Monday, December 17, 2012

THIRD GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 17-21

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CLICK HERE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES NOTES
Monday  12/17- Social quiz 4
Homework- Social studies: Copy the notes that are located in the link below. Do not  copy the aim or the questions , just the chart and the notes below it.


Wednesday 12/19
HW:

Thursday 12/20
Reading quiz week 5

Friday 12/21
- Christmas Carols
Social studies quiz week 5

Reading vocabulary words- Same as last week


1. plough: plow.
2. sums: the added whole amount. 
3. collapsed:to cave or fall in or give way.
4. biscuit:  small quick bread made from dough.
5. sputter:to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds.
6. whickering: to neigh .
7. banty: a small variety of poultry usually chickens.
8. primly:done in an excessively proper manner.
9. quilt:  coverlet or blanket made of two layers of fabric with a layer of cotton, wool, feathers, or down in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in a decorative crisscross design.
10. hitch: to attach or connect.



Social studies vocabulary words- Same as last week.

1. benefit: something positive gained after you do something.
2. decision making: reaching a conclusion after considering alternatives and their results. 
3. economic systems: formal and informal rules used to determine what to produce, how and how much.
4. natural resources: things that come from nature that can be used to produce goods or services. 
5. scarcity: being short in goods, due to the fact of higher human wants and not enough resources available.
6. trade-off: giving up one benefit in order to gain another. 
7. barter: trading a good or service directly for another good or service, without using money or credit. 
8. exchange: trading a good or service for another good or service, or for money.


Sunday, December 9, 2012

Third grade lesson plans for week of December 10-14

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Monday 12/10
Social studies quiz
Homework: Copy vocabulary words into vocabulary notebook.

Tuesday 12/11


Wednesday 12/12
Mass at 9 am , led by the 4th grade.
Homework: No homework

Thursday 12/13


Friday 12/14
- Half a day
- Reading quiz- Reading comprehension only.  


Social studies vocabulary words
1. benefit: something positive gained after you do something.
2. decision making: reaching a conclusion after considering alternatives and their results. 
3. economic systems: formal and informal rules used to determine what to produce, how and how much.
4. natural resources: things that come from nature that can be used to produce goods or services. 
5. scarcity: being short in goods, due to the fact of higher human wants and not enough resources available.
6. trade-off: giving up one benefit in order to gain another. 
7. barter: trading a good or service directly for another good or service, without using money or credit. 
8. exchange: trading a good or service for another good or service, or for money.


Reading vocabulary words
1. plough: plow.
2. sums: the added whole amount. 
3. collapsed:to cave or fall in or give way.
4. biscuit:  small quick bread made from dough.
5. sputter:to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds.
6. whickering: to neigh .
7. banty: a small variety of poultry usually chickens.
8. primly:done in an excessively proper manner.
9. quilt:  coverlet or blanket made of two layers of fabric with a layer of cotton, wool, feathers, or down in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in a decorative crisscross design.
10. hitch: to attach or connect.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Second grade lesson plan for week of December 10-14

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Monday 12/10
Social studies quiz
Homework: Copy vocabulary words into vocabulary notebook.
-Reading: workbook page 35 , section 2.

Tuesday 12/1


Wednesday 12/12
Mass at 9 am , led by the 4th grade.
Homework:
-social studies: people together book- pg.85 #2 and P.112 thinking about ideas #1 in social studies notebook questions and answers.
- Reading: read Partners and Pals (p.62-63) and answer the following questions in notebook.
1. Why doesn't Doc know what she is going to invent?
2. What does Icky want to know?
- Reading: read Lily's left out (p.64-65) and answer the following questions in notebook.
1. What is Lily's idea?
2. What is Ettabetta's and Cass's idea?
* Tell the number line you found the answer , just like we did in class today. Also write questions and answers.

Thursday 12/13
HW:
Reading: Phonics book pages 181-182- review of plural words. p. 187


Friday 12/14
- Half a day
- Reading quiz- Using text evidence, first  3 vocabulary words only,words with er, ir, and ur.

Social studies vocabulary words
Unit 2 week 4
1. Goods: things that people make or grow.
2. Services: something useful that people do for others.
3. flowchart: a chart that shows the order in which things happen.


Reading vocabulary words
Unit 2 week 4
1. miracle: something marvelous or almost unbelievable that happens.
2. ingredient: :one of the parts of a mixture
3. pollen: : a powder released from plants that is  moved to another plant to help it bloom.
4. pride: the pleasure or satisfaction in something you have done.
5. valuable:useful or helpful.
6. endangered species: : a kind of plant, animal or other living thing that may soon become extinct.
7. predator: : an animal that lives by killing and  eating other animals.
8. migration: the act of going from one region  to another when the seasons change.
9. train:to make someone skillful by teaching and practice.
10. an action done many times to gain skill.



Fourth grade lesson plans for week of December 10-14

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Monday 12/10
Homework: copy the vocabulary words into the  vocabulary notebook



Tuesday 12/11


Wednesday 12/12
Mass at 9 am , led by the 4th grade.
Homework: Read the Long Winter chapter 2. Be prepared to discuss.

Thursday 12/13


Friday 12/14
- Half a day
- Reading quiz- Answering text based questions using  3 sentence format.

Social studies vocabulary words
* #6-11 from last week will still be used this week along with
12. Peter Stuyvesant
13. New York City

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Second grade lesson plans for week of December 3-6

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Unit 2 week 3

Monday December  3,  2012
HW: Phonics book pages 104-105, 110.

Wednesday December 5, 2012
HW: Reading:
superkids page 32 section 3
phonics book pages 109, 111.
Study syllables and plural words for quiz.

Thursday December 6, 2012
Reading quiz on syllables and making singular words plural.
Use reading notebook, phonics book and superkids book to study.

* Picture day- NO NUT CARDS, only children taking pictures may come without uniform, if desired for photos.

Friday December 7, 2012
No school

Vocabulary words- Reading


Vocabulary words- Social Studies
No new words- Still working on last weeks vocabulary words. There will be notes for this weeks quiz.

Fourth grade lesson plans for week of December 3-6


CLICK HERE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON PLAN


Unit 2 week 3

Monday December  3,  2012
HW: Social studies page 89 #1-4 questions and answer in social studies notebook.
Copy vocabulary words into social studies vocabulary section.

Wednesday December 5, 2012
HW: Read  The long winter pages 1-10.  Write the characters and describe them. Be prepared to discuss in class. Reading quiz tomorrow will be on using text based evidence to support the answers. Look in reading notebook to know the way we are doing this.


Thursday December 6, 2012


Friday December 7, 2012
No school

Vocabulary words- Reading


Vocabulary words- Social Studies
1. latitude
2. longitude
3. meridian
4. prime meridian
5. equator
6. Dutch West India Company
7. Colony
8. colonist
9. governor
10. New Netherland
11. Peter Minuit


Third grade lesson plan for week of December 3-6

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Unit 2 week 3

Monday December  3,  2012
HW: Social studies : Use the notes from class and create an image that demonstrates the geographical features.

Wednesday December 5, 2012
HW: Reading
- Read chapter 5 and answer the following questions on looseleaf.

1. When the lamb is found dead, Sarah cries and will not let the children near it. What do you think this says about her personality?
2. Why do you think Papa makes the hay dune for Sarah?
3.  After Papa builds the hay dune, Caleb asks Sarah if she is scared to climb it. Sarah is not scared at all. Have you ever been brave when other people were afraid?
4.  How do you think Papa feels about Sarah?
* Use details from the story to answer the questions.

CLICK HERE FOR ISRAEL NOTES ON HISTORY AND RELIGION


Thursday December 6, 2012
Reading quiz- Review information of the chapters read so far in Sarah Plain and tall.

Friday December 7, 2012
No school

Vocabulary words- Reading


Vocabulary words- Social Studies
- Same words from last week are still being used. Weekly quiz will be based on notes only.