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.

Science workbooks......

Dear parents of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders,

I am very pleased to have finally met all your children. This week, as you may already know, the students received their textbooks and workbooks. Unfortunately, some students may have received science workbooks in less than good condition. However, this is a temporary situation as we are waiting for new ones on back order. If your child has a workbook in less than good condition, they do not need to cover them. Once the new books arrive I will distribute them to the students in need, and request that they be covered. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding. Have a great weekend.

2nd grade lessons for the week of 9/8/08

MATH
2ND
10:45-12:00

9/8. Aim: Students will review addition concepts, adding numbers with sums up to 20. Reread word problems to distinguish between relevant information and extra information.
Vocabulary: part/ whole/ addend/ sum/ skip-counting/ extra-information.
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development: definitions written 2 times each and recited.
2. Assess prior knowledge of math skills, textbook pages 61-62 on loose-leaf.
3. Students will use counters or blocks to demonstrate one digit addition problems.
4. Problem Solving. Students will practice rereading strategy to see which information is needed and which is not to arrive at a solution.
C.W.: 1. Textbook pages. 3-6
H.W.: workbook page 1 on loose-leaf.

9/9. Aim: Students will practice skip counting by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s up to 100. They will solve and write related addition facts.
Vocabulary: related addition facts/ commutative property (order)/ addition sentence
Lesson: 1. Students will demonstrate the ability to skip count mentally and/or through the use of counters.
2. Related facts: 2+4=6 and 4+2=6. Commutative property explains how changing the order of addends does not change the sum.
3. Problem solving.
C.W.: Textbook pages 7-12.
Homework: workbook page 1 and 2


9/10. Aim: Students will continue to practice skip counting by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s up to 100. Teacher will demonstrate the make 10 strategy of addition to find sums.
Vocabulary: making 10 strategy
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Students will use counters and ten-frames to represent addition sentences.
3. Problem solving.

Homework: textbook pages 7-8



9/11. AIM: opening school mass


9/12. 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.
C.W.: Textbook pages. 17-18


9/15. 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.
C.W.: Textbook pages. 19-20 and workbook page 7


2nd Grade
Science lessons
1:00-2:00 pm

9/8. Aim: Learn safety procedures for classroom activities. Explore the skills that scientists use in their work.
Vocabulary: observe/ measure
Lesson: 1. Explain how Scientists use the scientific method to solve problems.
2. Discuss how our five senses help scientist.
3. Students will work on observing skill builder activities. Class work: textbook pages s1-s2

9/9. Aim: Explore how scientists use the skill of observing and measuring in their work.
Vocabulary: observe/ measure
Lesson: 1. Use a ruler to measure and compare objects on page S2.
2. Students will use a thermometer to measure temperature of water. Science skill builder activity, textbook page R2 and R3

9/10. Aim: Explore how scientists compare and classify things.
Vocabulary: compare/ classify
Lesson: 1. Discuss how scientists compare and classify. Textbook page S3
2. Process skill builder activity: compare and list three similarities and three differences. Textbook page R4

9/11. Aim: Explore how scientists compare and classify things.
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development/ reinforcement
2. Classify animal pictures, textbook page S3
3. Process skill builder activity, classifying beans. Textbook page R5

9/12. Aim: Comparing and classifying classroom objects.
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary review
2. Sort and group teacher provided objects

2nd grade lessons for the week of 9/3/08

MATH LESSONS
2ND GRADE
10:45 AM -12:00 PM

9/3. Aim: Provide supply list and familiarize students with classroom rules and procedures.
9/4. Aim: Re-emphasize classroom rules and procedures. Distribute books and materials.
9/5. Aim: Review classroom rules and procedures. Math computational skills pre-test will be administered to review skills and concepts learned in prior grade.
Lesson: 1. Cumulative review test. Students will demonstrate knowledge of math skills from previous grade level.
Classwork(c.w.) Student test booklet pages 1-4. On looseleaf.

4th grade lessons week of 9/3/08

MATH LESSONS
4th grade
8:15-9:30 am


9/3: AIM: 1. Students will be assigned seats,
Introduce themselves to each other, receive handouts/forms/books, and familiarize themselves with rules and procedures.
Homework(H.W.) Writing assignment: About Me.

9/4: Aim: Students will re-familiarize themselves with classroom rules and procedures.
Math skills inventory pretest will be administered.

9/5: Aim: Review math computational skills pretest.
Problem solving pretest will be administered.

3rd grade lessons week of 9/3/08

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

9/3: AIM: 1. Assign seats,introduce and distribute books. Explain and familiarize students with rules and procedures.

9/4: AIM: 1. Re-emphasize rules and procedures.
2. Computational/Problem-solving skills inventory pretest.

9/5: AIM: 1. Re-emphasize rules and procedures.
2. Review prior skills test.
3. Students will be introduced to the five problem-solving steps and identify different strategies.
VOCABUILARY: five problem solving steps / solution / reasonable / estimate.
LESSON: 1. Vocabulary development. Definitions written 3 times and recited orally.
2. 5 problem-solving steps: a. imagine b. name c. think/plan d. compute e. check
3. Problem-solving strategy: Hidden info, guess and test, and make a table.
CLASSWORK: Textbook pg. 24-25.

HOMEWORK: ABOUT ME

Llewellyn Badia Sept. 3, 2008
O.L.Q.M Math/Science-4
About Me

1. How old are you?
2. Do you have any hobbies?
3. What is your favorite subject? Why?
4. What is your least favorite subject? Why?
5. What would you like to learn more about?
6. How do you feel about starting a new school year?
7. Explain a time you had a great experience in class.
8. Explain a time you had a not so great experience in class.