Sept.

811,
2015
9:059:20
Journal/
Read
9:209:50
Whole
Group
Reading
9:50
10:20
Special

Tuesday A-Day

Wednesday B-Day

Thursday C-Day

Friday D-Day

Greet students with

enthusiasm!
Students journal and fill out
Get-to-Know-Me sheets
Carrie and Scott help students
organize school supplies

Journal about your favorite

thing you did this summer

Journal

Journal/book shop

Human Bingo - get to know

your classmates
Individuals share items from
home

Share your items brought

from home

Each student shares 5 thinsgs

from their All About Me
poster with the class

9:45 Assembly in Gym Principal greeted and pumped

up students
P.E. 10:00-10:20
Carrie and I discussed what
came next
Carrie and Scott help students
organize school supplies
Students fill out Get-toKnow-Me sheets and All
About Me posters
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

Media

Music

P.E.

I Mustache You get to

konw you activity
Explain what a KWL is
Bus Safety KWL - read book
and watched video
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

10:25 - Picture Day

10:35 Bus Safety - Partner up
and complete a coloring page
(Shared coloring pages in
place of read aloud today)
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

Partners introduce each other

to the class and share 3 things
from interview

12:251:25
Guided
Reading
1:302:30
Math

12:25-12:50
Read Aloud now since we
took an extra long break
Carrie read First Day Jitters
discussed it with the class
12:50-1:50 Math: Place Value
1:50-2:30
Above/Below the Line
Behavior Chart and
Discussion

Math - Number grids; 1 more

and less, 5 more and less, 10
more and less

Math - introduce the Student

Reference Book: using Table
of Contents, Index, etc.

Math - Mr. Luepke teaches

Time to Five Minutes lesson

Go over classroom library

design and book shop
expectations
Introduction to Grammar and
DOL (Daily Oral Language)
worksheets on iPads

Carrie led class through 4

pages regarding behavior and
expectations, qualities of a
good friend, making a plan to
follow rules

2:302:50
2:503:30

Break 2:30-3:00

Students interview each other

re: family, interests, prior
schools
Words Their Way Spelling
Test
Stamina - Go over 100 Book
Time expectations and read
Break

Break

Break

Students write Below Line

Behaviors on Post-its
About Me Posters/Silent
Reading
3:30-3:35 Closing

Write a Letter to 8th Grade

Me; Use SMART Board
stopwatch to see how long we
can read silently
3:30-3:35 Closing

100 Book Time - see how

long we can read silently
3:30-3:35 Closing

100 Book Time - see how

long we can read silently
Scott watched Carrie do an
IRLA conference; discuss
3:30-3:35 Closing

10:20
11:00

11:0012:20

Monday No School

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Sept. 1418, 2015

9:05-9:20
Journal/Rea
d
9:20-9:50
Whole
Group
Reading

9:50
10:20
Special
10:20
11:00

Monday E-Day

Tuesday F-Day

Wednesday A-Day

Thursday B-Day

Friday C-Day

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Prudys Problem: go over

vocab, listento story on CD,
fill in Reading Focus Wall
with characters, plot items,
etc.
Art 10:00 - 10:45
10:45: iPad exploration:
introduce Mad Libs app

Prudys Problem: How do

characters actions contribute
to the story; go over example,
partners discuss an assigned
page and report to whole
group

Prudys Problem
Partners finsh sentence starter
and report to class:
The picture on my page helps
me understand the story
better because
________________.
Phy Ed

Students pick a book from

their book box and finish a
sentence starter about a
character or an illustration;
share with a partner

DOL, Vocab, and Grammar

Quiz
Done early: iPad exploration

Media

Music

Carrie teaches Constitudion

Day lesson to her class

Library Checkout
Afterward, school technology
exert introduced the students
to a Scratch Jr., a coding app
for kids on the iPads

Scott teaches Constitution

Day lesson to Jasons class Interactive SMART Board
presentation; there is a
Constitution trivia bingo
game at the end
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

Carrie teaches her class

Lesson One on maps: read
from textbook and use
SMART Board

Work on DOL and grammar

worksheets
Finish final draft

Finish final draft

Fun App Friday if all jobs for
week are done

Converting tally chart data

into bar graphs

Equivalent names for

numbers: tally marks, write
out numbers in words, etc.

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Closing

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Closing

Music

11:0012:20

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

12:25-1:25
Guided
Reading

Sentences and Fragments

Brainstorm in notebook:
something I had to work
for/am proud of
First day of switching: High
group math first then reading;
Low group does opposite
Math: elapsed time; 15
minutes ago, 30 minutes from
now
Break
Silent reading started around
3:05 due to long break
Carrie conferences with a few
individuals
Closing

Go over logging into

EdModo on iPads
Start rough draft with
sentence starters
During Unit 1, clas starts
with Number of the day: 1,
10, 100, and 1,000 higher and
lower; 15 and 30 minutes
before and after given time
Todays lesson: bar graphs
Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Closing

Kahoot! game: sentence or

fragment
Finish rough draft; begin
final draft
More bar graphs: Jason gave
each student a bag of skittles;
they placed them on a bar
graph, then colored them in:
how many of each color?
How many more, etc.
Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Closing

1:30-2:30
Math

2:30-2:50
2:50-3:30
100 Book,
Accountabl
e Talk
3:30-3:35

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Sept. 2125, 2015

9:05-9:20
Journal/Rea
d
9:20-9:50
Whole
Group
Reading

Monday D-Day

Tuesday E-Day

Wednesday F-Day

Thursday A-Day

Friday B-Day

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

No Whole Group - Intro to

Lynx Checkout in Library Kids can check out books to
read in AM before bell rewards are given when they
read steps and fill out sheets

Tops and Bottoms - introduce

vocab.; Carrie reads story
while students follow along
in book; stop often to check
for student comprehension;
fill in Focus Wall

Students use iPads to take a

picture of page 230. Using
Educreations app, students
record themselves describing
traits and feelings of Bear.
Do same thing with a partner
and a different assigned page.

DOL, Vocab, and Grammar

Quiz
Done early: iPad exploration

9:50
10:20
Special
10:20
11:00

Phy Ed

Art 10:00 - 10:45

Go over expectations of
EEKK Reading (Elbow
Elbow Knee Knee): Close
proximity with partner, read
with quiet voices so you
dont disturb others Scavenger Hunt - students
find and react to elements on
different pages
Music

Phy Ed

Media

Scott teaches Lesson One on

maps to Jasons class: read
from textbook and use
SMART Board
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

Coding 10:45-11:00
students code a given
sequence in Scratch Jr.

Carrie teaches her class MN

map drawing basics -general
shape, cities, landforms she
expects them to know
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

Library Checkout
Scratch Jr. and iPad
exploration

Scott teaches Jasons class

MN map drawing basics general shape, cities,
landforms they should know
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

12:25-1:25
Guided
Reading

Introduce Grammar for the

week: Subject and Predicate
Go through some examples
on the SMART Board
Carrie conferences with
students while Scott fields
Grammar and DOL questions

As students work on
Grammar and DOL pages on
their iPads, Carrie
conferences with students and
Scott fields Grammar and
DOL questions

Scott leads the class in a

Subject & Predicate Activity
Carrie conferences, Scott
fields questions; Students
done early can use their iPad
stopwatch and read for 10
minutes

Fun App Friday if all jobs for

week are done

1:30-2:30
Math

Money: make change for one

dollar; give change less than
one dollar
Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Closing

Pictographs: one symbol

stands for 2 units or 5 units

Start with a Kahoot! quiz

about Subjects and Predicates
As students work on
Grammar and DOL pages on
their iPads, Carrie
conferences with students and
Scott fields Grammar and
DOL questions
Patterns: Whats My Rule?
charts, jumps on a number
line
Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Closing

Elapsed Time review - show

time in a number line

Review for Chapter 1 Test

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Closing

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individualsConferencing
Closing

11:0012:20

2:30-2:50
2:50-3:30
100 Book,
Accountabl
e Talk
3:30-3:35

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Closing

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Sept. 28Oct. 2,
2015
9:05-9:20
Journal/Rea
d
9:20-9:50
Whole
Group
Reading

Monday C-Day

Tuesday D-Day

Wednesday E-Day

Thursday F-Day

Friday A-Day

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Alexander Who Used to be

Rich Last Sunday - Students
listen to story on CD; fill in
plot elements on Focus Wall

Alexander...Sunday
Scott reviews vocabulary
with PPT he made; assign
partners for EEKK Read

Alexander...Sunday
Incorporate Math into lesson
- each page shows how much
money Alexander lost - Does
it add up to one dollar?

DOL, Vocab, and Grammar

Quiz
Done early: iPad exploration

9:50
10:20
Special
10:20
11:00

Music

Phy Ed

Art 10:00 - 10:45

Alexander...Sunday
Mr. Luepke reads story to the
class that he wrote; discuss
First, Next, and Last
porgression; Students fill out
First Next Last graphic
organizer for Alexander story
Music

Carrie teaches lesson to her

class - students each draw a
map of MN, USA, or world

Coding 10:45-11:00 students code a given

sequence in Scratch Jr.

NWEA testing - no Social

Studies

Library Checkout
Scratch Jr. and iPad
exploration

11:0012:20

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Scott teaches lesson to

Jasons class - students each
draw a map of MN, USA, or
world
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

12:25-1:25
Guided
Reading

Introduce Grammar for the

Week: Statements vs.
Questions; Carrie starts
Words Their Way sort
activities with leveled groups;
Students work on sorts, DOL,
and Grammar
Chapter 1 Test

As students work on
Grammar and DOL pages on
their iPads, Carrie works
with WTW goups and Scott
fields Grammar and DOL
questions

As students work on
Grammar and DOL pages on
their iPads, Carrie works
with WTW goups and Scott
fields Grammar and DOL
questions

Fun App Friday if all jobs for

week are done

Go over test mistakes with

students

Fact families - total = teens;

example: 5, 8, and 13

2:30-2:50
2:50-3:30
100 Book,
Accountabl
e Talk

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Accountable Talk

Students work to finish

Grammar and DOL pages for
the week; Carrie works with
WTW groups; Students done
early can use their iPad
stopwatch and read for 10
minutes
Introduciton to adding and
subtracting multi-digit
numbers
Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Accountable Talk

3:30-3:35

Closing

Closing

Closing

Closing

Closing

1:30-2:30
Math

Phy Ed

Whats My Rule? Addition

problems
Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Accountable Talk

Oct. 5-9,
2015
9:05-9:20
Journal/Rea
d
9:20-9:50
Whole
Group
Reading
9:50
10:20
Special
10:20
11:00

11:0012:20
12:25-1:25
Guided
Reading

1:30-2:30
Math
2:30-2:50
2:50-3:30
100 Book,
Accountabl
e Talk
3:30-3:35

Monday B-Day

Tuesday C-Day

Wednesday D-Day

Thursday E-Day

Friday F-Day

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

Journal/book shop

How Much is a Million?:

Listen to book on CD, talk
about what pictures tell us

Asembly - visit from author;

spoke about his book and
kids making a difference

Read Mondays story with a

partner - vocabulary domino
activity

MCA tests in computer lab prep time

DOL, Vocab, and Grammar

Quiz
Done early: iPad exploration

Media

Music

Phy Ed

Art 10:00 - 10:45

Music

Carrie teaches Jasons class

lesson on different types of
maps; different info they can
show us; extra timeto finish
drawing maps
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

Scott teaches Carries class

lesson on different types of
maps; different info they can
show us; extra time to finish
drawing maps
Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,
Recess

Carrie introduces Jasons

class to landforms; read from
textbook and use SMART
Board

Coding 10:45-11:00
students code a given
sequence in Scratch Jr.

Scott introduces Carries

class to landforms; read from
textbook and use SMART
Board

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Break, Read Aloud, Lunch,

Recess

Introduce Grammar for the

Week: Statements vs.
Exclamations - Carrie goes
through a couple examples
with the group; Carrie works
with WTW groups; Students
work on sorts, DOL, and
Grammar; Scott fields
individual questions
Whats My Rule?
Subtraction patterns

As students work on
Grammar and DOL pages on
their iPads, Carrie works
with WTW goups and Scott
fields Grammar and DOL
questions

As students work on
Grammar and DOL pages on
their iPads, Carrie works
with WTW goups and Scott
fields Grammar and DOL
questions

Students work to finish

Grammar and DOL pages for
the week; Carrie works with
WTW groups; Students done
early can use their iPad
stopwatch and read for 10
minutes

Fun App Friday if all jobs for

week are done

Parts-and-Total Number
Stories: Students complete
Math Journal problems about
clutches of animals eggs
Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Accountable Talk
Closing

Nancy observed my Change

Number Stories lesson with
the Guided Math groups

Temperature Differences students use page of SRB:

map listing average temps

Catch-up day - students finish

Math Journal pages assigned
from Tuesday-Thursday

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Accountable Talk
Closing

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Accountable Talk
Closing

Break
Friendship circle - students
each say something they like
or will miss about Mr.
Luepke; snacks and books for
kids from Mr. Luepke
Closing

Break
100 Book - students read
boks from their book boxes
Carrie and Scott conference
with individuals
Accountable Talk
Closing