Trousdale County Schools Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Kiefer
Pacing Guide Week #:14
Dates: 11/10/14-11/14/14
Subject: Grammar
Common Core Standard(s) to be taught: (Write the entire standard)
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L.4.1f Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting fragments and run-ons
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L.4.2a Use correct capitalization
SPI(s) to be taught: (Write the entire SPI)
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GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling
Daily practice activity for citing text based evidence in conversation and/or writing:
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Identify singular and plural possessive nouns
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Identify action and linking verbs
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Use complete sentences in writing and speaking
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Use correct capitalization
I Can Statements :
Student Agenda:
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I can identify action and linking verbs in sentences.
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Posted daily but NOT included in Lesson Plan
Assessment Strategies (for Stage 1 teachers ONLY): Assessment used to determine mastery daily: If a quiz or test is given,
include in the Teacher’s Lesson Plan Notebook.
Instructional Materials (for Stage 1 teachers ONLY): All instructional materials are to be included in the Teacher’s Lesson Plan
Notebook.
Instruction: In outline form, describe each day of instruction.
Day 1
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Review with students about parts of speech focusing on nouns and verbs.
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Introduce students to action verbs using Grammar notebooks.
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Harcourt TB Pgs. 120-121in class
Formative Assessment:
white boards
Harcourt WB Pg. 31
Day 2
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Core Skills Pg. 28
Review parts of speech: Noun/verb
Let students independently complete/check Core Skills Pg. 28.
Day 3
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Introduce linking verbs using Grammar Notebooks
Harcourt TB Pgs. 122-123.
Harcourt WB Pg. 32 over identifying linking verbs.
Day 4
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Review homework with students from previous night.
Core Skills WB Pg. 32.
Day 5
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Review using Grammar Rules pg. 23 and pg. 25
white boards
Harcourt WB Pg. 32
Core Skills Pg. 32
Grammar Rules Pg. 23 & 25
Alternate Instructional Interventions: Provide a specific plan for alternate instructional interventions, or re-teaching.
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What is a sentence?/ Narrative writing: students write 3-4 sentences that describe what they and their friends enjoy doing
after school. Underline the simple subject in the sentences and circle the simple predicate. Invite students to read their
sentences aloud.
Instructional technologies to enhance learning: List how each will enhance the effectiveness of the lesson.
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Grammar snap videos
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Write Smart online writing tools
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Trousdale County Schools Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Kiefer
Pacing Guide Week #:14
Dates: 11/10/14-11/14/14
Subject: Spelling
Common Core Standard(s) to be taught: (Write the entire standard)
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L.4.2d Spell grade-appropriate words, consulting references as needed
SPI(s) to be taught: (Write the entire SPI)
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SPI 0401.1.8 Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context
Daily practice activity for citing text based evidence in conversation and/or writing:
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Spelling words correctly
I Can Statements :
Student Agenda:
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I can spell fourth grade words correctly
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Posted daily but NOT included in Lesson Plan
Assessment Strategies (for Stage 1 teachers ONLY): Assessment used to determine mastery daily: If a quiz or test is given,
include in the Teacher’s Lesson Plan Notebook.
Instructional Materials (for Stage 1 teachers ONLY): All instructional materials are to be included in the Teacher’s Lesson Plan
Notebook.
Instruction: In outline form, describe each day of instruction.
Day 1
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Go over Spelling Words— words ending in –ed/-ing
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Reader`s Notebook Pg. 148 independently.
Formative Assessment:
Reader`s Notebook Pg. 148
Day 2
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Reader’s Notebook p. 149
Students will work on Word Sorting using Reader`s Notebook Pg. 149.
Day 3
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Spelling Sentences
Day 4
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Day 5
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Spelling Sentences
Reader’s Notebook p. 150
Students will work on Proofreading with finding misspelled words using Reader`s
Notebook Pg. 150.
Spelling Test
Spelling Test
Alternate Instructional Interventions: Provide a specific plan for alternate instructional interventions, or re-teaching.
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If students misspell four or more words, revisit the ‘Model and Sort’ for spelling patterns with long and short a.
Instructional technologies to enhance learning: List how each will enhance the effectiveness of the lesson.
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Reader’s Notebook; text analysis and citing text evidence, vocabulary strategies, spelling, grammar, and writing traits
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Powerpoint
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Trousdale County Schools Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Kiefer
Pacing Guide Week #:14
Dates: 11/10/14-11/14/14
Subject:
Reading
Common Core Standard(s) to be taught: (Write the entire standard)
RL. 4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text, (e.g., a
character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of
events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
SPI(s) to be taught: (Write the entire SPI)
SPI 0401.5.6 Indicate the sequence of events in text
SPI 0401.8.2 Identify characters, setting and plot in a passage.
SPI 0401.8.3 Determine the problem in a story and recognize its solution
SPI 0401.5.2 Recognize cause-effect relationships within context
Daily practice activity for citing text based evidence in conversation and/or writing:
Talk through text questions and text based questioning in science and social studies
I Can Statements :
Student Agenda:
 I can describe a character, setting, and events in a
 Posted daily but NOT included in Lesson Plan
story.
 I can use evidence from my text to explain point of
view.
 I can identify the author`s purpose of a story.
Assessment Strategies (for Stage 1 teachers ONLY): Assessment used to determine mastery daily: If a quiz or test is given,
include in the Teacher’s Lesson Plan Notebook.
Instructional Materials (for Stage 1 teachers ONLY): All instructional materials are to be included in the Teacher’s Lesson
Plan Notebook.
Instruction: In outline form, describe each day of instruction.
Day 1
 Students will work on Daily ELA
 Discuss vocabulary on newsletter
 Read the Read Aloud T Pgs. T86-T87.
 Read story “The Earth Dragon Awakes” using pages 349-359.
 Students will use text evidence to answer questions on WB Pgs. 145-146.
Day 2
 Students will work on Daily ELA
 Read story “The Earth Dragon Awakes” using pages 349-359.
 Close Read with text questions
Day 3
 Students will work on Daily ELA
 Read story “The Earth Dragon Awakes” using pages 349-359 and use
comprehension questions to answer questions about the story.
 Close Read with text questions
Day 4
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Students will work on Daily ELA
 Read story “The Earth Dragon Awakes” using pages 349-359.
 Students will continue discussion about story using Projectable 12.2.
 Students will work on synonym sheet.
Formative Assessment:
Newsletter
Reader`s Notebook WB Pg. 145-146
Reader`s Notebook WB Pg. 147
Discussion Questions from story
Synonym Sheet
Projectable 12.2
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Day 5
Test
Performance Task
 Test over “The Earth Dragon Awakes”
 Performance Task: Creating a timeline of events from their life
Alternate Instructional Interventions: Provide a specific plan for alternate instructional interventions, or re-teaching.
 Leveled readers provide support and challenges for students.
 Cold Reads provide test taking practice and skill review with challenges
Instructional technologies to enhance learning: List how each will enhance the effectiveness of the lesson.
Trousdale County Schools Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Kiefer
Pacing Guide Week #: 14
Dates: 11/10/14-11/14/14
Subject: Math
Common Core Standard(s) to be taught: (Write the entire standard)
4.NBT.B.4. Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
4.OA.A.3. Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations,
including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for
the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including
rounding.
SPI(s) to be taught: (Write the entire SPI)
0306.2.9: Solve contextual problems involving the addition (with and without regrouping) and subtraction (without regrouping) of
two and three digit whole numbers.
SPI 0406.3.1 Use letters and symbols to represent an unknown quantity and write a simple mathematical expression.
SPI 0406.1.1 Verify a conclusion using the commutative, associative and distributive properties.
Daily practice activity for citing text based evidence in conversation and/or writing:
 Students will express reasoning for answers through writing on weekly math task.
I Can Statements :
Student Agenda:
 I can solve division problems.
 Posted daily but NOT included in Lesson Plan
Assessment Strategies (for Stage 1 teachers ONLY): Assessment used to determine mastery daily: If a quiz or test is given,
include in the Teacher’s Lesson Plan Notebook.
Instructional Materials (for Stage 1 teachers ONLY): All instructional materials are to be included in the Teacher’s Lesson
Plan Notebook.
Instruction: In outline form, describe each day of instruction.
Day 1
 Students will complete a Daily Math
 Math fact quiz
 Review division problems.
 Teacher will introduce students to solving 3 digit dividends divided by 1 digit
divisors.
 Harcourt TB Pg. 301 (2-26) for instruction
Day 2
 Students will complete a Math daily Fix it.
 Math fact quiz
 Review with students to solving 3 digit dividends divided by 1 digit divisors.
 Envision TB Pg. 178 (1-13) for instruction
Formative Assessment:
White Boards
Fact Quiz
Harcourt WB Pg. 73
White Boards
Fact Quiz
Envision WB Pgs. 121-122
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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Day 6
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Students will complete a Math daily Fix it.
Math fact quiz
Teacher will introduce students to solving division problems with 2 or 3 digit
quotients
Teacher will use Harcourt TB Pg. 299 (2-26).
Students will continue to work on dividing 2 digits by 1 digit problems with
remainders from Harcourt TB Pgs. 299.
Students will complete Harcourt WB Pg. 67-68 over dividing with remainders.
Students will complete a Math daily Fix it.
Math fact quiz
Teacher will continue with dividing with remainders with students using Envision
TB Pgs. 180-181 (5-23).
Students will complete problems with dividing with remainders using Envision WB
Pgs. 123-124.
Students will complete a Math daily Fix it.
Math fact quiz
Teacher will review homework with students.
Teacher will answer any questions about dividing with remainders.
Students will have a quiz over division problems that they have learned so far.
White Boards
Fact Quiz
Harcourt TB Pg. 299 (2-26)
Harcourt WB Pg. 72
White Boards
Fact Quiz
TB Pgs. 180-181 (5-23)
Envision WB Pgs. 123-124
Fact Quiz
Quiz
Day 7
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Alternate Instructional Interventions: Provide a specific plan for alternate instructional interventions, or re-teaching.
 Harcourt Textbook pages 2-9 and pages 21-23
 Harcourt workbook pages 1-3, 6, and 9
Instructional technologies to enhance learning: List how each will enhance the effectiveness of the lesson.
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Pearson Success Net Envision Math- online tests and quizzes
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Quiz Show- end of week assessment
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Brain Pop- review of lesson
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Problem Attic- TCAP type questioning review
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