Daily Lesson Plans--November 28

We will be practicing for our Christmas program nearly every day for the next few weeks. Because of this, you may notice a lesser number of daily assignments being posted.

LANGUAGE ARTS

In yellow HBJ language book:
p. 299 E
p. 301 D & E
p. 303 D
p. 349 D
p. 351 E

Due tomorrow morning at language arts class.

SPELLING

New lists distributed (see below). Word search for independent practice. Exam next Wednesday.

Spelling Lists

LEVEL 2	LEVEL 3	LEVEL 4	LEVEL 5
giant magic junk jet job meal joy track hay inside age son push first hall long lot man ages welcome	country village resist stuffed daily hollow timber edge path package argument disappear removal ribbon cellar allowance envelope extremely forget knock smile something such summer welcome	journal region adjourn ridge talent continual confidence amazed improvements ridiculous appreciated maple dawn suffers succeed ash sorrow silent selfish utter ridiculously unselfish utterly among welcome	evacuated populace pastime facilities severely insurmountable hindrances emerged grudging composure prattling abreast jockeyed tyke uncanny shrewdness rigidity resentment considered taut circulation coarse colonel column welcome

Daily Lesson Plans--November 26

MATH
3rd--Chapter 4 Lesson 4 [#7-36]
4th--Lesson 29 [all problems]
5th--Lesson 32 [all problems]

LANGUAGE ARTS
Search for modifiers in free reading book.
Asg:

1. Write a complete definition of both adjective & adverb, including five examples of each from the textbook.
2. Write 10 sentences, each of which must include at least one adjective and one adverb. UNDERLINE the adjectives and CIRCLE the adverbs. Do NOT use sentences from the book.
   
3. Write 10 examples each of adjectives and adverbs from your free reading book. Write them in two columns, and include the page number on which you found them.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Review pilgrim simulation & prepare for exam.

Daily Lesson Plans--November 16

MATH
All--end of week quiz.

LANGUAGE ARTS
Finish Etheree poem assignment from yesterday.

AFTERNOON
Practice for music program.

Daily Lesson Plans--November 15

MATH
3rd-5th--Calculating calorie count of Thanksgiving meals.

LANGUAGE ARTS
Lesson on adverbs: comparing to adjectives, discussing purpose & examples.
Learned Etheree form of poetry.
Assignment: write two Etheree (normal and reverse) poems about two opposites. Due Friday morning at the beginning of Language Arts.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Pilgrim simulation.

BIBLE
Baptism class.

HANDWRITING
Next two lessons in handwriting book.

Daily Lesson Plans--November 13

MATH
3rd--Chapter 4 Lesson 2 [#1-10 & worksheet]
4th--Lesson 27 [all problems]
5th--Lesson 30 [all problems]

LANGUAGE ARTS
Art class.
Turn in finished Quatrain poems.
Write poems on Thanksgiving cards for Iraq soldiers.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Pilgrim simulation.

SPELLING/HANDWRITING
Separate words into categories: nouns, verbs, modifiers (adjectives & adverbs), and other. Write all words in CAPITAL LETTERS.

Daily Lesson Plans--November 12

MATH
3rd--Chapter 4 Lesson 1 [problems 2-26]
4th--Lesson 26 [all problems]
5th--Lessons 28 & 29 [odd problems in both lessons]

LANGUAGE ARTS
Discussion on modifiers & how they apply to poetry.
Learned Quatrain form of poetry.
Assignment: write one 2-quatrain (2 sets of 4 lines) poems about being thankful. Due tomorrow morning.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Pilgrim simulation.

HANDWRITING/SPELLING
Write all of your words alphabetically in you rbest cursive. Five of the words need to be used in sentences (also cursive). Due tomorrow.

Daily Lesson Plans--November 8

MATH
3rd--Chapter 3 review [problems 1-20 & 1-10]
4th--Lesson 25: subtraction stories [all problems]
5th--Lesson 27: reading scales [all problems]

LANGUAGE ARTS
Poetry lesson on clerihew style of poem. Assignment: write three clerihew poems. Free reading.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Pilgrim simulation.

SPELLING/HANDWRITING
New word list, copied in best handwriting. Assignment: take list home & study.

Daily Lesson Plans--November 7

MATH
3rd--Chapter 3 Lesson 6: choosing a method [#11-30 and 41-45]
4th--Lesson 24: missing numbers [all problems]
5th--Lesson 26: division algorithm [all problems]

LANGUAGE ARTS
Studied cinquain form of poetry. Assignment: write two cinquains, one of which must be about something learned during our Week of Prayer, in which we're emphasizing being a "Real Christian."

SOCIAL STUDIES
Pilgrim simulation

SPELLING
Spelling exam

Daily Lesson Plans--November 5

MATH

3rd--Chapter 3 Lesson 4 [problems #2-26]
4th--Lesson 23 [find examples of segment, acute angle, obtuse angle, right angle, parallel lines, intersecting lines]
5th--Lesson 24 [all problems]

LANGUAGE ARTS

Introduction to poetry unit, discussion about definition of poetry; read & write in class an acrostic poem. Assignment: write an acrostic poem no less than 7 lines long. Due in Language Arts class Tuesday.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Pilgrim simulation activities.

SPELLING

Spelling hangman.

Daily Lesson Plans--October 31

MATH

3rd--Chapter 3 Lesson 2 [problems 5-24]
4th--Lesson 21 [all problems]
5th--Lesson 22 [all problems]

LANGUAGE ARTS

Study & review for letter writing unit exam on Thursday.

Group reading comprehension activity on learning word meaning from context.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Finish open-book exam.

Worksheet packet.

SPELLING

New list & word search.

Daily Lesson Plans--October 30 (Minimum Day)

LANGUAGE ARTS

"My Hero" essay and portrait drawing.

Daily Lesson Plans--October 29

MATH

All Grades--Review last week's End-of-Week Quiz.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Finish student/parent/teacher conference presentation outline & behavior rubric. Role-play presentation with partner.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Open-book exam.

BIBLE

Workbook, pages 64-66.

SPELLING

List #1 Exam.

Spelling Lists

Here are the spelling lists for the next week. The exam will be on Tuesday, November 6.

Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
cent face kiss miss once sea same most sent set loose past mice smile suit him home how I'm because	center congress mask loss boil pour Christmas juice stone toss slice oven council beard worse waste advice grape garbage uncovered	status refuge ancestor brace cedar compass pace possible artificial accept your you're govern closely bundle hero film hedge solid violent refugee violently already American

Daily Lesson Plans--October 25

Math

All grades--finish assignment from yesterday.

Language Arts

Presentation and work on forms for student/parent/teacher conferences

Free reading

Spelling

2 day's lessons

Daily Lesson Plans--October 24

Math

3rd--Chapter 2 reinforcement [3 worksheets on rounding]
4th--Investigation #2 [length & perimeter]
5th--Lesson 21 [all problems]

Language Arts

Lesson on punctuation: period, comma, exclamation mark, & semicolon.

Read-aloud; reading comprehension lesson & worksheets.

Spelling

Using the remaining words from your list (the ones you didn't use when writing the story last week), write a sentence for each word. Circle the spelling word in each sentence.

Daily Lesson Plans--October 23

Math

3rd--Chapter 2 Lesson 6 [#1-25]
4th--Lessons 19 & 20 [odd problems]
5th--Lesson 20 [all problems]

Art

Weaving with natural materials

Spelling

Using the remaining words from your list (the ones you didn't use when writing the story last week), write a sentence for each word. Circle the spelling word in each sentence.

Language Arts

Read-aloud; reading comprehension presentation, discussion & worksheets. Front page completed during class, remaining pages as homework, due Wed. Oct. 24.

Spelling Lists

Level 2	Level	Level 4
bike cage cart class clay color cook corn dig fox girl God had have kept kind kite language trick truck	blond canyon channel cloud clown copper creek cute crum float folks joke kick lazy neither nickel removed rim stake swallow	ache acquaintance advice all right anchor apparent appearance brand convince convincing correct delicious distance evidently female firm fully hawk issue legal odd paraded secured stressed

Daily Lesson Plans--October 22

Math

3rd--Chapter 3, Lesson 1 [#1-25]

4th--Lesson 18 [all problems]

5th--Lesson 19 [all problems]


Language Arts

Using proper business letter format (see examples 1, 2, 3) write a letter to your parent(s) asking for their help with our Fall Festival. The info below should be included:

We need parents to help with our annual Fall Festival at WJA. The Fall Festival will be this Saturday night, beginning at 7:00pm. Any funds raised at this event go directly to the individual classrooms to help buy classroom materials, books, fun & games, and to help field trips to cost less. We need your help with one or more of the following:

1. Buy 1 dozen donuts. Must have a hole in the middle.
2. Provide yarn or string, cut into 36 two-foot-long strings.
3. Provide 1 bag of bird seed.
4. Buy 2 bags of fun-sized candy bars, or other individually-wrapped candies.
5. Bring 2 rolls of pennies.
6. Bring a bag or bags of 100 balloons.

We also need parents to help supervise the games. A sign-up sheet has been posted on our classroom door. Please sign-up for the item or items you are willing to help with by Thursday, Oct. 25.


Spelling

Using the remaining words from your list (the ones you didn't use when writing the story last week), write a sentence for each word. Circle the spelling word in each sentence.

Welcome

Greetings parents and students.

Welcome to my classroom's daily lesson plan website. Here you will find a daily posting of the goings-on in our grades 3-5 classroom. This is designed to be helpful two specific ways:

1. Students who miss work due to excused absences will have an accurate record of assignments, without having to wait to receive them upon returning.

2. Parents who want a list of daily work will have an accurate record of assignments.


Please recognize that there is no specific time that assignments will be posted by each day. They will be posted for a given day by that day's end.

If you find this resource to be particularly helpful, or have other comments or questions about it, please feel free to leave a comment. Likewise, students, if you don't understand the particular requirements for a posted day's assignment, leave a comment so I can make it more clear.

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