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1 Week of: Oct 17- Oct 21 Weekly Homework: TOPIC 3 RETEACHING Color of the Week: WHITE Word Wall Words: has, my MONDAY TIME LESSON 8:25-8:45 Arrival 9:15-10:15 MATH Counters Crayons Connecting cubes Sticky notes Shared Reading - Book Introduction and First Reading, ReRead with a focus - The Pumpkin Lesson 3:8 - Math Practices and Problem Solving: Look for and use structure Problem Based Learning Obj - use counting patterns to solve a problem. EU - Good math thinkers look for patterns in math to help solve problems. Visual Learning There is more than 1 way to show a number. The number 3 can be broken into parts in different ways. Some problems can be solved by using counting patterns Assess and Differentiate (centers) Centers: Teacher: Apple Sort for KIDS COG MATH Assistant: Math Practices and Problem Solving Ind - Playdoh numbers 1 and 2 together Ind - roll the dice and write the number on whiteboard 10:15-10:30 RESTROOM/ RECESS 10:30-11:15 WRITING Session 18: Editing Connection Teaching Point Writers last week we wrote a true story using our anchor charts to help us make our writing the best it can be. Today I want to teach you all about how writers edit their writing. They sometimes try to spell their words again so that they can

2 remember them and help others read them too. They reread each word and make sure the word looks right. Then they may even change it to make it more readable. Teaching/Active Engagement Watch me use the checklist to score our class writing paper Now it s your turn to try to use the checklist to score your own true story. Link Today and everyday remember that writers always go back and edit their writing to make sure it is the best that it can be. 11:15-12:05 LUNCH/ RECESS 12:05-12:30 ASSISTANTS 12:30-1:00 WORD WORK WW - Introduce has and have students write on wipe boards. II-Unit 3: Lesson 5 Oral Language, Identifying words in sentences, syllable blending, Initial & Final /m/ & /s/ 1:00-1:15 READ ALOUD 1:15-1:30 SNACK/ RESTROOM/ RECESS 1:30-2:30 PUMPKIN THEME: Introduce Pumpkin Theme Read Aloud - A Day at the Pumpkin Patch - Review field trip expectations Pumpkin Web - Brainstorm 6 things we learned about a pumpkin -STUDENTS NEED TO TRADE BOOK BAGGIES 2:30-2:45 FREE CHOICE / SS/SCIENCE 2:45-3:00 Dismissal

3 Tuesday 8:25-8:45 ARRIVAL Shared Reading - Second Reading - Looking closely at pictures The Pumpkin 9:15-1:00 FIELD TRIP TO PUMPKIN CREEK FARMS 1:15-1:30 RESTROOM 1:30-2:30 Pumpkin Centers - Color a pumpkin - Color the Pumpkins MiniBook - Read with a partner - Read privately 2:30-2:45 RETEACH 3-8 for Math 2:45-3:00 Dismissal

4 Wednesday 8:25-8:45 ARRIVAL 9:15-10:00 MATH Shared Reading - Word Play - Third Reading - highlight word wall - rhyming - The Pumpkin Review for Test - Topic 3 Assessment from BlackLine Masters AND practice performance task assessment. HW - Topic 3 Reteaching 10:00-10:15 Recess / Restroom 10:15-11:00 WRITING Session 19: Reading into the circle: An author s celebration Connection Today, Super Writers, we are going to read and listen to one another. We are going to hear many stories from many new authors. Teaching Point Teaching/Active Engagement Welcome to our writing celebration. You have learned to draw pictures and write words about the things that matter to you. You have also learned that if you get to a hard part, you just do the best that you can. You have learned how to revise and edit a piece of writing. You have done a great job. Writers, lets start reading into the circle with. 11:00-11:15 Read Aloud 11:15-12:00 Lunch / Recess 12:00-12:30 Assistant - Haggerty 12:30-1:00 WORD WORK WW - Students will color in has color activity page II-Unit 3 Lesson 6 Oral language, syllable segmentation, listen for initial /d/

5 1:00-1:45 Read Aloud - From Seed to Pumpkin book Go through the 6 steps and put on sentence Strip Staple sentence strips in a circle to show the cycle 1:45-1:55 Dismissal

6 Thursday LIBRARY: Hendon 9:05-9:35 Barham 9:35-10:05 8:25-8:45 Arrival 9:15-10:15 MATH Shared Reading - Fluency - 4th reading - children join in - act out parts The Pumpkin Topic 3 Performance Task Assessment 1015:-10:30 Recess / Restrooms / Free Choice 10:30-11:15 WRITING Unit 1 - Writing On-Demand Assessment - SCORE Page 182 from Writing Pathways book. In your writing make sure you: -Make a beginning for your story. -Show what happened, in order. -Use details to help readers picture your story. -Make an ending for your story. 11:15-12:00 Lunch 12:00-12:30 Assistant - Haggerty 12:30-1:00 WORD WORK WW - Introduce my to students and write on wipe boards II-Unit 3 Lesson 7 Short words, long words,syllable blending & segmentation, final /d/ & final /m/ 1:00-1:15 Read Aloud 1:15-1:30 Snack / Recess / Restroom 1:30-2:30 Read Aloud - Pumpkin Town Centers - 1(assistant) - Cut and Paste the Pumpkin Life Cycle

7 2 - Color the Pumpkin Life Cycle 3 - Beginning letter Match 4- Read with a partner 2:30-2:45 Free Choice / SS / Science 2:45-2:55 Dismissal

8 Friday 8:25-8:45 Arrival 9:15-10:15 MATH Shared Reading - Extending the Text - 5th reading - act out the story - The Pumpkin Topic 3 Assessment 10:15-10:30 Recess / Restroom / Free Choice 10:30-11:15 WRITING Write Thank-You notes to Pumpkin Creek Farms for the wonderful experience. -Draw a picture of their favorite part of the pumpkin patch. 11:15-12:00 Lunch / Recess 12:00-12:30 ASSISTANT 12:30-1:00 WORD WORK Assistant - Haggerty WW - Students will color my activity sheet II-Unit 3 Lesson 8 Detecting word changes, syllable blending and segmentation, listening for initial /p/ 1:00-2:00 Language Lesson - Mrs. Deatherage and Mrs. Bradley 2:00-2:15 Snack / Restroom / Free Choice / Recess 2:15-2:45 CENTERS ONLY: (assistant takes 2 groups, teacher takes 2 groups) - 20 minute each 1 ) color the Pumpkin Life-cycle Book 2) Guided reading with Pumpkin life-cycle book 2:45-2:55 Dismissal

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