary Notebooks
Flipcharts or Whiteboard
Academic Vocabulary Pocket Chart
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None
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R.I.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to grade 2 topic or subject area. DOK 1
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Reading Standards:
S.L.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and large groups. DOK 1
R.I.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text, DOK 2
R.I.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to grade 2 topic or subject area. DOK 1
R.L.2.5 Know and use various text features (captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. DOK 2
MS Obj. 2a Use text features, parts of a book, text structures and genres to analyze text-title, headings, graphics, captions, charts, etc. DOK 2
R.L.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area DOK 1
R.F.2.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension DOK 1
R.L.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its character, setting, or plot DOK 2
L.2.4d Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words DOK 1
RL.2.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures DOK 3
R.I.2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe DOK 1
R.I.2.8 Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text DOK 2
R.L.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular, beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song DOK 2
12:00 Tuesday: Mrs. Bodie will visit our class to discuss bullying.
Language/Writing
Suffixes
11:45-12:45
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Day
Monday
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Lesson
SET: Recall prefixes from last week. Introduce and define the term “suffix”.
View a flipchart to review prefixes and introduce suffixes. Practice using suffixes ly and ful with textbook and class worksheet.
CLOSURE: Review where suffixes are found in words. Recall the meanings of suffix ly and ful.
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Materials
Flipchart-Promethean Planet: Prefixes and Suffixe
Language Textbook p. 236-237
Suffixes ly and ful: Worksheets p. 192 and 208
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Standards
S.L.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups DOK 1
MS Obj. 1d Students will manipulate and analyze roots and affixes (e.g., un, re, mis, pre) to understand unfamiliar words DOK 2
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Tuesday
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SET: Review prefixes and suffixes with flipchart.
Introduce suffix less and ness. Review phonics cards for suffix meanings. Practice using ly, less, and ness with class worksheets.
CLOSURE: Recall the meanings of suffixes ly, less, and ness.
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Flipchart-Promethean Planet: Prefixes and Suffixes
Phonics affix cards
Class Worksheets-p. 294 and the Sun Rays sheet
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S.L.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups DOK 1
MS Obj. 1d Students will manipulate and analyze roots and affixes (e.g., un, re, mis, pre) to understand unfamiliar words DOK 2
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Wednesday
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SET: Review where suffixes are found in words. Name some suffixes studied this week.
Review suffixes less and ness. Practice using less and ness in class worksheets.
CLOSURE: Use interactive flipchart to practice suffixes.
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Class Worksheets 293 and 295
Promethean Planet flipchart: Common Suffixes
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MS Obj. 1d Students will manipulate and analyze roots and affixes (e.g., un, re, mis, pre) to understand unfamiliar words DOK 2
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Thursday
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SET: Name and define all suffixes studied this week.
Discuss suffixes ing and ed. Review their meanings using the affix phonics cards. Practice using ing and ed with class worksheet.
CLOSURE: Review suffixes studied this week. Use a flipchart to review and also discuss other suffixes found in the flipchart.
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Saxon Phonics Affix cards
Class Worksheets 299 and 301
Promethean Planet flipchart: Suffixes ful and able (also includes other suffixes)
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S.L.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups DOK 1
MS Obj. 1d Students will manipulate and analyze roots and affixes (e.g., un, re, mis, pre) to understand unfamiliar words DOK 2
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Friday
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SET: Write suffixes to be tested on the board. Call on students to give meanings and a word example for each suffix.
Give students the weekly test.
CLOSURE: Play online game with prefixes and suffixes.
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Weekly Language Test
Websites:
http://www.smartboard lounge.com/languagearts
http://www.harcourtschool. com/activity/book_buddy/ arthur/skill.html
http://languageartsgames.4 you4free.com/affixes_prefixes _suffixes.html
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S.L.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups DOK 1
MS Obj. 1d Students will manipulate and analyze roots and affixes (e.g., un, re, mis, pre) to understand unfamiliar words DOK 2
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Language/Writing Standards:
L.2.1 Demonstrate command or the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking DOK 1
L.2.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening DOK 2
L.2.5a Identify real-life connections between words and their use DOK 1
S.L.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups DOK 1
W.2.3 Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure DOK 2
L.2.1f Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences DOK 2
L.2.2b Use commas in greetings and closing of letters DOK 1
MS Framework Obj. 4b.3 Use standard English mechanics to compose or edit DOK 1
MS Obj. 1d Students will manipulate and analyze roots and affixes (e.g., un, re, mis, pre, s, es, ed, ing, y. ly, er, est, ful, and less) to understand unfamiliar words DOK 2
Math
Unit 5: Measurement
12:45-2:00
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Day
Monday
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Lesson
SET: Review measuring length from last week. Name some of the tools used for measuring.
Explain the importance of working word problems using length. Practice solving word problems with unknowns.
CLOSURE: Play online measurement game.
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Materials
Measuring Tools for length-ruler, yardstick, meter stick, measuring tape
Worksheet
funbrain.com /measurement/
apples4theteacher.com scroll down to measurement for teddy bear game
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Homework
Reteach/Practice Worksheet
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Standards
MD.5, DOK 2 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
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Tuesday
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SET: Introduce cups, pints, quarts, and gallons with items.
Practice measuring and comparing cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.
CLOSURE: Review containers and discuss how much they hold.
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Items to represent cups, pints, quarts, and gallons
Worksheet-gallon man
Materials to construct gallon man models
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Worksheet
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MS Obj. 2.4a, DOK 2
Select appropriate tools and units, estimate, and measure length, capacity, and weight.
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Wednesday
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SET: View and discuss measuring tools for length and capacity.
Review solving word problems measuring length with unknowns and measuring capacity.
CLOSURE: Identify the appropriate tool for measuring specific objects.
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Measuring Tools
Online games from Monday and Tuesday lessons
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Worksheet
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MD.5, DOK 2 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
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Thursday
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SET: Review measuring concepts to be tested.
Give Weekly Test.
CLOSURE: Play online game.
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Measurement tools
Weekly Test
funbrain.com/ measurement/
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Worksheet
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MD.5, DOK 2 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
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Friday
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SET: Review measurement concepts to be tested.
Give District-Wide Common Assessment.
CLOSURE: Read measurement-related book to the class.
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Unit 5 Common Assessment
Book about measurement
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None
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MS Obj. 2.4a, DOK 2
Select appropriate tools and units, estimate, and measure length, capacity, and weight.
MD.5, DOK 2 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
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