Monday
* see Appendix
Time Activity/ Lesson Food Group(s)
8:30- 8:50 Bell Work* Writing Conventions
Work for students to do upon entry into the classroom Classroom Tips
Editing Challenge- Punctuation and capital letters Reading Comprehension
8:50- 9:30 Language Lesson* Text Structures & Genres
Students will identify purpose form and audience
for poster writing. As a group they will create writing
criteria for effective posters.
9:30- 10:10 Writer's Workshop* Writing Processes & Strategies
During their writing time they will: use criteria Text Structures & Genres
to proof read and self-edit and peer edit their
work to enable them publish their poster work.
10:10-10:25 Morning Reflection* Motivation for Literacy
Individual Written Work Classroom Tips
Personal & group contributions, successes & goals
10:25-10:40 Morning Recess
10:40-11:20 Math Lesson
11:20-12:00 Math Activity
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:40 Library Motivation for Literacy
Prep. Period
(Collaboration with the Librarian allows the
integration among the other subjects through literature)
1:40-2:20 Music
Prep. Period
2:20-2:35 Afternoon Recess
2:35-3:15 Social Studies* Knowledge Building
Small Group Activity using photographs Vocabulary
to develop criteria for categorizing urban
and rural communities
3:15-3:30 Daily Reflection* Writing Processes & Strategies
Individual Written Work
The students reflect on their own learning
Work for students to do upon entry into the classroom Classroom Tips
Editing Challenge- Punctuation and capital letters Reading Comprehension
8:50- 9:30 Language Lesson* Text Structures & Genres
Students will identify purpose form and audience
for poster writing. As a group they will create writing
criteria for effective posters.
9:30- 10:10 Writer's Workshop* Writing Processes & Strategies
During their writing time they will: use criteria Text Structures & Genres
to proof read and self-edit and peer edit their
work to enable them publish their poster work.
10:10-10:25 Morning Reflection* Motivation for Literacy
Individual Written Work Classroom Tips
Personal & group contributions, successes & goals
10:25-10:40 Morning Recess
10:40-11:20 Math Lesson
11:20-12:00 Math Activity
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:40 Library Motivation for Literacy
Prep. Period
(Collaboration with the Librarian allows the
integration among the other subjects through literature)
1:40-2:20 Music
Prep. Period
2:20-2:35 Afternoon Recess
2:35-3:15 Social Studies* Knowledge Building
Small Group Activity using photographs Vocabulary
to develop criteria for categorizing urban
and rural communities
3:15-3:30 Daily Reflection* Writing Processes & Strategies
Individual Written Work
The students reflect on their own learning