Grade: 2 Week of 3/30/09

Grade: 2
Math

3/30
Aim: Grade 4 Easter show practice

3/31
Aim: Students will practice skip counting by threes and fours up to 48.
Vocabulary: skip counting repeated addition
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Problem of the day
3. Class-work: -sadlier-oxford.com/grade 2 skip counting activity
-practice worksheet
4/1
Aim: Students will model problems involving repeated addition of threes and fours.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math: text p. 456 set 3, #6
3. Class-work: -use blocks or counters to model groups of fours and threes
-Record all sums of fours and threes.

4/2
Aim: Students will tell time to the hour and half hour.
Vocabulary: hour half-hour minute half past
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: p. 289g #10
3. Class-work: -sadlier-oxford/grade2 telling time virtual activity
-Text p. 313-314, #1-20

4/3
Aim: Students will continue to tell time to the hour and half-hour.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. class-work: workbook p, 90

Grade: 2
Science

3/30
Aim: grade 4 Easter show practice

3/31
Aim: Students will explore and classify animals by where they live.
Vocabulary: Habitat
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. lab activity: where do animals live? text p. b5

4/1
Aim: Students will define habitat and identify the needs of plants and animals.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: read/discuss text p. b6-b7
-What is a habitat?
-What do animals get from their habitat?
-Explain how animals and plants meet their needs?
3. Homework: workbook p. 61-62

4/2
Aim: Students will identify and compare different habitats.
Vocabulary review: woodland forest rain forest desert arctic
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: -smartboard lesson activity: land habitats

4/3
Aim: Students will explore and make a model of a woodland forest.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: lab activity, text p. b9. What is a forest like?

Grade: 4 week of 3/23/09

Grade: 4
Math:

3/23
Aim: Students will find equivalent fractions by multiplying.
Vocabulary: equivalent fractions factor
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: p. 265i #4
3. Class-work: text p. 274-275 #1-12, 22-30, 39-42
4. Homework: workbook p. 90

3/24
Scoring of grade 8 NYS Math Exam

3/25
Aim: Students will continue identifying and writing equvalent fractions by multiplying.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental Math: p. 482 set 16, #7
3. Class-work: sadlier-oxford.com (fraction game: find equivalence)

3/26
Aim: Students will reduce fractions to their lowest term by finding all common factors and identifying the greatest common factor.
Vocabulary: common factor greatest common factor
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental Math: p. 481 set 15 # 3-4
3. Review multiplication facts
4. Class-work: text p. 276-277 #1-19 & 20-21

3/27
Scoring of grade 6 NYS Math Exam
TEST: Equivalent Fractions


Grade: 4
Science

3/23
Aim: Students will review how plants grow and reproduce.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. a89 #1-5
workbook p. 52

3/24
Scoring of Grade 8 NYS Math Exam

3/25
Aim: TEST: Plant Growth and Reproduction. (rescheduled for Friday)

3/26
Aim: EASTER SHOW PRACTICE

3/27
Scoring of grade 6 NYS Math Exam
Aim: TEST: Plant Growth and Reproduction.

Grade 3: Week of 3/23/09

Grade: 3
Math

3/23
Aim: Students will apply the order property of multiplication.
Vocabulary: order missing factor
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: p. 133e #7
3. Class-work: -text p. 150-151 #17-36 & problem solving #37-40

3/24
Scoring of grade 8 NYS Math Exam

3/25
Aim: Students will continue to apply the order property of multiplication.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: workbook p. 52

3/26
Aim: Students will find the missing factor.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: p. 133e #8
3. Class-work: text p. 153 #4-33
4. Homework: workbook p. 53

3/27
Scoring of Grade 6 NYS Math Exam
TEST: multiplication facts and concepts

Grade: 3
Science

3/23
Aim: Students will continue to investigate other ways plants reproduce.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: -read/discuss text p. a30
-workbook p. 20-21

3/24
Scoring of Grade 8 Math Exam

3/25
Aim: Students will review the life cycle of plants
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: -text p. a31 #1-5
-workbook p. 22

3/26
Aim: Test: Life Cycle of Plants. (rescheduled for Friday)

3/27
Scoring of Grade 6 NYS Math Exam
Aim: Test: Life Cycle of Plants.

Grade: 2 week of 3/23/09

Grade: 2
Math

3/23
Aim: Students will subtract money amounts regrouping twice.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. 423-424 #1-20 & problem solving #21-23
3. Homework: workbook p. 123

3/24
SCORING OF GRADE 8 NYS MATH EXAM

3/25
Aim: Students will estimate sums and differences of 3-digit numbers by rounding.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: Text p. 425-426 #1-15
3. Homework: workbook p. 124

3/26
Aim: Students will continue to estimate sums and differences by rounding.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day
3. Class-work: -sadlier-oxford.com/estimating sums and differences
-smart lesson/ estimating sums and differences

3/27
Scoring of Grade 6 NYS Math Exam
Quiz: subtracting three digits with regrouping.

Grade: 2
Science

3/23
EARLY DISMISSAL

3/24
Scoring of grade 8 NYS Math Exam

3/25
Aim: Students will investigate and compare how animals stay safe.
Vocabulary: shelter
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: -Create a food chain
-read text p. a42/ How do animals stay safe?

3/26
Aim: Students will review how animals meet their needs.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. a43 questions #1-3
workbook p. 45-46

3/27
Scoring of grade 6 NYS Math Exam

Notice to parents.........3/20/09

Today progress reports in Math and Science were distributed to all students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades. Parents are reminded to sign and return them on Monday, March 23rd. If there are any questions or concerns regarding a students progress please call the office and set up an appointment to see me.

Thank You.
Mr. Badia

Grade: 4 week of 3/16/09

Grade: 4
Math

3/16
Aim: Students will continue to identify equivalent fractions.
Lesson;
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: -sadlier-oxford.com, equivalent fractions.
-draw and model equivalent fractions.

3/17
Aim:ITBS & CoGAT Testing

3/18
Aim: Scoring grade 4 nys math exam

3/19
Aim: ITBS & CoGAT Testing

3/20
Aim: Scoring nys grade 6 math exam

Grade: 4
Science

3/16
Aim: Students will review plant growth and reproduction.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. a89
-copy why it matters paragraph
-Questions #1-5
3. Homework: workbook p. 51

3/17
Aim: Students will analyze and compare if all plants grow from seeds.
Vocabulary: Spores
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: Read/discuss, text p. a88-a89
-Do all plants grow from seeds?
-What are spores?
-Explain how plants that have spores grow?
3. HOMEWORK: Workbook p. 51-52 (notebook)

3/18
Aim: Scoring grade 4 nys math exam

3/19
Aim: Test: plant growth and reproduction.(rescheduled)

3/20
Aim: Scoring grade 6 nys math exam

Grade 3: week of 3/16/09

Grade: 3
Math

3/16
Aim: Students will continue to multiply by fives.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math: p. 462 set 11 #1
3. Homework: workbook p. 49

3/17
Aim: ITBS Testing

3/18
Aim: ITBS Testing

3/19
Aim: ITBS Testing

3/20
Aim: Students will review multiplication facts of 0-5.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: workbook p. 50
3. (Stations Of The Cross 10 am)

Grade: 3
Science

3/16
Aim: Students will investigate and identify other ways plants reproduce?
Vocabulary: Cuttings Bulb Tuber Spores
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: read/discuss text p. A30
-Explain the different ways plants reproduce.
-Social studies link activity: research a vegetables origins.

3/17
Aim: Students will explore how a plants life begins.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab Activity: How does a plants life begin? text p. a27

3/18
Aim: Scoring grade 4 nys math exam.

3/19
Aim: students will review the life cycle of a plant.
Lesson
1. Vocabulary review
2. class-work: -copy why it matters paragraph p. a31
-questions p. a31 #1-5
3. Homework: workbook p. 17-18

3/20
Early Dismissal