Wednesday

Meets &  Greets

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Sentence of the day

Laughter is the music of the soul.

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Quote 

 

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Image of the day

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Video of the Day

Edmodo Set-up

 Students sign on

Body Paragraphs: Write Ahead!  Text

1. Look at student models (writing) http://thewritesource.com/studentmodels/we-mymom.htm
2.  Look at Ms. Cole's sample, READ ALOUD (I DO)
3. In partners, underline and write on Ms. Cole's:  I for INTRO sentence, D for details, O for opinion, C for Conclusion (We Do)
4. In LAB, Writing our first body paragraph independently... word processing, YES! Edmodo?

 THE LAB

Reading Group with Ms. HALL
 Writing Stations B1
Spelling City?

CLASS BREAK< WOOHOO )))))))))))

LUNCH/RECESS

Number Patterns Discussion

MATH VOCAB SET-UP



Read ALOUD ROALD DAHL Biography (Ms. Jessica will work independently with kiddos)
Homework & Check-ins
Level Rewards Class Break

Wednesday! 

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Sentence of the day:

Camel humps contain fatty deposits that when metabolized can release one gram of water for every gram of fat. 

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Quote of the day

What are we thankful for?  

Write out the feather...

                      gratitude is the ONLY attitude!!

 Morning Academics:

Setting up our first draft of narrative introductions.  :-)  Using the bubbles together

https://bubbl.us/

Video:

http://www.time4writing.com/writing-paragraphs/concluding-sentence/

Teensy Tuesday

Morning:
Make-up sentences
BUBBLES FOR NARRATIVES

Culture & Science

TOPIC:  Native Americans and the Explorers

CLOSE READING
What does the text say?
How does the text work?
What does the text mean?
Snack/Recess

World webs, science



Sentence of the day (Woody Allen):

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_thankful.html#m8ZYp1cXT9uLD3TT.99

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_thankful.html#m8ZYp1cXT9uLD3TT.99

I am thankful for laughter, except for when milk comes out of my noes.

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_thankful.html#m8ZYp1cXT9uLD3TT.99

The basic Shedule

Library:  One group. 

Snack/Recess

The Video The Bully Project:
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/stopbullying/video/the-bully-effect-special-clip.html

Class Break

Silent Reading  & Book Sharing (one-to-one with students)
MATH
Fractions for everybody

check-ins
Level Rewards


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Sentence of the day (also a literary hook from The Fantastic Mr. Fox):

An apple tree stands alone at the top of a hill.

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 Quote:

 

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/10/shake-carli-davidson-dogs/?src=footer

Friday

The morning:

Narrative bubble brainstorming.  How do we take this further?

Looking at our events in our lives and ourselves.

Give my example:

This morning we will work with students that didn't finish/start and improve on those that began.


       Example Introduction paragraph.

Wednesday

Writing Wednesday

Sentence of the day, a literary "hook" as a metaphor:

My life has been a carnival.

Introduction to Narrative writing

1. Partner Activity, sharing stories with question prompts
2. Come back and discuss how to put that into writing.
3. Read a narrative example with figurative language...

Snack/Recess

The Lab:

Reading Group
Narrative Story

http://learnzillion.com/lessons/2239-write-an-engaging-beginning-to-a-narrative-story

Grouping

Fun Friday

 

This morning is the Hook (literary Hook) & Figurative Language Continued:


 "We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck." 

"Wemberly worried about everything."

"I come from a family with a lot of dead people"


http://www.npr.org/2007/06/25/11260800/great-opening-lines-to-hook-young-readers

Other examples:

http://teachers.sduhsd.net/amitchell/research/Hooks.pdf

http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/rx/wt09/hook.shtml

http://myteacherpages.com/webpages/jgriffin/hooks.cfm

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=literary+hooks&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=literary+hooks+for+kids&rls=en&safe=active