October 23rd through October 27th
Objectives:
- Students will construct a written memory using an expert example.
- Students will identify independent clauses, dependent clauses, and conjunctions.
- Students will spell words with r-controlled vowels.
- Emoji Monday: What emoji represents you? Draw it on the board with your name.
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Spelling: Word Meanings Practice
- Writing: Expanding our Memories using Expert Example
- Spelling Test on Friday
- Spelling Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Students will spell words with r-controlled vowels.
- Students will identify clauses.
- Tasty Tuesday: What is your favorite breakfast food?
- Spelling: Little Whiteboard Practice with Partners
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Introducing Complex Sentences.
- Writing: Narrative Sketch: Expanding our Memories
- Work Time for Writing and Homework
- Grammar Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will use Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of a word.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Students will identify essential and nonessential clauses
- Would You Rather Wednesday: Would you rather be able to talk to animals or be able to control the weather? Why?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Review clauses, independent, dependent, essential, nonessential and complex sentences.
- Writing: Narrative Sketch: Expanding our Memories
- Work Time for Writing, Greek and Latin Roots, and Worksheet
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
- Grammar Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will identify complex sentences.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Students will spell words with r-controlled vowels.
- Three Things Thursday: What are three things you would want to have if you were stranded on an island?
- Spelling: Missing Letter Competition
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Proofreading
- Grammar: Complex Sentence Activity with Notecards
- Work Time for Writing and Greek and Latin Pictures
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test Tomorrow
Objectives:
- Students will write a personal memoir of their school years.
- Students will spell r-controlled vowels.
- Feel Good Friday: What is one nice thing you have done for someone this week?
- Spelling: Game of Choice to Review
- Spelling: Test: R-Controlled Vowels
- Writing: Narrative Sketch
- Greek and Latin Roots due Today
October 16th through October 20th
Objectives:
- Students will review concepts we've learned so far this year.
- Students will use Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of a word.
- Students will spell words with r-controlled vowels.
- Make It Monday: What is a project or recipe you want to make or have made?
- Spelling: R-Controlled Vowel Pretest and Practice
- Grammar: Scavenger Hunt Review
- Scavenger Hunt due Friday
Objectives:
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Students will spell words with r-controlled vowels.
- Students will identify clauses.
- Tickle Me Tuesday: What is your favorite joke? Make us laugh!
- Spelling: Whiteboard Hint Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Introducing Clauses
- Writing: Memiors Pre-Write: Memories from Grade School: Expert Example
- Grammar Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will use Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of a word.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Work Out Wednesday: What's your favorite way to exercise?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Subordinating Conjunctions
- Greek and Latin Roots: ceed/cede/cess and dict
- Writing: Narrative Sketch: Expanding our Memories
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
- Grammar Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will identify complex sentences.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Students will spell words with r-controlled vowels.
- Thirst Quenching Thursday: What is your favorite soda?
- Spelling: Missing Letter Competition
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Relative Pronouns
- Work Time for Homework and Writing
- Spelling Worksheet
- Grammar Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will write a personal memoir of their school years.
- Students will spell r-controlled vowels.
- Students will identify essential and nonessential clauses.
- Fun Fact Friday: Grab a Chromebook. Find a fun fact to write on the board with your name!
- Spelling: Competition at Whiteboard
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Essential and Nonessential clauses
- Writing: Narrative Sketch
- Greek and Latin Roots due Today
- Grammar Worksheet
October 9th through October 13th
Objectives:
- Students will correctly combine sentences.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Motivational Monday: Who or what motivates you to do the best you can?
- Grammar: Conjunctions and Compound Sentences Interactive Notebook Review
- Writing: Grade School Memories: Expanding our Memories
- None
Objectives:
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Students will spell frequently misspelled words.
- Totally Awesome Tuesday: Why is your best friend totally awesome?
- Spelling: Quizlet
- Spelling: Spelling Baseball
- Writing: Memiors Pre-Write: Memories from Grade School: Expert Example
- None
Objectives:
- Students will use Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of a word.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Wordy Wednesday: What words do you see in the Boggle board?
- Greek and Latin Roots: annu/enni and aqua
- Work Time for Greek and Latin Roots
- Writing: Narrative Sketch: Expanding our Memories
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Tuesday
No School: Parent Teacher Conferences
No School: Enjoy your day!
October 2nd through October 6th
Objectives:
- Students will correctly combine sentences.
- Students will spell frequently misspelled words.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Missed You Monday: What was the highlight of your weekend?
- Spelling: Pretest: Frequently Misspelled Words
- Spelling: Spelling City Games
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Conjunctions and Compound Sentences
- Writing: Grade School Memories
- Grammar Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will correctly combine sentences.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Students will spell frequently misspelled words.
- Toppings Tuesday: What are your favorite ice cream toppings?
- Spelling: Quizlet
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Interactive Notebooks: Compound Sentences
- Writing: Memiors Pre-Write: Memories from Grade School: Expert Example
- Grammar Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will combine subjects and predicates.
- Students will use Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of a word.
- Students will spell frequently misspelled words.
- Wild Wednesday: If you could be any wild animal, what would you be and why?
- Spelling: Whiteboard Practice with Partner
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Punctuating Compound Sentences
- Greek and Latin Roots: annu/enni and aqua
- Work Time for Homework and Greek and Latin Roots
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Monday
- Grammar Worksheet
Objectives:
- Students will correctly combine and punctuate compound sentences.
- Students will write a narrative sketch.
- Students will spell frequently misspelled words.
- Three Things Thursday: What are three things you're going to do when you get home today?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Spelling: Test
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Proofreading
- Work Time for Homework and Pre-Writing
- Spelling Worksheet
School Forest: No Fifth or Sixth Hours
Objectives:
Objectives:
- Students will write a personal memoir of their school years.
- Finally Friday: What are your plans for the weekend?
- Writing: Narrative Sketch
- Work Time for Greek and Latin Roots
- Greek and Latin Roots due Today