Monday's Agenda

Today so many students earned 3's on their BCR responses. I am so proud of you guys. I am going to start posting our progress next week so everyone can see how amazing we are! Please don't forget to come to international night tonight! I will be manning the dessert table with Ms. Mitko! We will also be telling stories.

April 20, 2009
9:20 – 9:30 – Mrs. Del Balzo will go over our agenda and the word of the month. We will read a letter from Mrs. Del Balzo and fix mistakes!

9:30 – 10:15 – Guided Reading
All groups will complete a fill in the blank sheet for word wall words.
Group 1 – We will introduce a new book and review the characteristics of a folktale. We will review our word wall words by playing WORDO.
Group 2 – We will introduce our new book and investigate prisms and the colors they display. We will review our word wall words by playing WORDO
Group 3 – We will preview our new story and brainstorm what we know about people that are brave. We will review our word wall words by playing WORDO

10:15 – 11:10 – Whole Group Reading and Writing
We will play the alphabet game and create alliteration sentences using it’s structure. A my name is…. Students will write their alliteration poem using their names and share with the class. We will be posting these in the hallway!

11:10 – 12:50 – Media / Lunch / Recess

12:50 – 1:10 – We will copy our homework for the evening and go over our language sentences from the morning.














PM Class 1:10 – 3:10

1:10 – 1:30 – We will go over language sentences and write down our homework for the week.

1:30 – 2:15 Guided Reading
Group 1 1:35 – 1:50– We will introduce a new book and watch a short video on the Brazilian rainforest to build our background knowledge.
Group 2 –1:15 – 2:05 - We will review the elements of a tall tale and begin reading Paul Bunyan.
Group 3 – 2:05 – 2:20 - We will watch a short video on pre-historic times and begin reading our new story Little Grunt!

All students will review their word wall words by playing a game or WORDO!


2:20 – 3:15 – Whole Group Reading and Writing
We will play the alphabet game and create alliteration sentences using it’s structure. A my name is…. Students will write their alliteration poem using their names and share with the class. We will be posting these in the hallway!