WEEK OF: Monday 08/23/10 - Thursday 08/26/10

 

*We will be in the balcony classroom this week & next week...

MONDAY:

 

GROUPS A,B,C

 

1.  Continue working on 3-D story Books

 

2.  Quiz on Native American Tribes

 

 

 

TUESDAY:

 

Group A - Same as other groups above (For Monday)

 

Other Groups -

 

1.  Continue Working on 3-D Story Books

 

2.  Read & answer questions on the short story "How Not To Catch A Fish."

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY:

1.  Begin Presentations for those classes who are finished with their 3-D Story Books

 

2.  Finish working on 3-D Story Books (if needed)

 

 

 

THURSDAY:

 

1.  3-D Story Book Presentations



U.S. HISTORY: WEEK OF 08/16 - 08/19 (M-TH)

TUESDAY:

 

1. Study note cards on tribes created by classmates in table groups.

 

2.  U.S. President's worksheet & George Washington Crossword

 

 

WEDNESDAY:

 

1.  Study note cards on tribes

 

2.  Trivia

 

 

THURSDAY:

 

1.  Short Story from the Pueblo Tribe with worksheet to answer questions afterwards

 

2.  Short quiz on tribes based on note card information from your classmates' tribes



ADVISORY: WEEK OF 08/16/10 - 08/19/10 (M-TH)

This year all advisories will be doing similar activities on the same days. Here is the tentative schedule so far:

 

MONDAYS
Advisory specific  -  (08/16: Organizational refresher & grade check if computers are available)

 


TUESDAYS

SSR (08/17)

 


WEDNESDAYS
Team building activities, games (if earned) - (08/18)

 

 

THURSDAYS
Journaling and grade checks (08/19: Journal: Topic to be announced in-class)



U.S. History: WEEK of 08/09/10 - 08/12/10 (M-TH)

*BRING EXTRA SHIRT/WORK SHOES THIS WEEK...  YOUR CLASS MAY BE GOING OUTSIDE TO PLANT SOME BANANAS FOR PART OF U.S. HISTORY CLASS...

 

 

TUESDAY:

1.  Read & Summarize a Folktale Story on the "Pueblo Indians" in small reading circles (20 minutes)

 

2.  Continue working on your 3-D Story Book Project. (40 minutes)

 

 

WEDNESDAY:

1.  Continue working on your 3-D Story Book Project.

 

 

THURSDAY:

1.  Finish creation of 3-D Story Books using "ZooBurst"



WEEK OF: 08/02/10 - 08/05/10 (M-TH)

MONDAY:

 

1.  SCHOOL CONCEPT U.S. HISTORY SIGN-UPS...  ALL STUDENTS... (ptallman.schoolconcept.com)

 

2.  RESEARCH ON TRIBES

 

3.  CREATE NOTE CARDS FOR STUDYING EACH OTHER'S TRIBES IN GROUPS OF 4-5 STUDENTS

 

4.  WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION ON FACTS ABOUT EACH TRIBE

 

 

TUESDAY:

1.  FINISH CREATING NOTE CARDS ON TRIBES

 

2.  WATCH SHORT FILM ON NATIVE AMERICAN FOLKLORE + 9 QUESTIONS

 

 

WEDNESDAY:

1.  CONDUCT RESEARCH ON STORIES/LEGENDS ON YOUR TRIBE FOR 3-D STORY BOOKS

 

 

THURSDAY:

1.  CONTINUE WORKING ON 3-D STORY BOOKS