Attendance, Lunch count, Morning Work,
Pledge, Clean up
8:10-8:30
Opening
OPENING
*Calendar- checking
weather, counting days
in school, counting by
2’s, 5’s, 10’s
* Phonics dancepractice with whole
group
* Daily Language- Go
over together as a class
*Sequential phonics –
Obj. Students will be
able to: build and read
words independently
along with whole group
discussion
Attendance, Lunch
count, Morning
Work, Pledge,
Clean up
OPENING
*Calendar- checking
weather, counting days
in school, counting by
2’s, 5’s, 10’s
* Daily Language- Go
over together as a class
Attendance,
Lunch count,
Morning Work,
Pledge, Clean up
OPENING
*Calendar- checking
weather, counting days
in school, counting by
2’s, 5’s, 10’s
* Daily Language- Go
over together as a class
Attendance, Lunch
Attendance, Lunch count,
Morning Work, Pledge, Clean
up Pledge, Clean up
OPENING
*Calendar- checking
weather, counting days
in school, counting by
2’s, 5’s, 10’s
* Daily Language- Go
over together as a class
Attendance, Lunch count, Morning
Work, Pledge, Clean up
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Arrival
7:55-8:00
Lesson Plans Dec. 8-12
OPENING
*Calendar- checking
weather, counting days
in school, counting by
2’s, 5’s, 10’s
* Phonics dancepractice with whole
group
* Daily Language- Go
over together as a class
*Sequential phonics –
Obj. Students will be
able to: build and read
words independently
along with whole group
discussion
8:30-9:10
Social Studies-December
– We Celebrate Who We
Are” pg. 1-5 then listen to
Thomas Edison the
Biography on tape and
pg. 6-11 Lighting the
Holidays and Holiday
Celebrations book
Obj. Students will be able
to: describe similarities
and differences between
daytime and nighttime,
identify Thomas Edison
and Garrett Morgan as
American inventors,
compare seasonal
celebrations, and the
holidays
R.T.I.I.
9:15-9:45
Word Family: “est”
*Introduce CentersMath, Writing, Word
Building, Listening
centers, and free choice
centers
Spelling -Unit 10 Build
Basic Concepts-Concept 2
(2A-2B)
Obj. Students will be able
to: Discuss and make
words containing the
digraphs ch, sh, th, and wh
RTILesson: Holidays Around
the World
Gym
RTILesson: Holidays Around
the World
Library
RTILesson: Holidays Around
the World
Computers
Science- Exploring Gases
pg. 18-19 Read then do
experiment showing how
gas takes up space. Then
read pg. 20-21 and do
group activity- making a
poster of solids, liquids
and gases
Obj. Students will be able
to: Listen and discuss
what a gas is and review
solids and liquids by
putting together a poster
of each
*Reading Street/
Grammar –- Finish
Animal Park Packs
Snack 9:45-9:55
9:55 – 11:10
Centers/Reading Groups
Make Christmas Ornaments
Centers and Guided Reading groups- ALL NOTES AND
FOLDERS FOR GUIDED READING CAN BE FOUND IN
BLUE GUIDED READING BASKET AT GUIDED
READING TABLE IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM
Obj. Students will be able to: read and complete centers
independently
(Mrs. Boyce- Guided reading groups and sight word practice20 minutes each group
Introduce Writing Lesson
“How to Wrap a Present”
Whole class Kid writing while finishing reading groupsfrom Writing lesson
Obj. Students will be able to: create an illustration prior to
writing and then write 3 complete sentences about their
illustration
Continue Writing Lesson
“How to Wrap a Present”
Whole class Kid writing while finishing reading groups from writing lesson
Obj. Students will be able to: create an illustration prior to
writing and then write 3 complete sentences about their
illustration
Writing Lesson
Make Cards for School Helpers and
“Free Choice”
Guided Reading Groups - ALL NOTES AND FOLDERS
FOR GUIDED READING CAN BE FOUND IN BLUE
GUIDED READING BASKET AT GUIDED READING
TABLE IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM
(Mrs. Boyce- Guided reading groups and sight word practice20 minutes each (blue, green, red, yellow)
Whole class Kid writing during reading groupsObj. Students will be able to: create an illustration prior to
writing and then write 3 complete sentences about their
illustration
Centers and Guided Reading groups- ALL NOTES AND
FOLDERS FOR GUIDED READING CAN BE FOUND IN
BLUE GUIDED READING BASKET AT GUIDED
READING TABLE IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM
Obj. Students will be able to: read and complete centers
independently
(Mrs. Boyce- Guided reading groups and sight word practice20 minutes each group
Reading:
Essential Questions:
*How can I ask and answer
questions to help
understanding?
*How can I use illustrations
to help me retell a story?
*How does an author use
words or phrases in text?
*How do I use text features?
*How do I learn the meaning
of a word?
*How do I know what
information is learned from
pictures or the words in text?
Vocabulary: Literature,
informational text, describe,
detail, illustration, text, Text
Finish Reading Groups and
Centers if time
Writing
*How do I write an
Informative/Explanatory piece?
*How do I write all upper and
lower case letters?
*What words do I capitalize?
*How do I use ending
punctuation?
* How do I use nouns, verbs,
and adjectives?
*How do I use stronger words
that still show the same
meaning?
Vocabulary:
Conventions, Upper and Lower
case letters, Capitalize,
Punctuation, Comma, Style,
Topic, Source, Adjectives
Summary:
Handwriting- Guitar and
Paragraph pg. 64-65
Daily Math
Mad Minute Math
Math- Ch. 20 Problem Solving Make a
Model pg. 337-338 and Standardized Test
Prep pg. 341
Obj. Students will be able to: use the problem
solving strategy make a model to solve
problems then complete practice problems
from Ch. 20
Handwriting- Dates and Thank
You letter pg. 66-67
Daily Math
Mad Minute Math
Math- Ch. 20 Extra Practice and Review pg.
339-340
Obj. Students will be able to: compete practice
problems from Ch. 20 to practice for the test
Daily Math
Math- Ch. 20 Test then begin 1.OA.5 pack
Obj. Students will be able to: compete
problems from Ch. 20 on a test Then begin
working on standard 1.OA.5 packet add within
20
Handwriting- Paragraph and
Alliteration pg. 68-69
Daily Math
Mad Minute Math
Math- Finish 1.OA.5 pack and then take
assessment 1
Obj. Students will be able to: Complete
practice problems to add within 20 then take
an the 1.OA.5 Assessment 1
Math
Essential Questions:
*How do I add?
*How do I subtract?
*How are addition and subtraction related?
*How do I use addition and subtraction to
solve word problems?
*How do I add and subtract within 20?
Vocabulary: whole number, addend, sum,
add, addition, adding to, putting together,
digit, subtract, subtraction, difference, taking
from, taking apart, equals, equation, numeral,
Fact family, unknown number
Summary: “The Important Thing”- List and
review what is important.
2:402:53
Jobs/Pack up
Jobs/Pack up
Daily Math
Math- Ch. 20 Ways to make Numbers to 20
pg. 335-336
Obj. Students will be able to: make numbers
to 20 in different ways
Handwriting – Complete any
unfinished handwriting pages
Show and Tell
Star Student
Science
Essential Questions:
*What is Matter?
*How do you measure matter?
*How do we know that objects or
materials can exist as solids,
Liquids, or gasses by observing
their properties?
Vocab: Matter, Predicting,
Measure, Solid, Liquid, Gas,
Observing
Summary: Learning Logs in
Science Journals
________________
Social Studies.
Essential Questions:
What types of light are used during
the holidays?
*What is an invention?
Jobs/Pack up
12:40
-1:10
Recess
2:15-2:30
Jobs/Pack up
Spelling- Unit 10 Build
Assessment Readiness (atschool)
Obj. Students will be able to:
decode words written on the
board and discuss singular and
plural words
Lunch
Friday
Music
11:0011:40
Standards and Assessments
Lunch
Thursday
Finish Reading Groups,
Unfinished Centers
*Reading Street –- Finish
Animal Park Packs
1:20-2:15
Centers/Reading Groups
Jobs/Pack up
Lunch
Finish Reading Groups,
Unfinished Centers
* Phonics dance- practice with
whole group
Spelling- Unit 10 Build Basic
Concepts-Concept 3 (3A and
3B)
Obj. Students will be able to:
short and long vowels and make
words using the letters a, d, h, I,
l, n, s, and t
Recess
Lunch
Tuesday
Finish Reading Groups,
Unfinished Centers
Recess
Lunch
Monday
Recess
Finish Reading Groups and
Centers if time
ART
10:45-11:25-
Wednesday
12:15-12:40
Recess- DUTY
11:10 clean up centers
11:10-11:30
Do Handwriting or Spelling
11:40
12:10
Lesson Plans Dec. 8-12
Lesson Plans Dec. 8-12
feature, topic, compare,
contrast, lesson
Summary: “Ticket out the
door”
Write down 1 thing you
learned about the story and
share it with one other person.
Write down 1 thing you
learned about the story and
share it with one other person
Oral Response- “Tell a Partner,
Tell the Teacher, Stand and
Deliver”
*Who is Thomas Edison and
Garrett Morgan and what are they
famous for?
*What are ways that we can give
to others during the holidays?
Vocabulary: celebrate, direction,
globe, holiday, land, light, water
Summary:
“Plus/Minus/Intriguing”- Make a
list of the positive, negative, and
things that were neat or different