Week Of: December 15-19
Reading Workshop
Week 2 Focus:
Visualize
Analyze Character
Genre: Personal
Narratives
ELL Language Obj:
Students will name
characteristics of realistic
fiction and write the traits on
a graphic organizer.
Differentiation:
Low: Sentence starters for
talking about analyzing
characters and visualizing
what happens in a small
group setting.
High: Encourage students to
write down what they
visualize and give detailed
explanations when analyzing
characters in their
independent reading book.
Monday 12/15
Unit 4, Week 2, Day 1:
Tuesday 12/16
Unit 4, Week 2, Day 2:
Mini-Lesson: Build Genre
Background
Mini-Lesson: Summarize and
Synthesize
Intro: Review meaning of
genre. Introduce Realistic
Fiction using Genre Workshop
Poster 1 and BLM 1.
Create anchor chart of features.
Intro: Display Genre Workshop
Poster 2 with annotations
covered. Use BLM 2.
Read aloud poster passage with
students.
Turn and Talk: Use sentence
frames.
Realistic fiction is
The purpose of realistic fiction
is to
When you read realistic fiction,
pay attention to
People who write realistic
fiction are
Turn and Talk: Analyze the
story elements. Use sentence
frames. The characters are
The setting is The plot
is The problem is The
solution is
Record on graphic organizer.
Closure: This week we will
read some realistic fiction. Pay
attention to the features of this
genre. Understanding these
features will help you read with
better comprehension.
Daily 5: Listen to Reading,
Read to Someone, Read to Self,
Word Work
Group Discussion:
Reexamine passage for features
of realistic fiction. Reveal
poster annotations.
Closure: As you read personal
narratives, look for these
features and notice the story
elements. Then check your
understanding of the story by
summarizing and synthesizing.
Daily 5: Listen to Reading,
Read to Someone, Read to Self,
Word Work
Writing Workshop
ELL Language Obj:
Students will use prewriting
strategies to compare and
contrast Greece and Rome in
a Venn Diagram. Students
will write a paragraph using
the Venn Diagram.
Differentiation:
Low: Small group works with
the teacher to complete a
Venn Diagram together.
Guided writing of the
paragraph.
High: Students can construct
more detailed Venn Diagrams
and write longer paragraphs.
Standards: 3.10g Use simple
abbreviations
Standards: 3.5k Quotation
Marks
I Do: Review abbreviations for
Months, Days of the Week,
Street Names, Titles, and
Measurements.
I Do: Review that quotation
marks show the exact words of
a speaker.
We Do: Abbreviation matching
game to review what we have
learned
You Do Together:
Abbreviation Hunt around the
room. Find items that have an
abbreviation or could have an
abbreviation. Record and
share.
We Do: Interactive Read Aloud
with dialogue. Identify
quotation marks and who is
speaking.
You Do Together: Buddy read
a book with dialogue. Identify
quotation marks and who is
speaking.
You Do: Write a conversation
between two friends. Use
You Do: Write three sentences
using abbreviations correctly.
Wednesday 12/17
Standard: 3.5g
Unit 2, Week 2, Day 3:
Mini-Lesson: Analyze
Story Elements to
Summarize and
Synthesize
Intro: Display Genre
Workshop Poster 3 and
distribute BLM 3.
Read aloud excerpt with
students. Summarize and
synthesize together.
Turn and Talk: Students
must identify important story
elements. Record on graphic
organizer.
Group Discussion: Using
story elements, create a
summary on the chart.
Closure: Today as you
continue to read realistic
fiction in your small groups,
analyze story elements to
help you summarize and
synthesize.
Daily 5: Listen to Reading,
Read to Someone, Read to
Self, Word Work
Standards: 3.9b Use
prewriting strategies (graphic
organizers and charts) for
comparative writing.
I Do: Review Venn Diagram
We Do: Compare and
contrast architecture of
Greece and Rome on the
Venn Diagram.
You Do Together: Continue
Venn Diagram with a buddy.
Compare and contrast
government of Greece and
Thursday 12/18
Standard: 3.5g
Unit 2, Week 2, Day 4:
Mini-Lesson: Draw
Conclusions
Intro: Reread Poster 3. Make a
chart to help students draw
conclusions.
Turn and Talk: Work with a
partner to draw a conclusion
about Marias first day at
school. Make a chart like the
one I just drew, and fill in your
ideas. Write three clues from
the story, one thing you already
know, and your conclusion. We
will share the charts as a group.
quotation marks correctly and
identify who is speaking.
Friday 12/19
Standard: 3.5g
Unit 4, Week 2, Day 5:
Unit 2 Quick Check "My Name is Peter
and Buried Alive
Daily 5: Listen to Reading,
Read to Someone, Read to Self,
Word Work
Group Discussion: Share
charts as a group.
Closure: Remember, when
you read, you can use what you
know about the genre to help
you draw conclusions. Realistic
fiction is about people and
places we recognize.
Daily 5: Listen to Reading,
Read to Someone, Read to Self,
Word Work
Standards: 3.9c Use strategies
for organization of information
for comparative writing.
I Do: Review Venn Diagram
about Greece and Rome.
Explain that we will use this to
write a paragraph.
We Do: Use the information
from the Venn Diagram to write
a paragraph comparing and
contrasting the architecture of
Greece and Rome.
You Do Together: Use the
Free Write Friday
Spelling Quiz
Rome on the Venn Diagram.
You Do: Complete Venn
Diagram to compare and
contrast location and
physical characteristics of
Greece and Rome.
Week Of: December 15-19
Social Studies
ELL Language Obj:
Students use vocabulary to
compare and contrast
Ancient Greece to Current
times
Differentiation:
Low: vocabulary picture list
and word bank
High: Compare and Contrast
Ancient Greece to other
Civilizations
Math
ELL Language Obj:
Students will write the
answer to a multiplication
story problem in sentence
form, for example, Liz made
24 cupcakes.
Differentiation:
Low: Model groups and
repeated addition with
manipulatives
High: Begin working with
larger numbers and create
their own multiplication word
problems.
information from the partner
Venn Diagram to write a
paragraph the government of
Greece and Rome.
You Do: Use the information
from your own Venn Diagram to
write a paragraph comparing
and contrasting physical
characteristics of Greece and
Rome..
Standard: 3.8
I Do: Review Ancient Greece
Vocabulary and location on the
map. Introduce Ancient Rome
Tuesday 12/16
Standard: 3.8
I Do: Review Ancient Rome
Vocabulary and location on the
map
We Do: Using the Ancient
Rome Flipbook, take notes
about Ancient Romess physical
properties and adaptations.
We Do: Using the Ancient
Rome Flipbook, take notes
about Ancient Romes human
characteristics and government
You Do Together: In partners,
students will compare the
physical properties of Rome to
the physical properties of
Greece, Bristow and the United
States
You Do Together: Partners will
read about Roman Jobs and
Government in the Ancient
Romans Book
Monday 12/15
You Do: Students will complete
the first page in their Ancient
Rome notebook.
You Do: Students will compare
Ancient Romes Government to
that of Greece and the United
States using a triple venn
diagram
Standard: 3.2, 3.6, 3.20a
Standard: 3.2, 3.6, 3.20a
I Do: Review properties of
addition (identity,
commutative), and introduce
properties of multiplication
(zero, identity, commutative)
I Do: Review properties of
multiplication, how they can
help you solve a problem
We Do: Compare differences
between properties in addition
vs. multiplication
You Do Together: With a
partner make a list of
multiplication number
sentences that model the three
properties
We Do: Model using
commutative property to solve
a multiplication story problem
(example: 8 x 5, easier to count
by 5s than by 8s)
You Do Together: Solve
problems with a partner, use
commutative property if
necessary.
You Do: Properties Sort
You Do: Properties Sort (if not
finished from yesterday)
Math to Self: Practice
Flashcards, Math Calendar, and
Number of the Week.
Math to Self: Practice
Flashcards, Math Calendar, and
Number of the Week.
Standard: 3.8
Standard: 3.8
Core Extension
Read to Self Time
I Do: Show the lowercase
letters that we are working on
for the week, on the PB, then
air write the letters.
We Do Together: Students use
the PB to help them air write
the lowercase letters we are
working on.
You Do: Students practice
writing the letters on paper.
Mrs. Portch:
Wednesday 12/17
Standard: 3.8
I Do: Review Ancient Rome
Vocabulary and location on
the map
Thursday 12/18
Standard: 3.8
I Do: Review Ancient Rome
Vocabulary and location on the
map
We Do: Using the Ancient
Rome Flipbook, take notes
about Ancient Romes
Architecture and Art
We Do: Using the Ancient
Rome Flipbook, take notes
about Ancient Roman
entertainment. Discuss how
the Ancient Greeks influenced
Roman sports and art.
You Do Together: Partners
will read pages 24 and 25 in
the Textbook and brainstorm
a list of places that you can
find architecture and art that
has been influenced by the
Romans
You Do: Complete the
Wonder of Ancient Rome (pg
30) graphic organizer
You Do Together: Partners will
read pages 14 and 15 in the
Ancient Romans Book and
complete the entertainment
page in the interactive
notebook.
You Do: Create a mosaic using
Roman examples as inspiration.
Read to Self Time
I Do: Show the lowercase
letters that we are working on
for the week, on the PB, then
air write the letters.
We Do Together: Students use
the PB to help them air write
the lowercase letters we are
working on.
You Do: Students practice
writing the letters on paper.
Mrs. Portch:
Friday 12/19
Winter Celebration
Standard: 3.2, 3.6, 3.20a
Standard: 3.2, 3.6, 3.20a
Standard: 3.2, 3.6, 3.20a
I Do: Strategies for solving
multiplication story problems
(model thinking aloud, using
CUBES)
I Do: Strategies for solving
multiplication story problems
(model thinking aloud, using
CUBES)
I Do: Strategies for solving
multiplication story problems
(model thinking aloud, using
CUBES)
We Do: Model/share solving
story problems on the PB
We Do: Model/share solving
story problems on the PB
We Do: Model/share solving
story problems on the PB
You Do Together: Solve a
problem with a partner, talk
through CUBES and how to
determine how to solve.
You Do Together: Solve a
problem with a partner, talk
through CUBES and how to
determine how to solve.
You Do Together: Solve a
problem with a partner, talk
through CUBES and how to
determine how to solve.
You Do: Independent
practice using different
strategies, timed tests as
necessary
You Do: Independent practice
using different strategies, timed
tests as necessary
You Do: Independent practice
using different strategies, timed
tests as necessary
Math to Self: Practice
Flashcards, Math Calendar, and
Number of the Week..
Math to Self: Practice
Flashcards, Math Calendar, and
Number of the Week.
Math to Self: Practice
Flashcards, Math Calendar,
and Number of the Week.
Standard: 3.8
Read to Self Time
I Do: Show the lowercase
letters that we are working
on for the week, on the PB,
then air write the letters.
We Do Together: Students
use the PB to help them air
write the lowercase letters
we are working on.
You Do: Students practice
writing the letters on paper.
Standard: 3.8
Read to Self Time
I Do: Show the lowercase
letters that we are working on
for the week, on the PB, then
air write the letters.
We Do Together: Students use
the PB to help them air write
the lowercase letters we are
working on.
You Do: Students practice
writing the letters on paper.
Mandatory Class
Meeting