Morning
Meeting:
8:00
Literacy
Workshop:
8:05
Math:
8:30
Reading :
10:00
University of Houston Charter School: Innovator Lesson Plans
Mon 4/18
Tue 4/19
Wed 4/20
Thurs 4/21
School-wide
Welcome/
School-wide
School-wide
School-wide
Assign New
Welcome/
Welcome/
Welcome/
Jobs For The
Week
Fri 4/22
School-wide
Welcome/
D.O.L & D.O.M
D.O.L & D.O.M
D.O.L & D.O.M
D.O.L & D.O.M
D.O.L & D.O.M
Personal
Financial
Literacy:
Making Income
Personal
Financial
Literacy: Cost of
Resource
Personal
Financial
Literacy:
Spending
Decisions
Personal
Financial
Literacy: Borrow
and Credit
Review personal
financial literacy
Students will
discuss
vocabulary
words for “The
Tree Is
Growing”.
Students will
read ““The Tree
Is Growing” and
discuss
comprehension
questions.
Students will
complete
grammar and
vocabulary
questions for
““The Tree Is
Growing”.
Students will
complete
comprehension
questions for
““The Tree Is
Growing”.
Group 2:
Students will
read ““The
Tree Is
Growing.” Also,
they will go
over
comprehension
and
vocabulary.
Group 2:
Students will
discuss
comprehension
and vocabulary
questions for
““The Tree Is
Growing.”
Student will
analyze the text
with text and
graphic features
for the story
““The Tree Is
Growing”. Also,
read “The Tree Is
Growing.
The Letters A-Z
The Letters A-Z
Simple
Machine: Using
Machines
Simple Machine:
Using Machines
Group 2:
Students will
Group 2:
complete
Students will
grammar and
read ““The Tree
vocabulary
Is Growing.” Also, questions for
they will go over ““The Tree Is
comprehension
Growing.” Also,
and vocabulary
will read “The
words.
Tree Is Growing.”
Group 2:
Students will reread “The
Albertosaurus”
Also, complete
comprehension.
Early Release
Handwriting:
1:00
Science
1:30
Review and
Mastery
Review and
Mastery
Simple Machine:
Using Machines
Simple Machine:
Using Machines
Early Release
Social
Studies
2:15
Closing:
3:00
Meet Daniel
Boone Pioneer
(1734-1820).
Meet Daniel
Boone Pioneer
(1734-1820).
Meet Daniel
Boone Pioneer
(1734-1820).
Meet Daniel
Boone Pioneer
(1734-1820).
Clean Up,
Reflect and
Dismiss
Clean Up,
Reflect and
Dismiss
Clean Up, Reflect
and Dismiss
Clean Up, Reflect
and Dismiss
Early Release
Early Release
University of Houston Charter School: Innovator Rationales
Morning Meeting: Through consistent class meetings students are given the autonomy to become selfdisciplined, responsible individuals. We use this time for reflective conversations and preparation for the
day. This week we will continue to learn class routines and schedules.
ELA (English Language Arts This week, your child will develop their understanding of graphic features
within text and how we can use them to increase our comprehension of text. We will discover the best
ways to use the table of contents, glossary, in text graphics and bold words. Through the explicit
teaching of in-text features, they will become more aware of the additional information provided within
the text and how we can efficiently find answers to questions we may ask while reading.
Handwriting: This week, your child will continue to make their way through the cursive alphabet and
will expand their practice to encompass all letters. Daily practice will allow them to become more
comfortable with cursive and later be able to apply it to their daily writing.
Math: Students will be introduced to different types of graphs: pictographs, bar, dots and how to solve
problems with bar graphs. Students will review math STAAR strategies for preparation for the STAAR
test.
Science: Students will review STAAR strategies for preparation for the STAAR test.
Social Studies: Students will review STAAR strategies for preparation for the STAAR test.
How to Help Your Child: How to Help Your Child: Encourage your child to complete their homework. Ask
them about specific terms they encountered throughout the day. Ask them to explain the meaning of
these terms and how it applies to what they have learned. Read aloud to your child, as they sit with you.
Allow them to follow along and observe habits of experienced readers. Practice inference with your
child. For instance, provide short, social stories and leave out key details and have them practice
determining what it is you are referring to. For example, this morning I went to the fridge to grab some
milk. However, when I opened the door, all twelve of them fell out of their carton and splattered on the
floor. It was such a sticky mess. What did I drop on the floor? Stories like this can be developed on at a
moment’s notice and truly help support the skills your child will be developing in class. Thank you for all
that you do!