Michelle Ruiz, Kirkbride Elementary, 4th Grade

Monday 3/31 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Introduction to Vocabulary 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Review of vocabulary in groups, use of examples; centers with 100 Book Challenge, vocabulary review, character 10:45-11:30am Science Review vocabulary, create food webs, prepare kitchen scrap plants: KWL Chart 11:30-12:30pm Art (prep) Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math Lesson on Data Analysis, how to read information and present it in different ways *Introduce food journal to see what we eat each day to compare Tuesday 4/1 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Begin shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Review of vocabulary in groups, use of examples; centers with 100 Book Challenge, vocabulary review, character 10:45-11:30am Social Studies Begin creating a resource map Wednesday 4/2 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Begin reading Omnivores Dilemma: Young Readers Edition in small groups; begin writing centers 10:45-12:30pm Math Create a mini poster of the country chosen to present to the class on what they eat Thursday 4/3 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Begin reading Omnivores Dilemma: Young Readers Edition in small groups; begin writing centers 10:45-11:30am Social Studies View where food comes from found in their kitchen, map it together, discuss 11:30-12:30pm Computers (prep) Science Lab (prep) Lunch Science Lab (prep) Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math Groups will present the information they have found in What the World Eats, discussion of what it all means 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Omnivores Dilemma: Young Readers Edition in small groups, discussion; peer to peer editing with writing 10:45-11:30am Science Discuss progress of plants growing, predictions for what will occur 11:30-12:30pm Math View grocery lists, how much things cost, creating meals on a budget Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-1:45pm Math Discuss how creating a shopping list went 1:45-2:15pm Health Focus on Nutrition whats in our food? 2:15-2:45pm Writing Continue editing students writing, peer to peer editing 2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal Friday 4/4

11:30-12:30pm Gym (prep) Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math Selection of countries from What the World Eats, begin finding the information, discussion of ways to show information

2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal

2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal

Science Lab (prep)

2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal

Dismissal

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Monday 3/7 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting group work on characters as refresher 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Review character descriptions, vocabulary found in Seed Folks, create centers around characters 10:45-11:30am Science Chart kitchen scrap growth, see which plant is growing most and a discussion of why 11:30-12:30pm Art (prep) Tuesday 4/8 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Continue reading sections of Omnivores Dilemma: Young Readers Edition; review writing process 10:45-11:30am Social Studies Review resource map made the previous week, see where improvements could be made and how we can do that 11:30-12:30pm Gym (prep) Wednesday 4/9 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Continue reading sections of Omnivores Dilemma: Young Readers Edition; review writing process 10:45-12:30pm Math Review perimeter, area and geometric shapes Continue to work on garden designs using area, perimeter geometry Thursday 4/10 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Wrap up of Seed Folks, character panel discussion, discussion of character relationships and our own reflections (collection of blue books) 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Final copies of writing as a character of Seed Folks peer edited, working with partners 10:45-11:30am Science Review of the growth chart, what this means for us in terms of gardening in urban environments? Watch Ted Talks 11:30-12:30pm Math Time to make final edits on gardening design for outside of the school, prepare groups to present Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-1:45pm Math Time to present blueprints, vote on design to pitch to principal 1:45-2:15pm Health Focus on Nutrition- review of our food journals 2:15-2:45pm Writing Read aloud of the character stories written 2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal Friday 4/11

9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Continue reading sections of Omnivores Dilemma: Young Readers Edition; review of writing 10:45-11:30am Social Studies What ways can we get our families to make improvements? Our School? 11:30-12:30pm Computers (prep)

Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math Lesson on Geometry begins, review of vocabulary, begin discussing gardening structures

Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math How to incorporate geometry into creating a garden, trip outside to scope out spaces to create blueprint

Science Lab (prep) Lunch Science Lab (prep)

Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math Spend independent time working on garden blueprints, creating a gardening space that can hold certain amount of plants in a certain amount of space

2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal

2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal

Science Lab (prep)

2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal

Dismissal

Michelle Ruiz, Kirkbride Elementary, 4th Grade