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Weekly Plans

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/17/12

 Time

 Day 4

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  Review of tenths and hundredths

*morning routine*

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar.

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: Objectives; To demonstrate the use of decimal notation for metric measures and the conversion of centimeters to meters.

Essential question:  How do I use a meter stick to understand decimals?

Teacher pages:  363-367

Journal pages: 119, 120

Masters pages:  147, 148

SRB:  215-219

Homework: Home Link 5.9

Read Aloud

Read aloud: The Tale of Despereaux

9:35-10:15

Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives; To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

Read aloud “Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  pages 430-447

Spelling: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

10:15-10:30

Recess  DUTY

10:30-11:00

 Social studies/Science:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 United States. 

ILLINOIS

SCIENCE:  Students will describe how mixtures are made.  Pages B20-B25

11:00-11:45

Special: COMPUTER

11:45-11:55

D.O.L. Week14 Day 3

11:55-12:25

Lunch

12:25-12:35

D.O.L./ Wash for lunch

12:35-1:05

Recess

1:05-1:40

Writing: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

PREWRITING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

 Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

PSSA Prep

Mrs. Wagner:  Chipettes, Bucks

Mr. Novak:  Bobcats, Squirts, Littles

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal. 

 

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/18/12

 Time

 Day 5

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  review of using measurement to understand decimals

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar.

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: Objectives; To introduce thousandths by revisiting millimaters; and to provide opportunities to interpret data from a map.

Essential Questions:  How do I use millimeters to understand thousandths?  How are millimeters used as units in data?

Teacher pages:  368-372

 Journal: 121, 122

masters:  149-152, 447, 453

SRB: 221, 305

Home Link:  5.10

Read Aloud

Read aloud: The Tale of Despereaux

9:35-10:15

Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives; To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

Read aloud “Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  pages 430-447

Spelling: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

10:15-10:30

Recess

10:30-11:00

 Social Studies/Science:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 states. 

INDIANA

Science:  Review of Chapter 1 Matter

11:00-11:45

Special: Success Maker

11:45-11:55

D.O.L. Week14 Day 4

11:55-12:25

Recess

12:25-12:35

D.O.L./ Wash for lunch

12:35-1:05

Lunch DUTY

1:05-1:40

Writing: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

DRAFTING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

 Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

PSSA PREP

Mrs. Wagner:  Chipettes, Bucks

Mr. Novak:  Bobcats, Squirts, Littles

Remaining students will work on word building skills, super sentences, and doodleloops

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal. 

 

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/19/12

 Time

 Day 6

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  Review of decimals to the hundredths

*morning routine*

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar.

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: To introduce thousandths by revisiting millimeters; and to provide opportunities to interpret data from a map.

Essential Questions:  How do I use the metric system to understand thousandths?

Teacher pages:  368-372

 Journal: 121, 122

masters:  149-152, 447, 453

SRB: 221, 305

Home Link:  5.10

Read Aloud

Read aloud: The Tale of Despereaux

9:35-10:10

Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives; To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

Read aloud “Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  pages 430-447

Spelling: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

10:15-10:30

Recess

10:30-11:00

 Social Studies/Science:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 states. 

ILLINOIS

Science: Students will compare and contrast the different states of matter. pages B28-B29

11:00-11:45

Special: Library

11:45-11:55

D.O.L. Week14 Day 5

11:55-12:25

Recess

12:25-12:35

D.O.L./ Wash for lunch

12:35-1:05

Recess

1:05-1:40

Writing: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

REVISING/PROOFREADING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

 Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

Mrs. Wagner:  Chipettes, Bucks

Mr. Novak:  Bobcats, Squirts, Littles

 

Remaining students will work on word building skills, super sentences, and doodleloops

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal. 

 

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/20/12

 Time

 Day 1

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  review of decimals to the thousandths.

* morning routine*

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: Objectives;  To provide practice for decimal place value to the thousandths.

Essential Questions:  How do I read and write decimals to the thousandths?

Teacher pages: 374-378

Journal pages: 123, 124

Masters pages: 153-158, 443, 444

SRB: 274-277

Homework: Home link 5.11

9:35-10:15

 Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives; To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

Assessment “Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  pages 430-447

Spelling: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

10:15-10:30

Recess

10:30-11:00

 Social Studies/Science:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 states. 

INDIANA

Science: Students will compare and contrast the different states of matter. pages B32-B37

11:00-11:45

Special: COMPUTER

11:45-11:55

DOL Week 15 day 1

11:55-12:25

Recess   DUTY

12:25-12:35

D.O.L./ Wash for lunch

12:35-1:05

Lunch

1:05-1:40

Writing: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

PUBLISHING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

Mrs. Wagner:  Chipettes, Bucks

Mr. Novak:  Bobcats, Squirts, Littles

PSSA prep

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal. 

 

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/23/12

 Time

 Day 2

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  review of using measurement to understand decimals

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar.

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: Objectives; To introduce thousandths by revisiting millimaters; and to provide opportunities to interpret data from a map.

Essential Questions:  How do I use millimeters to understand thousandths?  How are millimeters used as units in data?

Teacher pages:  368-372

 Journal: 121, 122

masters:  149-152, 447, 453

SRB: 221, 305

Home Link:  5.10

Read Aloud

Read aloud: The Tale of Despereaux

9:35-10:15

Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives;  To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

“Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  Pages 430-446

Phonics: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

10:15-10:30

Recess  DUTY

10:30-11:00

  Social Studies:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 states. 

TEXAS

Science:

11:00-11:45

Special: Success Maker

11:45-11:55

D.O.L. Week15 Day 2

11:55-12:30

LUNCH DUTY

12:30-1:05

RECESS

1:05-1:40

Writing/Science/Second Step: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

PREWRITING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

 Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

PSSA PREP

Remaining students will work on word building skills, super sentences, and doodleloops

F & P

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal. 

 

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/24/12

 Time

 Day 3 Breakfast duty 7:35-7:55

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  review of decimals to the thousandths.

* morning routine*

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: Objectives;  To provide practice for decimal place value to the thousandths.

Essential Questions:  How do I read and write decimals to the thousandths?

Teacher pages: 374-378

Journal pages: 123, 124

Masters pages: 153-158, 443, 444

SRB: 274-277

Homework: Home link 5.11

9:35-10:15

Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives;  To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

CD reading “Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  Pages 430-446

Phonics: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

Read aloud- The Tale of Despereaux 

10:15-10:30

Recess

10:30-11:00

   Social Studies:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 states. 

NEBRASKA

Science:  Students. Pages

11:00-11:45

Special: LIBRARY

11:45-11:55

DOL Week 15 day 3

11:55-12:30

LUNCH

12:30-1:05

RECESS

1:05-1:40

Writing/Science/Second Step: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

DRAFTING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

F and P running records

PSSA prep

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal. 

 

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/25/12

 Time

 Day 4

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  review of Unit 5 material.  Assessment on Monday

* morning routine*

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar.

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: Objectives; To guide children as they analyze data from the sunrise-sunset routine; and to demonstrate how to make and read a line graph.

Essential Questions:  How do I use the sunrise-sunset graph to analyze data?

Teacher pages: 379-383

Journal pages: 27, 125, 126

Masters pages: 159-162

SRB: 79-81, 234, 235

Homework: Home Link 5.12

9:35-10:15

Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives;  To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

Group reading “Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  Pages 430-446

Phonics: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

Read aloud- The Tale of Despereaux 

10:15-10:30

Recess DUTY

10:30-11:00

 Social Studies:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 states. 

NEVADA

Science:  Students. Pages

Science:

11:00-11:45

SPECIAL: Computer

11:45-11:55

D.O.L. Week15 Day4

11:55-12:25

LUNCH

12:35-1:05

RECESS

1:05-1:40

Writing/Science/Second Step: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

REVISING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

F and P running records

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal. 

 

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/26/12

 Time

 Day 5

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  Students will review UNIT 5 material

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar.

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: Objectives;  To assess and evaluate student’s progress on material covered in Unit 5.

Essential Questions:  How do I read, write, and compare large numbers?  How do I read, write and compare decimals to the thousandths place? 

Teacher pages: 384-387

Journal pages:  127

Masters pages:  163-166

Assessment masters:  167-171

SRB: NONE

Homework: Home Link 5.13 Family Letter

9:35-10:15

Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives;  To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

Internet reading “Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  Pages 430-446

Phonics: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

10:15-10:30

Recess

10:30-11:00

 Social Studies:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 states. 

NEVADA

Science: 

11:00-11:45

Special: GYM

11:45-11:55

D.O.L. Week15 Day 5

11:55-12:30

LUNCH

12:30-1:05

Recess DUTY

1:05-1:40

Writing/Science/Second Step: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

PROOFREADING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

 Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

Mrs. Wagner: 

Mr. Novak: 

Remaining students will work on word building skills, super sentences, and doodleloops

PSSA PREP

Read aloud: The Tale of Despereaux

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal. 

 

3rd Grade Mr. Novak 1/27/12

 Time

 Day 6

7:55-8:20

Bellringer:  Review of character inference

*morning routine*

-Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, calendar.

8:20-9:35

Mathematics: Objectives; To review line-segments; and introduce rays and lines.

Essential question:  What are rays and lines?  How do I name line-segments, rays, and lines?

Teacher pages:  402-406

Journal pages: 128-129

Masters pages:  167-169, 453, 454

SRB:  96, 97, 305

Homework: Home Link 6.1

Read Aloud

Read aloud: The Tale of Despereaux

9:35-10:15

Shared Reading/working with words:  Objectives;  To understand that facing challenges helps us grow.  To understand characters and how they affect a story

Vocab: peak, examined, fondly, steep, rugged, pausing, mist, pleaded 

Essential Questions;  How might people change after facing a challenge?  How do I describe story characters?

Assessment  “Yonder Mountain A Cherokee Legend”  Pages 430-446

Phonics: contractions

Work with January word wall words.

10:15-10:30

Recess

10:30-11:00

 Social Studies:  Objectives; Students will learn the geography, history, facts, culture of the 50 states. 

WYOMING

Science: 

11:00-11:45

Special: GYM

11:45-11:55

D.O.L. Week16 Day 1

11:55-12:25

LUNCH

12:30-1:05

RECESS

1:05-1:25

Writing/Science/Second Step: Objectives; Students will write legends based on native American legends, they will incorporate personification.

PUBLISHING

Super Sentence Building:  Students will learn/review parts of a sentence and continue to build better sentences

1:40-2:40

 Guided Reading: Objectives; To increase reading fluency/comprehension, and word recognition/building skills.

PSSA PREP

2:40-2:50

 Ready for dismissal.