Wednesday 01/31 Leadership - Abundance Mentality

Purpose: I can become a better leader by having the belief that there is plenty of success to go around.

1. Connection: My Friend's Success
2. Whole Group: Abundance Mentality
3. Application: "Think Abundantly" Note
• Choose ONE person to congratulate on their success.
• Write them a note showing your ability to Think Abundantly.

Wednesday 01/31 Science - Chemical Changes

Purpose: I can synthesize the main idea and identify supporting details for topics about chemical changes.

1. Shared Reading: "Chemical Change" and "Physical Change"
2. Connection:  Chemical change observation
3. Review: Supporting details should include specifics and examples for the main idea.
4. Practice: Chemical Changes Main Ideas with Supporting Details
5. Extension: Bill Nye - Chemical Reactions

Wednesday 01/31 Math - FASTBridge Assessment

Purpose: I can answer questions about math to show my progress towards end-of-the-year learning goals.

1. Math Skills Practice: Prodigy
2. Prepare your space by clearing your area, setting up your office, and having headphones ready.
3. Go to the testing site: FastBridge Assessments
• Enter your Name+Number as the login. 
• Enter the given password. 
• Wait for further instructions.

Wednesday 01/31 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Display your HomeLink 5-6 for the Homework Checker
2. Prepare your space by clearing your area, setting up your office, and having headphones ready.
3. Math Skills Practice: Prodigy

***Schedule Change***

10:00 - 10:30 Math Assessment

10:30 - 11:00                    Science

11:00 - 11:40                    Reading

11:40 - 12:10               Leadership
We will be respectful, responsible, and safe for
Mr. Daniels while he is teaching in our classroom.

Tuesday 01/30 Reading - Discuss Summaries

Purpose: I can share and discuss the summaries from my book to help me understand the important elements of the story.

1. Book Club Meeting: Have your "Summarizing" Response ready to share
2. Engagement: Context Clue Practice
• Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
• Enter the 6-digit game code 605764
3. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading: "Unknown Words" Response is due FRIDAY:
• Identify words/phrases that are unknown to you.
• Record the sentence (with page #) each is found in.
• Identify the decoding strategy you used to determine the meaning.
• Synthesize the meaning of the word/phrase.
4. Free Reading Time

Tuesday 01/30 Reading FastBridge Assessment

Purpose: I can answer questions about reading to show my progress towards end-of-the-year learning goals.

1. Reading Skills Practice: Choose from these Cloze Reading Activities
2. Prepare your space by clearing your area, setting up your office, and having headphones ready.
3. Go to the testing site: FastBridge Assessments
• Enter your Name+Number as the login. 
• Enter the given password. 
• Wait for further instructions.
4. Free read quietly when you are done with the assessment.

Tuesday 01/30 Science - Chemical Changes

Purpose: I can synthesize the main idea and identify supporting details for topics about chemical changes.

1. Shared Reading: "Chemical Change"
2. Minilesson: Supporting details should include specifics and examples for the main idea.
3. Practice: Chemical Changes Main Ideas with Supporting Details
4. Extension: Bill Nye - Chemical Reactions

Tuesday 01/30 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request*** 

1. Display your Summarizing Response for the Homework Checker
2. Have your Science materials ready 
3. Practice Matter Vocabulary Words @ SpellingCity:
• mass
• volume
• atom
• mixture
• solution
• physical change
• evaporation
• condensation
• chemical change

***Fire Drill @ 8:30 THIS MORNING***

Monday 01/29 Math - FASTBridge Assessment

Purpose: I can answer questions about math to show my progress towards end-of-the-year learning goals.

1. Math Skills Practice: Sumdog
2. Prepare your space by clearing your area, setting up your office, and having headphones ready.
3. Go to the testing site: FastBridge Assessments
• Enter your Name+Number as the login. 
• Enter the given password. 
• Wait for further instructions.

Monday 01/29 Reading - Practice Summarizing

Purpose: I can determine the important elements of my reading by summarizing the text, verb, topic, and big ideas of a passage.

1. The Phantom Tollbooth: Have your "Conflict" Response ready to share.
2. Small Group: Summarizing Practice
3. Engagement: Short Summaries
• Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
• Enter the 6-digit game code 740774
• Click "Proceed"
• Now enter your first and last name and click "Join Game!"
• You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
4. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading:"Determine Importance by Summarizing" Response is due TOMORROW
• Identify the text as specifically as you can.
• State the verb that describes what the author is doing.
• Identify the main idea of the text.
• Record at least three supporting details.
• Summarize at least two selections of your reading assignment.
5. Free Reading Time

Monday 01/29 Science - Physical Changes

Purpose: I can synthesize the main idea and identify supporting details for topics about physical changes.

1. Shared Reading: "Physical Change"
2. Review: Main Idea
3. Practice: Physical Changes Main Ideas with Supporting Details
4. Extension: Bill Nye - Heat

Monday 01/29 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request*** 

1. Monday Band Lessons: Check your lesson time 
2. Have your Spelling materials ready 
3. Practice your List #3 Words @ SpellingCity:
• beautiful
• classify
• communities
• community
• electricity
• happiness
• prettier

***Math Assessment: This Afternoon***

Friday 01/26 Math - Understanding and Using Fractions

Purpose: I can use and understand fractions to solve difficult math problems.

1. Warm-Up: Multiplying Fractions Digital Practice (COMPLETE AT LEAST FIVE CORRECT BEFORE MOVING TO THE NEXT TYPE)
• Multiplying Unit Fractions by Whole Numbers
• Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
• Multiplying Fraction by a whole (word)
2. Connection: What real life contexts would you need to be able to use and understand fractions?
3. Problem Solving: Whaling Fractions

Friday 01/26 Reading - Discuss Conflict

Purpose: I can share and discuss the conflicts within my book to help me understand the important elements of the story.

1. Book Club Meeting: Have your "Conflict" Response ready to share
2. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading: "Determine Importance by Summarizing" Response is due Tuesday
• Identify the text as specifically as you can.
• State the verb that describes what the author is doing.
• Identify the main idea of the text.
• Record at least three supporting details.
• Summarize at least two selections of your reading assignment.
3. Free Reading Time

Friday 01/26 Science - The King's Sword

Purpose: I can better understand chemical reactions by reading about the oxidation of copper.

1. Whole Group Lesson: "The King's Sword" Activity
2. Reading Further: The Penny Experiment @ ReadWorksDigital
3. Extension: The Chemistry of Copper, Salt, and Vinegar (Scroll to the end of the excerpt)

Friday 01/26 Writing - Share Multimedia Projects

Purpose: I can listen to and view my classmates’ Multimedia Projects to critique them on using multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of each personal narrative.

1. View your classmates' projects: CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH YOUR ON-THE-SPOT PARTNERS IN ORDER.
2. Critique other projects using your Peer Evaluation document.
3. Think about your project and be ready to answer:
• Elements that I am most proud of...
• Elements that I would like to improve...

Friday 01/26 Leadership - Role and Goals

Purpose: I can become a better leader by setting goals around my roles.

1. Connection: Know Your Role
2. Whole Group: Roles and Goals
3. Application: Roles and Goals Note
• Choose ONE person who is impacted by one of your roles.
• Write them a note explaining your plan for how you will support and strengthen your relationship.

Friday 01/26 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Display your HomeLink 5-5 for the Homework Checker
2. Have your Leadership Binder ready
3. Practice your grammar and literacy skills atQuill.org:
• Finish commas and capitalization activities
• Begin working on "Commonly Confused Words"

Thursday 01/25 Reading - Identify Conflicts

Purpose: I can determine the important elements of my reading by identifying and describing conflicts.

1. Review: "Types of Conflict" 
2. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading: "Describing Conflict" Response is due TOMORROW
• Identify atleast two conflicts that are driving your plot.
• Describe the conflicts you identified by writing about who the struggles are between, why, and how they might be solved.
• Compose a paragraph using your outline.
3. Free Reading Time

Thursday 01/25 Literacy Block - Multimedia Evaluation

Purpose: I can view the multimedia version of The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 to critique the use of multimedia elements that enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of the story.

1. Review: Meaning, Tone, & Beauty
2. Practice: "The Watsons" Multimedia Evaluation

Thursday 01/25 Writing - Share Multimedia Projects

Purpose: I can listen to and view my classmates’ Multimedia Projects to critique them on using multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of each personal narrative.

1. View your classmates' projects: START WITH PARTNER #1 AND WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER.
2. Critique other projects using your Peer Evaluation document.
3. Think about your project and be ready to share:
• Elements that I am most proud of...
• Elements that I would like to improve...

Thursday 01/25 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Thursday Band Lessons: Check your lesson time
2. Display your HomeLink 5-4 for the Homework Checker
3. Link your FINISHED Multimedia Project on our Community Document
4. Review YOUR project and evaluate yourself using our rubric
5. Free read quietly

***Be respectful, responsible, and safe for Mrs. Smith, our substitute teacher later today.***

Wednesday 01/24 Literacy Block - Multimedia Elements

Purpose: I can describe the meaning, tone/mood, and beauty of a text after viewing multimedia elements.

1. Whole Group: Finish The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963
2. Review: Mood, Tone, or Beauty
3. Practice: "Civil Rights Movement" Multimedia Analysis
4. Application: FINISH your Personal Narrative Multimedia Project
• Multimedia Project Rubric: Where are you on your progress toward meeting each standard?
• What do you need to accomplish on your Multimedia Project TODAY?
• Continue working on your Multimedia Project Organizer
• Link your finished project on our Community Document
5. Free Reading Time

Technology Announcement

Internet filtering

On Wednesday, January 31 parents will begin to receive a weekly email from Securly.com, our new internet filtering system, that will show them a preview of their child’s online activity on their school-issued device.

Remember, our school-issued device is a learning tool.  We are each expected to be respectful, responsible, and safe with our devices.

Wednesday 01/24 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Review your Winter Classroom Leadership Role
2. Display your Subtracting Mixed Fractions Worksheet for the Homework Checker
3. Have your Reading materials ready
4. Practice your grammar and literacy skills at Quill.org:
• Finish commas and capitalization activities
• Begin working on "Commonly Confused Words"

Tuesday 01/23 Reading - Discuss Summaries

Purpose: I can share and discuss the summaries of my book to help me understand the important elements of the story.

1. Book Club Meeting:Have your "Determine Importance by Summarizing" Response ready to share
2. Review: "Types of Conflict" 
3. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading: "Describing Conflict" Response is due Friday
• Identify atleast two conflicts that are driving your plot.
• Describe the conflicts you identified by writing about who the struggles are between, why, and how they might be solved.
• Compose a paragraph using your outline.
4. Free Reading Time

Tuesday 01/23 Science - Test Like an Alchemist

Purpose: I can use my scientific inquiry skills to think about chemical reactions transforming items.

1. Review: If you had four different liquids to test, how would you experiment with them? Share with your Experiment Groups
2. Whole Group Lesson: "Test Like an Alchemist" Activity
• STUDENTS: DO NOT EXPLORE THIS LINK--YOU WILL RUIN THE NEXT FEW LESSONS FOR YOURSELF!
• Which solution changed the copper penny?
• Do you think the solution changed, too--or just the copper penny?
• What do you think would happen if you left the pennies in the __________ for longer?

Tuesday 01/23 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can use graphics, music, text, and expression elements to use to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Review the Multimedia Project Rubric: Where are you on your progress toward meeting each standard?
2. Plan: What do you need to accomplish on your Multimedia Project TODAY?
3. Continue working on your Multimedia Project Organizer: WORK TOWARDS MEETING YOUR GOALS FOR THE PROJECT!!!

Tuesday 01/23 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Turn-in your borrowed microphone
2. Display HomeLink 5-3 for the Homework Checker
3. Winter Classroom Leadership FOLLOW-UP Application: Annabelle, Emily, Allen, Gavin, Henry L., Charles, Thomas, and Matthew
4. Have your Writing and Personal Narrative materials ready
5. Practice your grammar and literacy skills at Quill.org:
• Finish commas and capitalization activities
• Begin working on "Commonly Confused Words"

Monday 01/22 Reading - Practice Summarizing

Purpose: I can determine the important elements of my reading by summarizing the text, verb, topic, and big ideas of a passage.

1. Whole Group: Summarizing Practice
2. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading: "Determine Importance by Summarizing" Response is due Tuesday
• Identify the text as specifically as you can.
• State the verb that describes what the author is doing.
• Identify the main idea of the text.
• Record at least three supporting details.
• Summarize at least two selections of your reading assignment.
3. Free Reading Time

Monday 01/22 Science - Could you transform something worthless into gold?

Purpose: I can use my scientific inquiry skills to think about chemical reactions transforming items.

1. Whole Group Lesson: Could you transform something worthless into gold? (STUDENTS: DO NOT EXPLORE THIS LINK--YOU WILL RUIN THE NEXT FEW LESSONS FOR YOURSELF!)
2. Discussion: Record your answers to the following questions in your Science Notebook.
• What is it called when metal changes appearance like this?
• What do you think caused this?

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Friendship Party Snack Choice

Monday 01/22 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can use graphics, music, text, and expression elements to use to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Review the Multimedia Project Rubric: Where are you on your progress toward meeting each standard?
2. Plan: What do you want to accomplish on your Multimedia Project TODAY?
3. Continue working on your Multimedia Project Organizer: WORK TOWARDS MEETING YOUR GOALS FOR THE PROJECT!!!

Monday 01/22 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Turn-in your borrowed microphone.
2. Monday Band Lessons: Check your lesson time
3. Have your Writing and Personal Narrative materials ready
4. Practice your grammar and literacy skills at Quill.org:
• Finish commas and capitalization activities
• Begin working on "Commonly Confused Words"
5. Westwood Leaders: Meet @ 8:00; outgoing leaders train incoming leaders--bring your badge.

Friday 01/19 Math - Tile Pile

Purpose: I can use ratios to find missing and incorrect values in a ratio table.

1. Warm-Up: Free Choice Math Skills Practice
2. Learning: Ratio Tables
3. Connection: If you were going to tile a floor, what are some things you would want to know before getting started?
4. Activity: Tile Pile
• Go to student.desmos.com
• Type in M93BK
5. Homework: Analyzing Ratio Tables Worksheet

Friday 01/19 Reading - Discuss Visual Elements

Purpose: I can discuss visual elements with my book club to better understand what I am reading in a text.

1. Have your "Analyze Visual Elements" Response ready to share in a Book Club Meeting with Mr. Erickson
2. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading: "Determine Importance by Summarizing" Response is due Tuesday
• Identify the text as specifically as you can.
• State the verb that describes what the author is doing.
• Identify the main idea of the text.
• Record at least three supporting details.
• Summarize at least two selections of your reading assignment.
3. Free Reading Time

Friday 01/19 Science - Atoms & Elements Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Purpose:  I can synthesize the main idea and identify supporting details for ideas about atoms and elements.

1. Review: Main Idea
2. Practice: Atoms and Elements Main Ideas with Supporting Details
3. Extension:  Bill Nye - Atoms and Molecules

Friday 01/19 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can identify the graphic, music, text, and expression elements I want to use to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Plan:  What do you want to accomplish on your Multimedia Project TODAY?
2. Continue working on your Multimedia Project Organizer: WORK TOWARDS MEETING YOUR GOALS FOR THE PROJECT!!!

Friday 01/19 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Display your HomeLink 5-2 for the Homework Checker
2. Have your Personal Narrative Multimedia Project materials ready
3. View MORE example Multimedia Projects to analyze how past students used graphic, music, text, and expression elements

Thursday 01/18 Reading - Analyze Visual Elements Practice

Purpose:  I can analyze the visual elements versus text elements of my book.

1. Nonfiction Reading: Read and explore nonfiction articles at Newsela, TrueFlix, and/or Ask Dr. Universe
2. Application: "Analyze Visual Elements" Response is due Friday:
1. Before reading your text, closely inspect and analyze the visuals of the book cover.
2. Then at the end of your reading assignment, analyze your “Before Reading” descriptions to see how well the text matches the visuals.
3. Free Reading Time

Thursday 01/18 Science - Properties of Matter Main Ideas

Purpose:  I can synthesize the main idea for each property of matter in order to compare and contrast the properties.

1. Minilesson: The More You Know, the More You See (Main Idea and Supporting Details)
2. Practice: Properties of Matter Main Ideas
3. Extension:  Bill Nye - Phases of Matter

Thursday 01/18 Writing - Multimedia Projects

Purpose: I can identify the graphic, music, text, and expression elements I want to use to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Whole Group Discussion:  What have you learned from the example Multimedia Projects?
2. Reread your personal narrative so you can think about the multimedia elements you can use/include in your project.
3. Continue working on your Multimedia Project Organizer: WORK TOWARDS MEETING YOUR GOALS FOR THE PROJECT!!!

Thursday 01/18 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Thursday Band Lessons: Check your lesson time
2. Have your Personal Narrative Multimedia Project materials ready
3. Display your Multimedia Project Goals for the Homework Checker
4. View some example Multimedia Projects to analyze how past students used graphic, music, text, and expression elements

Wednesday 01/17 Math - Essential Skills Check #4

Purpose:  I can solve a difficult math task involving ratios.

1. Warm-Up: Complete at least FIVE of each type of Operations with Fractions Practice
2. Assessment: Math Essential Skills Check #4
3. Follow-Up: The Snickers Problem
• Complete the "Price Per" table
• Answer the "How many..." questions
• Extension: How does the Snickers Football compare?  
4. Homework:  Understanding Ratios Worksheet

Wednesday 01/17 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can identify the graphic, music, and text elements I want to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Review the Multimedia Project Rubric and Multimedia Project Organizer.
2. Finish editing, revising, and publishing your personal narrative using your proofreading comments and these Proofreading Notes.
3. Begin with the end in mind by working on your Multimedia Project Organizer.

Wednesday 01/17 Reading - Analyze Meaning, Mood/Tone, and Beauty

Purpose:  I can describe the meaning, tone/mood, and beauty of a text after viewing multimedia elements.

1. Minilesson: Mood, Tone, or Beauty
2. Practice: I Need My Monster Multimedia Analysis
3. Application: "Analyze Visual Elements" Response is due Friday:
1. Before reading your text, closely inspect and analyze the visuals of the book cover.
2. Then at the end of your reading assignment, analyze your “Before Reading” descriptions to see how well the text matches the visuals.
4. Free Reading Time

Wednesday 01/17 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Winter Classroom Leadership Application: DUE BEFORE SPECIALS
2. Display your HomeLink 5-1 for the Homework Checker
3. Have your Reading materials ready
4. Practice your grammar and literacy skills at Quill.org:
• Finish commas and capitalization activities
• Begin working on "Commonly Confused Words"

Tuesday 01/16 Reading - Analyze Visual Elements

Purpose:  I can use the cover of my Sci-Fi/Fantasy text to predict and analyze elements of the story.

1. Whole Group:  Judging a book by it's cover
• Characters
• Conflict
• Setting
• Mood/Tone
2. Application: "Analyze Visual Elements" Response is due Friday:
1. Before reading your text, closely inspect and analyze the visuals of the book cover.
2. Then at the end of your reading assignment, analyze your “Before Reading” descriptions to see how well the text matches the visuals.
3. Free Reading Time

Tuesday 01/16 Writing - Multimedia Project Introduction

Purpose: I can use visual and multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Introduction to the Multimedia Project Rubric and Multimedia Project Organizer.
2. Multimedia Project Examples:
• Use of Music, Text, and Graphics (Start - 0:45)
• Use of Music and Expression (1:50 - End)
• Use of Graphics (Start - 1:30)
• Use of Text and Graphics (Start - 1:00)
• Use of Expression and Music (Start - 0:35)
3. Add ScreenCastify (Use Google Log-In)
4. Finish editing, revising, and publishing your personal narrative using your proofreading comments and these Proofreading Notes.
5. Begin with the end in mind by working on your Multimedia Project Organizer.

Tuesday 01/16 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Winter Classroom Leadership Application: DUE WEDNESDAY MORNING
2. Have your Writing materials ready
3. Practice your grammar and literacy skills at Quill.org:
• Continue "Learning How to Use Commas"
• Finish working on your capitalization skills

Friday 01/12 Math - Ratio Problem Solving

Purpose:  I can solve a difficult math task involving ratios.

1. Warm-Up: Complete FIVE of each type of ratio problem
• Finding Ratios Visually
• Finding Ratios using Words
• Writing Rates as Fractions
• Reducing Ratios
2. Lesson: The Snickers Problem
3. Homework:  Understanding Ratios Worksheet

Friday 01/12 Reading - Compare & Contrast and Problem & Solution Activities

Purpose: I can understand the different types of non-fiction text structures and their signal words.

1. Practice: "Laundry Around the World"
• Compare & Contrast
• Summary Paragraph
2. Practice: "Polar Bear Predicament"
• Polar Bears & Global Warming
• Problem & Solution
3. Connection: Text Structure Practice
•  https://join.quizizz.com
• Join game with this code: 356450
4. Free Reading Time

Friday 01/12 NaNoWriMo - Cleaning It Up!

Purpose: I can explore strong opening sentences to revise my opening sentence sentences to "hook" the reader and make them want to keep reading.

1. Whole Group Lesson:  Read and Discuss Opening Sentences
2. Application: How might you revise your opening sentence to "hook" the reader and make him or her want to keep reading?

Purpose:  I can proofread my novel for sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

1. Whole Group Lesson: Cleaning it Up!
2. Application: Use the Inner Editor Proofreading Checklist to improve your own novel.
3. Continue editing and revising your novel to make it clearer and more fun to read!

Friday 01/12 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Henry L., Annabelle, and Ashley please go to Mrs. Gibbon's room @ 7:55 to talk about the upcoming Leadership Interviews.
2. Turn in your signed December Behavior Log to Mr. Erickson
3. Have your Writing AND NaNoWriMo materials ready
4. Practice your grammar and literacy skills at Quill.org:
• Continue "Learning How to Use Commas"
• Finish working on your capitalization skills