SECOND GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 22-25

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MONDAY JANUARY 21
-NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY JANUARY 22
-MATH AND SCIENCE MIDTERM

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23
-READING AND ELA MIDTERM

THURSDAY JANUARY 24
-RELIGION AND SOCIAL STUDIES MIDTERM

FRIDAY JANUARY 25

* We are still using last weeks vocabulary words.

MIDTERM GUIDE

Dear parents,

Midyear exams  will be given the week of January 22 , these test will cover the material covered in school from September till January ( Unit 1 and 2). Below you find a study guide of what students need to study.This guide has some minor updates from the guide posted in December.  Students should have reviewed notes and vocabulary words during the Christmas Vacation as they were instructed to take their notebooks home. If you have any questions, please ask this week as, next week it will be too late.
Mrs.Bagley

SECOND GRADE
READING
- All vocabulary words ( they are in their vocabulary notebooks, if not check past post on the blog for words)
- recognizing consonants, vowels and consonant clusters
- recognizing characters, setting, plot
- sequence of events
- using text evidence to answer questions.
- identify homophones

SOCIAL STUDIES
- All vocabulary words ( they are in their vocabulary notebooks, if not check past post on the blog for words)
- reading a map
- 3 types of communities
- methods of transportation
- 5 urban zones/areas
- Difference between goods and services
- use of a flow chart
- products going from farm or factory to people


THIRD GRADE
READING
- All vocabulary words ( they are in their vocabulary notebooks, if not check past post on the blog for words)
- analyzing a character
- determining main idea and supporting details ( text evidence)
- problem and solution
- using test details to answer questions
- compare and contrast

SOCIAL STUDIES
-All vocabulary words ( they are in their vocabulary notebooks, if not check past post on the blog for words)
- information on Columbia, Greece, Israel,
- using latitude and longitude to find places
- types of communities
- Geographical features
- natural resources
- Hawaii's way of obtaining resources


FOURTH GRADE
READING
-All vocabulary words ( they are in their vocabulary notebooks, if not check past post on the blog for words)
- characters analyzes
- main idea and supporting details
- compare and contrast
- the effects of settings
- using 2 test based evidence to support answers with an introductory sentence

SOCIAL STUDIES
-All vocabulary words ( they are in their vocabulary notebooks, if not check past post on the blog for words)
- different types of landforms
- geographical skills
- using latitude and longitude to find places
- Native Americans
- European explorers- who they are, what they did, their impact on our lives.
- Dutch inhabiting New Netherlands and New Amsterdam
- British take over
- Colonist fight for Freedom
*reasons why they wanted their freedom
* reasons the tax was placed
*was it fair
- Continental Congress
- Declaration of Independence
- what is needed to vote
- how voting is a democracy- people choose who they want and the leader takes the other people in consideration when making decisions.

FOURTH GRADE LESSON PLAN FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 14-18

UNIT 3 WEEK 1

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Monday January 14
HW: Copy the reading and social studies vocabulary words into their notebooks.
HW: Reading: read chapter 8 from The Long Winter and write four events that happened in order on looseleaf.

Tuesday January 15
HW:


Wednesday January 16
HW: Social Studies: textbbok page 119 #1 and 3 and question on the side on looseleaf. Some students finish and gave in already.
REMINDER: Do not  keep the test folder at home, we will finish going over correct answer on quizzes tomorrow.


Thursday January 17
HW:


Friday January 18
Half a day

READING VOCABULARY WORDS
*WILL BE GIVEN TOMORROW IN CLASS



SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY WORDS
1. Document: a text with many details. Ex. pictures, charts, words.
2. Timeline: a line in sequence order that shows events.
3. viewpoints: different ideas expressed or felt by certain people about any topic.

THIRD GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 14-18

UNIT 3 WEEK 1

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* THE NOTES ON FISHING AND LUMBERING ARE NOT  PART OF QUIZ TOMORROW.

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Monday January 14
HW: Copy the reading and social studies vocabulary words into their notebooks.
HW: SS-Comparing communities book page 71 THINKING Critically section # 1-3 in notebook.

Tuesday January 15
HW:


Wednesday January 16
HW: SOCIAL STUDIES: Comparing communities textbook page 71 Chapter review using main idea and details from the three lessons in the chapter in notebook. This was explained in class, there should be no confusion.
REMINDER: Reading folder with unit 1 and 2 work was given today. No paper needs to be returned, but the folder does next week. Use the quizzes in the folder to study for the midterm as well as notes and vocabulary words from notebook.


Thursday January 17
HW:


Friday January 18
Half a day

READING VOCABULARY WORDS
1. creative: something made from someones thoughts or ideas using their imagination.
2. invention: something create for the first time.
3. notable: someone or something distinguished or well known.
4. phonogram: a sequence of written symbols having the same sound in a variety of words.
5. research: investigating something fully with certain goals in mind.



SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY WORDS
1. lumbering and 2. trawler are from last week.
3. livestock: farm animals.
4. crop: plants that can be grown and picked yo eat or to sell,

SECOND GRADE LESSON PLAN FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 14-18

UNIT 3 WEEK 1
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Monday January 14
HW: Copy the reading and social studies vocabulary words into their notebooks.
HW:

Tuesday January 15
HW: SUPERKIDS PAGE 47


Wednesday January 16
HW: Use notes in notebook, to alphabetize the following words;
carrot
kale
turnips
spinach
snow peas
broccolli
corn
eggplant


Thursday January 17
HW:


Friday January 18
Half a day

READING VOCABULARY WORDS
1. abstract: art in which you cannot tell what the artist has done.
2. realistic:a painting that looks like real life.
3. statue: a figure made from stone, wood, or metal to look like a person or animal.
4. lava: the hot, melted rock flowing from a volcano.
5. molten: melted
6. synonyms: words that means the same things.
7. toxic: poisonous.
8. spine:a backbone, a stiff , sharp growth on a plant or animal.


SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY WORDS
1. factory and 2. workers are a carry over from last week.
3. capital : a place where leaders of a state work.
4. city: a community within a state.

FOURTH GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 7-11

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Unit 2, week 6
Monday January 7, 2013
HW: Copy vocabulary words into reading and social studies notebook.
HW: Read The Long winter chapter 7 and answer the following questions;
1. The Indian came and told the men a message about the snow, what was the message?
2. Is Pa scared of the winter? why?


Tuesday January 8, 2013


Wednesday January 9, 2013
HW: Reading worksheet
HW: Social studies: Read page 114-117 in textbook and answer questions # 1-3 on looseleaf, Questions and answers.

Thursday January 10, 2013


Friday January 11, 2013
Reading quiz #6
*Social studies based on this weeks vocabulary words and work is on Monday January 14.

SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY WORDS-
1. Government
2. French and Indian War
3. Stamp act
4. Patriots
5. Loyalist
6. American revolution
7. Continental Congress
8. Declaration of Independence

READING VOCABULARY WORDS-
1. Engineers
2. polio
3. Vaccine
4. blockade
5. regulations
6. introductory sentence
7. text evidence
8. critique

THIRD GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 7-11

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Unit 2, week 6
Monday January 7, 2013
HW: Copy vocabulary words into reading and social studies notebook.
HW: Read "When water meets air" and "When water flows up" and determine the main idea and supporting details.
* Students will receive a hardcover book today called "A drop of water", they will keep the book until Wednesday of this week. The book must be returned or you will have to pay $20.


Tuesday January 8, 2013


Wednesday January 9, 2013
HW: Reading worksheet
HW: Social studies textbook page 55 letter B,C,D on looseleaf questions and answers.

Thursday January 10, 2013


Friday January 11, 2013
Reading quiz #6
*Social studies based on this weeks vocabulary words and work is on Monday January 14.

READING VOCABULARY WORDS:
1. molecules: tiny particles.
2. main idea: the most important idea in a text.
3. supporting details: test evidence that suports the main idea.
4. introduction: the beggining of a written text.
5. elastic: something that can expand and shrink back to its normal size.

SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY WORDS
1. mountain ranges: a group of mountains.
2. plain: flat land.
3. desert: land where little rain falls and few plants grow.
4. river: long , flowing bosy of water.
5. island: body of land with water all around it.
6. peninsula: body of land with water almost all around it.
7. coal: a brown/black rock that formed in the earth from things that were once living.
8. oil: a liquid that comes from the earth and is used to produce heat or provide power.
9. mining: way resources are taken out of the ground.
10. lumbering: the cutting of trees and preparing the logs for sale.
11. trawler: a boat that uses a net, or trawl to catch fish and shellfish.
12. lake: body of water with land all around it.