MATH p.24 #6-17 & 19-22
READING Students read a story about the Revolutionary War and were taught the reading comprehension strategy, "Making Connections" by recording a few in their Literacy Journals using a graphic organizer. (As always, students should be reading 20 min./day at home and doing one vocab. word for Lit. Logs - due next Monday.)
WRITING Taught about end punctuation marks: period, question mark, and exclamation mark. Double-sided worksheet given, "End Punctuation 1 & 2" due tomorrow.
SCIENCE Ask your student what they did with Mr. Bown today.
COMPUTERS with Mrs. Naugle for an hour today.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Sep. 7, 2010
MATH p.19 #1-9
READING New Literacy Logs were put in student mailboxes. Students were given time to write down the new Vocabulary words on the front board on the back of the Lit. Log.
WRITING Spelling List #2 Pretest given. Both Monday's & Tuesday's worksheets were given today, as Monday was a holiday. Students were given time to complete most of the pages in class today.
SCIENCE Students rotate to Mr. Bown for Science. They are to record any Science assignments given by Mr. Bown in their Planners.
SOCIAL STUDIES Introduction to our U.S. History textbook, including Table of Contents, Atlas pages, and Reference pages.
READING New Literacy Logs were put in student mailboxes. Students were given time to write down the new Vocabulary words on the front board on the back of the Lit. Log.
WRITING Spelling List #2 Pretest given. Both Monday's & Tuesday's worksheets were given today, as Monday was a holiday. Students were given time to complete most of the pages in class today.
SCIENCE Students rotate to Mr. Bown for Science. They are to record any Science assignments given by Mr. Bown in their Planners.
SOCIAL STUDIES Introduction to our U.S. History textbook, including Table of Contents, Atlas pages, and Reference pages.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Sep. 3, 2010
It's Friday, a no homework day!
MATH Students worked in pairs practicing multiplication facts. They used non-faced playing cards (1-10) and played "War." It was fun, and hopefully challenged them to learn their facts better for next Friday.
SPELLING I taught students their usernames & passwords for www.spellingcity.com. They took this week's spelling test online using headphones. It was very successful! Next week I will show students some of the games available on this website. They're great for spelling reinforcement, and will make spelling fun for those who struggle and challenge those who are naturally gifted spellers. I will be challenging gifted spellers with additional lists next week. There will be incentives, too. (I'll send an instruction sheet next week home with their usernames & passwords for this website next Tuesday.)
ART I spent 30 minutes teaching students how to use a ruler to measure inches, half inches and quarter inches. For a few it was new information. I ran around the classroom helping students put a one inch border around drawing paper. I think we're now ready to gravitate toward more creative ventures in art!
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT The whole 5th grade watched "For the Birds" on the Pixar Shorts DVD. We related it to school, and how the small birds teased and bullied the big blue bird who just wanted to fit in. I believe students truly understood the deeper meaning of being kind and loving to others who may be a little bit different that they are.
MATH Students worked in pairs practicing multiplication facts. They used non-faced playing cards (1-10) and played "War." It was fun, and hopefully challenged them to learn their facts better for next Friday.
SPELLING I taught students their usernames & passwords for www.spellingcity.com. They took this week's spelling test online using headphones. It was very successful! Next week I will show students some of the games available on this website. They're great for spelling reinforcement, and will make spelling fun for those who struggle and challenge those who are naturally gifted spellers. I will be challenging gifted spellers with additional lists next week. There will be incentives, too. (I'll send an instruction sheet next week home with their usernames & passwords for this website next Tuesday.)
ART I spent 30 minutes teaching students how to use a ruler to measure inches, half inches and quarter inches. For a few it was new information. I ran around the classroom helping students put a one inch border around drawing paper. I think we're now ready to gravitate toward more creative ventures in art!
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT The whole 5th grade watched "For the Birds" on the Pixar Shorts DVD. We related it to school, and how the small birds teased and bullied the big blue bird who just wanted to fit in. I believe students truly understood the deeper meaning of being kind and loving to others who may be a little bit different that they are.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Sep. 2, 2010
MATH Comparing and Ordering Decimals p.13 #1-17 odds EC #20-25
READING DRA Packets
WRITING The Writing Process, continued
SOCIAL STUDIES "Everybody Rejoice" again. They love this song! Students also took a Social Studies Pretest that will be repeated again in May to see how much they've learned about American History.
READING DRA Packets
WRITING The Writing Process, continued
SOCIAL STUDIES "Everybody Rejoice" again. They love this song! Students also took a Social Studies Pretest that will be repeated again in May to see how much they've learned about American History.
Sep. 1, 2010
MATH Place Value Through Thousandths p.10 #1-19 odds EC #35-37
READING DRA Packets
WRITING Introduction to the Writing Process. Even great baseball players had to strike out before become successful. Writing is a process. It's going to take time to become great writers.
SOCIAL STUDIES Taught words to the song "Everybody Rejoice" and related this modern song to Revolutionary War times. (from the movie, "The Wiz")
READING DRA Packets
WRITING Introduction to the Writing Process. Even great baseball players had to strike out before become successful. Writing is a process. It's going to take time to become great writers.
SOCIAL STUDIES Taught words to the song "Everybody Rejoice" and related this modern song to Revolutionary War times. (from the movie, "The Wiz")
Aug. 31, 2010
MATH Comparing and Ordering Whole Numbers p.7 #1-16 EC #17-18
READING DRA Packets. This will probably take until Friday.
WRITING Writing Prompt Continued
SOCIAL STUDIES Taught the words to "Yankee Doodle" and the 1700s meanings of doodle, dandy, keg, etc.
READING DRA Packets. This will probably take until Friday.
WRITING Writing Prompt Continued
SOCIAL STUDIES Taught the words to "Yankee Doodle" and the 1700s meanings of doodle, dandy, keg, etc.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Aug. 30, 2009
The week's now underway. Please check daily for basic subject assignments which your student wrote in his/her journal. Email any questions you have about class.
I introduced my classroom management system with Williams money. Students may earn money by good behavior, coming up with correct answers during class, or doing extra credit. I also give $5/day for them to do their jobs, which is to learn. Students not staying on task, not doing homework, or not following rules may have to pay back some of the money they've earned. Once every trimester I'll have a "Williams Mall" where students can sell items brought from home (made or bought). Money is exchanged this way, and a week later I hold a "Williams Auction" where I auction off stuff I've bought to get the money back into the bank. It's really fun, and it really works well for me.
MATH Place Value p.5 #1-25 odds Extra Credit (EC) #27-31
READING I have been testing students during the "Power Hour" this week. This should be done by Friday so we can begin regular instruction next week.
WRITING Writing Prompt: "If I were an explorer and discovered a new land (planet, etc.) what and who did you discover, how did you get there, and what are you going to do now that you've discovered a new place?" We'll be typing this up in the next week or so.
I introduced my classroom management system with Williams money. Students may earn money by good behavior, coming up with correct answers during class, or doing extra credit. I also give $5/day for them to do their jobs, which is to learn. Students not staying on task, not doing homework, or not following rules may have to pay back some of the money they've earned. Once every trimester I'll have a "Williams Mall" where students can sell items brought from home (made or bought). Money is exchanged this way, and a week later I hold a "Williams Auction" where I auction off stuff I've bought to get the money back into the bank. It's really fun, and it really works well for me.
MATH Place Value p.5 #1-25 odds Extra Credit (EC) #27-31
READING I have been testing students during the "Power Hour" this week. This should be done by Friday so we can begin regular instruction next week.
WRITING Writing Prompt: "If I were an explorer and discovered a new land (planet, etc.) what and who did you discover, how did you get there, and what are you going to do now that you've discovered a new place?" We'll be typing this up in the next week or so.
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