Thursday 01/11 - Improving Personal Narrative "Hooks"

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?
3. Writing Time:
• Revise your opening sentences so they "hook" your reader.
• Make any other revisions or additions so your piece is complete and as interesting as it can be.
• Lastly, free write or practice grammar skills at Quill.org quietly.

Wednesday 01/10 Math - Introduction to Ratios

Purpose: I can use and understand ratios as a way to compare two numbers by division.

1. Connection: Ratios in the classroom.
2. Engagement: Introduction to Ratios
• Lead yourself through the videos and practice.
• Use your headphones!
• Record your responses to the wrap-up in your Math Notebook.
3. Math Skills Practice:  Prodigy
4. Review: Be ready to share your thinking
• What is a ratio?
• What is a rate?
• What are other ways to write the ratio “1 to 2”?

Wednesday 01/10 Reading - "The Art of the Selfie" Activity

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

1. Whole Group:  Examples of Description Texts
2. Application: "Art of the Selfie"
• Main Idea and Supporting Details
• Picture Evidence
3. Link:  Main Idea/Description Writing
• Identify the Main Idea about a person, place, or thing.
• Complete the Main Idea/Description Graphic Organizer
• Write a Description Text Structure piece by grouping together similar supporting details into sentences.
• Use signal words along with your supporting details.
4. Free Reading Time

Wednesday 01/10 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Turn in your signed December Behavior Log to Mr. Erickson
2. Have your Reading AND Spelling materials ready
3. Practice List #2 Words at SpellingCity

Tuesday 01/09 Math - Unit 4 EDM Assessment

Purpose: I can show my understanding and skills with place value, coordinate grids, and operations with decimals.

1. Warm-Up: Play Scooter Quest to practice rounding decimals.
2. Unit 4 EDM Assessment
• Complete to the best of your abilities. 
• Read and follow all directions.
• Double-check your answers, using “reasonableness” to help. 
3. Unit 5 Preview: Math Journal page 152
4. Math Skills Practice: FrontRow

Tuesday 01/09 Reading - "The Vortex of Video Games" Activity

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

1. Connection: Text Structure Practice
•  https://join.quizizz.com
• Join game with this code: 597749
2. Application: "The Vortex of Video Games"
• Positive Effects and Negative Effects
• Written Response
3. Free Reading Time

Tuesday 01/09 Leadership - Quadrant 2 Living

Purpose: I can become a better leader by focusing energy and time on important, but not urgent, things to help me to achieve what matters most.

1. Connection: Suitcase Packing
2. Whole Group: Quadrant 2 Living
3. Application: Big Rocks on The Time Matrix
• Record your week's Big Rocks on individual sticky notes.
• Place each Big Rock into the correct quadrant on your Time Matrix.
• Be ready to share and discuss with the whole class.
4. Review: The Ice Scraper
• What point is the video trying to make?
• Where do you think we waste time as a class? What impact do these activities have on reaching our goals? How can we minimize our timewasters?