Allison Pettigrew, 5Th Grade

Allison Pettigrew, 5th grade

Week of: / Monday – A day / Tuesday – B day
Homeroom: 7:50 – 8:10 / Morning routine, 180 days of math, news / Morning routine, 180 days of math, news
Reading 8:10-9:45
/ Whole Group: TTW lead the class in reading leveled reader Dust Bowl Disaster.
Mini-lesson: TTW ask the class to visualize the conditions being described.
Small Groups: TTW meet with leveled groups. / Whole Group: TCW review the Dust Bowl Disaster leveled reader.
Mini-lesson: TSW will draw and provide a description for sections of the text. TCW share the drawings and discuss their importance to understanding the text.
Small Groups: TTW meet with leveled groups.
Independent Reading/small group
8:30 – 8:45
Guided Reading Group
8:45-9:00
Guided Reading Group
9:00-9:30 (resource group) / TTW meet with leveled groups. / TTW meet with leveled groups.
Word Study 9:30 – 9:45 / Word Study: Greek and Latin Roots- TSW complete crack the code sheet as introduction to the words. TCW also discuss the meaning of the roots and sample words / Word Study: TSW complete a fill in the blank sheet to practice using the words in context
Writing
9:45 – 10:05 / Poetry Unit
~TTW explain that we are beginning a poetry unit. At the end of the unit students will compile a poetry book with a cover page, title page, and original poems.
Day 1: Use PPT to discuss tools for writing poems.
~TCW discuss Acrostic poems.
~TCW discuss the examples.
~TCW write an example together.
~Students will jot down topic ideas and begin writing acrostic poems. / ~TCW review Acrostic Poems
~Students will continue to write several Acrostic Poems
~Students will choose and share their favorite original acrostic poem.
Related Arts 10:10 – 10:50 / Related Arts / Related Arts
Writing cont. 10:55 – 11:25 / Writing cont. 10:55 – 11:25 / Writing cont. 10:55 – 11:25
Math 11:25 – 12:10 / TTW: mini lesson review of Factors and Multiples then break students into learning groups and move around the room working with each group as needed
TSW: complete the mini lesson; work in assigned learning groups to complete required lessons from Buckle Down book.
TSW keep all work in folder and move to next lesson as they show mastery to the teacher
/ TTW: mini lesson review of Divisibility Rules then have break students into learning groups and move around the room working with each group as needed
TSW: complete the mini lesson; work in assigned learning groups to complete required lessons from Buckle Down book.
TSW keep all work in folder and move to next lesson as they show mastery to the teacher
Lunch 12:10 – 12:35 / Lunch / Lunch
Math cont. 12:35 – 1:05 / Math cont. 12:35 – 1:05 / Math cont. 12:35 – 1:05
SWITCH 1:05 / SWITCH 1:05 (B days only) / SWITCH 1:05 (B days only)
Recess/ Bathroom 1:10 -1:30 / Recess/ Bathroom / Recess/Bathroom
Science 1:35 – 2:25 / Ecosystems 5-2.1
TTW: Show students the BrainPop video on cells and inform the students of which structures to be listening for. TTW lead students in working on pages one and two of the workbook. TTW take page two for a grade.
TSW: Watch the BrainPop video on cells and draw and label a diagram of a cell in their notebook. TSW fill out the first seven definitions on the word study sheet. TSW complete the workbook pages at the end of the lesson. / Ecosystems 5-2.1
TTW: Show students the BrainPop video on cells and inform the students of which structures to be listening for. TTW lead students in working on pages one and two of the workbook. TTW take page two for a grade.
TSW: Watch the BrainPop video on cells and draw and label a diagram of a cell in their notebook. TSW fill out the first seven definitions on the word study sheet. TSW complete the workbook pages at the end of the lesson.
Switch back 2:25 / Switch back 2:25 (B days only) / Switch back 2:25 (B days only)
End of Day 2:35-2:45 / Pack Up/dismissal / Pack Up/dismissal
Wednesday –A / Thursday - B / Friday - A
Morning routine, 180 days of math, news / Morning routine, 180 days of math, news / Morning routine, 180 days of math, news
Whole Group: TCW review Dust Bowl Disaster.
Mini-lesson: TSW identify cause and effect relationships from the text. TCW share the statements and check for accuracy.
Small Groups: TTW meet with leveled groups.
Word Study: TSW complete a crossword puzzle to review the words’ meanings / Whole Group: TCW review Dust Bowl Disaster.
Mini-lesson: TSW work as partners to answer think and collaborate questions. TCW discuss the students’ responses.
Small Groups: TTW meet with leveled groups. / Comprehension quiz- Dust Bowl Disaster
Cold Read assessment
Check weekly reviews together
TTW meet with leveled groups. / TTW meet with leveled groups. / TTW meet with leveled groups.
Word Study: TSW complete a crossword puzzle to review the words’ meanings / Word Study: TCW review the words and their meanings using review notebook lesson / Word Study Quiz
List Poems- TCW use the PPT to discuss this type of poem.
~TCW create a List Poem together.
~TSW jot down topic ideas for this type of poem.
~Students will begin writing their list poem. / ~TCW review characteristics of a List Poem.
~Students will continue writing several List Poems
~Students will share their favorite List Poem. / Limerick Poems: TTW use the PPT to discuss characteristics of a Limerick.
~TCW discuss the examples provided.
~TCW write a limerick together.
~Students will make a jot list of topic ideas for the limerick.
~Students will begin writing Limerick Poems.
Related Arts / Related Arts / Related Arts
Writing cont. / Writing cont. / Writing cont.
TTW: mini lesson review of Prime/Composite Numbers and Long Division then break students into learning groups and move around the room working with each group as needed
TSW: complete the mini lesson; work in assigned learning groups to complete required lessons from Buckle Down book.
TSW keep all work in folder and move to next lesson as they show mastery to the teacher / TTW: mini lesson review of Add/Subtract Decimals then break students into learning groups and move around the room working with each group as needed
TSW: complete the mini lesson; work in assigned learning groups to complete required lessons from Buckle Down book.
TSW keep all work in folder and move to next lesson as they show mastery to the teacher / TTW: mini lesson review of Fractions with like denominators then break students into learning groups and move around the room working with each group as needed
TSW: complete the mini lesson; work in assigned learning groups to complete required lessons from Buckle Down book.
TSW keep all work in folder and move to next lesson as they show mastery to the teacher
Lunch / Lunch / Lunch
Math cont. / Math cont. / Math cont.
SWITCH 1:05 (B days only) / SWITCH 1:05 (B days only) / SWITCH 1:05 (B days only)
Recess/ Bathroom / Recess/ Bathroom / Recess/Bathroom
Ecosystems: 5-2.1
TTW: Review the parts of a cell with the students. TTW then lead students through preparing wet mount slides of onion cells and identifying structures of the cells.
TSW: Relate what they see to what they learned about cells in the last class meeting. While viewing the slides, TSW complete the supplied worksheet. Early finishers will be asked to journal about the different structures in cells and the jobs that they perform. / Ecosystems: 5-2.1
TTW: Review the parts of a cell with the students. TTW then lead students through preparing wet mount slides of onion cells and identifying structures of the cells.
TSW: Relate what they see to what they learned about cells in the last class meeting. While viewing the slides, TSW complete the supplied worksheet. Early finishers will be asked to journal about the different structures in cells and the jobs that they perform. / Ecosystems: 2.1-5
TTW: Show pictures of different animals in their habitats and have students describe the habitat out loud. TTW then lead students through “Habitat Pen Pals.”
TSW: Describe and write down characteristics for each type of ecosystem (forests, grasslands, aquatic, freshwater, and wetland ecosystems.) TSW write a letter to a pen pal in class describing their habitat.
Switch back 2:25 (B days only) / Switch back 2:25 (B days only) / Switch back 2:25 (B days only)
Pack Up/dismissal / Pack Up/dismissal / Pack Up/dismissal

April 8-12