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This week, I realized in the area of language, I need to introduce some type of drill for
word families and sight words. For the upcoming week, I will be drilling students on a daily
basis especially for the pre-primer sight words. Knowing to read and put these words together
will help students to write simple sentences. The goal within the next few weeks will be to have
students be able to do simple dictated sentences which would normally be an expectation for
infant 2 students. This week upcoming, I will be focusing on the -ate word family. Students need
to read in order to be able to move forward in a more effective way. I had begun assessing
students using the AA and A level A to Z reading assessments. The majority of the students were
the assessments this week and start differentiate moving forward in the area of reading to
Most students seemed to have grasped rounding and expanded form n mathematics. I will
still continue to provide reinforcement activities as we move forward. I believe I can provide
more real-life opportunities when I teach problem solving this upcoming week. I am working
toward providing a more authentic learning experience for the students in my classroom. Some
students visibly need an extra push and I’m realizing more clearly their strengths and weaknesses
which will help me tailor lessons to meet the learning needs of each child in the classroom.
Date: October 11,2022
Subject: Phonics
Newport, J., Gamboa, L., Griffith, B., & Beet, G. (2020). My B-Z Phonics. Ministry of
Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, Belize.
Gibson, I. (2021, October). Sounds and Letters Workbook 1 (Revised Edition). Cubola
Publishers. Pg. 60
Previous Knowledge: Students can identify the short a and letter s
Content Standard: Competency Area #2:
Emotional Intelligence and Effective Communication Skills
Learning Outcomes: LA 1.23 Analyze and Categorize words that have the same vowel
sound/spelling patterns. (head/bead, good/moon, dough/rough/thought, cow/low).
Objectives: With the aid of a long -ate concept chart, students will be able to:
Recognize words that belong to the -ate word family
Articulate words that belong to the -ate word family
demonstrate a positive increase in attitude towards sounding out words that belong -ate word
family
Concepts:
Introduction: Students will be given pictures of short e and long e word cards. Students will drop
the picture that is for the long e word in one container and the picture that belongs to short e
container in another container. Teacher and students will check responses together.
Development:
Students will be broken into groups and given 5 pre-primer word cards to sound out. Each group
will stand and read the cards to the class.
Teacher will place sight word concept chart on the board and students will practice reading the
sight words in choral.
Students will listen to -ate word family song. Have students share some of the words they heard
on song.
Teacher will place -ate words on the board. Teacher will m Teacher model reading words for
students. Students will then practice reading the words in choral.
Closure: Teacher will spin a wheel and students will volunteer to read the words. This will repeat
until all the words were read.
One day, Erei the Elephant was walking in the jungle. he stepped on something and heard
a cracking sound. Erei had stepped on an egg.
One day, Erei the Elephant was walking in the jungle. he stepped on something and heard
a cracking sound. Erei had stepped on an egg.
Previous Knowledge: Students can use descriptive words based on the 5 sentences.
Learning Outcomes: LA 4.14 Modify a sentence by applying appropriate adjectives, adverbs or
prepositional phrases in original speech and writing.
Objectives: With the aid of an adjective concept chart, students will be able to:
Differentiate between adjectives and nouns
Modify Sentences using an appropriate adjective
Appreciate how using adjectives help us to describe and express ourselves more
thoroughly.
Concepts:
A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea.
An adjective is a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related
to a noun to modify or describe it.
Attitudes: cooperate in groups, participate in activities
Linkages: Belizean Studies- maps, Science &Technology-scientific method
Introduction: Tell students you’ll be giving them each a lollipop and while they are eating, they should
be thinking about words that would describe it. After they’ve been eating for a minute or two ,
brainstorm a list of words together to describe the lollipop .
Development:
After the list is made, tell them the words are adjectives, words that describe nouns.
Pass out the half-sheets of paper and have kids select words from the generated list to write. Pass
out the lollipop picture page and let kids decorate it.
Have students glue it into their notebooks.
Have students review the pre-primer sight words list.
Have students look at the -ate list and sight word list.
Place pictures on the board and have students use adjectives to describe the nouns.
Review the adjective concept chart.
Closure: Give each student an Ella the Elephant worksheet students will cut out and colour the
worksheet and then write a sentence to describe Ella the Elephant.
Conclusion: Students will share their work with the class sharing their descriptive sentences.
Extended Activity: Students will write 5 sentences using adjectives.
Lesson Reflection / Evaluation:
Date: October 13, 2022
Subject: English
Topic (s): Grammar: Grammatical Structure
Sub-topic: Adverbs of time
Time: 10:45-12:00
Materials: sentence strips, concept chart, worksheet, song sheet, laptop, speaker, projector
References:
Pearson, P. (1991, June 1). Dream Chasers Level 11 World of Reading 1991. Silver Burdett Ginn
Religion. Pg 22
Ginn, S. B. (1998, September 12). World of Language Practice Book Grade 7 (World of
Language). Silver Burdett Ginn. Pg. 8-9.
Previous Knowledge: Students can describe nouns using adjectives.
Learning Outcomes: LA 4.14 Modify a sentence by applying appropriate adjectives, adverbs or
prepositional phrases in original speech and writing.
Objectives: With the aid of an adjective concept chart, students will be able to:
Differentiate between adjectives and adverbs
Modify Sentences using an appropriate adverbs of time
Appreciate how using adverbs help us to understand when or how something happened
Concept: A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea.
An adjective is a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related
to a noun to modify or describe it.
An adverb of time .can tell us about when an action happens, (now, soon, etc.) or how frequently
an action happens (usually, always, etc.
Attitudes: cooperate in groups, participate in activities
Linkages: Belizean Studies- maps, Science &Technology-scientific method
Introduction: Give each students a handful of popcorn. Ask students to give a word to describe
how it feels, how it tastes, how it looks, ask if it has a sound. After students are finished ask them
what types of words are those. Deduce from students the words and adjectives and ask a student
to define adjectives.
Development: Place the sentence “I will help.” on the board. Ask students what the subject of
the sentence is. Have them share the I. Ask students to think about a word they could add to the
sentence to let you know how often you will help. Give them the example: I will help tomorrow.
Have students share ideas right down all the adverbs they give on the board. Place the concept
chart on the board and read through with students. Have students each give an example of a
sentence using a word from the chart orally. Review the words cards with the -ate word family
by spinning the wheel on the chart. Have students practice reading the words in choral. Ask
volunteers to orally create their own sentences with an adverb of time using one of the -ate word
family words. Have students review the pre-primer sight words list. Have volunteer use sight
words to create sentences using adverbs.
Closure: Students will play pass the ball game. Each time the ball stops on a student he or she
will give a example of a sentence using an adverb of time.
Conclusion: Ask students to complete a worksheet using adverbs of time.
Extended Activity: Students will write 5 sentences using adverbs.
Lesson Reflection / Evaluation:
Country Capital
Belize Belmopan
Honduras Tegucigalpa
Nicaragua Managua
Subject: Math
Topic: Place Value
Sub-topic: Rounding Numbers and Expanded Form
Time: 8:10-9:10 a.m. (60 minutes)
Materials: Place Value chart, Concept chart
References:
Cotton, T., Cole, D., Hansen, A., & Kaur, B. (2020). My BZ Math Infant 2. MacMillian
Caribbean.
Foresman, S. (2003, August 1). Scott Foresman Mathematics: Grade 5: Homework Workbook;
Reteaching, Practice (Workbook). Scott Foresman.
Foresman, S. (2003, August 1). Scott Foresman Mathematics. Global Edition. Diamond Edition.
Scott Foresman.
Previous Knowledge: Students are able to read and write 4-digit numbers in words and standard
form.
Content Standard: Describe the quantities in real world situations using positive and negative
numbers, place value systems, fractions and decimals in practical context.
Learning Outcomes: 1.36 Identify the value of digits based on its position in a number up to 7
digits.
Objectives: Using a concept chart, students will be able to:
understand simple situations in which to round up to the next 10 or down to the previous
10.
Write numbers in standard and expanded form
Appreciate how rounding makes it easier to use numbers in daily life
Concepts:
Skills: using a place value chart, multiplication skills
Attitudes: participating in class, collaborate with others
Linkages: Belizean Studies- Coordinates, English- Sequencing Details
Introduction: Students will play a 4 digit number I spy game.
Development: Students will use a cup stacking game to match numbers to their expanded form.
Students will read the rounding rhyme poem. Round the following numbers to the nearest 10:
151
189
234
185
347
Closure: Students will complete test.
Conclusion: Students who finish early will complete the finding 50 worksheet until the class
session ends.
Extended Activity: Students will watch a video on rounding and expanded form as
reinforcement.
Lesson Reflection / Evaluation:
Date: October 6, 2022
Subject: Math
Topic: Place Value
Sub-topic: Expanded Form
Time: 8:10-9:10 a.m. (60 minutes)
Materials: Place Value chart, Concept chart
References:
Cotton, T., Cole, D., Hansen, A., & Kaur, B. (2020). My BZ Math Infant 2. MacMillian
Caribbean.
Foresman, S. (2003, August 1). Scott Foresman Mathematics: Grade 5: Homework Workbook;
Reteaching, Practice (Workbook). Scott Foresman.
A 4th Grade Lesson Plan for Expanded Notation. (2018, September 6). ThoughtCo. Retrieved
October 3, 2022, from https://www.thoughtco.com/expanded-notation-lesson-plan-2312844
Previous Knowledge: Students can round given numbers to the nearest ten.
Content Standard: Describe the quantities in real world situations using positive and negative
numbers, place value systems, fractions and decimals in practical context.
Learning Outcomes: 1.36 Identify the value of digits based on its position in a number up to 7
digits.
Objectives: Using an expanded form concept chart, students will be able to:
demonstrate their understanding of place value to dissect 4-digit numbers
read large numbers in standard and expanded from
understand the real-life use of expanded form when dealing with money
Concepts: Writing a number to show the value of each digit.
It is shown as a sum of each digit multiplied by its matching place value (ones, tens, hundreds,
etc.)
For example: 4,265 = 4 × 1,000 + 2 × 100 + 6 × 10 + 5 × 1
Skills: using a place value chart, multiplication skills
Attitudes: participating in class, collaborate with others
Linkages: Belizean Studies- Coordinates, English- Sequencing Details
Introduction: Students will be given coin cards with a number they will place in a cup based on it
value when rounded to the nearest 10.
Development: Students play a 4-digit number I spy game.
Write the number $9,784 on the board and ask students what is the value of the 9 in the number,
the 7 in the number, 8 in the number and the 4 in the number. Write each value down to show the
expanded form. Try 2 other examples. Give students number cards for the following numbers
3,683, 4, 471, 5, 899 and 2, 428. Have students match themselves to form 4 groups of 5. Each
group will go to the front read the number in standard form then the expanded form from the
thousands to the ones place. Repeat until everyone is finished.
Closure: Write the following numbers on the board and have students write them in expanded
notation in their notebooks:
1,786
3,551
516
Conclusion: Students will be given a card and markers to play I Spy bingo game.
Extended Activity: Students will complete homework.
Lesson Reflection / Evaluation:
Date: October 13, 2022
Subject: Math
Topic: Number Systems
Sub-topic: Roman Numerals
Time: 8:10-9:10 a.m. (60 minutes)
Materials: I spy bingo cards, markers, Concept chart, Writing board, chalk/marker, duster,
number flashcards, Roman number flashcards, chart of first 20 Roman numbers, a chart having a
dial of a clock with Roman numbers, Mathematic textbook
References:
Cotton, T., Cole, D., Hansen, A., & Kaur, B. (2020). My BZ Math Infant 2. MacMillian
Caribbean.
Foresman, S. (2003, August 1). Scott Foresman Mathematics: Grade 5: Homework Workbook;
Reteaching, Practice (Workbook). Scott Foresman.
A 4th Grade Lesson Plan for Expanded Notation. (2018, September 6). ThoughtCo. Retrieved
October 3, 2022, from https://www.thoughtco.com/expanded-notation-lesson-plan-2312844
Previous Knowledge: Students can round give numbers to the nearest ten.
Content Standard: MA1.33 Read and write numbers using the Mayan and Roman Numeral
numbering system.
Reading and writing roman numeral umbers up to 20
Identify Roman Numeral Symbols
Concepts:
We use the following numbers in our daily life for calculation.
Roman numbers can be written in capital (XVI) or in lower case letters (xvi).
There is no zero in Roman numbers.
While teaching the lesson, also consult textbook where and when applicable.
Tell the students that to read Roman numbers we have some rules.
When a smaller number is written to the left of a greater number, the smaller is subtracted from
the greater.
We can`t write more than three times any smaller number to the right of a greater number.
Carry on this activity to practice the reading of first twenty Roman numbers.
Closure: Students will match standard numbers to roman numerals.
Roman numbers can be written in capital (XVI) or in lower case letters (xvi).
There is no zero in Roman numbers.
While teaching the lesson, also consult textbook where and when applicable.
Ask one group to show number flashcards and the other group to show the corresponding
Roman numbers flashcards.
Guide the students and correct their mistakes.
Activity 3
Hang the chart of first 20 Roman numbers in the classroom.
Ask the students to read Roman numbers from that chart aloud.
Give chance to maximum students to read these numbers individually.
Guide and correct their mistakes.
Preventative Measures
Use repellents (natural insect)
Avoid travelling to other countries with breakouts.
Development: Draw a KWL chart on chart paper. Ask student what they know about the Zika
virus. Write their responses in the K column. When everyone has had a chance to respond, ask
what they would like to know about the virus. Write those responses in the W column.
Show the movie Zika Virus to the whole class on the whiteboard. If necessary, pause to review
on a classroom map or globe where the virus started and where its spread and to discuss key
terms and concepts, such as outbreak, epidemic, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, microcephaly, and
public health emergency.
Next, if you have access to multiple computers or devices, have smalls groups of 2-3 students
watch the movie again within the Make-a-Map feature. As they watch, have them use the Make-
a-Map tools to construct a spider map identifying the following aspects of the Zika virus: What
it is, where it is, how it spreads, symptoms, prevention, etc. If limited computers, you can show
the movie again to the whole class as they take notes offline on a Web graphic organizer.
Now draw students’ attention to the KWL chart. Review the list in the What I Know column and
have them correct any incorrect information. Next, look at the What I Want to Know column and
have students share any new information as you write it in the L column (What I Learned).
Tell students that they’ve been hired by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to
create fact sheets about the Zika virus to raise public awareness. Working in the same small
groups, have students divide up the fact sheets so they each work on two topics or questions,
including:
Where did the Zika virus start and where has it spread?
How is it spread?
How is Zika being controlled? What are scientists learning about the virus?
Closure: Have students get in groups of four. Pass out cut out letters to each group. (groups will
get letters to spell a disease that humans get from mosquito).ie Malaria, dengue, zika
Each group assembles their letters to spell the target words and place them on the board.
Conclusion: Students read the word the word in choral and share what they know about zika.
Allow students to recall any other diseases that are spread by mosquito.
Extended Activity: Student can access self-paced lesson on nearpod posted on google classroom.
Along with supplementary notes and video.
Lesson Reflection / Evaluation:
Subject: Science
Date: September 12, 2022
Topic: Scientific Methods
Sub-topic: Scientific Method
Time: 2:00-2:45 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes
Material: powerpoint, laptop
References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi0hwFDQTSQ
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/402579654197484623/
Learning Outcome: SC 1.04 Use the scientific method to solve a problem in your home or
community.
Objectives: Students will:
• Use the scientific method to create an experiment in their daily life
• Define the steps of the scientific method
• Plan and apply the elements of scientific investigations to answer problems
Concepts: The Scientific Method Includes...
1. Making initial observations,
2. Come up with a question of interest that is based on the observations
3. Developing a hypothesis or prediction to go along with the question
4. Experimenting and testing
5. Gathering and recording results of tests and experiments and drawing conclusions
6. Sharing and discussing results
Skills:
Share ideas
Making inferences
Attitudes:
• Cooperate with peers
• Active participation
• Team player
Introduction: Students will be given the parts of a scientific method to organize in order.
Development: Students design and conduct their research using the scientific method. A guide
sheet can be
provided. Students work independently.
Example: To become familiar with items your family regularly throws in the trash and to find a
new use for one
or several of these items
Guided Questions: Students use guided questions to aid in the research. Examples:
1. What kinds of things do you throw away at home?
2. Where do they come from? (clothes, food, art projects)
3. Where do you put your trash? (all in one bin, several, a recycling bin, donation bin?)
4. What kinds of things do you recycle at home?
5. What could you do to reduce your trash?
6. How could you reuse items you usually throw out?
Closure: Presentation: Students use the graph to demonstrate the results of the findings.
Conclusion: Discuss something new they learnt.
Subject: Science
Date: September 13, 2022
Topic: Scientific Methods
Sub-topic: Scientific Method
Time: 2:00-2:45 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes
Material: powerpoint, laptop
References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi0hwFDQTSQ
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/402579654197484623/
Learning Outcome: SC 1.04 Use the scientific method to solve a problem in your home or
community.
Objectives: Students will:
• Use the scientific method to create an experiment in their daily life
• Define the steps of the scientific method
• Plan and apply the elements of scientific investigations to answer problems
Concepts: The Scientific Method Includes...
1. Making initial observations,
2. Come up with a question of interest that is based on the observations
3. Developing a hypothesis or prediction to go along with the question
4. Experimenting and testing
5. Gathering and recording results of tests and experiments and drawing conclusions
6. Sharing and discussing results
Skills:
Share ideas
Making inferences
Attitudes:
• Cooperate with peers
• Active participation
• Team player
Introduction: Students will be given the parts of a scientific method to organize in order.
Development: Students design and conduct their research using the scientific method. A guide
sheet can be
provided. Students work independently.
Example: To become familiar with items your family regularly throws in the trash and to find a
new use for one
or several of these items
Guided Questions: Students use guided questions to aid in the research. Examples:
1. What kinds of things do you throw away at home?
2. Where do they come from? (clothes, food, art projects)
3. Where do you put your trash? (all in one bin, several, a recycling bin, donation bin?)
4. What kinds of things do you recycle at home?
5. What could you do to reduce your trash?
6. How could you reuse items you usually throw out?
Closure: Presentation: Students use the graph to demonstrate the results of the findings.
Conclusion: Discuss something new they learnt.