Grade: 3 Week of 12/15/08

GRADE: 3
TEST:
*MATH: Chapter 6 Statistics and Probability. December 17th
*SCIENCE: Unit F, Chapter 12, pgs. f70-f75; Paths for Electricity. December 16th

MATH:

12/15.
Aim: Students will explore the probability of an event.
Vocabulary: probability outcome equally/not equally likely
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Mental Math activity: text p. 464, set 15 #5
3. Lesson readiness activity: t.e. text p. 198
4. Guided practice: text p. 198-199
5. *** HOMEWORK: finish creating bar graph ***

12/16.
Aim: Students will predict outcomes based on probability.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Group work: workbook p. 67 & 68

12/17.
Aim: TEST, CHAPTER 6: STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

12/18.
MATH CLASS CANCELED. Lessons & Carols and Benediction.

12/19.
Math canceled. Christmas party. Early dismissal.

Grade: 4 Week of 12/15/08

GRADE: 4
MATH:

* Test: Chapter 4 Multiplication facts and properties. December 17th


Grade: 4
Science

12/15.
Aim: Explore what you see when you mix colors of light.
Vocabulary: spectrum
Lesson:
1. Lab activity #10:
-What do you see when you mix colors of light? text p. F41
OR
-Seeing Different Colors, activity workbook p. 182

12/16.
Aim: Students will continue exploring what happens when you mix colors of light.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity #10, continued.

12/17.
Aim: TEST: Motion, Forces, and Energy.

12/18.
Science class canceled.

12/19.
Aim: Students will describe visible light as a part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Vocabulary: wavelengths spectrum
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Read/discuss: What is light? Text p. f42-f43
3. *** Homework: workbook p. 293 ***

1/5.
Aim: Students will compare refraction and reflection of light.
Vocabulary: refraction reflection
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss, text p. f44-f47
-How does light travel?
-What is reflection?
-What is refraction?

1/6.
Aim: Comparing reflection and refraction, continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: workbook p. 294

TEST ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!!

GRADE: 4

*MATH: Chapter 4 Multiplication facts and properties. December 17th
*SCIENCE: Unit F, Chapter 12, pgs. F4-F17 Motion, Forces, and Energy. December 17th


GRADE: 3

*MATH: Chapter 6 Statistics and Probability. December 17th
*SCIENCE: Unit F, Chapter 12, pgs. f70-f75; Paths for Electricity. December 16th


GRADE: 2

*MATH: Chapter 6 Geometry. December 17th
*SCIENCE: Unit E, Chapter 10 Energy. December 16th

Grade: 2 Week of 12/15/08

Grade: 2
Math:

12/15.
Aim: Students will draw a figure congruent to one shown.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 245g #6
3. Mental math: p. 613, set 22 #4-5
4. Drawing congruent figures: text p. 260 #5-12

12/16.
Aim: Students will review sorting solid and plane figures.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Creating solid shapes out of plane figures
3. Comparing/contrasting faces, vertices, and edges of plane figures.

12/17.
Aim: TEST. CHAPTER 6 GEOMETRY: COMPARING/CONTRASTING AND SORTING SHAPES

12/18.
Math class canceled. Lessons & Carols and Benediction.

12/19.
Math class canceled. Early dismissal.

GRADE: 2
SCIENCE

12/15.
Aim: Students will review for test on energy.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Chapter 10 energy content review

12/16.
Aim: Test on energy

12/17.
Aim: Students will explore and classify things attracted to magnets.
Lesson:
1. Lab activity: What will stick to a magnet? Text p. f17

12/18.
Aim: Students will analyze magnets by comparing their pulling strengths.
Vocabulary: attract
Lesson:
1. Comparing and contrasting various magnets.

12/19.
Early dismissal, science class canceled.

Grade: 2 Week of 12/8/08

12/8.
Aim: To identify circle, triangle, rectangle, and square in solid shapes.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: text p. 245g, #3
3. Guided practice: text p. 252
4. Project: design own solid figure, cut out, and fold. t.e. text p.252


12/9.
Aim: Students will identify the number of vertices, sides, and angles of a closed plane figure.
Vocabulary: closed plane figure angle pentagon
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 245g, #4
3. Guided practice: text p. 253-254
4. *****HOMEWORK: Workbook p. 71*****

12/10. Math class canceled due to 4th grade mass and confessions.

12/11.
Aim: Students will sort plane figures and solid figures by one and two characteristics.
Vocabulary: Sort
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 245g #5
3. Practice sorting figures by color and number of surfaces, edges, and vertices.
Lesson readiness activities: t.e. text p.255
4. independent practice: text p. 255-256
5. *** HOMEWORK: Workbook p. 72 and 73 ***

12/12.
Aim: Students will identify congruent figures in different orientations.
Vocabulary: Orientation Congruent
Lesson:
1. Quiz: plane and solid figures
2. Vocabulary development.
3. Lesson readiness activity: t.e. text p. 259
4. Independent practice: text p. 259 #1-4


Grade: 2
Science

12/8.
Aim: Students will observe and collect data on beekeepers.
Lesson:
1. Show and tell: Beekeepers
2. Students will observe and ask questions on beekeeping.

12/9.
Aim: Students will organize data collected from the beekeepers.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. List any other questions that may arise.
3. List words for glossary
4. Begin research on the internet.

12/10.
(computer class)
Aim: Students will listen and respond to books on honeybees.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Teacher guided reading: Life Cycle of Honeybees
3. Discuss book and take notes.

12/11.
Aim: To review the life cycle of a honeybee.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review beekeepers job.
3. Students will draw and label the different stages of a honeybees life cycle.

12/12.
Aim: To identify the body parts of honeybees
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review honeybees life cycle.
3. Draw and label honeybees' body parts

Grade: 4 Week of 12/8/08

Grade: 4
Math

12/8.
Aim: Students will use front-end estimation and rounding to estimate products.
Vocabulary: front-end estimation rounding
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math: text p. 479, set 9, #4 & 10
3. Independent practice: text p. 137 #16-33

12/9.
Aim: Students will use front-end estimation and rounding to estimate products.
Vocabulary: front-end estimation rounding
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem solving: addition and subtraction practice using technology.
3. Group work: Problem solving estimating products using front-end digits.
4. *** Homework: Textbook p. 136 #1-15 (notebook)***

12/10.
Aim: Students will use front-end estimation and rounding to estimate products.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Mental Math: text p. 480, set 11 #1
3. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 125i, #11
4. Review front-end product estimation, text p. 137 #37-40
5. Estimating products by rounding factors, text p. 148 #1-15
6. *** HOMEWORK: Workbook p. 38 in notebook. ***

12/11.
Aim: To estimate products using rounding.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Mental Math: text p. 479 set 9, #7-8 & p. 478 set 6, #6
3. Multiplying with regrouping, text pgs. 140-141 & 144-145
4. *** HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK P. 44 in notebook ***

12/12.
Aim: To multiply 3-4 digit multipliers with regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 125i, #7 & 9
3. Multiplying with regrouping, text pgs. 141 & 145
4. Problem solving; text p. 141 #19-27 & p. 145 #21-28


Grade: 4
Science

12/8.
Aim: Explore what you see when you mix colors of light.
Vocabulary: spectrum
Lesson:
1. Lab activity #10:
-What do you see when you mix colors of light? text p. F41
OR
-Seeing Different Colors, activity workbook p. 182

12/9.
Aim: Students will continue exploring what happens when you mix colors of light.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity #10, continued.

12/10.
Aim: Students will describe visible light as a part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Vocabulary: wavelengths spectrum
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Read/discuss: What is light? Text p. f42-f43
3. *** Homework: workbook p. 293 ***

12/11.
Aim: Students will compare refraction and reflection of light.
Vocabulary: refraction reflection
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss, text p. f44-f47
-How does light travel?
-What is reflection?
-What is refraction?

12/12.
Aim: Comparing reflection and refraction, continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: workbook p. 294

Grade: 3 Week of 12/8/08

GRADE: 3
MATH

12/8. (Immaculate Conception. Mass at 9 am)
Aim: Students will make an organized list to display data and possible combinations.
Vocabulary: organized list arrangements tree diagrams combination
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 189E #4
3. Mental math: text p. 464, set 16 #1-5
4. Lesson Readiness activity, t.e. text p. 196

12/9. GYM CLASS

12/10.
Aim: Students will continue to make organized list to solve problems.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. 197 #3-6
3. *** Create a bar graph using data from worksheet: checker challenge. ***

12/11.
Aim: Students will explore the probability of an event.
Vocabulary: probability outcome equally/not equally likely
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Mental Math activity: text p. 464, set 15 #5
3. Lesson readiness activity: t.e. text p. 198
4. Guided practice: text p. 198-199
5. *** HOMEWORK: finish creating bar graph ***

12/12.
Aim: Students will predict outcomes based on probability.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Group work: workbook p. 67 & 68



GRADE 3
SCIENCE

12/8.
Aim: To explore how bulbs light up.
Lesson:
1. Quiz: How does heat affect matter?
2. Vocabulary review
3. Lab activity #6: How does the bulb light? text p. F71

12/9.
Aim: to identify the basic components of a circuit.
Vocabulary: cell circuit electric current
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss: What makes a bulb light? Text p. f72
3. Class-work: workbook p. 315 & 317

12/10.
Aim: Students will design and construct their own flashlight.
Vocabulary: switch
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity #7: Make a Flashlight. text p. F73

12/11.
Aim: Students will continue constructing their own flashlights
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity #7, continued
3. *** Homework: workbook p. 318 ***

12/12. EARLY DISMISSAL

Grade: 2 Week of 12/1/08

Grade: 2
Math

12/1.
Aim: To identify the faces, edges, and vertices of solid figures.
Vocabulary: face edge vertex
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 245g #2
3. Will use various solid figure to identify parts.
4. Class-work: text pgs. 249-250
5. *****Homework: workbook p. 70

12/2.
Aim: Students will make plane figures by tracing flat surfaces of solid figures.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Skills update activity: text p. T34
3. Problem of the day: p 245g #3
4. Students will identify/compare/contrast various shapes and group them according to their common features. Text p. 251

12/3.
Aim: Math class canceled

12/4.
Aim: To identify circle, triangle, rectangle, and square in solid shapes.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: text p. 245g, #3
3. Guided practice: text p. 252
4. Project: design own solid figure, cut out, and fold. t.e. text p.252
5. *****HOMEWORK: Workbook p. 72*****

12/5.
Aim: Students will identify the number of vertices, sides, and angles of a closed plane figure.
Vocabulary: closed plane figure angle pentagon
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 245g, #4
3. Guided practice: text p. 253-254


Grade: 2
Science

12/1.
Aim: How do bees help make new plants?
Vocabulary: pollen seed
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Students will brainstorm to create topics for honeybee project.

12/2.
Aim: Continue developing Honeybee project.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Groups of students will discuss and choose a topic for research.
3. Each member of group will generate questions about their topics.

12/3.
SCIENCE CLASS CANCELED.

12/4.
SCIENCE CLASS CANCELED.

12/5.
Aim: Students will continue to generate questions about honeybees.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Students will answer or research questions about honeybees.

Grade: 3 Week of 12/1/08

Grade: 3
Math

12/1.
Aim: To read and interpret bar graphs.
Vocabulary: bar graph scale halfway
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 189e #3
3. Mental Math activity: text p. 463, set 15 #7
4. Lesson prep activity: t.e. text p. 194
5. Guided practice: text 194-195 #1-7
6. ***HOMEWORK: COPY PICTOGRAPH FROM NOTEBOOK ONTO GRAPH PAPER.***

12/2. GYM CLASS

12/3. MATH CLASS CANCELED.

12/4.
Aim: Students will use given data to create a bar graph.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Addition/subtraction practice worksheet
3. Create own bar graph: text p. 195 #8-9

12/5.
Aim: Students will conduct their own survey and display data on a bar graph.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Students will choose a question and proceed to collect data.
3. Construct a bar graph to show collected data.
4. Presentations of bar graphs.


Grade: 3
Science

12/1.
Aim: Review lesson on heat and its affect on matter.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Read/discuss: -How can we control the flow of heat?
-How can energy change?
3. Class-work: Think and Write, questions #1-5, p. f49

12/2.
Aim: Lesson review continued. How does heat affect matter?
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Workbook p. 297-298

12/3.
SCIENCE CLASS CANCELED.

12/4
Aim: What makes a bulb light?
Vocabulary: cell circuit electric current switch
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development: definitions 2x each
2. Class-work: workbook pgs. 317-318 (notebook, questions and answers)
3. QUIZ: How does heat affect matter?

12/5.
EARLY DISMISSAL.

Grade: 4 Week of 12/1/08

Grade: 4
Math

12/1.
Aim: Students will multiply tens, hundreds, and thousands by 1-digit numbers.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Review multiplication facts 1-9.
3. Mental math: distributive property, p. 479, set 9, #5
4. Will multiply special factors and identify patterns. Text p. 132-133, #1-6 & problem solving. #7-11


12/2.
Aim: To multiply two digit numbers by 1-digit multipliers with no regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Multiplication facts 6-9
3. Guided practice: text p. 134-135, #1-6, 19-22
4. Independent practice: #7-18 & 23-30
5. ****HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK P.35****

12/3.
Math class canceled.
Assignments to be distributed by school office.

12/4.
Aim: To solve word problems that involve multiplying two digit numbers by one digit factors.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Mental Math: text p. 477, set 2, #3-4
3. Review multiplying with special factors
(students will create a multiplication table of tens)
4. Problem Solving: text p.133 #34-36 & p.135 #31-34

12/5.
Aim: Will estimate products using front-end estimation.
Vocabulary: front-end estimation
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math: text p. 479, set 9, #4 & 10
3. Guided practice: text p. 136 #1-15
4. Independent practice: #16-36
5. Problem solving: group work, #37-40

Grade: 4
Science

12/1.
Aim: How do forces affect motion?
Vocabulary: force friction inertia
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Lab activity #10: Marble Motion, text p. f9
3. Read/discuss text p. f11-f12:
-How can forces change the way objects move? Please explain.
-How can forces cause acceleration? Please explain.
-What are friction and inertia? Give three examples and share with partner.

12/2.
Aim: Students will list examples of inertia and different forms of energy.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Read/discuss, text p. F12-f16:
-How is weight related to gravity?
-How is force related to work?
-What are some different forms of energy?
-How can energy change forms?
3. **HOMEWORK: Workbook pg. 276**

12/3. SCIENCE CLASS CANCELED.

12/4.
Aim: To review how forces affect motion for test.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review

12/5.
Aim: Test. Motion, Forces, and Energy.

Grade: 2 Week of 11/24/08

Grade: 2
Math

11/24.
Aim: To identify the faces, edges, and vertices of solid figures.
Vocabulary: face edge vertex
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 245g #2
3. Will use various solid figure to identify parts.
4. Class-work: text pgs. 249-250
5. *****Homework: workbook p. 70

11/25.
Aim: Students will make plane figures by tracing flat surfaces of solid figures.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Skills update activity: text p. T34
3. Problem of the day: p 245g #3
4. Students will identify/compare/contrast various shapes and group them according to their common features. Text p. 251-252


Grade: 2
Science

11/24
Aim: How do plants make seeds?
Vocabulary: pollen seed
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Identify and explain the parts of plants and their function.
3. Discuss how insects, like the honey bee, play a role in pollinating plants.

Grade: 3 Week of 11/24/08

Grade: 3
Math

11/24.
Aim: To read and interpret bar graphs.
Vocabulary: bar graph scale halfway
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 189e #3
3. Mental Math activity: text p. 463, set 15 #7
4. Lesson prep activity: t.e. text p. 194
5. Guided practice: text 194-195 #1-7


11/25.
Aim: Students will use given data to create a bar graph.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Addition/subtraction practice worksheet
3. Create own bar graph: text p. 195 #8-9

11/26.
Aim: Students will conduct their own survey and display data on a bar graph.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Students will choose a question and proceed to collect data.
3. Construct a bar graph to show collected data.
4. Presentations of bar graphs.


Grade: 3
Science

11/24.
Aim: Review lesson on heat and its affect on matter.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Read/discuss: -How can we control the flow of heat?
-How can energy change?
3. Class-work: Think and Write, questions #1-5, p. f49
4. ******Homework: workbook p.297-298, notebook.******

Grade 4: Week of 11/24/08

Grade: 4
Math

11/24.
Aim: Students will multiply tens, hundreds, and thousands by 1-digit numbers.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Review multiplication facts 1-9.
3. Mental math: distributive property, p. 479, set 9, #5
4. Will multiply special factors and identify patterns. Text p. 132-133, #1-6 & problem solving. #7-11


11/25.
Aim: To multiply two digit numbers by 1-digit multipliers with no regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Multiplication facts 6-9, text p. 477, set 2, #3-4
3. Quiz: multiplication properties and missing factors.


Grade: 4
Science

11/24.
Aim: How do forces affect motion?
Vocabulary: force friction inertia
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Lab activity #10: Marble Motion, text p. f9
3. Read/discuss text p. f11-f12:
-Can forces change the way objects move? Please explain.
-Can forces cause acceleration? Please explain.
-What are friction and inertia? Give three examples and share with partner.

11/25.
Aim: Students will list examples of inertia and different forms of energy.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Read/discuss, text p. F12-f16:
-How is weight related to gravity?
-How is force related to work?
-What are some different forms of energy?
-How can energy change forms?

Grade: 2 Week of 11/17/08

Grade: 2
Math:

11/17.
Aim: To identify turns and distinguish them from slides and flips.
Vocabulary: slides flips turns
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: text p. 245g #9
3. Class-work: Summarize and explain the difference between a slide and flip.
4. Identifying and making turns: text p. 265-266


11/18.
Aim: To identify cones, cubes, cylinders, pyramids, rectangular prisms, and spheres.
Vocabulary: Flat surface Curved surface
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: text p. 245g #1
3. Compare/contrast shapes using a venn diagram, text p. 247
4.****Homework: workbook p.33*****


11/19.
Aim: Students will identify and group shapes according to their common properties.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Grouping shapes
3. ****Homework: workbook p. 75 & 76

11/20.
Aim: To identify flat and curved surfaces of solid figures.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Practice identifying and grouping solid shapes.
3. Problem solving: text p. 248 #11
4. *****Homework: workbook p. 69*****

11/21.
Aim: To identify the faces, edges, and vertices of solid figures.
Vocabulary: face edge vertex
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 245g #2
3. Will use various solid figure to identify parts.
4. Class-work: text pgs. 249-250



Grade: 2
Science

11/17.
Aim: To explore and observe how sounds are made.
Vocabulary: Sound Vibrate
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Lab activity #7: Making Vibrations, activity workbook p. 123
-How is sound made?

11/18.
Aim: What is sound?
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss text p. e44-e45
-What is sound?
-How does sound travel?
3. Workbook p. 259

11/19.
Aim: Students will understand loudness and pitch.
Vocabulary: pitch loudness vibrate
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss text p. e46-e47. -What is loudness? -What is pitch?
3. Workbook p. 261

11/20.
Aim: Explore what can sound move through?
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. -What can sound move through? Text p. e48-e49
3. Mhscience02.com

11/21.
Aim: Lesson review: Sound
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review: text p. e49 #1-2
3. Workbook p. 259-260, & 262

Grade: 3 Week of 11/17/08

Grade: 3
Math:

11/17.
Aim: To read, interpret, and make pictographs.
Vocabulary: Pictographs
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Review collecting data: workbook p. 64
3. Problem of the day: text p. 189e, #2
4. Guided practice: text p. 193 #1-8
5. Making a pictograph: text p. 193 #9-10

11/18.
Aim: Gym Class

11/19.
Aim: Students will conduct a survey and display results on a pictograph.
Lesson;
1. Vocabulary review
2. Text p. 193, #11
-Collect data on how many birthdays are in winter, spring, summer, and fall.
-Record data in a tally chart.
-Create pictograph to show results
3. *****Homework: workbook p. 65******

11/20.
Aim: To read and interpret bar graphs.
Vocabulary: bar graph scale halfway
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 189e #3
3. Mental Math activity: text p. 463, set 15 #7
4. Lesson prep activity: t.e. text p. 194
5. Guided practice: text 194-195 #1-7
6. *****Homework: textbook p. 193 #1-8

11/21.
Aim: Students will collect data and create a bar graph to display information.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Addition/subtraction practice worksheet
3. Create own bar graph: text p. 195 #8-9



Grade: 3
Science:

11/17.
Aim: To explore how different materials absorb heat.
Vocabulary: Heat
Lesson:
1. Lab Activity #6: How Does heat affect different Materials? Text p. f41

11/18.
Aim: Students will define and relate heat to temperature.
Vocabulary: Heat temperature degrees
Lesson:
1. Read/discuss, text p. f42-f43.
-How do things get warmer?
-What is temperature?
-List different sources of heat.
2. Class-work: workbook p. 299

11/19.
Aim: Explain the changes heat causes matter.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss: How does heat change matter?
3. -How does a thermometer work? -How does heat affect roads and highways?
4. Lab activity 7: Expand and Contract, text p. F45

11/20.
Aim: Define insulators and conductors and give examples of each.
Vocabulary: Conductors Insulators
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss: How can you control the flow of heat? text p. F46-F47
3. Workbook p. 297=298, & 300

11/21.
Dismissal: 2:30 p.m.-Science class not scheduled

Grade: 4 Week of 11/17/08

Grade: 4
Math:

11/17.
Aim: Students will use various strategies to solve addition and simple multiplication problems.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 125i #2
3. Problem solving: text p.124 #4

11/18.
Aim: To review properties of multiplication.
Vocabulary: Properties: associative/commutative/zero/identity
factor product
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 125i #3
3. Guided practice: text p. 126-127
4. ****Homework: workbook p. 33 in notebook*****

11/19.
Aim: Students will use multiplication properties to find missing factors.
Vocabulary: equivalent missing factor
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math: multiply by 7, text p. 479 set 8, #5
3. Review multiplication facts 1-9
4. Guided practice: text p. 128-129, #1-12 and 25-30
5. Independent practice: p. 129, #19-24, 31-36, and 37-40

11/20.
Aim: Students will continue to practice finding missing factors.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Multiplication facts 1-9
3. Independent practice: workbook p. 34
4. Missing factor Game: t.e. text p. 129

11/21.
Aim: Students will use models to understand and represent multiplication.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Multiplication facts flash cards
3. Mental math activity: p. 479, set 9 #3 & 6
4. Group work: text p. 131 #7-11


Grade: 4
Science

11/17.
Aim: To conclude how maps show relative positions.
Vocabulary: position frame of reference
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab activity #9: How can you tell something is moving?
text p. F5 (continued)
3. HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK P. 275

11/18.
Aim: Students will measure the average speed of a moving object?
Vocabulary: Speed
Lesson:
1. What is speed? Read/discuss text p. f8
2. How do you calculate speed? Text p. f8
3. Lab Activity #10: Marble Motion, text p. f9

11/19.
Aim: Students will explore how forces can affect speed.
Vocabulary: force friction acceleration
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Calculating speed: extra practice
3. Read/discuss: How do forces affect motion?
Text p. F10-F11
4. Workbook P. 276-277

11/20.
Aim: To define inertia and give examples that illustrate inertia.
Vocabulary: inertia
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. What is inertia? text p. f11
3. What is gravity? text p. f12

11/21.
Aim: Review lesson on motion and forces.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. How can you tell something has moved?
3. Calculating speed.
4. How can forces affect speed?

Grade: 4 Week of 11/10/08

Grade: 4
Math:

11/10.
Aim: To understand the properties of multiplication.
Vocabulary: Associative property of multiplication
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day
3. Guided practice: text p. 125
4. Independent practice: p. 126

11/11. Veterans Day. School Closed.

11/12.
Aim: To solve problems that have extra information.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review/practice adding & subtracting 5-6 digit numbers.Text. p.120 #1-4,6-7,9-11,13-14,17-18, 19-21
3. Homework: workbook p.32

11/13.
Aim: Review addition/subtraction problem solving strategies.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 118 #1-8
3. Independent practice: p. 119 #9-15
4. Homework: workbook p. 30

11/14.
Aim: Test: Chapter 2 and 3(addition properties/adding/subtracting 4-6 digits)


Grade: 4
Science:

11/10.
Aim: To describe the major contributions of Jons Jacob Berzellius and review what makes up matter.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review: text p. e39, #1-5
3. Read text p. e40-e41: #1-2
4. Make your own table activity: text e64.

11/11. Veterans Day. School closed.

11/12.
Aim: Test: What Makes Up Matter

11/13.
Aim: How do things move?
Vocabulary: Frame of reference location
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How do you know something has moved? Read/discuss text p. f6-f7
3. Why does the sun appear to move around earth? Read/discuss text p. f7
4. Class-work: workbook p. 275

11/14.
Aim: Explore how maps show relative positions.
Vocabulary: position frame of reference
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab activity #9: How can you tell something is moving?
text p. F5

Grade: 3 week of 11/10/08

Grade: 3
Math:

11/10.
Aim: Students will read, interpret, and make tally charts.
Vocabulary: Data Tally Chart Tally Mark
Lesson:
1. Problem of the day: text p. 189e, #1
2 Adding three or more addends practice: workbook p. 28 # 6-9, 14-20
3. Guided practice: collecting data, text p. 190
4. Independent practice: text p. 191 #7-12

11/11. Veterans Day. School Closed


11/12.
Aim: To read, interpret, and make pictographs.
Vocabulary: Pictographs
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Review collecting data: workbook p. 64
3. Problem of the day: text p. 189e, #2
4. Guided practice: text p. 193 #1-8
5. Making a pictograph: text p. 193 #9-10

11/13.
Aim: Students will conduct a survey and display results on a pictograph.
Lesson;
1. Vocabulary review
2. Text p. 193, #11
-Collect data on how many birthdays are in winter, spring, summer, and fall.
-Record data in a tally chart.
-Create pictograph to show results

11/14.
Aim: Students will conclude their pictograph projects and present results.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Class-work: workbook p. 65 (loose-leaf)

Grade: 3
Science:

11/10.
Aim: To review concepts and skills in chapter 11
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review: text p. f37 #16-20

11/11. Veterans Day. School Closed.

11/12.
Aim: Test: Chapter 11, Matter.

11/13.
Aim: To explore how different materials absorb heat.
Vocabulary: Heat
Lesson:
1. Lab Activity #6: How Does heat affect different Materials? Text p. f41

11/14.
Aim: Students will define and relate heat to temperature.
Vocabulary: Heat temperature degrees
Lesson:
1. Read/discuss, text p. f42-f43.
-How do things get warmer?
-What is temperature?
-List different sources of heat.
2. Class-work: workbook p. 299

Grade: 2 Week of 11/10/08

Grade: 2
MATH:

11/10.
Aim: To identify slides and flips.
Vocabulary: congruent slides flips
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Problem of the day: text p. 245g #8
3. Mental math activity: p. 612, set 14 column 1
4. Guided practice: text p. 263-264

11/11. Veterans Day. School Closed.

11/12.
Aim: To identify turns and distinguish them from slides and flips.
Vocabulary: slides flips turns
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: text p. 245g #9
3. Class-work: Summarize and explain the difference between a slide and flip.
4. Identifying and making turns: text p. 265-266
5. Homework: workbook p. 75

11/13.
Aim: To identify cones, cubes, cylinders, pyramids, rectangular prisms, and spheres.
Vocabulary: Flat surface Curved surface
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: text p. 245g #1
3. Compare/contrast shapes using a venn diagram, text p. 247
4. Independent practice: text p. 248
Homework: workbook p. 69

11/14.
Aim: Students will identify and group shapes according to their common properties.
Lesson;
1. Vocabulary review
2. Grouping shapes


GRADE: 2
SCIENCE:

11/10.
Aim: To review, light and its basic properties.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Workbook p. 254-256
3. Website: mhscience02.com

11/11. Veterans Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)

11/12.
Aim: Test: Light

11/13.
Aim: To explore and observe how sounds are made.
Vocabulary: Sound Vibrate
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Lab activity #7: Making Vibrations, activity workbook p. 123
-How is sound made?

11/14.
Aim: What is sound?
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss text p. e44-e45
-What is sound?
-How does sound travel?
3. Workbook p. 259

Grade: 2 Week of 11/3/08

GRADE: 2
MATH:

11/3.
Aim: Math class canceled.

11/4.
Aim: Adding tens and ones, regrouping ones. (continued practice)
Lesson:
1. Guided practice: text p. 165 #1-12
2. Independent practice: p. 166 #14-28
3. Problem solving: #29-30
4. Homework: workbook p. 47

11/5.
Aim: Student will estimate sums of two digit numbers.
Vocabulary: estimate round
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Quiz: text p. 167-168
3. Guided practice: text p. 169 #1-5
4. Independent practice: text p. 170 #6-13
5. Homework: workbook, p. 48

11/6.
Aim: To continue estimating sums of two digit numbers.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: text p. 153g, #6
3. Practice worksheets

11/7.
Aim: To rewrite two digit addition from horizontal to vertical alignment.
Vocabulary: vertical horizontal
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Estimation review: 43 + 38/ 55 + 12/
3. Guided practice: text p. 171 #1-8
4. Independent practice: text p. 172 #10-17
5. Problem solving: #18-19


GRADE: 2
SCIENCE:

11/3.
Aim: Science class canceled.

11/4.
Aim: Test: What is heat, and how can it change matter?

11/5.
Aim: To explore and observe how light can reflect off an object.
1. Lab activity #6: How does light move? Text p. e37 or Bouncing Light, act. Workbook p. 120.

11/6.
Aim: Students will understand the basic properties of light.
Vocabulary: reflect refract
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Text p. e38-e39: *What is light? *How does light travel?
3. Homework: workbook p. 253 answers only.

11/7. Early dismissal, 11:30 a.m.
Science class not scheduled.

Grade: 3 Week of 11/3/08

GRADE: 3
MATH:

11/3
Aim: Students will add and check sums of 3-4 digit numbers using inverse operations.
Vocabulary: regroup inverse operation
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 86 #1-15 (odd)
3. Independent practice: text p. 87 #21-36
4. Problem solving: #37-38
5. Homework: workbook p. 25

11/4.
Aim: Students will continue to add and check sums of 3-4 digit numbers.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review estimating sums by rounding.
3. Problem solving: text p. 93 #43-44
4. Homework: workbook p. 29

11/5.
Aim: Adding 4-digit numbers and money amounts, with regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 67e, #8
3. Practice regrouping hundreds: workbook p. 27
4. Group work (pairs): text p. 93 #16-42(even)
5. Mental Math exercise: p. 93 #45-54

11/6.
Aim: To solve numbers by substituting simpler numbers.
Vocabulary: simple numbers
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 96
3. Independent practice: text p. 97 #2-4

11/7.
Aim: To solve numbers by substituting smaller numbers, continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Continued practice: workbook p. 30

GRADE: 3
SCIENCE:

11/3.
Aim: Review lesson: building blocks of matter.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review: text p. f33, copy why it matters and answer questions 1-5.

11/4.
Aim: To review and prepare for test: Building Blocks of Matter.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: workbook p. 285-286

11/5.
Aim: Test: Building Blocks of Matter

11/6.
Aim: Review chapter 11: Matter
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review, text p. f36-f37
3. Homework: workbook p. 291-292
4. Chapter 11 Test: Matter, on Monday 11/10/08

11/7. Early dismissal, school hours 8-11:30 a.m.
Science class not scheduled.
*Students are reminded to study for Science test on Monday.*

Grade: 4 Week of 11/3/08

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3, 2008

GRADE: 4
MATH:

11/3.
Aim: Students will review addition properties and calculating elapsed time on a clock and calendar.

11/4.
Aim: TEST: Calculating elapsed time.

11/5.
Aim: Students will use various strategies and properties of addition/subtraction to solve problems..
Vocabulary: Compensation Breaking Apart Estimate Inverse Operations
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Warm-up activity (mental math): text p. 76-77 Odd numbers.
2. Guided practice: text p. 84 #1-4
3. Group work: text p. 84-85 #5-11

11/6.
Aim: Students will continue to solve addition/subtraction problems using various strategies.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Brain builder activity: text p. 473, set 3 #12
3. Problem solving: text p. 91 #12-16

11/7.
Aim: To review addition and subtraction concepts in chapter 2.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Computational review: text p. 94 #1-17 odd
3. Problem solving: text p. #18-19


GRADE: 4
SCIENCE:

11/3.
AIM: Students will explain what happens when elements combine?
Vocabulary: Elements Mixtures
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Who was Dmitry Mendeleyev? T. b. p. e33
3. Review: How are elements named?
4. Homework: How is matter classified? Workbook p. 249

11/4.
Aim: Students will separate a mixture using various methods.
Vocabulary: Filter Mixtures
Lesson:
1. Lab activity #6: Mix and Unmix, text p. e36

11/5.
Aim: Students will separate a solution using the process of evaporation.
Vocabulary: Compound Mixture Solution Evaporation
Lesson:
1. Lab activity #6 (extension): How could you separate a mixture of white sand and salt? Text p. e36
2. Homework: * Textbook p. e34-e37, Compare and explain how mixtures and compounds combine, and can be separated? * Workbook p. 250

11/6 .
Aim: Students will list real-life uses of mixtures.
Vocabulary: alloy lead
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss: text p. e38
3. Math link activity, text p. e39

11/7.
Aim: Review what matter is made of.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. e39 #1-5 (notebook)
3. Test: Monday 11/10

Grade: 4 Week of 10/27/08

Grade: 4
MATH:

10/27.
Aim: Students will understand the properties of addition
Vocabulary: addend/ order property/ zero property/ grouping property
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development: write definitions with examples in notebook.
2. Mental math: text p. 478, set 4 # 6-7, and 9
3. Class-work: workbook pgs. 15-16

10/28.
Aim: Gym Class

10/29.
Aim: Students will demonstrate addition properties using models.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Group work: place value models to represent addition properties in problem solving.

10/30.
Aim: To use addition strategies to add numbers mentally.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 70
3. Independent practice: text p. 71
4. Problem solving: text 71 #41-50


Grade: 4
Science:

10/27.
Aim Test review: Properties of matter
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review: definitions two times each

2.Answer the following review questions in notebook:
A: How many centimeters are in 1 decimeter, 1 meter, and in 1 kilometer?
B: An object measures 2cm long, 3 cm wide, and 4 cm high. Calculate the objects area and volume.
C. Why is it important to use standard units when describing or measuring matter?
D. Explain step by step how you would find the volume of a marble which has an irregular shape? Name two units of measure used to describe volume of a liquid.

3. Homework: STUDY....TEST TOMORROW!

10/28.
Aim: TESTS: Ch. 10 Properties of Matter.

10/29.
Aim: What makes up matter?
Vocabulary: element atom
lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. What is an element? text p. e34-e35

10/30.
Aim: how can you classify matter?

Grade: 3 Week of 10/27/08

GRADE: 3
MATH

10/27.
Aim: Adding 2-digit numbers regrouping twice, using addition models
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p, 83
3. Group practice: workbook p. 23-24

10/28.
Aim: Adding 3-digit numbers regrouping twice, using addition models and place value charts.
Lesson
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 67e #5
3. Readiness activity: t.e. text p. 84 (regrouping chart)
4. Guided practice: problem solving #28-29
5. Homework: textbook p. 85 #1-18

10/29.
Aim: Adding 3-digit numbers and money amounts regrouping twice, continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
Group work:
2. Related activity (reasoning): t.e. text p. 85
3. Lesson readiness activity: (play money) t.e. text p. 86
4. Guided practice: #1-15, 31-33 and problem solving #37-38
5. Independent practice: p. 87 #16-30 and 34-36

10/30.
Aim: Adding three digit numbers mentally.
Vocabulary: mental math patterns order grouping
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Review writing numbers in expanded form.
3. Independent practice: text p. 88
4. Homework: workbook p. 25-26

10/31.
Aim: Regrouping hundreds as thousands, using models and place value charts.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 89
3. Independent practice: workbook p. 27


GRADE: 3
SCIENCE

10/27.
Aim: How do chemical changes and physical changes compare?
Vocabulary: physical/chemical change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Read/discuss text p. f32 (answer drawing conclusion question)
3. Homework: workbook p. 286 (notebook/questions & answers)

10/28.
Aim: Review lesson: Building blocks of matter
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. f33, copy "Why it matters" and answer questions #1-5
3. Homework: workbook p. 289

10/29.
Aim: Test: Building Blocks of Matter. Text pgs. f24-f33

10/30.
Aim: Describe how glass is made and its many uses.
Lesson:
1. Read/discuss: "Glass is Great!" text p. f34-f35
2. WWW.mhscience02.com

10/31. HALLOWEEN. EARLY DISMISSAL.

Grade: 2 Week of 10/27/08

10/27.
AIM: To use the reading skill of finding hidden info to solve a problem.
Vocabulary: hidden information
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 161-162
3. Independent practice: workbook p. 45

10/28.
Aim: To add tens and ones, regrouping ones as tens using models.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 153g #4
3. Guided practice: (manipulatives), text p. 163-164
4. Independent practice: (manipulatives), workbook p. 46

10/29.
Aim: Regrouping ones as tens, continued,
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lesson readiness act.: Regrouping patterns mentally, t.e. text p. 165
3. Guided practice: (addition frames) text p. 165
4. Independent practice: text p. 166
5. Homework: workbook p. 46

10/30.
Aim: Review and assess adding and regrouping ones as tens.
lesson:
1. Vocabulary review/assessment
2. Classwork: text p. 167-168
3. Problem solving: Teacher generated problems

10/31.
Aim: Estimating sums of two digit numbers.
Vocabulary: Estimate Round
1. Vocabulary development
2. Guided practice: (number lines) text p. 169, #1-4
3. Independent practice: text p. 170


GRADE: 2
SCIENCE

10/27.
AIM: Identify how heat energy can be used.
Vocabulary: fuel
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read text p. e34-e35, list the many ways people use heat.
3. lesson review questions, text p. e35 #1-3 (notebook)

10/28.
AIM: Identify different types of heat energy.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Discover other sources of heat energy besides the sun and fire.

10/29.
Aim: How heat can change matter? Lesson review.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Workbook pgs. 248-250
3. Heat word web for lesson summary. T.e. text p. e35

10/30.
Aim: TEST: How Heat Can Change Matter? (p. e30-e35)

10/31. (Halloween) Early Dismissal. Science not scheduled.

Grade: 2 Week of 10/20/08

Grade: 2
MATH:

10/20.
Aim: To add ones and tens without regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Guided practice: text p. 155
2. Independent practice: text p. 156
3. Homework: workbook p. 43

10/21.
Aim: To use mental math strategies to add.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 157-158
3. Homework: workbook p. 44

10/22..
Aim: To regreoup ones and tens using models.
Vocabulary: regroup
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 153g #2-3
3. Guided practice: text p. 159-160
4. Homework: workbook p. 45

10/23.
AIM: To use the reading skill of findimng hidden info to solve a problem.
Vocabulary: hidden information
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 161-162
3. Independent practice: workbook p. 45

10/24.
Aim: To add tens and ones, regrouping ones.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 153g #4
3. Guided practice: text p. 163-164
4. Independent practice: workbook p. 46

Grade: 2
Science

10/20.
Aim: Review Chapter 9: MATTER
LESSON:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review: workbook p.241-243 (notebook)

10/21.
Aim: Chapter 9: Matter TEST

10/22.
Aim: How can heat change matter?
Vocabulary: energy heat fuel
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #4: How can heat change matter?
Text p. e31

10/23.
Aim: How can heat change matter?
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read/discuss: How heat can change matter? text p. e32-e33
3. class-work: workbook p. 247 & 249 (notebook, questions/answers)

Grade: 3 week of 10/20/08

Grade: 3
Math

10/20.
Aim: Estimating sums using front-end estimation and adding 2-3 digit numbers with no regrouping.
Vocabulary: regrouping\ estimate\ fron-end digit
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Guided practice: text p. 72-73 #1-10, 14-17
3. Independent practice: text p. 73 #11-13, 18-26
4. Homework: workbook p. 17

10/21.
Aim: To use rounding to estimate sums.
Vocabulary: rounding
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 67e #3
3. Guided practice: text p. 75 #1-12
4. Independent practice: Text p. 75 #14-32
5. homework: workbook p. 18

10/22.
Aim: Adding 2-digit numbers and money amounts with regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 79 #27-29
3. Independent pratice: text p. 79 #1-26
4. homework: workbook p. 21

10/23.
Aim: Adding 2-digit numbers and money, regrouping ones and tens.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 80
3. Independent practice: text p. 81

10/24.
Aim: Adding 2-digit numbers regrouping twice, using addition models
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p, 83
3. Group practice: workbookp. 23-24


Grade: 3
Sience

10/20.
Aim: To discuss how magnets attract only objetcs that contain metal.
Vocabulary: metal
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. What are metals? Text p. f26-f27, illustration and main idea questions
3. Class-work: workbook p. 287

10/21. What are the buildding blocks of matter?
vocabulary: elements atoms
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Read/discuss text p. f28-f29
3. What is an element?
4. What is the periodic table?
5. Homework: workbook p.285 (notebook)

10/22.
Aim: What happens when elements join together?
Vocabulary: compounds chemical change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Read/discuss text p. f30-f31
3. Class-work: workbook p. 288

10/23.
Aim: How do chemical changes znd physical changes compare?
Vocabulary: physical/chemical change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Read/discuss text p. f32
3. Homework: workbook p. 286 (notebook/questions & answers)

10/24.
Aim: Review lesson: Building blocks of matter
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: copy "Why it matters" questions #1-5
and workbook p. 289

Grade 4: Week of 10/20/08

Grade: 4
Math

10/20
Aim: Students will continue to calculate elapsed time, using a number line or other method.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Group activity
3. Homework: worksheet

10/21
Aim: To calculate elasped time on a calendar.
Vocabulary: day week month year decade century
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 67i #5
3. Group activity

10/22
Aim: Students will understand the properties of addition
Vocabulary: addend order property zero property grouping property
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 67i #1
3. Mental math: text p. 478, set 4 # 6-7, and 9

10/23.
Aim: Students will use addition properties/strategies to add mentally.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 67i #2
3. Class-work: workbook pgs. 15-16

10/24.
Aim: Review addition properties and strategies.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. class-work: review sheets


Grade: 4
Sience

10/20.
Aim: Test: Measuring Matter

10/21.
Aim: Students will discuss and explain how solid waste may be disposed of in the future.
Lesson:
1. Read and discuss "Help For Landfills" text p. e25
answer questions #1-2, notebook.

10/22.
Aim: Chapter 10 : Properties of Matter review.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review, text p. e26-e27, #1-20

10/23.
Aim: Chapter 10 Properties of Matter: TEST

10/24.
Aim: To understand and explain how maps show relative positions.
Vocabulary: frame of reference \ force
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How do things move? text p. f6-f7
3. Workbook p. 275

TESTS: Week of 10/13/08

Grade: 2
MATH TEST: Chapter 1 Addition and Subtraction Facts. 10/16/08
SCIENCE TEST: Changing Matter. 10/16/08

Grade: 3
MATH TEST: Chapter 1. 10/16/08
SCIENCE TEST: Comparing Solids, Liquids, and Gases. 10/16/08

Grade: 4
MATH Test chapter 1: Place Value and Money. 10/15/08
SCIENCE TEST: How Can You Measure Matter? 10/17/08

Grade: 2 Week of 10/13/08

Grade: 2
Math:

10/13. Columbus Day (School closed)

10/14.
Aim: Students will continue to choose the best strategy to solve a problem
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: workbook p. 18 (odd)
3. Independent practice: workbook p. 18 (even)
4. Study for Chapter 1 test on 10/16

10/15.
Aim: Students will review and practice skills and concepts in chapter 1.
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: review workbooks p. 22
3. Independent practice: review worksheets
4. HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR TEST

10/16. TEST: Additin and Subtraction Facts

10/17.
Aim: Students will practice reading and writing roman numerals.
Vocabulary: roman numerals/ in front/ after
Lesson:
1. Vocavulary development
2. Background: t. e. text p.52
3. Class-work: text p. 52 #1-16


Grade: 2
Science:

10/13. Columbus Day (School closed)

10/14.
Aim: To review lesson: Changing matter
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lesson review
3. Classwork: text p. e23 and workbook p. 235 & 239 (notebook)
4. Homework: text p. e23 (notebook/ questions & answers)

10/15.
Aim: Using chemical changes to write an invisible note.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Homework review
3. Chemical change activity: text p. e25
4. Homework: study for test (Changing Matter, text pgs. e18-e23)

10/16. TEST: Lesson 2: Changing Matter

10/17.
Aim: Chapter 9 Matter, review for test.
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. e26-e27(notebook/ questions & answers)

Grade: 4 Week of 10/13/08

Grade: 4
Math:

10/13. Columbus Day (School closed)

10/14.
AIM: Students will solve problems involving place value and money.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 62
3. Independent practice: text p. 63
4. Test review worksheets

10/15.
Aim: Test chapter 1: Place Value and Money

10/16.
Aim: Students will understand the properties of addition
Vocabulary: addend order property zero property grouping property
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 67i #1
3. Mental math: text p. 478, set 4 # 6-7, and 9

10/17.
Aim: Students will use addition properties/strategies to add mentally.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 67i #2
3. Class-work: workbook pgs. 15-16



Grade: 4
Science

10/13. Columbus Day (School Closed)

10/14.
Aim: Students will explain the difference between mass and weight and the relationship between mass and density.
Vocabulary: weight\ density
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #4 continued
3. Homework: Read textbook pgs. e19-e21, answer the following questions: What is weight? How can weight be measured? What is density? How can Density be measured?

10/15.
Aim: Students will measure and compare densities of objects.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab #5: Comparing densities, text p. e20

10/16.
Aim: To review how matter can be measured.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lesson review: text p. e23, think and write #1-5 (notebook)

10/17. Test: How can you measure matter?

Grade: 3 Week of 10/13/08

GRADE: 3
MATH:

10/13. Columbus Day (School Closed)

10/14.
AIM: Students will use the draw a picture strategy to solve problems.
Vocabulary: ordinal numbers
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lesson readiness activity: t. e. text p. 60
3. Guided practice: text p. 61 # 1-5 (notebook)
4. Independent practice: workbook p. 16 (notebook)
5. Homework: text p. 64 #16-27

10/15.
Aim Chapter 1 test review and practice
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review/practice: text p. 66 #1-23

10/16.
Aim: Chapter 1 TEST

10/17.
Aim: Students will use the order property to find sumss of two or more addends.
Vocabulary: commutative(order) proeprty / missing addends
Lesson;
1. Vocabulary review
2. Guided practice: text p. 68 #1-18 and missing addends
3. Independent practice: text p. 69 #19-26, p. 71 #3-16


GRADE: 3
SCIENCE:

10/13. Columbus Day (School Closed)

10/14.
AIM: Test prep and review: Comparing solids, liquids, and gases
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: workbook p. 284
Textbook p. F21 think and write #1-5
3. Homework: Finish text p. F21 #1-5 (loose-leaf/ answers only). Study for test!

10/15.
AIM: TEST: Comparing solids, liquids, and gases (RESCHEDULED FOR 10/16)

10/16.
Aim: To explore and discuss how magnets attract only objects that contain metal.
Vocabulary: magnet-magnetic field/ metal
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab #3: What Do Magnets Attract? Text p. F25 or act. workbook p. 165 "Treasure Hunt"

10/17.
Aim: To explore how Earth cleans water?
Vocabulary: filter / gravel/ purify
Lesson:
1. Lab #4: cleaning Water text p. c43

Grade 2 Week of 10/6/08

Grade: 2 Week of October 6, 2008
MATH:

10/6.
AIM: To count up or use subtraction facts to find missing addends.
Vocabulary: missing addends
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 1g #17
3. Lesson readiness activity: t. e. text p. 43
4. Guided practice: text p. 43
5. Independent practice: text p. 44
6. Homework: workbook p. 15

10/7.
AIM: To identify and use number patterns to complete addition and subtraction facts.
Vocabulary: pattern rule
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Guided practice: text p. 45
3. Independent practice: text p. 46
4. Homework: workbook p. 16

10/8.
AIM: Students will choose the appropriate operation to solve a problem.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lesson readiness activity: t. e. text p. 47
3. Guided practice: text p. 47
4. Independent practice: text p. 48
5. Homework: workbook p. 17

10/9.
Teacher's Institute (School closed)

10/10.
Aim: Students will choose a strategy to solve a problem.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review problem solving-steps (read-plan-solve-check)
3. Guided practice: text p. 49
4. Independent practice: text p. 50


Grade: 2
SCIENCE

10/6.
Early dismissal

10/7.
Aim: Students will explore and investigate ways that matter can change.
Vocabulary: physical change\ investigate
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #3: How can you change matter? Text p. E19
3. Materials: scissors, glue stick and construction paper

10/8.
Aim: To define and understand physical change.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. What is physical change?
3. Guided Reading: text p. E20-E21
4. Class-work: Workbook p. 235 (notebook, questions and answers)

10/9.
Teacher’s Institute (School closed)

10/10.
Aim: To define and understand chemical change.
Vocabulary: chemical change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Guided reading: text p. e22-e23
3. Class-work: workbook p. 237-238 (notebook, answers only)

Grade 3 week of 10/6/08

GRADE: 3 Week of October 6, 2008
MATH:

10/6.
AIM: To continue making and counting change correctly.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p.31e #10
3. Lesson readiness: t. e. text p. 54
4. Class-work: workbook p. 14 (loose-leaf)
5. Homework: Textbook p. 443 practice 1-2 # 4-11 (loose-leaf\questions & answers)

10/7.
AIM: To compare and round money amounts.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review rules of rounding
3. Place value chart
4. Guided practice: text p. 57 #1-3, 7-11
5. Homework: workbook p. 15

10/8.
AIM: Comparing and rounding money amounts continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p.31e #11
3. Comparing and rounding using play money
4. Class-work: text p. 443 practice 1-1, #9-16

10/9. Teacher's Institute (School closed)

10/10.
AIM: Students will use the draw a picture strategy to solve problems.
Vocabulary: ordinal numbers
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lesson readiness activity: t. e. text p. 60
3. Guided practice: text p. 61 # 1-5 (notebook)
4. Independent practice: workbook p. 16 (notebook)


GRADE: 3
SCIENCE

10/6. Early dismissal

10/7.
AIM: Define mixture and give examples of common mixtures.
Vocabulary: mixture
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Can you mix different kinds of matter?
Guided reading: text p. f18-f19
3. Create a table of common mixtures.

10/8.
AIM: Define solution and give examples of common solutions.
Vocabulary: solution\ evaporates
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. What is a solution?
Guided reading: text p. f19
3. What do you need to make a solution?
4. Create a table\list of common solutions
5. Compare mixtures and solutions.
6. Homework: workbook p. 280 #13-21 (answers only/ notebook)

10/9. Teacher's Institute (School Closed)

10/10.
AIM: Students will observe and communicate examples of solids, liquids, and gases.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab 2: Skill builder activity: Making a Table.

Grade: 4 Week of 10/6/08

GRADE: 4
MATH

10/6.
AIM: Students will solve problems using the MAKE A TABLE or LIST strategy.
Vocabulary: Organized list/ Table
Lesson:
Vocabulary development
Brain builder: text p. 473 test 2 #13 (notebook)
Guided practice: text p. 60-61 #1 (notebook)
Independent practice: text p. 61 # 2-5
Homework: textbook p. 62 #1-5 (notebook)

10/7.
Aim: To solve problems by choosing from a variety of strategies.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lesson readiness activity: t. e. text p. 62
3. Guided practice: text p. 62 #6-9
4. Independent practice: text p. 63 #10-14
5. Homework: workbook p. 13 (notebook)

10/8.
Aim: To solve problems by choosing from a variety of strategies, continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Brain builder activity: text p. 443 test 1, #10
3. Reinforcement activity: t. e. text p. 63
4. Group work: text p. 63 #10-14
5. Homework: text p. 66 #1 and 13-17 (notebook)

10/9. Teacher's Institute (School closed)

10/10.
Aim: To assess and review students mastery of objectives in chapter 1.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Test prep: chapter 1 review, text p. 64




GRADE: 4
SCIENCE:

10/6.
Aim: Early dismissal

10/7.
AIM: To examine if changing the shape of an object affects volume.
Vocabulary: water displacement\ milliliter\ graduated cylinder
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab #4: skill builder, text p. E18

10/8.
Aim: Students will explain the difference between mass and weight and the relationship between mass and density.
Vocabulary: weight\ density
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How can weight be measured? Text p. e19
3. What is density? Text p. e20-e21
4. Homework: vocabulary words 2x each and possible sentence for each in notebook.

10/9. Teacher's Institute (School closed)

10/10.
Aim: Students will measure and compare densities of objects.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab #5: Comparing densities, text p. e20

Grade: 4 Week of 9/29/08

GRADE 4
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29
MATH:

9/29.
AIM: Students will make change out of $100.00.
Vocabulary: making change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Comparing prices presentations continued
3. Class-work: group work using play money, text p. 51 3-14 (even/ notebook)
4. Homework: workbook p. 10

9/30.
Aim: Students will make change out of $1000.00.
Lesson:
Vocabulary review
Homework review
Rounding review: text pg. 55 #10, 16, 20, 22, 25, 48-49, 52, 54, 55
Class-work: making change (worksheets)

10/1.
Aim: Students will solve word problems involving money amounts using place-value skills.
Lesson:
Vocabulary review
Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 35i #9
Lesson readiness activity: t.e. text p. 56
Class-work: problem solving: text p. 56 #1-6 (groups)
Homework: textbook p. 56 #7 (question and answer on loose-leaf)

10/2.
AIM: Students will solve word problems involving money amounts using place-value skills.
Lesson:
Vocabulary review
Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 35i #11
Class-work: text p. 57 #8-12(groups) explains and summarize solutions
Homework: Textbook p. 57 #13-14 (loose-leaf, questions and answers) explain and summarize your solutions.

10/3.
AIM: Students will solve problems using the MAKE A TABLE or LIST strategy.
Vocabulary: Organized list/ Table
Lesson:
Vocabulary development
Brain builder: text p. 473 test 2 #13 (notebook)
Guided practice: text p. 60-61 #1 (notebook)
Independent practice: text p. 61 # 2-5


Grade 4: SCIENCE

9/29.
AIM: Students will explore nonstandard and standard units of measure.
Vocabulary: length/ area/ standard units/ nonstandard units
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #2: How can you measure matter? Text p. e15

9/30.
AIM: Students will continue to explore nonstandard and standard units of measure.
Vocabulary: length/ area/ standard units/ nonstandard units
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #2: How can you measure matter? Text p. e15

10/1.
AIM: Describe how metric units are used to measure length, calculate area and volume.
Vocabulary: metric system\ length\ area\ volume
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How can you measure matter?
Guided reading: text p. E16-E17
3. Copy Metric Units Table, text p. E16
4. Homework: workbook p. 237 (notebook/questions & answers)

10/2.
AIM: Describe how to calculate area and volume.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Measuring and calculating area(L x W) and volume( L x W x H)
3. HOMEWORK:Workbook p. 238(LOOSE-LEAF answers only)


10/3.
AIM: To use beakers and graduated cylinders to measure volume.
Vocabulary: water displacement\ milliliter\ graduated cylinder
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #3: Measuring volume: text p. R9

Grade 3 week of 9/29/08

GRADE: 3
Week of September 29
MATH:

9/29.
AIM: Rounding whole numbers continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Test review
3. Follow-up activity: t. e. text p. 49
4. Reinforcement activity: t. e. text p. 49

9/30.
AIM: (Gym Class\ math test to be administered during Science)
MATH TEST: *Place value *Reading /writing numbers *Comparing and Ordering

10/1.
AIM: To determine the value of sets of coins and bills.
Vocabulary: bills/ dollar sign/ cent sign/ decimal point
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Rounding to nearest thousands: workbook p. 11 #22-33
3. Guided practice: text p. 50-53 #1-15
4. Homework: workbook p. 12 (notebook)

10/2.
AIM: To make and count change correctly.
Vocabulary: change/ making change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Mental math: p. 449, set 2 #8
3. Review determining values: workbook p. 13 ( notebook)
4. Guided practice: text p. 54-55 #1-9

10/3.
AIM: To continue making and counting change correctly.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lesson readiness: t. e. text p. 54
3. Class-work: workbook p. 14 (loose-leaf)


Grade: 3
Week of September 29
SCIENCE:

9/29.
AIM: Relate the properties of solids, liquids, and gases to the arrangements of particles that compose them.
Vocabulary: SOLID/ LIQUID/ GAS
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How can you classify matter?
Guided reading: text p. f14-f15, diagram questions (notebook)
3. Independent work: workbook p. 279 (questions and answers\notebook)
4. Homework: workbook p. 281 (notebook)

9/30.
AIM:
(administration of Math Test)

10/1.
To recognize physical change in matter.
Vocabulary: physical change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How can matter change?
Guided reading: text p. f16-f17

10/2.
AIM: To recognize physical change in matter, continued.
Vocabulary: physical change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How can matter change?
3. Independent work: workbook p. 282


10/3. (school hours 8-4pm)
AIM: Define mixture and give examples of common mixtures.
Vocabulary: mixture
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Can you mix different kinds of matter?
Guided reading: text p. f18-f19
3. Create a table of common mixtures.

Grade 2 week of 9/29/08

GRADE: 2
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29
MATH:

9/29.
AIM: Students will identify, solve, and write related addition and subtraction facts.
Vocabulary: related addition and subtraction facts
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: text p.1g #13
3. Guided practice: text p. 33
4. Independent practice: text p. 34 problem solving
5. Homework: workbook p. 11 and 12

9/30.
AIM: To use addition to check subtraction.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math: p. 611, set 5 rows 1-3
3. Guided practice: text p. 35
4. Homework: text p. 36 #14-28

10/1.
AIM: To use addition to check subtraction continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 1g #14
3. Review homework
4. Class-work: workbook p. 12

10/2.
AIM: Using a number line to count up to subtract.
Vocabulary: count up
Lesson:
1. Quiz: text p. 37-38
2. Vocabulary Development
3. Lesson readiness #2: t. e. text p. 39
4. Guided practice: text p. 39-40
5. Homework: workbook p. 13

10/3.
AIM: To identify and write addition and subtraction facts.
Vocabulary: fact family
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t. e. text p. 1g #16
3. Guided practice: text p. 41-42
4. Independent practice: workbook p. 14



Grade 2
Week of September 29
SCIENCE:

9/29.
Aim: To identify and distinguish differences among solids, liquids, and gases.
Vocabulary: solid\ liquid\volume
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. What is a solid? What is a liquid?
Guided reading: text p. E12-E15
3. Independent work: workbook p. 229

9/30.
AIM: To identify and distinguish differences among solids, liquids, and gases.
Vocabulary: gas
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. What is a gas? Guided reading: text p. E16-E17
3. Class-work: workbook pgs. 230-232
4. Homework: text p. E17 Think & Write questions 1-3 (notebook)

10/1.
AIM: Students will predict and test what will happen to food coloring in a pan of cold and warm water.
Vocabulary: predict
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review homework
3. Lab 2: Predict
Activity workbook p. 124 (loose-leaf)

10/2.
Aim: Review and prep for test: Three states of matter
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review
Text p. E10-E17

10/3.
Aim: TEST: Three States of Matter

Grade 2 week of 9/22/08

GRADE 2: MATH

9/22. AIM: Students will add a column of three and four numbers.
Vocabulary: Associative property/ addends/ Commutative property
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development.
2. Review addition facts to 20, sums of 10 and doubles fact.
3. Class-work: Textbook pages 23-24

9/23. AIM: Adding three and four numbers, continued.
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. class-work: Text p. 24
3. Reinforcement activity: t.e. text p. 24
4. Homework: workbook p. 7 and 8

9/24. AIM: TEST: 1. *Scientific Method *Matter all around
2. MATH QUIZ: TEXT P. 25-26


9/25. AIM: To Subtract 1-2 digit numbers and use the count back strategy to find differences.
Vocabulary: count back/ difference/ minus/ take away
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 1g #11
3. Guided practice: text p. 29 #1-16
4. Independent practice: text p.27-28, 30 #18-34
5. Problem solving: text p. 30 # 35-39
6. Homework: Workbook p. 10

9/26. AIM: To write and solve related subtraction facts.
Vocabulary: subtraction facts/ related facts/ subtraction sentence
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 1g #12
3. Guided practice: text p. 31
4. Independent practice: text p. 32


GRADE: 2 SCIENCE

9/22. AIM: Students will measure, using a ruler to recognize centimeter as a standard unit of length.
LESSON: 1. Class-work: Units of measurement and using a ruler, text pgs. R18-R19

9/23. AIM: How can you describe matter?
Vocabulary: properties/ temperature
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Lesson review questions, p. e9 #1-3
3. Mhscience02.com, matter

9/24. AIM: COMPUTER CLASS
TEST: *Scientific Method *Matter all around(ADMINISTERED DURING MATH CLASS)

9/25. AIM: Students will explore and order the mass of objects.
Vocabulary: balance/ scale/ mass
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab: Least and Most, activity workbook p. 111

9/26. AIM: Students will identify and distinguish differences among solid matter.
Vocabulary: solid
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Read/discuss: What is a solid? Text p. e12-e13
3. T. E. text illustration questions, p. e12-e13

Grade 3 week of 9/22

GRADE: 3 MATH

9/22. AIM: Students will read and write 4-digit numbers in standard/ expanded/ and word form.
Vocabulary: standard/ expanded/ word form
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Problem of the day: text page 35i # 4
3. Understand the magnitude of 1,000.
4. Class-work: textbook page 42-43, copy place value chart, do prob. #1-16
5. HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK PAGE 8

9/23. AIM: GYM CLASS

9/24. AIM: Students will read and write 5-6 digit numbers in standard/word/ and expanded form.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 31e #5
3. Mental Math: text p. 450, set 4, #1
4. Class-work: text p. 44-45 #1-18
5. Homework: workbook p. 9 (notebook)


9/25. AIM: Rounding numbers to the nearest tens, hundreds and thousands.
Vocabulary: rounding/ nearest place value
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 31e #7 (notebook)
3. Comparing/ordering: text p. 47 #25-26 (loose-leaf: copy chart/questions and answers)
4. Rounding: text p. 49 #1-5, 16-20, 26-30, 31-32 (notebook)
5. Homework: Workbook p. 11 #1-9 (notebook/answers only)


9/26. AIM:TEST: Properties of Matter (rescheduled due to title 1 classes)


GRADE: 3 SCIENCE

9/22. AIM: Students will measure the mass and volume of small objects using a balance.
Vocabulary: balance
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review, workbook page234.
2. Read/ discuss: How do you measure mass and volume? Text, pg. F8-F9
3. Lab: Measuring Mass, text. Pg. F9
4. Homework: Workbook pgs. 270-271

9/23. AIM: Students will compare and relate the properties of mass and weight.
Vocabulary: mass/ weight/ gravity/ newtons
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Read, compare and explain how mass and weight are related. Text p. f10
3. Class-work: text p. f11 #2-4( loose-leaf)
4. Homework: workbook p. 276

9/24. Aim: How are mass and weight related continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: workbook pgs. 274
3. Math link activity: text p. f11
4. Homework: workbook p. 274( on loose-leaf answers only)

9/25. AIM: Properties of matter lesson review
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review: workbook p. 278
2. Content review: text p. F11 #1-5 (loose-leaf, answers only)
TEST: Properties of Matter (rescheduled due to title 1 classes)

9/26. Early dismissal Science not scheduled

Grade 4: Week of 9/22/08

GRADE: 4
Week of September 22

MATH

9/22.
AIM: Students To recognize an estimate and explore visual or gross estimation.
Vocabulary: compare/ order/ estimate
LESSON:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Review halfway point. Workbook pg. 9 #1-14 odd/p.s. 15-17
3. Mental Math: pg. 477 set 1, # 1-2
4. Class-work: visual estimation, text pg. 44-45 #1-6
5. Assessment activity t.e. text pg. 45

9/23.
AIM: Students will compare and order money amounts up to $999.99.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text pg. 35i #7
3. Class-work: text pg. 53 #1, 4 , 7, 10, 13, 16, 21-22 and 25-26
4. Problem-solving: pg. 53 #27-28
5. Homework: collect newspaper ads or sale flyers. Choose ten items and list them in order from least to most expensive. Due Friday, 9/26.

9/24.
AIM: Students will round whole numbers and money amounts.
Vocabulary: rounding
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 35i #8
3. Mental Math: text pg. 477 set 1 # 8-9
4. Class-work: Rounding text p. 54-55 #1-10,16-25, 31-34,&43-46
5. HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK PG. 12

9/25.
AIM: Students will make change and find its value.
Vocabulary: change/ make change/ amount given
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 35i #6
3. Mental Math: text pg. 477, set 3, #5
4. Lesson readiness activity: t.e. text pg. 50
5. Class-work: text pg. 50-51, #1-2, 3-14(odd)

9/26.
AIM: Students will continue to make change using play money.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Warm-up: workbook pg. 11 #1-22 (odd)
3. Students will present homework from 9/23.
4. Class-work (play money) workbook pg. 10


SCIENCE: 4

9/22.
AIM: Students will conclude world water monitoring day, research activity.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Students will draw conclusions based on results from water testing
3. Show how to prepare and record data on a lab sheet
4. HOMEWORK: WB. P. 229 (answers only/ loose-leaf)

9/23.
AIM: Students will review how recycling and reusing matter can reduce waste.
Vocabulary: recycle/ reuse/ reduce/ pollution
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. List and explain what happens to matter we use?
3. Class-work: text pg. E13 Think and Write # 3-5
4. HOMEWORK: Workbook pg.230 and 232(loose-leaf/answers only)

9/24.
AIM: Review how to identify matter.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Lab Activity: A. Blowing Bubbles: Activity Workbook p.140.
B. Is Bigger Always More: text p. E10
3. HOMEWORK: a. List and describe the four characteristics of matter.
b. Why is it important to reduce, reuse, and recycle? (4-6 sentences on loose-leaf.)

9/25.
AIM: TEST: MATTER

9/26.
AIM: Students will explore nonstandard and standard units of measure.
Vocabulary: length/ area/ standard units/ nonstandard units
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab activity: How can you measure matter? Text p. e15

4th lessons week of 9/15/08

4th lessons week of Sept. 15
MATH
9/15.
AIM: Students will compare and order whole numbers up to millions.
Vocabulary: compare/ order/ less than/ more than/ greatest/ least
LESSON:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Problem of the day: text pg. 35i #4
3. Review place-value and expanded form
4. Class-work: comparing/ordering, text pg. 46-47 #1-9,12-16 and 20-21
5. HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK PG. 8 (NOTEBOOK)

9/16.
AIM: To recognize halfway points and locate other points on a number line using logical reasoning and visual estimation.
Vocabulary: number line/ halfway point/ compare/ order
LESSON:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day: text pg. 35i #5 and pg. 47, #22-23
3. Mental math: text pg. 477, set 3 #1
4. Class-work: using a number line, text pg. 48-49, #1-29
5. HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK PG. 9 (LOOSE-LEAF)

9/17. SCHOOL CLOSED: CONFERENCE DAY

9/18. WORLD WATER MONITORING DAY!
AIM: Students will collect and analyze water quality from the East and Hudson rivers
LESSON:
1. Test water quality for turbidity, ph levels, and oxygen levels.
2. Record data.
3. Post results on the world wide web to share and compare with other countries or regions.

9/19.
AIM: To recognize an estimate and explore visual or gross estimation.
Vocabulary: compare/ order/ estimate
LESSON:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Skills update, text pg. 2
3. Mental Math: pg. 477, set 1, # 1-2
4. Class-work: visual estimation, text pg. 44-45 #1-6
5. Assessment activity, text pg. 45, T.E.



4TH
SCIENCE

9/15.
AIM: Observe and define matter further.
Vocabulary: solid/ liquid/ gas/ buoyancy
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary, workbook pg. 234
2. Review characteristics of matter, text pg. E10
3. Describing matter, workbook pg. 226 (notebook)
4. Homework: Describing matter, workbook pg. 226 (notebook)

9/16.
AIM: Students will relate recycling and reusing matter to reduce waste.
Vocabulary: recycle/ reuse/ reduce/ pollution
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Read and discuss what happens to matter we use? Text pgs. E11-E12
3. Class-work: text pg. E13 Think and Write # 3-5
4. HOMEWORK: Workbook pg. 232

9/17. SCHOOL CLOSED: CONFERENCE DAY

9/18.
WORLD WATER MONITORING DAY!
AIM: Students will collect and analyze water quality from the East and Hudson rivers
LESSON:
1. Test water quality for turbidity, ph levels, and oxygen levels.
2. Record data.
3. Post results on the world wide web to share and compare with other countries or regions.


9/19.
AIM: Review how to identify matter.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Lab Activity: A. Blowing Bubbles, act. Workbook pg. 140 or B. Is Bigger Always More, text pg. E10

3rd grade lessons for the week of 9/15/08

GRADE 3
Math:
9/15.
Aim: To compare 2-3 digit numbers.
Vocabulary: Compare/ less than/ greater than/ order/ least / most/ number line
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Problem of the day : p. 35i #2
3. Use knowledge of place-value to compare numbers.
4. Class-work: textbook pages 34-35, # 1-21 notebook

9/16.
Aim: To compare and order 2-3 digit numbers.
Vocabulary: Compare/ less than/ greater than/ order/ least / most/ number line
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Problem of the day: text page35i # 3
3. Use knowledge of place-value to compare numbers
4. Class-work: textbook pages 36-37
5. HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK PAGE 6 ON LOOSE-LEAF

9/17. SCHOOL CLOSED: CONFERENCE DAY.

9/18. WORLD WATER MONITORING DAY!
AIM: Students will collect and analyze water quality from the East and Hudson rivers
LESSON:
1. Test water quality for turbidity, ph levels, and oxygen levels.
2. Record data.
3. Post results on the world wide web to share and compare with other countries or regions


9/19.
AIM: Students will read and write 4-digit numbers in standard/ expanded/ and word form.
Vocabulary: standard/ expanded/ word form
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Problem of the day: text page 35i # 4
3. Understand the magnitude of 1,000.
4. Class-work: textbook page 42-43, copy place value chart, do prob. #1-16
5. HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK PAGE 8



GRADE 3
SCIENCE

9/15.
AIM: Students will explain how matter can be classified by its physical properties.
Vocabulary: matter/ property/ texture/ luster/ flexibility
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development.
2. Read/discuss: How Do We Describe Matter? Text. Pg. F6-F7
3. Class-work: Reading Chart, text pg. F6 (notebook)
Homework: textbook page F11 question #1 (notebook)


9/16.
AIM: Students will explore finding volume of objects by water displacement.
Vocabulary: volume/ mass
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary Development.
2. Lab: Which Object Takes Up More Space? Text pg. F5
3. Homework: workbook pg. 273

9/17. SCHOOL CLOSED: Conference Day

9/18.
WORLD WATER MONITORING DAY!
AIM: Students will collect and analyze water quality from the East and Hudson rivers
LESSON:
1. Test water quality for turbidity, ph levels, and oxygen levels.
2. Record data.
3. Post results on the world wide web to share and compare with other countries or regions

9/19. Early Dismissal. Science class not scheduled.

Grade 2 lessons week of 9/15/08

Grade 2
MATH

9/15.
Aim: Teacher will demonstrate the use of make 10 and doubles strategy to find sums.
Vocabulary: Doubles fact
Lesson:
1.The use of counters or dominos to represent addition sentences and identify any doubles fact by decomposing and composing addends.
2.Working in groups to make a poster that displays all doubles facts from 0+0 to 10+10.
3. Quiz page 13-14 and problem solving
4.Class-work: Textbook pages. 17-18
HOMEWORK: Workbook page 5


9/16.
Aim:
Students will extend the doubles strategy and use the doubles plus 1 and doubles minus 1 strategy to find sums.

Vocabulary: Doubles +1/ Doubles-1

Lesson:
1. Distribute counters 10 of each. Children will model numbers and show one more or one less.
2.Problem solving.
3.C.W.: Textbook pages. 19-20

HOMEWORK: Workbook page 7

9/17.
AIM: School closed. Conference day.

9/18. WORLD WATER MONITORING DAY!
AIM: Students will collect and analyze water quality from the East and Hudson rivers
LESSON:
1. Test water quality for turbidity, ph levels, and oxygen levels.
2. Record data.
3. Post results on the world wide web to share and compare with other countries or regions


9/19.
AIM: Students will add a column of three numbers.
Vocabulary: Associative Property/ addends/ Commutative property
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Group and add three addends in different ways to arrive at the same sum.
3. Class-work: textbook pages 21-22

Homework: workbook page 8



GRADE: 2 SCIENCE

WEEK OF SEPT. 15

9/15. AIM: Students will explore how scientists investigate and draw conclusions.
Vocabulary: scientific method/ investigate/ draw conclusions
LESSON: 1. Vocabulary development.
2. Read/discuss/take notes on how scientists investigate and draw conclusions.
Text pg. S8, illustration questions from T.E. text.
3. Class-work: Skill Builder #10: Investigate, text pg. R11 (loose-leaf)
4. HOMEWORK: WORKBOOK PAGE 231 (notebook)

9/16. AIM: Students will review the methods and skills scientists use to solve problems.
LESSON: 1. Vocabulary review.
2. Class-work: Skill builder #11: Draw a Conclusion, text pg. R12
Workbook page 232 (loose-leaf)

9/17. SCHOOL CLOSED: CONFERENCE DAY

9/18. WORLD WATER MONITORING DAY!
AIM: Students will collect and analyze water quality from the East and Hudson rivers
LESSON:
1. Test water quality for turbidity, ph levels, and oxygen levels.
2. Record data.
3. Post results on the world wide web to share and compare with other countries or regions

9/19. AIM: Students will measure, using a ruler to recognize centimeter as a standard unit of length.
LESSON: 1. Class-work: Units of measurement and using a ruler, text pgs. R18-R19

3RD Lessons for the week of 9/8/08

MATH 3RD GRADE
9:30-10:45AM


9/8: AIM: STUDENTS WILL PRACTICE SKIP COUNTING BY ONES AND TENS.
VOCABULARY PLACE-VALUE ONES TENS SKIP COUNTING

LESSON: 1. COUNT BY 2’S THRU 9’S UP TO 100
2. COUNT BY 10’S THRU 20’S UP TO 100
3. Problem-solving
HW:

9/9: AIM: STUDENTS WILL PRACTICE SKIP COUNTING BY ONES AND TENS.
VOCABULARY: PLACE-VALUE ONES TENS SKIP COUNTING

LESSON: 1. COUNT BY 20’S THRU 30 UIP TO 100
2. COUNT BY 30’S THRU 40 UP TO 100
3. PROBLEM-SOLVING

Homework: workbook page 5 problems # 1-6 on loose-leaf. Copy word form and rewrite in standard form.

9/10: AIM: STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SKIP COUNTING BY ONES AND TENS UP TO AND OVER 100.
VOCABULARY: PLACE-VALUE ONES TENS SKIP COUNTING

LESSON: 1. COUNT BY 50’S THRU 99
2. COUNT BY TENS PASSED 100
3. PROBLEM-SOLVING
Homework: workbook page 5 # 7-21 in notebook. Questions and answers.
 


9/11: OPENING SCHOOL MASS 9AM
AIM: Math 3 cancelled

9/12: AIM: students will skip count by tens and hundreds up to 1,000, while identifying numerical patterns.
VOCABULARY: PLACE-VALUE ONES TENS HUNDREDS SKIP COUNTING
LESSON: 1. SKIP COUNT UP/BACK BY TENS AND HUNDREDS
2. EX. COUNT BY 25 : START AT 50 END AT 325. HOW MANY 25'S?
3. PROBLEM-SOLVING



3rd grade
Science
2:00-3:00 pm

9/8. Aim: Students will describe how scientists use the methods of science in their work.
Vocabulary: scientific method/ observe/ question/ hypothesis/ experiment/ conclusion
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Read, analyze, and identify how Dr. Mah Kooyman used the scientific method to find out if plants need gravity to grow. Textbook pages s1-s5/ questions and answers
3. Compare: hypothesis vs. guess
4. Create a flowchart showing the method s of science. Textbook page s6


9/9. Aim: Students will describe some skills scientists use when they follow the scientific method.
Vocabulary: scientific method/ classify/ infer/ measure/ predict/ interpret data
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development/reinforcement
2. Skills activity: classification.


9/10. Aim: Students will explore the nature and care of the body’s nervous system.
Vocabulary: cerebellum/ cerebrum/ medulla/ brain/ spinal cord/ nerves
Lesson: 1. Explain the workings of the five senses? Textbook page R32
2. How are messages sent to and from the brain?
3. Compare and describe the job of each three parts of the brain.
4. Draw/sketch and label the brain. Textbook page R30


9/11. Aim: Students will continue to explore the nature and care of the body’s nervous system.
Lesson: 1. Review vocabulary and responses to questions from prior day lesson.
2. Students will conclude drawings of brain and proceed to compare with peers.
3. Each student will deliver a three-minute presentation of their drawings.

Homework: Reread textbook pages s1-s7 and answer the following questions on loose-leaf.
1.How does a scientist answer a question?
2. What was the question Dr. Kooyman was trying to solve?
3. What was the result or conclusion of her experiment with corn? Did it support her hypothesis? Due 9/12/08


9/12. Aim: Test: The Scientific Method and how scientist’s like Dr. Kooyman uses it to solve problems. Rescheduled for 9/16/08

4th grade lessons for the week of 9/8/08

4th grade

Science lessons:
3:00-4:00 pm

9/8. Aim: Students will describe how scientists use the methods of science in their work.
Vocabulary: scientific method/ observe/ question/ hypothesis/ experiment/ conclusion
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development, definitions written two times each and recited.
2. Read, analyze, discuss, and take notes on how Dr. Eugene Clark uses the scientific method when studying sharks. Textbook pages S1-S5
3. Create a flowchart showing steps scientists follow when solving a problem. Textbook page S6
Class work: Questions and answers.

9/9. Aim: To discover and describe skills scientist need when they follow the scientific method.
Vocabulary: infer/ classify/ measure/ communicate/ predict/ use variables
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development, definitions two times each and recited.
2. Students will explore and discuss which skills Dr. Clark used, following the scientific method when studying sharks. Textbook pages S1-S5 and S7

9/10. Aim: Students will explore how to identify matter.
Vocabulary: matter/ buoyancy/ mass/ solid/ liquid/ gas
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development.
2. Identify and compare three states of matter.
3. Lab: How Can You Identify Matter? Textbook pg. E5 or Blowing Bubbles (activity workbook page 140)

9/11. Aim: Students will describe matter as anything that has properties that can be observed and described.
Vocabulary: matter/ bouyancy
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development.
2. Make a table describing and classifying matter by their properties. Textbook pages E6-E7 3. Class work: workbook pages 226 and 231

Homework: Reread pages s1-s7 and answer the following questions on loose-leaf.
1. What was Dr. Clark’s question and hypothesis?
2. Define conclusion
3. What should a good hypothesis and experiment do?
4. What should a scientist do if the results of an experiment do not support their hypothesis?

9/12. Aim: How to define matter?
Vocabulary: mass/ kilogram/ solid/ liquid/ gas
Lesson: 1. Define matter as anything that has mass, regardless of its state. Tb. pages E8-E9
2. Describe the four characteristics of matter. Matter has mass. Matter takes up space. Matter has properties. Matter can exist as solid, liquid, or gas. Tb. page E10.
3. Class work: workbook pages 228 and 229


4th grade
Math Lessons
8:15-9:30 am

9/8 AIM: Students will skip count by hundreds up to 1000. Read and write whole numbers up to 10,000 in standard and word form.

VOCABULARY: place-value/ 1hundred/ word-standard form
Lesson: 1. start at 125, count up by 100 and end at 725. Start at 980 count back by 100 end at 280. How many hundreds?
2. Standard form: 561 Word: five hundred sixty-one
3. Understand place value through hundred thousands.
3. Class work: Textbook pages 1 #1-15,
Homework: textbook pages 36-37 #1-8, #21-22, 24, 26, 28, 32-42


9/9 AIM: Students will skip count by hundreds and thousands up to 10,000. Read and write whole numbers up to 100,000 in word/standard/ and expanded form.
Vocabulary: place value/ hundred/ word form/ standard form/ expanded form
Lesson: 1. Problem of the day, textbook page 35I #1
2. Vocabulary development
3. Review place-value chart
4. Standard 12,302 expanded: 10,000 + 2,000 +300 + 2
5. Class work: Textbook pages 36-37, problems # 10-20, 23, 25-27, 29-31, 44-48

Homework: workbook page 5 odd numbers only in notebook.
Copy place value chart from top of page.


9/10: AIM: Students will practice skip counting by 1000’s up to 100,000 and read/write numbers through hundred thousands.
Vocabulary: place-value/ hundreds/ thousands/ ten-thousands/ hundred-thousands
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day, tab. page 35I #2
3. Skip-counting using hundred flats and thousand cubes
4. Review place-value chart
5. Writing in word/ standard/ and expanded forms
6. Class work: workbook page 5 even numbers on loose-leaf
Homwork: workbook page 6, Copy place value chart and do problems # 1-11 in notebook

9/11 AIM: Students will review and practice, skip counting and reading/writing numbers through hundred-thousands. Lesson: 1. Vocabulary review.
2. Create place-value chart through millions
3. Class work: textbook page 461 prob. #1-5, 9-12

9/12 AIM: Test: skip counting through hundred-thousands
Place-value and reading/writing whole numbers through millions. Rescheduled for 9/16/08.