Mr. Mense’s Lesson Plans
Grade:
Subject:
Sixth Grade
Social Studies
ANT> Review from yesterday
INP> SQ3R Quiz over “Byzantium
Empire & Medieval Europe” (pp
192-199)
GP> Discuss terms such as
Medieval and Byzantium
w/students.
IP> Chapter 9, Lesson 1 SQ3R
(PORTFOLIO)
For the Week Beginning:
Grade:
Subject:
Sixth Grade
English
ANT> Hyphens, Dashes, and
Parentheses”
INP> Read pp. 220-221, “Hyphens,
Dashes, and Parentheses” in the
book. Then, go through examples
in Practice/Apply.
IP> Worksheet #175
My Punctuation book pg. 33
Find an app or game online to play!
ANT> Have the students
brainstorm some major personal
achievements that have occurred
in their lives.
ANT> Apostrophe Review
INP> “People & Events” on pages
200-203.
INP> Here’s the idea, page 222.
Correct Answers = tickets
GP> Group Discussion
GP> Concept Check on page 223
(both Parts A & B)
IP> Chapter 9, Lesson 2
Worksheet
(look on pg. 42 in workbook)
ANT> Have you ever seen pictures
of your parents as kids?
INP> “The Flourishing of Culture”
on pages 204-206.
IP>
No Assignment for the
students, but I want them to work
on
their
study
guide
and
vocabulary.
Use Mr. Donn’s website and
www.learn360.com to post info on
kidblog.
ANT> What is childhood? When
does it end & adulthood begin?
INP> Together, the class we read
“Children’s Lives” on pages 207-211.
GP> Discuss section 9-4, then
discuss our assignment.
Research Project: Children in
the Crusades &. People in
Crusades…relate to today’s
people? Would YOU go??
Today, using Mr. Donn’s
website and others, we will
research the following:
Children in the Crusades
Medieval Europe
Fill in vocabulary words
Complete Study Guide
Officer Rummel NOT coming
this week…after Spring Break
Grade:
Subject:
Sixth Grade
Science
ANT> Background (pp F14, F15)
INP> Together review “Bicycle
Cyclometers” and “What is Speed?”
on pp. F14-F17. Then, read
“Acceleration” & “Stopping Power”
on pages F21-F26.
GP> Do the two (2) Review
Questions on page F17.
IP> Investigative Review #2,
Chapter 1 (Unit F) WS (pg. 140
ANT> Formula equations for
acceleration…Review for test.
STUDY DAY:
Formula equations today…kids
will look for some on iPads
and on NOTEBOOK for
Smartboard today!
INP> We will read “Punctuating
Titles” on pages 224-225. Focus
on quotations, italics, and
underlining for this part.
GP> Practice & Apply, pg. 225
IP> Worksheet #182
Next week: Use Laptops for
review and prepare for pretest and
test (all after Spring Break)!
Chapter 9, English Test
“Punctuation”
ANT> Simile & Metaphor
Part I
Day 2> Today, begin with
“Edible” poem. Give each
student a blank piece of paper.
Follow instructions on my paper.
Then, play blue and yellow sticky
note game (back of Day 2)
IP> Move around room, giving
praise/advice as students do
the assignment!!
ANT> Simile & Metaphor
Part II
Day 3>, Begin with “Brain Pop”
website. After going through
this, hand out a metaphor and
simile sheet for practice.
Make own review sheet using
papers you copied for
simile/metaphors (10 pts)
ANT> Formula equations for
acceleration…Review for test.
Chapter 9, English Test
“Punctuation”
Try to find some Bonus
material for the test!!
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STUDY DAY:
Chapter 1, Unit F
Science Test
“Moving On”
ANT> Alliteration (“All” first
letters are same in
“all”iteration!
Day 4> Hand our list of
alphabet alliteration. Play “I am
going on a trip” game with kids
(handout). Then, make tongue
twisters or alliteration
examples for _____. Finally,
have kids make up their own for
tomorrow (5-10 examples)
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IP> Alliteration examples
Chapter 1, Unit F
Science Test
“Moving On”
93% class average on test 1
Hour Off Next Class!
ANT> Hand in alliteration;
Begin with Personification
(focus: Person)
Day 5> Hand out personification papers (3). Go
through examples on page one.
Afterwards, make your own on
page 2. Finally, apply what
we’ve learned by doing page 3.
IP> Personification
worksheets
TEST DAY:
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metaphor worksheets, and
complete Brain Pop exercise
TEST DAY:
PRETEST DAY:
Subject:
Sixth Grade
Spelling
IP> Hand out simile and
IP> Worksheet #178
ANT> Punctuating Titles
Grade:
Free Hour in honor of Mr. Mense’s
birthday…but ONLY if you have all
of your individual homework
finished up to today.
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ANT> Hand in Thursday’s
lesson, begin Onomatopoeia
Day 6> Today, we will begin by
looking on the Internet at comic
strips with examples of
Onomatopoeia. We will then
perform an ONOMATOPOEIA
Song and use Papers (in file) to
flip as we do the song. Put on
iMovie and iPod for final project.
IP> Onomotopoeia Song.
Review after Spring Break!
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Grade:
Subject:
Seventh Grade
Social Studies
MONDAY
Discuss pages 85-90 and fill
out our pages (test).
Students and I will begin M21
“Moving to America”
(Tracing Migration Patterns
in class, discussing the
movement of German
families to Kansas
TUESDAY
Study Counties Test Handout…test
tomorrow
Working on our Kansas History Project – Family
Tree. I have printed the 5 page packet for each
student that we will use.
Together, we will come up with a lesson plan
“Order of Events” Checklist….a Calendar of due
dates so Mr. Mense has things to check/grade
and kids are staying on-task. HOW LONG WILL
PROJECT LAST?? 5 weeks? 7 weeks?
Don’t forget to give final test (posttest)
Hand out Counties Test
THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
Working on our Kansas History Project – Family
Tree. I have printed the 5 page packet for each
student that we will use.
Together, we will come up with a lesson plan
“Order of Events” Checklist….a Calendar of due
dates so Mr. Mense has things to check/grade
and kids are staying on-task. HOW LONG WILL
PROJECT LAST?? 5 weeks? 7 weeks?
Don’t forget to give final test (posttest)
Grade:
Subject:
Eighth Grade
U.S. History
NOTES, NEWS, and
REMINDERS FOR MR.
MENSE / CLASS
Discussion of “Abe Lincoln’s Troublesome Victory”
(Lincoln elected President, South Carolina & other
states leave union, Jefferson Davis becomes
Confederate President, Fort Sumter shots are fired,
Robert E. Lee’s Decision”
Begin today:
Ch. 4 (pp. 61-81) – “This is Going to Be Serious”
Assignment - (Due Wednesday.) Complete the activity
sheet provided (go over which parts)
Discussion of “This is Going to be Serious” (George
McClellan becomes general, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
gets his nickname, Battle of Shiloh proves to be
bloodiest of the Civil War.
Continue w/ our book, Two Miserable Presidents.
Ch.5 pages 83-104) – “Two Miserable Presidents”
Assignment - (Due Thursday.) Complete the activity
sheet provided (go over which parts)
Hand in Activity Sheet #3 today.
Discussion of “Two Miserable Presidents” (Robert E.
Lee & Stonewall Jackson turn Union forces, Lee loses at
Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation given by Lincoln.
Begin for tomorrow:
Ch. 6 (pp. 107-125) – “Johnny Reb vs. Billy Yank”
Assignment - (Due Monday.) Complete the activity
sheet provided (go over which parts)
Hand in Activity Sheet #4 today.
Working on our Kansas History Project – Family
Tree. I have printed the 5 page packet for each
student that we will use.
Discussion of “Johnny Reb vs. Billy Yank” (Lincoln
changes generals, miserable conditions for soldiers,
march towards Gettysburg)
Together, we will come up with a lesson plan
“Order of Events” Checklist….a Calendar of due
dates so Mr. Mense has things to check/grade
and kids are staying on-task. HOW LONG WILL
PROJECT LAST?? 5 weeks? 7 weeks?
Don’t forget to give final test (posttest)
Begin for tomorrow:
Ch. 7 (pp. 127-149) – “The Second-Biggest Fourth of
July”
Assignment - (Due Tuesday.) Complete the activity
sheet provided (go over which parts)
Hand in Activity Sheet #5 today.
FRIDAY
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