Lesson Plans
Week of October 26-30
Date: Monday, October 26, 2015
Subject: Reading
TEK: 2.10A I can explain the traits of a fiction book by reading a story and writing why my story is fiction
in my reading notebook.
Vocabulary: crumpled, dumped (Just a Dream by Chris Van Alsburg)
Word Wall: something, days, bottles, covers, jackets
Spelling Principle: CVCe long o
Lesson:
45 minutes: Read Just a Dream by Chris Van Alsburg
Create chart with students emphasizing fiction elements. Focus on specific elements the following using
Mini Lesson:
 Written to entertain the reader
 Narrative story structure (includes characters, plot, setting, etc.)
 From the author’s imagination
 Has a big idea or lesson the author wants the reader to know or learn
 Can be realistic or fantasy
 Fiction Activity
Vocabulary Journal: crumpled, dump
Buddy Study: Choose, Write, Build
Introduce Stations:
Handwriting: a, t, e, g, p. 21, 22, 23.
Computer: Sheppherd Software: Magical Capitals
Pocket Chart: -suffixes ed (three sounds d, t, added ed sound on Tuesday)
Writing: Editing Mentoring Sentences on Starboard.
Independent Reading: What evidence do I have that it is a fiction story? (Reading Notebook)
Subject: Writing
TEK: 2.17A I can develop first draft by putting ideas in order and spelling high frequency words.
TEK: 2.18(A) I can write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end.
TEK: 2.18 I can express my ideas and feelings about real people, events, and ideas.
Lesson:
 Finding letter clusters to solve words
Mini-Lesson:
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Continue working on Personal Narrative Mini Books
Focus on pictures matching words, punctuation and capitalization. Thinking about where you
are writing sentences.
Subject: Social Studies
TEK: 2.15A: Identify selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other examples of the local cultural
heritage.
TEK 2.15B I can explain the significance of selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other
examples of the local cultural heritage.
Vocabulary: heritage
Lesson:
Lesson Plans
Week of October 26-30
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Read and discuss p. 3 of My World with students. Discuss with students about Anthem by Buck
Ramsey. Students will discuss what the poem has to do with Texas.
Students will write a poem and draw a picture that matches their poem. Their poem should be
something about Lemm (minor social studies grade).
ELL:
Beginning: Ask children a question about the poem or the painting on the first two pages of the
lesson. Help them make a statement as an answer. Then help them ask their own question
about the poem or the painting.
Intermediate: After reading the first page of the lesson, have them answer these sentence
frames: The poem tells about ______________. The painting shows _________. They are a part
of the ______________ of Texas.
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Subject: Reading
TEK: 2.10B I can identify character traits including traits, motivation, and feelings.
Vocabulary: crumpled, dumped (Just a Dream by Chris Van Alsburg)
Word Wall: something, days, bottles, covers, jackets
Spelling Principle: CVCe long o
Lesson:
30 minutes:
Read Whole Group: Just a Dream-Character Traits of Walter Physical Traits Chart.
Glue in TEK on Character Traits.
Stations:
Handwriting: a, t, e, g, p. 21, 22, 23.
Computer: Sheppherd Software: Magical Capitals
Pocket Chart: -suffixes ed (three sounds d, t, added ed sound on Tuesday)
Writing: Editing Mentoring Sentences on Starboard.
Independent Reading: What evidence do I have that it is a fiction story? (Reading Notebook)
Subject: Writing
TEK: 2.17(A) I can develop first draft by putting ideas in order and spelling high frequency words.
TEK: 2.18(A) I can write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end.
TEK: 2.21(C) I can tell the difference between declarative and interrogative sentences.
Lesson:
Mini-Lesson:
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Continue working on Personal Narrative Mini Books
Focus on pictures matching words, punctuation and capitalization. Thinking about where you
are writing sentences.
We have been focusing on conventions and spelling but want to also balance that with content. Content
matters and we want to encourage focused narratives.
 Talk with students about taking one moment from one of their stories that may go “on and on” and
turning that into another story.
 Demonstrate this with a story about one of your students.
Lesson Plans
Week of October 26-30
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Have students look through their folders to see which pieces they can take a moment from to write
about.
Subject: Social Studies
TEK: 2.15A: Identify selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other examples of the local cultural
heritage.
TEK 2.15B I can explain the significance of selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other
examples of the local cultural heritage.
Vocabulary: heritage
Lesson:
 No Social Studies Today!
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Subject: Reading
TEK: 2.10B I can identify character traits including traits, motivation, and feelings.
Vocabulary: crumpled, dumped (Just a Dream by Chris Van Alsburg)
Word Wall: something, days, bottles, covers, jackets
Spelling Principle: CVCe long o
Lesson:
30 minutes:
Read Whole Group: Just a Dream-Character Traits Motivations Chart. What are his feelings? How does
he feel and why?
Buddy Study: Making Connections
Stations:
Handwriting: a, t, e, g, p. 21, 22, 23.
Computer: Sheppherd Software: Magical Capitals
Pocket Chart: -suffixes ed (three sounds d, t, added ed sound on Tuesday)
Writing: Editing Mentoring Sentences on Starboard.
Independent Reading: What evidence do I have that it is a fiction story? (Reading Notebook)
Subject: Writing
TEK: 2.17A I can develop first draft by putting ideas in order and spelling high frequency words.
TEK: 2.18(A) I can write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end.
TEK: 2.21Ai I can understand and use present tense verbs in my speaking and writing.
Mini-Lesson:
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Introduce Present Tense Verbs-Video on Brain Pop Jr. (scavenger hunt of verbs in books, writing,
observing actions of other kids)
Kids complete Scavenger Hunt of Verbs to turn in. They will walk to the playground and observe
students doing things on the playground (around the school). They will record on a piece of
paper all the verbs.
Lesson Plans
Week of October 26-30
Subject: Social Studies
TEK: 2.15A: Identify selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other examples of the local cultural
heritage.
TEK 2.15B I can explain the significance of selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other
examples of the local cultural heritage.
Vocabulary: heritage
Lesson:
 Read and discuss pp. 4-5
 Have students complete Venn Diagram in groups about Steven F. Austin and Sam Houston. Take
group participation grade. Students work to show what each man did in Texas and what they
have in common.
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015
Subject: Reading
TEK: 2.10B I can identify character traits including traits, motivation, and feelings.
Vocabulary: crumpled, dumped (Just a Dream by Chris Van Alsburg)
Word Wall: something, days, bottles, covers, jackets
Lesson:
20 minutes:
 Read Aloud: Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Alsburg: Students chart ants traits in their notebook.
They must show:
 Physical Traits
 Feelings of the Ants
 What motivated them to stay behind. Turn in for a minor reading grade.
10 minutes:
Buddy Study: Buddy Check
30 minutes:
Stations:
Handwriting: t, a, d, g
Computer: Sheppherd Software: Magical Capitals
Pocket Chart: -ed
Writing: Editing Mentoring Sentences
Independent Reading: text-to-self/text/world (Reading Notebook)
Subject: Writing
TEK: 2.17A I can develop first draft by putting ideas in order and spelling high frequency words.
TEK: 2.18(A) I can write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end.
TEK: 2.21(C) I can tell the difference between declarative and interrogative sentences.
Lesson:
45 minutes: Continue Mini Books
*Individual conferencing
Lesson Plans
Week of October 26-30
Subject: Social Studies
TEK: 2.15A: Identify selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other examples of the local cultural
heritage.
TEK 2.15B I can explain the significance of selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other
examples of the local cultural heritage.
Vocabulary: heritage
Lesson: Continue Venn Diagram assignment from yesterday. Finish for minor grade.
Date: Friday, October 30, 2015
Subject: Reading
TEK: 2RCD I can make mental images to help me understand stories that I have read.
TEK: 2RCF I can make connections to things that have happened to me in a book, or the world around
me.
***Reading Passage Quiz: Character Traits and Fiction
Buddy Study: Buddy Test
Stations:
Handwriting: t, a, d, g
Computer: Sheppherd Software: Magical Capitals
Pocket Chart: -ed
Writing: Editing Mentoring Sentences
Independent Reading: text-to-self/text/world (Reading Notebook)
Subject: Writing
TEK: 2.17(A) I can develop first draft by putting ideas in order and spelling high frequency words.
TEK: 2.18(A) I can write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end.
TEK: 2.21(C) I can tell the difference between declarative and interrogative sentences.
Lesson:
10 minutes: Students take present tense verbs from Scavenger Hunt on Tuesday and write in complete
sentences. Turn both in for minor language grades.
45 minutes:
 Complete Mini Books and Share: Major writing grade.
Subject: Social Studies
TEK: 2.15A: Identify selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other examples of the local cultural
heritage.
TEK 2.15B I can explain the significance of selected stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other
examples of the local cultural heritage.
Vocabulary: heritage
Lesson:
60 minutes:
 Finish Venn Diagram Assignment. Minor S.S. Grade.