Harcourt Reading, Language, and Writing---Dec. 2-6: 12:30-12:45, 1:30-2:50

Special Notes for each day of the week----

Special Class from 12:45-1:30: Mon. and Tues.---IMAC with Mrs. Gross, Wed.-Fri.---PE

At 1:30, pick up healthy snack in lunchroom and if not warm enough to go out from 1:30-1:40, then go back to classroom and look up healthy snack on the computer and discuss the benefits of eating the healthy snack for today.

2:50-3:00---Review, closure, and prepare for dismissal (bookbags). Bus loading and pickups are on a clipboard on my desk. Please return there.

3:00---1st load---I find it best to go down back hallway between lunchroom and PE gym and go out the back doors. This will put you right at the front buses where Jordan will need to get on.

3:05---Pickups and 2nd load are taken to lunchroom. Also, 2nd load will load directly after and during pickups---take 2nd load when you get ready to load them if Latisha is riding the bus today (Tues., Fri.), take them down the back hallway between PE gym and lunchroom. If Latisha is not riding bus (Mon., Wed., Thurs.) but staying for Reading Rocks, you can take 2nd load out doors in front of gym. Jennifer Hays will be there to help stay with the pickups and 2nd load while you load 1st load and will stay with the rest of pickups while you load 2nd load. If she is not present at school, Mrs. Rachel Jude who helps Miss Chrystal Everette next door to our classroom will help. She has before.

Monday Harcourt Reading, Language, Writing: 12:30-12:45, 1:30-2:50

Day 3 activities “Where Do Frogs Come From?”

Class will complete the following activities, details given on Harcourt reading teacher’s guide pgs. noted.

  1. Sharing Literature with poem, “The Frog on the Log” (discuss sound words)---teacher’s guide pg. 101E
  2. Word Building /ng/ and /in/ words---teacher’s guide pg. 101F (write words)
  3. Practice story words tadpole, body, tail, fish and Words to Remember textbook pgs. 84-85 (from, eat, or, grows, gone, two)
  4. Words to Remember---teacher’s guide pg. 101I
  5. Discuss story genre: nonfiction
  6. Class will reread and discuss the story, “Where Do Frogs Come From?” textbook pgs. 86-99
  7. Daily Language Practice---teacher’s guide pg. 105A top left (capitalization, spelling)
  8. Writing---“Healthful Treats” worksheet prompt: Monkey is hungry. She is going to buy some fresh fruit to make a snack.

Prewriting Plan: What fruit does Monkey buy? What will she make with her fruit?

Tuesday Harcourt Reading, Language, Writing: 12:30-12:45, 1:30-2:50

Day 4 activities “Where Do Frogs Come From?”

Class will complete the following activities, details given on Harcourt reading teacher’s guide pgs. noted.

  1. Sharing Literature with poem, “A Froggie Feast” act out and tap beat---teacher’s guide pg. 105D
  2. Phonemic Awareness---Phoneme Substitution---teacher’s guide pg. 105D
  3. Match Sounds---teacher’s guide pg. 105D (short a)
  4. Word Building---r and s-blends---teacher’s guide pg. 105 E (write words)
  5. Practice story words tadpole, body, tail, fish and Words to Remember textbook pgs. 84-85 (from, eat, or, grows, gone, two)
  6. Words to Remember---teacher’s guide pg. 101I
  7. Discuss story genre: nonfiction
  8. Class will reread and discuss the story, “Where Do Frogs Come From?” textbook pgs. 86-99
  9. Comprehension: Details---teacher’s guide pg. 105I and textbook pgs. 106-107
  10. Daily Language Practice---teacher’s guide pg. 107A (spelling, ending punctuation)
  11. Grammar: Complete Sentences---teacher’s guide pg. 107B

Wednesday Harcourt Reading, Language, Writing: 12:30-12:45, 2:25-2:50

Class will go to Lexia Reading computer lab across the hall from our classroom from 1:40-2:25. Login cards are in the red basket by the computers in our classroom.

Writing---Teacher will pass back out student writing plan sheet “Healthful Treats.” Students will write a story that tells about the fruit Monkey bought and what she did with it.

Thursday Harcourt Reading, Language, Writing: 12:30-12:45, 1:30-2:50

Day 5 activities “Where Do Frogs Come From?”

Class will complete the following activities, details on Harcourt teacher’s guide pgs. noted.

  1. Sharing Literature with big book, Where Does the Brown Bear Go? (on easel up front)---teacher’s guide pg. 107D (listen to story for details)
  2. Phoneme Manipulation---teacher’s guide pg. 107D
  3. Add Sounds /ang/ and /ing/---teacher’s guide pg. 107D
  4. Contractions ‘s, n’t, ‘ll---teacher’s guide pg. 107F
  5. Practice story words tadpole, body, tail, fish and Words to Remember textbook pgs. 84-85 (from, eat, or, grows, gone, two)
  6. Words to Remember---teacher’s guide pg. 107H
  7. Discuss story genre: nonfiction
  8. Class will reread and discuss the story, “Where Do Frogs Come From?” textbook pgs. 86-99
  9. Daily Language Practice---teacher’s guide pg. 107K (spelling, ending punctuation)
  10. Grammar: Complete Sentences Review---teacher’s guide pg. 107L

Friday Harcourt Reading, Language, Writing: 12:30-12:45, 1:30-2:50

Class will complete the following activities, details given on Harcourt teacher’s guide pages noted.

  1. Sharing Literature with big book, Sweet Dreams (on easel)---teacher’s guide pg. 108H (connect to prior knowledge and student response)
  2. Phoneme Isolation---teacher’s guide pg. 108H
  3. Identify Initial Phonemes---teacher’s guide pg. 108H (focus /or/)
  4. Word Building---teacher’s guide pg. 108J /or/ words
  5. Daily Language Practice---teacher’s guide pg. 108M (spelling, ending punctuation)
  6. Grammar: Introduce Nouns---teacher’s guide pg. 108N
  7. Read Decodable Book story
  8. Writing---“Sleeping Bag Buddies” prompt: Bear asked two friends to his sleepover. Writing Plan: Draw the 2 friends and write their names.

Writing: Write a story about Bear’s sleepover with his friends.