Th, Literature, Money Math, Art dayz

Thee day,

Morning Shinanegans...
Literature Groups: Warriors & Rave-O (Vocabulary)
Sanck/Recess (Rainy, Rain)
Math (Money problems contintued & Smarter Balance)
Class Break
Lunch/Recess
Silent Reading & Sharing
ART Drawing a character...









ART:

Looking at building a character...

Figure drawing and sketching.

W,

verb

verb: antidote;

1. 1.

   counteract or cancel

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Thee Day, 

Meets & Greets

BLOCK 1)Morning Math: Review and practice adding money

Snack/Recess

BLOCK 2)The Writing Lab (2 Group/Projects)

Class Break

Lunch/Recess

Silent Reading & Sharing

Literature

BLOCK 3)Ms. Jessica (making animals)

 Level Reward Incentive

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MATH

REVIEW MONEY MATH, ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

GO TEAM GO 

The Writing Lab

TASK TODAY: 

1. OUTLINE OF STORY IDEAS  (ON PAPER)
2. BACK OF THE BOOK SUMMARY ABOUT YOUR STORY (POSTED IN EDMODO)

(((((2 Groups))))

Animals (ZC, TS, ASH, AJ)

This group will be looking at animal mythology and symbolism.   They will be developing stories that include themselves as animals.  The story must include a description of them as animals.  It must also have a problem and solution mythology based.



Video Gamers Creators (VL, AC, GJ, YT, NS)

This group is going to create the backdrop and story for a new "video game design".  They have to describe the environment and at least two characters (character development).  They also have to develop a problem and solution for the game.

Teensy Tuesday, Lit Groups, Math, and Vocabulary

 
 

1. Literature Groups Continued...

 
Warriors
Our literature groups have been running successful.  The students in Warriors are constantly reflecting on the themes that arise in this interactive book.  

Rave-O has been awesome.  The pace is fun and interactive.  It connects language to patterns and words and has constant activities.

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Snack/Recess

2)MATH
Money math and looking at values and word problems will continue.  In class we dissect our math problems and take them apart, using visuals, and with a focus on the process versus "memory" and the answer.  Critical thinking skills have to be accessed in order to conceptually understand.  Also, we will review adding numbers.


Apples to Apples
If there's time, we will use appples ot apples to look at vocabulary and pick out descriptive words.  These will be used for an activity tomorrow.

((((((Class Break)))))))

Early Day, See ya tomorrow!

Monday, Sharing, Library and Quotes, Group, Math

Thee Day,

Meets & Greets
Sharing
Library (Quote Assignment)
Snack/Recess
Social Skills (therapy) Group
Class Break
Lunch/Recess
Silent Reading
Math $$
Level Rewards

Friday

Meets & Greets
Class Discussion
Story Starter 
Snack/Recess
 Drama
Class Break
Lunch/Recess
Two Groups, Fun Friday, & The Reparation Group


Quote of the Day:

Laid end to end, the number of LEGO bricks sold yearly would reach more than 5 times round the world.

 

 

Drama

We will continue to focus on developing conflict and resolution in our acting.  




Reparation Group
Silent Reading
Art project missed yesterday
Class Jobs
Campus Clean-up
Reading or Drawing

Thursday

Thee Day, 

Greets & Meets
Literature Groups: Warriors, City of Light & Dark, and "Rave-O"
Snack/recess
Reflections on Suzi-> type favorite part into Edmodo
MATH
Class Break
Lunch/recess
Art Period-> Paper Art
Level Incentives

MATH (Money)$$$$$

Reading Introduction to Value:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140217/articles/140219597

How do we determine Value?
 <<<<<Activity>>>>>>
Brainstorm a list of items that you:

• Something you eat daily
• 2 items that you want but don't have
• 3  items that you get a month
• the most expensive thing you can think of....

Then guess their value!


ART

We will use material to see what happens, letting freedom to explore be the primary focus!

Exploring what emerges; paper sculpting...

 

Backwords, book, Questions, & Guest Artist

Math Quiz Review
Level Rewards
Recess/Snack
LAB:  Book Making & Questions
Class Break/Lunch
Silent Reading
Guest Artist!!!!



“Animals are such agreeable friends―they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.”
― George Eliot

Review Quiz
Looking at where we're at with fractions!  Identify, Equivalency, & Comparing, Some additton, word problem.... 

Level  Rewards Early:
Due to our special visitor, we are having are behavior incentive program earlier.



THE LAB:

We will be completing our book to present to our guest artist Suzi, the wildlife photographer.  This book includes poems and drawings we've been working on.

We will also figure out our questions to present to her and go over listening expectations.

 

The day of St. Valentine...

The day, 

Meets & Greets (pass out our Valentines)
Look at the history of St. Valentine

Heart MATH
Snack.Recess
Theatre Arts
Class Break
Lunch/Recess
Behavioral Rewards 

Another blog (about Valentine's Day):

http://www.dogonews.com/2012/2/14/happy-valentines-day

HEART MATH:

2. Tally / Fractions: Students take the hearts they scooped out and tally how many of each color they have. Then, they write the fraction for each color.

3. Graphing: Students make a graph to represent the colors they have.

 

 

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Save it for Drama:

 

 Today's drama will feature "Valentine" funny skits.

Wednesday, Math, Writing, Literature...

The happenings:

Greets & Meets
Math, 2 Groups (Fractions & Calculation Review)
Snack/Recess
Writing Lab
Class Break
Lunch/Recess
Silent Reading & Sharing
Literature
Rewards


The largest elephant on record weighed about 24,000 pounds

Math Group 1)

Continuing fractions: adding fractions with different denominators...

http://learnzillion.com/lessons/2638-find-common-denominators-by-creating-area-models


Math Group 2)

Calculation skills: borrowing numbers.  

WRITING LAB

Summary Writing Work

First, I will go through the process of writing a summary (in paragraph form), step-by-step.  

Then, I will introduce a animal research project.  This project will be happening over a period of time.  Finally, I will provide an introduction example for this project.  

Student Task Responsibility:  Pick an animal & write an introduction sentence about their animal using one surprising fact.

Friday, Presentation, Student led activities, Conflict and Resolution Acting, Rewards

Back to the Blogging board...

I've been out in meetings, trainings, sickness, and for a birthday... phew!

Thee Day, 

Meets & Greets
Reading Literature from a Animal Journalist!
Snack/Recess
Designing a Animal Haiku Book for our guest
Class Break
Lunch Recess
Silent Reading
Quick Math Skillz... number patterns continued

GUEST ARTIST!! Suzi Eszterhas visits
http://www.suzieszterhas.com/


For literature, please see week 22 folder on Edmodo.com
 We will break up into partners, read, and then summarize or share what we read in whole class.

Lion – A Haiku

Highly distinctive

Socially inclined felid

Nomadic hunter.

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/explore/2012/11/interview-wildlife-photographer-suzi-eszterhas.html

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/explore/2012/11/interview-wildlife-photographer-suzi-eszterhas.html