Classroom Resources

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

09/29 Literacy Block Agenda

  1. Collaborate with your group to FINISH creating your Weather Project Presentation.
  2. Use the Weather Project Rubric to meet expectations for your work.
  3. Try to create a way to assess how well your audience understood your presentation.
  4. Practice and polish your presentation, you may practice by sharing with another group:
    • WE WILL SHARE WITH OUR WHOLE CLASS STARTING TOMORROW.
    • WE WILL SHARE WITH OTHER 5TH GRADE GROUPS ON FRIDAY.

Tuesday 09/29 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Have a free reading book ready for after you complete the test.
  2. Clear your desktop so you have an uncluttered workspace during the MAP Test:  ALL YOU NEED OUT ARE YOUR OFFICE FOLDERS, CHROMEBOOK, AND FREE READING BOOK.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "The Substitute" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Monday, September 28, 2015

09/28 Literacy Block Agenda

  1. Collaborate with your group to FINISH creating your Weather Project Presentation.
  2. Use the Weather Project Rubric to meet expectations for your work.
  3. Try to create a way to assess how well your audience understood your presentation.
  4. Practice and polish your presentation:
    • WE WILL SHARE WITH OUR CLASS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
    • WE WILL SHARE WITH OTHER 5TH GRADE GROUPS ON FRIDAY.

Monday 09/28 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Check the Leadership Jobs to see what you are responsible for this week.
  2. Have your Writing Notebook ready to use this morning.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "The Christmas Gift" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Friday, September 25, 2015

09/25 Literacy Block Agenda

  1. Collaborate with your group to continue creating your Weather Project Presentation.
  2. Use the Weather Project Rubric to meet expectations for your work.
  3. Practice and polish your presentation:
    • WE WILL SHARE WITH OUR CLASS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NEXT WEEK
    • WE WILL SHARE WITH OTHER 5TH GRADE GROUPS ON FRIDAY.

Friday 09/25 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Be respectful and responsible for Ms. Miller while Mr. Erickson is reading the Jaguar Jungle.
  2. Complete the reading warm-up "A Safe Landing" in the green fiction texts packet.
  3. Free read silently

Thursday, September 24, 2015

09/24 Literacy Block Agenda


  1. Collaborate with your group to continue creating your Weather Project.
  2. Use the Weather Project Rubric to meet expectations for your work.

Thursday 09/24 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  2. Complete the reading warm-up "A Good Book" in the green fiction texts packet.
  3. Free read silently

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

09/23 Literacy Block Agenda: FINAL WEATHER RESEARCH DAY

  1. FINISH your group's weather project research, recording all information/learning on the recording sheet.  TODAY will be the LAST research day!
  2. Be sure to complete your Experiment Documentation to show what you learned from your weather experiment(s).
  3. Decide upon a way to share your group's learning, make sure everyone in your group agrees.
  4. Use the Weather Project Rubric to meet expectations for your work.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

FrontRowEd.com


Class Code:  mbs2ow

09/22 Literacy Block Agenda


  1. Continue your group's weather project research, recording all information/learning on the recording sheet.  Wednesday will be the LAST research day!
  2. Be sure to complete your Weather Experiment Documentation.
  3. Continue to ask and answer questions related to your weather topic.

Tuesday 09/22 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  2. Complete the reading warm-up "Firm in the Faith" in the green fiction texts packet.
  3. Free read silently

Monday, September 21, 2015

Weather Experiments

Monday 09/21 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Check the Leadership Jobs to see what you are responsible for this week.
  2. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "Fire on the Prairie" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Friday, September 18, 2015

Climate Change Project Links


  1. Introduction to Thinglink Video
  2. Thinglink Log In
  3. Climate Change Project Rubric

Friday 09/18 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  2. Complete the reading warm-up "True Love" in the green fiction texts packet.
  3. Free read silently

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Thursday 09/17 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  2. Complete the reading warm-up "Plan B" in the green fiction texts packet.
  3. Free read silently

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Wednesday 09/16 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Complete the reading warm-up "Good Fortune" in the green fiction texts packet.
  2. Log your books read on your Reading Log
  3. Free read silently

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Climate Change Multiple Resources

Tuesday 09/15 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  2. Complete the reading warm-up "Climbing High" in the green fiction texts packet.
  3. Free read silently

Monday, September 14, 2015

Hurricane Katrina Animoto Gallery Walk

Monday 09/14 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Give Mr. Erickson your yearbook cover design and/or yearbook poem.
  2. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "The Old Man's Daughters" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Friday, September 11, 2015

Friday 09/11 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Give Mr. Erickson your school picture order form, yearbook cover design and yearbook poem.
  2. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "The Jealous Wolf" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Weather Project Resource List

Thursday 09/10 Morning Warm-Up


  1. Give Mr. Erickson your school picture order form.
  2. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "Pretty Song" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Wednesday 09/09 Literacy Block Agenda


  1. Independently gather information about Hurricane Katrina from multiple sources and record your learning.
  2. Free Read

Wednesday 09/09 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Give Mr. Erickson your school picture order form, if you have brought it.
  2. Log your free reading books.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "The Long Jump" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Tuesday 09/08 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Check the Leadership Jobs to see what you are responsible for this week.
  2. Give Mr. Erickson your school picture order form.
  3. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  4. Complete the reading warm-up "Peer Pressure" in the green fiction texts packet.
  5. Free read silently

Friday, September 4, 2015

Friday 09/04 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Give Mr. Erickson your signed 5th Grade Behavior Log for August, Safety Patrol Permission Slip, or Band Permission Slip.
  2. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "Well Said" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Thursday 09/03 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Give Mr. Erickson your signed 5th Grade Behavior Log for August and/or Safety Patrol Permission Slip.
  2. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "Stick Together" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Wednesday 09/02 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Give Mr. Erickson your signed 5th Grade Behavior Log for August and/or Safety Patrol Permission Slip.
  2. Have any books needing to returned/renewed ready for Library Check-Out.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "Lazy Bones" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Tuesday 09/01 Morning Warm-Up

  1. Give Mr. Erickson your signed 5th Grade Behavior Log for August
  2. Have your Writing Folder, Writing Notebook, and Being a Writer Handbook ready to use this morning.
  3. Complete the reading warm-up "House Guests" in the green fiction texts packet.
  4. Free read silently