Monday

8am-8:10am - Attendance, send a student with a teacher down to stick the rain gauge into the
ground at the front of the school for science later today.
8:20am-8:30am - Correct morning work, introduce the jar of marbles and collectively come up
with Ms. Cheek’s expectations as a class (revisit as often as necessary)
8:30am-9:30am - Math
- Lesson 23 - Mass (p. 240-241)
- Play video (20 min video, 30 mins total). As you’re watching, pause to record 1000
grams = 1 kilogram on the board
- Underline “gram” in the word “kilogram.” Explain the first part, “kilo,” means 1,000. Make
the connection that 1 kilometer is 1,000 meters. Connect this new information to the
previous lesson where we learned that “milli” in “milliliter” meant 1,000th of something. 1
millimeter = .001 of one meter and 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
- Introduction (pgs. 240-241)
- Use the discourse and concept extension #1.
- Rocket math
9:30am-9:45am - Recess
9:45am-10:25am - Whole-group reading
- Teacher read aloud, ​Extreme Skiing, Extreme Danger
- Phonics (Reader’s Notebook Vol. 2 p. 145)
- Introduce vocabulary cards
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- Read ​Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest aloud or on CD, stop and ask questions
where the book says “First Read”
10:25am-11:45am - Small-group reading/workshop time
- All groups read vocabulary readers
- Display “Must Do” document on projector
11:45am-12:20pm - Recess/Lunch
12:20pm-12:50pm - Music
12:50pm-1pm - Read aloud ​(At this time, take a student down to collect the measurement for
how much rain we’ve had so far that day)
1pm-1:30pm - Writing
- Spelling pre-test (write once, partner corrects/rewrites, write another time during
workshop tomorrow)
​ Compare” ​Projectable 25.2 with class
- “Adjectives that
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- “Adjectives that Compare” ​Reader’s Notebook Vol. 2 p. 146 independently
1:30pm-2pm - Science
- Input data about that day’s weather patterns for wind, precipitation, and temperature on
p. 411 with whole class
- Unit 7 Lesson 2 Exploration 1 p. 422-427 (skip #7)
2pm-2:10pm - Clean up/dismissal
Tuesday
8am-8:10am - Attendance, ask for signed RAH forms, send a student with a teacher down to
stick the rain gauge into the ground at the front of the school
8:20am-8:30am - Correct morning work
8:30am-9:30am - Math
- Lesson 23 - Mass (p. 242-243)
- Centers
- Materials: different scales we have in class, paperclips, 1-2 textbooks weighing ~1kg, a
bag of flour
- Rocket math
9:30am-9:45am - Recess
9:45am-10:25am - Whole-group reading
- As a class, using the text and graphic features graphic organizer, reread ​Mountains:
Surviving on Mt. Everest.
10:25am-11:45am - Small-group reading/workshop
- Small groups do a first-read of leveled readers
- Display “Must Do” document on projector
11:45am-12:20pm - Recess/Lunch
12:20pm-12:50pm - Music
12:50pm-1:20pm - Teacher-led P.E.
- Warm-up with 4-corner exercises (30 seconds per corner, 4 exercises, switch, break for
30 seconds, do it again)
- Practice stacking 6 cups independently or with a partner
1:20pm-1:30pm - Read aloud ​(At this time, take a student down to collect the measurement for
how much rain we’ve had so far that day, measure the direction of the wind, and the
temperature. Take a minute for the class to write this information down in their packets.)
1:30pm-2pm - Writing
- “Adverbs that Compare” ​Reader’s Notebook Vol. 2 p. 147
- “Focus Trait: Word Choice” ​Reader’s Notebook Vol. 2 p. 149
2pm-2:10pm - Clean up/dismissal
Wednesday, April 18th
8am-8:10am - Attendance, select a self-manager to grab the library wagon, ask for library books
to be placed in the wagon, send a student with a teacher down to stick the rain gauge
into the ground at the front of the school
8:20am-8:30am - Correct morning work
8:30am-9:30am - Math
- Lesson 23 - Mass (p. 244-245)
- Bring in some food boxes and/or objects that have the weight amount written on the box.
Place colored tape over the weight amount. Have students go around the room to guess
how heavy the box/object is.
- Rocket Math
9:30am-9:45am - Recess
9:45am-10:25am - Whole-group reading
- Phonics review
- Have students reread ​Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest independently during
workshop time and complete ​Reader’s Notebook pgs. 151-152. Walk through this
document with them, giving them examples of what to write in each section.
- “Cumulative Review” ​Reader’s Notebook Vol. 2 p. 150
10:25am-11:45am - Small-group reading/workshop
- Display “Must Do” document on projector
11:45am-12:20pm - Recess/Lunch
12:20pm-12:50pm - Library
12:50pm-1pm - Read aloud ​(At this time, take a student down to collect the measurement for
how much rain we’ve had so far that day)
1pm-1:30pm - Writing
- “Adjectives and Adverbs That Compare” ​Reader’s Notebook Vol. 2 p. 153
1:30pm-2pm - Science
- Input data about that day’s weather patterns for wind, precipitation, and temperature on
p. 411 with whole class
- Unit 7 Lesson 2 Exploration 2 p. 428-431
2pm-2:10pm - Clean up/dismissal
Thursday, April 19th
8am-8:10am - Attendance, send a student with a teacher down to stick the rain gauge into the
ground at the front of the school
8:20am-8:30am - Correct morning work
8:30am-9:30am - Math
- Lesson 23 - Mass (p. 246-247)
- Have students draw the scale with the correct size weight on the other end to show the
total amount of weight. Students can work together in pairs.
- Rocket math
9:30am-9:45am - Recess
9:45am-10:25am - Whole-group reading
- Read ​The Big Cleanup together
- “Analogies” ​Projectable 25.7
10:25am-11:45am - Small-group reading/workshop
- Display “Must Do” document on projector
11:45am-12:20pm - Recess/Lunch
12:20pm-12:50pm - P.E.
12:50pm-1pm - Read aloud ​(At this time, take a student down to collect the measurement for
how much rain we’ve had so far that day, measure the direction of the wind, and the
temperature. Take a minute for the class to write this information down in their packets)
1pm-1:20pm - Writing
- “Forming Complex Sentences” ​Reader’s Notebook Vol. 2 p. 156
1:25pm-2pm - Assembly for 2nd grade music in the North Gym
2pm-2:10pm - Clean up/dismissal
Friday, April 20th
8am-8:10am - Attendance, send a student with a teacher down to stick the rain gauge into the
ground at the front of the school
8:20am-8:30am - Correct morning work
8:30am-9:30am - Math
- Lesson 23 - Mass (p. 248-249)
- Independent/pair work on the five problems
- Math quiz
9:30am-9:45am - Recess
9:45am-10:25am - Whole-group reading
- Reading test packet, located under the turn-in bins (read comprehension questions
aloud, vocabulary and phonics can be done independently)
10:25am-11:15am - Small-group reading/workshop
11:15am-11:45am - Music
11:45am-12:20pm - Recess/Lunch
12:20pm-12:30pm - Read aloud ​(At this time, take a student down to collect the measurement
for how much rain we’ve had so far that day)
12:30pm-1pm - Writing
- Spelling Test
- “Connect to Writing” ​Reader’s Notebook Vol. 2 p. 158
1pm-2pm - Science
- Input data about that day’s weather patterns for wind, precipitation, and temperature on
p. 411 with whole class
- Unit 7 Lesson 2 Exploration 3 p. 436-438
- Lesson Check (independently)
2pm-2:10pm - Clean up/dismissal