Study Skills - 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade

Dates: March 14th-17th

Weekly Objective:

  1. Where, When, and How to Study
  2. The difference between hearing and listening

Essential Questions:

Where, When, and How do we study?

What is the difference between hearing and listening?

Individual Tasks:Last week – Students who are currently failing a class will be working with me alone. Reviewing workbinders, blogs and how to be successful.

TUESDAY / 6th Grade / 7th Grade / 8th Grade
OPENER / Hearingis simply the act of perceiving sound by the ear. If you are nothearing-impaired,hearingsimply happens.Listening, however, is something you consciously choose to do.Listeningrequires concentration so that your brain processes meaning from words and sentences.
“University of Minnesota” / Quote of the Day
Thedifference betweenpassive andactive listeningis that anactivelistener engages with the speaker while a passive listener simply receives the message without giving any external indications. / Quote of the day

“GIVE ME 5” / Brief Discussion about the difference between hearing and listening. / Our Thoughts: Taking the walk through our day. Hearing versus Listenting. / Our Thoughts: Taking the Walk through our day. Hearing Versus listening.
OBJECTIVE / The difference between hearing and listening / The difference between hearing and listening / The difference between hearing and listening
SS/Class Preparation / Small Group Support:
**Side Groups
SUPPORT – Student NHI CHECK / Math test - STUDY
Russell Project – Due Today
Grade Check – The end of the 9 weeks is on Friday. We need to verify all NHI’s are gone. Students will self-check is they have the log-in information. Those without will see me. / Grade Check – The end of the 9 weeks is on Friday. We need to verify all NHI’s are gone. Students will self-check is they have the log-in information. Those without will see me.
WEDNESDAY / 6th Grade / 7th Grade / 8th Grade
OPENER / Quote of the Day:
/ Quote of the Day
/ Quote of the day

“GIVE ME 5” / What does this mean? (powerpoint slide)
(Journal Entry / What does this mean? (Journal Prompt) (Power Point Slide) / What does this mean?
(Journal Prompt) (Power Point Slide)
OBJECTIVE / The difference between hearing and listening / The difference between hearing and listening / The difference between hearing and listening
SUCCESS!
PREPARATION / SS TIME / Finish any missing work. – Prepare for Upcoming work.
Small Group Rotation / Finish any missing work. – Prepare for Upcoming work.
Small Group Rotation / Finish any missing work. – Prepare for Upcoming work.
Small Group Rotation
THURSDAY / 6th Grade / 7th Grade / 8th Grade
OPENER / Quote of the Day
/ Quote of the Day
/ Quote of the Day

“GIVE ME 5” / Quote of the Day (Powerpoint) / Quote of the Day (Powerpoint) / Quote of the Day (Powerpoint)
OBJECTIVE / Where, When, and How do we study?(Based on what we know about listening and hearing) / Where, When, and How do we study? (Based on what we know about listening and hearing) / Where, When, and How do we study?(Based on what we know about listening and hearing)
PREPARATION / SS TIME / Any Missing Work?
Organization Clean-out / Any Missing Work?
Organization Clean-out / Do we owe any work?
Organization Clean-out

SUBSTITUTE FRIDAY: SPRING PICTURE DAY

NO PLANS DUE TO TIME SPENT IN PICTURES – IF students complete pictures early, they will have Stop, Drop, and Read or Test Preparation