Week of April 27, 2009

Mrs. Patton’s Daily Plans

Week of April 27, 2009
Monday/Wednesday week

NOTE: For “free time” activities, scroll to the very bottom of this page.

Monday, April 27, 2009 * ½ Day MRI training for Mrs. Patton *
9:00-9:25 Morning Procedures	Obj: to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments Students will complete the following tasks: Complete the Morning Routine. Partner check: Is your partner at school today? If not, set up the absent folder and form. Read the Morning Message and follow any included directions. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
MORNING WORK	Virtual Morning Meeting (to do any chance you have “free class time”): Go to our moodle classroom, then to the Starting Place, then to Community Sharing (top of page). Start a new topic and share. Be sure to read what others have posted. I have already posted my comment.
9:20-9:50 Social Studies	How to create a Word doc and “send” it to Powerpoint – This will help you to focus on the content of you presentation first, and to organize everything in a modified outline. I will teach you how, and then you will try it out on your own. You will also have time this afternoon to work on this with your team. LINK: Internet4classrooms
9:50-10:20 Specials	Music
10:20-11:20 Math with Ms. Burke’s class; My class goes to science	1. Equal fractions – finish equal fractions chart and “equality chains”. 2. Use the Tower of Bars to find all fractions equal to ½ . Find the equality chain on your chart. 3. Follow this process for 1/3, 2/3, 3/4, and 2/5. 4. Exit slip
11:25-12:25 ~~Lang. Arts~~ MATH	SAME AS ABOVE
12:25-12:55 Recess and lunch	Remember: Make lunch enjoyable for everyone.J
1:00-2:55 Reading	Shared reading: Sleep and Dreams We will read this passage together and practice drawing conclusions using the text to support those conclusions. Students will then read independently and draw conclusions while reading and complete handout 53.
~~2:00-2:15~~	Recess will follow MAP testing
2:20-3:20 ~~Math~~ Lang. Arts	1. Lesson 25 pretest on www.spellingcity.com – Be sure to print your results. We will share Tic Tac Toe activities tomorrow before you start on the new set. 2. Work on your Social Studies presentations. Be sure to finish your Word doc first, then send it to Powerpoint. 3. Once you complete the step described above, you may begin adding the animation, colors, and clip art. Remember…PICTURES (see posted flyer in classroom).
3:20-3:40 Procedures	1. Closing Meeting 2. End-of-the-Day routine. 3. Pack-up, clean-up 4. Announcements
3:45	Dismissal to the buses.
Homework	1. Get planner signed by a parent. 2. Weekly Math homework – due Friday
Reminders and Additional Information

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
9:00-9:20 Morning Procedures	Obj: to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments Students will complete the following tasks: Complete the Morning Routine. Partner check: Is your partner at school today? If not, set up the absent folder and form. Read the Morning Message and follow any included directions. **************************************************************
MORNING WORK	Virtual Morning Meeting (to do any chance you have “free class time”): Go to our moodle classroom, then to the Starting Place, then to Community Sharing (top of page). Start a new topic and share. Be sure to read what others have posted. I have already posted my comment.
9:20-9:50 Social Studies	Continue working on your Lessons 5 and 6 project.
9:50-10:20 Specials	P.E.
10:30-11:20 Math with Ms. Burke’s class, my class goes to science	Weekly homework discussion and sample problem. It is due Friday. Entrance slip: What do you know about equal fractions? How can you make an equal fraction? Let’s use the fraction bars to find out.
11:30-11:55 Specials	*Library*
11:55-12:25 Lang. Arts	Continue working on Social Studies assignment. Finish Spelling assignment:Tic Tac Toe
12:25-12:55 Recess and lunch	Remember: Make lunch enjoyable for everyone.J
1:00-2:00 Reading	Finish Social Studies assignment. Work on Tic Tac Toe Spelling. FINISHED? You can: · Moodle · Read independently. · Write independently. · “Free Time” activities at the bottom of this page
2:00-2:15	*Recess*
2:20-3:20 Math	~~Weekly homework discussion and sample problem. It is due Friday.~~ Entrance slip: What do you know about equal fractions? How can you make an equal fraction? Let’s use the fraction bars to find out.
3:20-3:40 Procedures	1. Closing meeting 2. End-of-the-Day routine 3. Pack-up, clean-up 4. Announcements
3:45	Dismissal to the buses.
Homework	1. Get planner signed by a parent. 2. ~~Weekly Math HW, due Friday~~.
Reminders and additional information

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Spanish Club meets today.
9:00-9:20 Morning Procedures	Obj: to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments Students will complete the following tasks: Complete the Morning Routine. Partner check: Is your partner at school today? If not, set up the absent folder and form. Read the Morning Message and follow any included directions. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
MORNING WORK
9:20-9:50 Social Studies	Finished with your presentation? Let’s share and reflect. To reflect, you will click on the link below after each presentation. Google doc reflection link
9:50-10:20 Specials	Music
10:20-11:20 Math with Ms. Burke’s class, my class goes to science	Finish creating equal fractions using fraction bars. Assignment: worksheet 15 and 16
11:25-12:25 Lang. Arts	Finish sharing presentation. Also, you will share Tic Tac Toe presentations (optional).
12:25-12:55 Recess and lunch	ENJOY!
1:00-2:00 Reading	Author’s purpose lesson using Joyful Noise, by Paul Fleischman This will be followed by independent reading time and reading response.
2:00-2:15	2^nd Grade musical performance then Recess (Mrs. Patton is INSIDE)
2:20-3:20 Math	Finish creating equal fractions using fraction bars. Assignment: worksheet 15 and 16 Discuss Weekly Homework, still due Friday.
3:20-3:40 Procedures	· Closing Meeting · End-of-the-Day routine. · Pack-up, clean-up · Announcements
3:45	Dismissal to the buses.
Homework	1. Get your planner signed. 2. Weekly Math homework à Due Friday.
Reminders and additional information

Thursday, April 30, 2009
9:00-9:20 Morning Procedures	Obj: to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments Students will complete the following tasks: Complete the Morning Routine. Partner check: Is your partner at school today? If not, set up the absent folder and form. Read the Morning Message and follow any included directions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MORNING WORK	Choices: 1. Study for your spelling test. You may use games at www.spellingcity.com or you may study with a friend. 2. Log in to moodle. Check out the Social Studies presentation results by going to the Social Studies à Explorers course. 3. Math fact practice games or Numbers
9:20-9:50 Social Studies	REVIEW – Play the vocabulary games for lessons 5 and 6 by clicking on the links below. DO NOT USE THE WORD LIST within the game. Instead, use your textbook to look up words in context. Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Now take the online quiz for each lesson. When you get your score, raise your hand to tell your teacher. Lesson 5 quiz Lesson 6 quiz
9:50-10:20 Specials	P.E.
10:20-11:20 Math with Ms. Burke’s class, my class goes to science	Equal fractions review 1. Complete the worksheet by filling in the missing number in order to create equal fractions. Turn in when finished. 2. Play Tony’s Fraction Pizza Shop with your partner. 3. Play Make a Match with your partner. Be sure to read the directions. 4. Find the pictures that match the equivalent fractions by playing Matching Fractions with your partner.
11:20-12:20 Specials	Art
12:25-12:55 Recess and lunch	ENJOY!! J
1:00-2:00 Reading	Weekly Reader time!!! What reading skills do you use when reading about current events? Let’s put those skills to work while reading about the latest news. Read one article with a partner. Read the rest on your own. Complete the back page of the edition. Turn in to Reading when finished.
2:00-2:15 Recess	Recess (Mrs. Patton is OUTSIDE)
2:20-3:30 Math	Equal fractions review 1. Complete the worksheet by filling in the missing number in order to create equal fractions. Turn in when finished. 2. Play Tony’s Fraction Pizza Shop with your partner. 3. Play Make a Match with your partner. Be sure to read the directions. 4. Find the pictures that match the equivalent fractions by playing Matching Fractions with your partner.
3:30-3:40 Procedures	1. Closing meeting 2. Review the End-of-the-Day routine. 3. Pack-up, clean-up 4. Announcements
3:45	Dismissal to the buses.
Homework	1. Get your planner signed. 2. Finish Weekly MATH Homework. 3. Study for your spelling test.
Reminders and additional information

Friday, May 1, 2009
9:00-9:20 Morning Procedures	Obj: to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments Students will complete the following tasks: Complete the Morning Routine. Partner check: Is your partner at school today? If not, set up the absent folder and form. Read the Morning Message and follow any included directions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MORNING WORK	Study for your spelling test. You may use games at www.spellingcity.com or you may study with a friend.
9:20-9:50 Social Studies	What happened when Europeans started settling in the New World? Where did they settle? Did settlements survive? Let’s take a look together.
9:50-10:20 Specials	Music
10:20-11:20 Math with Ms. Burke’s class, my class goes to science	NOTE: Weekly Homework is due today.
11:25-12:25 Lang. Arts	Drivers: Lesson 25 spelling test Navigators: Read an article of your choice (from a selection provided by your teacher) and summarize the main points. Be ready to present your findings at our class discussion.
12:25-12:55 Recess and lunch	ENJOY!! J
1:00-2:00 Reading	Finish reading articles and writing summaries. Class discussion
2:00-2:15	Recess
2:20-3:20 Math	NOTE: Weekly Homework is due today.
3:20-3:40 Procedures	1. Friday Folders 2. End-of-the-Day routine. 3. Pack-up, clean-up 4. Announcements
3:45	Dismissal to the buses
Homework	Get your planner signed.
Reminders and additional information

< < < FREE TIME ACTIVITIES > > >
Are you finished with your assignments? Don’t owe any late work? Well, then have I got a list for you! Check out the choices below. ENJOY!

ü Read independently and record it in your reading log.
Did you know when you read FOR FUN (in your free time), you can count it for our school-wide reading program, “Book A Trip”?? YES YOU CAN!

ü Write a story, a letter, a poem, or something else. Keep all of your writing in your binder so you can come back to it later.

ü Proofreading practice (you’ll need headphones).

ü Study Island à Choose from Comm. Arts, Math, or Science.

ü Math facts practice

ü Dance Mat Typing Tutor

ü Geography skills review – Choose from games on my site!

ü Jefferson Lab – Science and Math games and puzzles

ü NUMBERS – QUICK Mental math practice

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To all that access this page, please keep in mind that, in an effort to meet the needs of my students, revisions may be made to these lesson plans several times throughout the week. In addition, revisions may be made in class but may not be reflected on the Daily Plans. If anyone has questions (students, parents, or teachers), please contact me at jpatton@fz.k12.mo.us.

Send Questions about the lesson template to Diana Dell, Ed.S