Grade 2: Week of 1/26/09

Grade: 2
Math

1/26.
Aim: Students will add 3-digit numbers, regrouping ones as tens.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: p. 318g #3
3. Lesson readiness activity: t.e. p.387
4. Class-work: p. 388 #10-26
5. Homework: workbook p. 110

1/27.
Aim: Students will continue to add 3-digit numbers, regrouping ones as tens.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Subtraction facts
3. Class-work: sadlier-oxford.com practice

1/28.
Aim: Students will explore regrouping tens as hundreds, using models.
Vocabulary: regroup 10 tens = 1 hundred
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: p. 381g #4
3. Class-work: p. 389-390


1/29.
Aim: Students will continue to practice regrouping ones as tens and tens as hundreds.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Review subtraction facts
3. class-work: worksheet

1/30.
Aim: Students will add 3-digit numbers, regrouping tens as hundreds.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: p. 381g #5
3. Class-work: p. 392 #10-26

Grade: 2
Science

1/26.
Aim: Students will explore and predict how plants get light.
Lesson:
1. What do leaves need? text p. A11
2. Why do plants need sunlight? p. A11

1/27.
Aim: Students will identify the parts of plants.
Vocabulary: flowers leaves stem roots fruit seeds
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. How do plant parts help a plant live? p. A12-A13
3. class-work: draw and label plant

1/28.
Aim: Students will describe the job of each plant part.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. List and describe the jobs of each plant part.
3. Class-work: text p. A13 #1-2
4. Homework: workbook p. 10-11

1/29.
Aim: Review what do plant parts do.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: workbook p. 12-13

1/30.
Aim: Test: Parts of Plants

Grade 3: Week of 1/26/09

Grade: 3
Math

1/26.
Aim: Students will compare customary units of length.
Vocabulary: foot yard
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental Math: p. 463 set 14, #10
3. class-work: text p. 212-213
4. Homework: workbook p. 71

1/27.
Aim: Students will identify the mile as the customary unit for measuring distance.
Vocabulary: mile
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental Math: p. 464 set 17 #7
3. Class-work: text p. 214 #1-15

1/28.
Aim: Students will use a map to find and estimate distances.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. 215 #16-25
3. Homework: workbook p. 72

1/29.
Aim: Students will estimate length in inches, feet, or yards.
Vocabulary: inches feet yards
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. problem of the day: text p. 209E #3
3. Class-work: text p. 216 #1-8

1/30.
Aim: Students will find scale and actual distances on a map.
Vocabulary: map distance actual distance scale
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. lesson ready activity: t.e. text p. 216
3. Class-work: text p. 217 #9-16

Grade: 3
Science

1/26.
Aim: What are the smaller parts of living things?
Vocabulary: organisms reproduction environment respond cells
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Who was Robert Hooke? Explain what and why his discovery was important?
3. What are cells? text p. A10-A11

1/27.
Aim: Students will describe the components that make up cells.
lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Why are cells called the basic building blocks of life?
3. Homework: workbook p. 8

1/28
Aim: Students will explore and observe how a mealworm responds to its environment?
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity: text p. A12

1/29.
Aim: Students will review how living things are alike.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work: text p. a13 #1-5
3. Homework: workbook p. 9

1/30. Early dismissal

Grade 4: week of 1/26/09

Grade: 4
Math:

1/26.
Aim: Students will divide 2-digit dividends by 1-digit divisors to find 1-digit quotients with remainders.
Vocabulary: Remainder
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day, p. 165i #5
3. Lesson readiness activity, text p. 174
4. Class-work: text p. 175 5-29 odd, problem solving #36

1/27.
Aim: Students will divide 2-digit dividends by 1-digit divisors to find 1-digit quotients with remainders.
Vocabulary: Remainder
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math activity, p. 480 set 11, #9
3. Class-work: text p. 175 5-29 even, problem solving #37-38
4. Homework: workbook p. 53

1/28.
Aim: Students will understand and apply divisibility rules for 2,3,5,and 10.
Vocabulary : divisibility rules divisible
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day, p. 165i, #6
3. class-work: divisibility rules of 2, 5, and 10, p. 176 #1-30

1/29.
Aim: Students will continue to understand and apply divisibility rules.
lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental Math activity: p. 480 set 11, #4
3. Class-work: divisibility rule of 3. text p. 177 #31-51
4. Homework: workbook p. 54

1/30.
Aim: Students will divide 2-digit dividends by 1-digit to find 2-digit qoutients.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental Math, p. 480 set 12 #2
3. Lesson ready activity, t.e. text p. 178
4. Class-work: p. 179 #5-23

Grade: 4
Science

1/26.
Aim: Students will compare the parts of plant cells and animal cells.
Lesson:
1. List and explain functions of cell parts.
2. Read and discuss text p. a8-a9
how are plant and animal cells different?
3. Class-work: Draw and label plant and animal cells.

1/27.
Aim: Why can plants make their own food but animals can't?
Vocabulary: chloroplast chlorophyll
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read and discuss: How do animal and plant cells compare? text p. a9-a10

1/28.
Aim: To explore the characteristics of animal and plant cells.
Lesson:
1. Lab activity: Plant and Animal Cells. text p. A11

1/29.
Aim: Students will compare one-celled organisms.
Vocabulary: algae amoeba paramecium protists
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Read and discuss: How small can organisms be? text p. A12
3. Draw one plantlike and one animal-like protist

1/30.
Aim: How do bacteria and fungi compare to other one-celled organisms?
vocabulary: Bacteria fungi microorganisms
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Compare fungi and bacteria cells. text p. A13.

Grade 4: WEEK OF 1/19/09

GRADE: 4
Math:

1/19. School Closed. Martin Luther King Jr.

1/20.
Aim: Students will observe the Presidential Inauguration via internet.

1/21.
Aim: students will identify, create, and extend number patterns of various rules.
Vocabulary: number pattern rule even number odd number
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. Mental math activity: text p. 480 set 11, #5
3. Guided practice: text p. 170-171 #1-4 & 15, 20
4. Independent practice: #5-14, 16-19
5. Homework: workbook p. 51

1/22.
Students will explore various ways to estimate quotients in division.
Vocabulary: estimated quotient compatible numbers
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 165i #4
3. Mental Math: (missing factors) p. 480 set 11, #7
4. Students will use hundred flats,ten rods, and one units to model problems and analyze how many equal groups can be made from a given number. text p. 172-173 #10-30
5. Homework: workbook p.52

1/23.
Aim: Students will continue estimating quotients using compatible numbers.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Multiplication Facts/table activity.
3. Estimating with compatible numbers. Text p. 173 #31-49

Grade 2: Week of 1/12/09

Grade: 2
Math:

1/12.
Aim: Math Mid Term

1/13.
Aim: Science Mid term

1/14.
Aim: Students will add 3-digit numbers without regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Readiness activity: t.e. text p. 383 (Review sums of two digit numbers.)
3. Review place value, using models and charts
4. Guided practice: text p. 383 #1-14

1/15.
Aim: Students will use mental math strategies to add 3-digit numbers without regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 381g #1
3. Class-work: adding 3 digit numbers, text p. 384 #15-29
problem solving: #30-33
4. Homework: workbook p. 108

1/16.
Aim: Students will continue to practice adding 3-digit numbers without regrouping.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Students will formulate word problems of two three digit numbers given.

SCIENCE:

1/12.
Aim: Students will review and prepare for science mid term exam.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. content review

1/13.
Aim: Science Mid Term Exam

1/14.
Aim: Students will explore and classify different objects as living or nonliving.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity #8: Point It Out, act. workbook p. 3

1/15.
Aim: Students will analyze and compare the needs of living things.
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review, workbook p. 5-6
2. How can you tell if something is alive?
Why do living things have needs? read/discuss, text p. A6-A8

1/16.
Aim: Students will analyze plants by comparing various species of plants.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. How are plants alike and different? read/discuss text p. A8-A9
3. Class-work: p. A9 questions 1-3

Grade 3: Week of 1/12/09

Grade: 3
Math:

1/12.
Aim: Math Mid Term Exam

1/13.
Aim: Science Mid Term Exam

1/14.
Aim: Students will estimate and measure length to the nearest inch, half inch, and quarter inch.
Vocabulary: Half-inch quarter-inch
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lesson readiness activity: t.e. text p. 210
3. Students will use a ruler to measure and estimate lengths.text p. 210-211


1/15.
Aim: Student will continue to measure and estimate lengths to the nearest inch, half inch, and quarter inch.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math activity: text p. 463 set 14, #4
3. Students will work in groups, workbook p. 70

1/16.
Aim: Students will choose the appropriate unit of length by evaluating customary units.
Vocabulary: foot yard
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental Math activity: text p. 463, set 14, #10
3. Lesson readiness activity: t.e. text p. 212
4. Class-work: text p. 212-213 #1-9


1/20.
Aim: Students will analyze lengths by comparing and converting customary units.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 209E, #1
3. Guided practice: comparing customary units of length, text p. 213 #10-21
4. Independent practice: workbook p. 71


SCIENCE:

1/12.
Aim: Students will review and prepare for Science mid term exam
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review

1/13.
Aim: SCIENCE MID TERM EXAM

1/14.
Aim: Students will explore and compare features of living and nonliving things,
Vocabulary: organism reproduction
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity #8: What are the features of living things? text p.A5

1/15.
Aim: Students will analyze and compare how all living things are alike.
Vocabulary: development environment respond
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Compare and list the characteristics of all living things. text p. A6-A9
3. How does an oak tree develop? text p. A6 and workbook p. 7

1/16.
Aim: Early Dismissal.

Grade 4: Week of 1/12/09

Grade: 4

Math:

1/12.
Aim: Math Mid Term Exam.

1/13.
Aim: Science Mid Term Exam.

1/14.
Aim: Students will find the missing dividends and divisors.
Vocabulary: missing divisor missing dividend
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 165i #2
3. Review multiplication facts using flash cards
4. Class-work: text p. 169 #11-31

1/15.
Aim: Students will continue to find missing values in division problems.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math activity; text p. 480 set 11, #3
3. Class-work: workbook p. 50
4. Reinforcement activity: division riddles, t.e.text p. 169

1/16.
Aim: students will identify, create, and extend number patterns of various rules.
Vocabulary: number pattern rule even number odd number
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. Mental math activity: text p. 480 set 11, #5
3. Guided practice: text p. 170-171 #1-4 & 15, 20
4. Independent practice: #5-14, 16-19


Science:

1/12.
Aim: Students will review to prepare for science mid term exam.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review

1/13.
Aim: SCIENCE MID TERM

1/14.
Aim: Students will explore what makes up living things.
Vocabulary: organism/ cell
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity: What are living things made of?
text p. A5

1/15.
Aim: Students will describe the characteristics of an organism.
Vocabulary: oxygen/ organisms/ cells
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. What are living things?
3. What are the five basic life functions? Text p. A6-A7
4. Homework: workbook p. 7

1/16.
Aim: Students will compare both plant and animal cells.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Draw and label plant and animal cells.
3. How are plant and animal cell similar and different? text p. A8-A9