Beginning FEB Lesson Plans

Curriculum Map – Week 23-25

Codes

TLW – the learner will THLW – the higher learner will

Feb.

Weeks 23-25

Monday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Kindergarten

Magnetism

SC-E-1.3.4 Magnets attract and repel each other, and magnets attract certain kinds of other materials (e.g., iron).

TLW use the Magnet and Springs site to experiment magnetism of various materials.

Magnetism

SC-E-1.3.4 Magnets attract an d repel each other, and magnets attract certain kinds of other materials (e.g., iron).

TLW sort things that are and are not attracted to the magnet by using Kidspiration.

Reading

AE-1.2 Students make sense of the variety of materials they read.

-Exhibit fluency in reading

TLW use Wiggle Works to write a list of their site words.

Reading

AH-E-3.1.31 (Begin to) Identify and discuss the dramatic elements (plot or story line, beginning, middle, and end) in plays.

TLW use the Wiggle Works program to listen to a Reading Counts stories then participate in whole class to answer the Reading Counts test.

1st/2nd grade

Students will work on First in Math for 5-15 minutes each day

Forces

SC-E-1.2.3 The position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling. The amount of the change in position and motion is related to the strength of the push or pull (force). The force with which a ball is hit illustrates this principle.

TLW use the Magnet and Springs site to determine the force of a spring according to the distance it is pulled.

TLW compare the change in force that position and incline and push and pull has on an object.

SS-E-4.1.1 Simple physical, political and thematic maps, globes, charts, photographs, aerial photography, and graphs can be used to find and explain locations and display information.

TLW locate their school and other locations on the Terraserver site as manipulated by the teacher.

TLW after viewing "Math Monsters: Mapping" (from United Streaming) create a map and provide written directions for Binary Bill using Kid Works.

TLW use an internet map to correctly label the states on a United States map.

POS-SS-P-GC-3 Students will begin to understand the basic purpose of government and how citizen participation can affect government.

TLW be given a set of clues and determine which community helper is being discussed.

AH-E-3.1.31 (Begin to) Identify and discuss the dramatic elements (plot or story line, beginning, middle, and end) in plays.

TLW use the Wiggle Works program to listen to a Reading Counts stories then participate in whole class to answer the Reading Counts test.

3rd grade

EACH Day

5 minutes keyboarding practice and First in Math

MA-E-1.1.1 Fractions

TLW use pattern blocks to determine a fractional part of another block or set of blocks.

MA-E-1.1.1 Fractions

TLW use Excel to create a pie chart that will convert fractions to percentages.

MA-E-1.1.1 Fractions

TLW practice fractions skills by solving various problems through various interactive fraction games.

SC-E-2.3.2 Weather can change from day to day and over the seasons. Weather can be described by observations and measurable quantities, such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation

TLW create a line graph to show the changes of temperature at a given location over the period of one week.

Resources: Excel Weather

4th grade

EACH Day

5 minutes keyboarding practice

5 minutes First in Math

WR-E-1.4

Sentences

The writer creates effective sentences that are:

Varied in structure and length;

Complete and correct.

TLW write a complete paragraph using Paragraph Punch.

Keyboard shortcuts.

WR-E-1.4 Transactive Writing is informative/ persuasive writing that presents ideas and information for authentic audiences to accomplish realistic purposes like those students will encounter in their lives. In transactive writing students will write in a variety of forms such as the following: letters, speeches, editorials, articles in magazines, academic journals, newspapers, proposals, brochures and other kinds of practical/workplace writing.

TLW view a model of a feature article in the form of a brochure and then using a Word template from the same site compose their own brochure about their school.

science review using Jeopardy games

continue writing feature article

TLW use Excel to explain the water cycle.

continue writing feature article

5th grade

EACH Day

5 minutes keyboarding practice

5 minutes First in Math

POS-SS-5-H-3 Students will recognize broad historical periods and eras of the history of the Untied States.

TLW research and present information acquired for a given decade.

Intel Project

Resource 1