Week of...Sept. 29th |
Language Arts
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Social Studies |
Math
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Science |
Monday: |
Classwork:Spelling pre=test Grammar =Verbs Play 'Guess My Verb'
Read and discuss 26 Fairmount Avenue
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Classwork:Friendship Theme
Create a "Fun Times Web" Friends Are Fun acrostic
Metropolitan Cow Discuss
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Classwork:Variables P. 65-66 Write a Number Sentence pp. 67-70
Homework: Practice Workbook pgs 19-20 |
Classwork:Gardening: 1) weed 2) water, if necessary 3)Add soil
Make & decorate stepping stones (weather permitting!)
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Tuesday |
Classwork:Spelling Pre-test Grammar-Verbs make verb book: A Verb for Herb
26 Fairmount activity Discuss communities Create classroom community
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Classwork:Friendship
Amos & Boris Make 'Friendship Bracelets' Discuss commitment loyalty honesty
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Classwork:Review work: pp. 71-74
Homework: Review sheet for Test tomorrow
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Classwork:Read & Discuss The Tiny Seed Discuss stages of germination using DK's Incredible Plants
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Wednesday |
Classwork:Spelling Pre-test Grammar--verb work tenses (past, present, future) Continue Herb book
26 Fairmount activity continued...community, cont.
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Classwork:Read & discuss George & Martha:Two Great Friends
"What is a friend" activity If we were all the same... How are we different? Make 'I can be different' accordion booklet
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Classwork:Chapter 3 Test Math File Folder Games
No Homework tonite!
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Classwork:Read &discuss Pebble Books: Flowers, Seeds & Leaves
Intro: 1) Plants without flowers' 2) fungal spores 3) Self-defense
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Thursday |
Classwork:Spelling Pre-test Grammar--verbs Action verbs, linking verbs, be-verbs, irreg- ular verbs
Intro: Here We All Are Discuss families in the community.
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Classwork:Read & discuss Ira Sleeps Over
Make 'Friendship Fudge' (use measurement & fractions as integrating activity with math) |
Classwork:Chapter 4 Intro Data, Graphing and Probability Fun in the Sun Graphing Our September Weather New Content Pre-test
Homework: Home Survey (will graph tomorrow in class) |
No science today.
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Friday
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Classwork:Grammar Review with daily language
Here We All Are by Tomie dePaola Read & discuss Make diagram of your own house |
Classwork:
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Classwork:Take A Survey pp. 77-80 No Homework!! Happy weekend!!! |
Classwork:Go nature walking and search for plants that we have studied this week.
Take Journal and draw/ write about what we see.
Tend garden!! It will probably be thirsty and have lots of weeds! |
Week of...Sept. 22nd |
Language Arts
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Social Studies |
Math
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Science |
Monday: |
Classwork:Spelling Pre-Test Grammar Review Tomie dePaola 26 Fairmount Avenue
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Classwork:Friendship Theme Jenny and the Cat Club Discuss qualities of friendship
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Classwork:Begin Chapter 3 Subtraction Make 1's subtraction flashcards; drill addition and new subtraction |
Classwork:Chat about the first day of Fall! Autumnal equinox How do we know when the first day of fall falls?
Plants: Nature in the Neighborhood
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Tuesday |
Classwork:Spelling Practice Grammar Review Begin handwriting review
26 Fairmount Avenue work on writing our own autobiographies
Homework: read and spelling words
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Classwork:Continue Jenny and the Cat Club Make "I am a Friend" mobile |
Classwork:Count Back to Subtract Timed Test Make 0's sub flashcards
Homework p. 14 practice notebook
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Classwork:Discuss types of seeds: monocots, dicots, annuals, perrenials
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Wednesday |
Classwork:Spelling Pre-test Grammar--verb work tenses (past, present, future) Continue Herb book
26 Fairmount activity continued...community, cont.
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Classwork:Read & discuss George & Martha:Two Great Friends
"What is a friend" activity If we were all the same... How are we different? Make 'I can be different' accordion booklet
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Classwork:Chapter 3 Test Math File Folder Games
No Homework tonite!
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Classwork:Discuss importance of watching where we walk in the garden area Respect of other's gardening efforts
Make stepping stones |
Thursday |
Classwork:Spelling Pre-test Handwriting Grammar review
Tomie dePaola...autobiography writing
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Classwork:Metropolitan Cow |
Classwork:Use addition to subtract 3's subtraction flashcards drill Timed Test |
No science today.
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Friday
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Classwork:Spelling Test |
Classwork:Amos and Boris |
Classwork:Number Expressions Fact Families 4's Flashcards Around the World |
Classwork:Tend garden Observe and record Weed |
Week of...Sept. 8th |
Language Arts
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Social Studies |
Math
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Science |
Monday: |
Classwork:Complete common & Proper Nouns Daily Grammar Review Spelling Pre-Test Continue work on "Faraway" writing....illustrate
Homework: Study Spelling Words
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Classwork:Discuss 2nd Grade BIG QUESTION What is my Role in the Community?
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Classwork:Counting Kittens
Homework: Family Math Worksheet |
Classwork:Observe and Record Veggie Plants progress Lay out and begin planting our salad garden |
Tuesday |
Classwork:
Practice spelling words Begin Editing Procedures Grammar Review Begin writing about a fav "Close to Home" place
Homework: Spelling
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Classwork:Take quiz on our full address & phone number Focus on the words: rules, laws, citizens & how these relate to us |
Classwork:Reading and Writing Numbers
Three in a Row game
Homework: Handout
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Classwork:Plants seeds in our garden plot! Read A Seed is Sleepy Discuss parts of a seed
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Wednesday |
Classwork:Practice spelling Grammar Review Chicken in the City activities Continue "Close to Home" writing and illustrations
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Classwork:Read Living in a Neighborhood List of rules we follow at home & at school
Think about a rule you followed before school this AM Draw a picture of the rule and label it
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Classwork:Ordering Numbers
Homework: None |
Classwork:Describe seeds and their origins Identify the stages in a plant's life cycle Read Perfect Pumpkins
Continue weeding garden
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Thursday |
Classwork:Spelling Review Grammar Review Finish up Miss Rumphius pro ject
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Classwork:Discuss Communities How a Community changes over time
Read a city map exercise |
Classwork:Comparing Numbers
Homework Practice pages 2-3 |
Read Big Yellow Sunflower How My Sunflower Grows Project
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Friday
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Classwork:
Grammar Review Discuss what autobiography means Discuss Tomie de Paola |
Classwork:Comparing Communities Urban Suburban Rural |
Classwork:Estimating |
Classwork:Apple Math How Many Seeds work- sheet Discuss how plants are alike and different (sunflowers, pumpkins, apples, etc) |
Monday 1 September 2008
Happy Labor Day!! No school!! : )
Tuesday 2 September 2008
Rules/Expectations/Procedures
Language Arts:
Read and discuss summer reading Miss Rumphius
Spelling pre-test/diagnosis
Weeks words are: again, around, because, been, many, other, these, those, very, would
Bonus wors are: world, aunt, lupine, beautiful, faraway
Grammar: Introduction of nouns
Social Studies:
Bring a picture of your whole family from home this week!!
Read My Family
Discuss how families are alike and different
Discuss and list characteristics of families
Math:
Baseline timed test for addition facts
Create flash-cards for addition facts
Quiz each other
Homework: Fact sheet
Science:
Rules/Expectations/Procedures
Intro to Gardening
Read Whose Garden Is It?
Color page on plants
Plant small terrarium
Wednesday 3 September 2008
Language Arts:
Spelling: Practice writing high frequency spelling list, quiz one another
Grammar: Continue work on nouns
Begin working on our writing about our favorite faraway place....just like Miss Rumphius!!
Social Studies:
Discuss-explain pics of our families
Chat about how our families fit into our neighborhood-community...what we do, where we work, where we play
Draw and write about some responsibilities you have in your family
Math:
Review of concepts
Measurement, money, fractions, shapes
Homework: Fact sheet
Science:
Discuss: How can you tell that plants are living things? What do plants need to live?
Read How a Seed Grows
Go visit our garden plot
Thursday 4 September 2008
Language Arts:
Spelling: Go over review sheet together...practice with round robin out loud and by writing 5x
Grammar: Common & proper nouns, make booklet of nouns
Continue faraway writing, Intro poster project for Miss Rumphius
Social Studies:
Begin reading and discussion of Where Do I Live?
Math:
Continued review of basic concepts
Patterns, odd/even numbers, estimation, fact families
Homework: Fact sheet
Friday 5 September 2008
Language Arts:
Spelling: Test!!
Grammar: Read Chicken In the City
Assemble chicken booklet
Begin working on writing about a favorite close to home place
Social Studies:
Continue Where Do I Live?
Discuss the importance of knowing our own address and phone number
Fill in worksheet on how much do I know about where I live!!
Math:
Make 'Counting Kittens' booklet
No homework, Happy Friday!!
Science:
Experiment with our 'Veggie' plants
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