Saturday, October 4, 2008

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)

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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

Friday, September 26, 2008

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

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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

Saturday, September 20, 2008

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