March 10 -14 Week Day Reading Monday 10th 9:00-10:30 Reading 3.

5 g-j Review Making Inferences with Students

I/E Writing 10:30-11:40 Writing 3.10a,j Do Word Study Sorts with each group -Read Aloud: Continue George Washingtons Socks -Multi-Step word problems

Lunch 11:4512:20

Recess 12:2512:45

Social Studies 12:45-1:20 Science 3.2 -Simple Machines Guided Notes 1. Inclined Plane 2. Wedge 3. Screw Make sure to give examples of each. (VISUALS) Interactive website for simple machines? Pg. E-44 ***HAND OUT STUDY GUIDE!!!

Specials 12:202:05

Math 2:10-3:10 Math 3.6 -Review 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication base ten model -Explain we are going to review (Box Method) Have them copy along in notebook. - Then Show video of Algorithmic Method explained by student - Walk through examples with students (USE TWO COLORS) -Practice or Dice Game

Homework Read Simple Machines (House Hunt) *Make sure to hand out simple machine extra credit at home assignment

Morning Work: Math SOL review Clue + your Experience = Decorate Inference Door Inference Graphic Organizer (for guided reading groups) -Do another inference Sheet? Go quickly through Guided Notes on Reference Books -Make sure to have examples of all books in classroom Atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus

Tuesday 11th

Reading 3.1, 3.5, 3.4g, 3.7

Reading 3.4, 3.5g,j Tech Lab (10:4511:30) -Meet with purple really quickly to go over new book -Multi-Step word problems -Award Ceremony for Reading Olympics

Science 3.2 -Students will create Card Stock helicopters -Helicopters are a screw (how is it a screw?) (How is it a machine?) -Go outside and test them at recess

Math 3.6 -Review 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication (all three methods) -Practice Sheets and Dice Games -Do practice Sheet first, and then dice games

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Morning -Reference Books Work: Math Posters SOL review -Use Guided Notes as a resource -Students will make up creative posters explaining each of the reference books -Groups of 4

Wednesday 12th -Rachel T.s B-day

Reading 3.1, 3.5, 3.4g, 3.7 Writing 3.10 -Thesaurus paint strips

Science 3.2 -Cut and Paste Simple Machine Activities -Do a Review Game (basketball)

Computer Lab (Simple Machines?) 12:35-1:20 Interactive Website for simple machines

Math 3.8 -Review What the coins look like and the value of each coin. (Including $1 and $5 bills. -Work on paying for objects in multiple ways -Whiteboards -Smart Board Games?

Read Study for Simple Machines Test

Morning Work: Math -Students will work SOL review on descriptive writing. (Prompt) -Students will use the dictionary to look up the 5 required words to use in the story

-Students will use the thesaurus to come up with synonyms (will create book mark references) -Start Planning and Rough Copy Reading 3.5 g-j -Hoboken Group: Ch. 3 and work on inferences, predictions, and hard words (use dictionary) -Pick up Purple Reading Group: Start new book, make prediction, work on inferences -Read Aloud: George Washingtons Socks

Thursday 13th

Science 3.2 Simple Machines Assessment

Math 3.8 -Introduce making change (subtraction with decimals)

Read Study for Multiplication Test

-Do Inference Morning practice passages Work: Math SOL review -Daily 5 -Word Study Activities -Review Simple Machines for Assessment

Study for -Have students Word Study come up and make Test the change while everyone else does it on the whiteboard

Friday 14th

Reading 3.1, 3.5, 3.4g, 3.7 -Book Buddies

-Word Study Assessments -Read Aloud: George Washingtons Socks

Science 3.4 Study Jams: Animal Adaptations Pg. B-40 -Animal adaptations * ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS STUDY GUIDE

Math 3.6 -Review -Multiplication Test -Continue Working on making change YMCA

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Morning Work: Math -Reference Book SOL review Assessment