Michelle Ruiz Two Week Curriculum: Urban Agriculture and the Community

Monday 3/24 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Tuesday 3/25 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Wednesday 3/26 Start of Take Over 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Thursday 3/27 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy 9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers 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 Review of vocabulary in groups, use of examples; centers with 100 Book Challenge, vocabulary review, character review 10:45-11:30am Social Studies View where food comes from found in their kitchen, map it together, discuss 11:30-12:30pm Math Lesson on Data Analysis, how to read information and present it in different ways Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-1:45pm Math Introduce food journal to see what we eat each day to compare 1:45-2:15pm Health Compare fresh foods vs. processed foods 2:15-2:45pm Writing Writing in journals about the differences between living in a city and living in a suburb 2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal Friday 3/28

10:45-11:30am Science

10:45-11:30am Social Studies

10:45-12:30pm Math

10:45-11:30am Social Studies

11:30-12:30pm Art (prep)

11:30-12:30pm Gym (prep)

11:30-12:30pm Computers (prep)

Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math

Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math

Science Lab (prep) Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Science Lab (prep) Literacy Introduction to Vocabulary 1:15-2:00pm

Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:00pm Math Literacy Begin shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting focus on character development, descriptions using a character web 2:00-2:45pm Social Studies Begin creating a resource map 2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal

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

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

Dismissal

Dismissal

2:00pm-2:45pm Science Review vocabulary, create food webs, prepare kitchen scrap plants: KWL Chart 2:45-3:00pm Quiet Zone/DEAR Time for reading/announcements Dismissal

Michelle Ruiz Two Week Curriculum: Urban Agriculture and the Community
Monday 3/31 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 Science Create growth chart for plants growing in the classroom, monitor their progress and graph 11:30-12:30pm Art (prep) Tuesday 4/1 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Wednesday 4/2 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy Thursday 4/3 8:30-8:45am Morning Routine Morning Journal 8:45-9:45am Literacy 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

9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers

9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers

9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers

10:45-11:30am Social Studies

10:45-11:30pm Math

10:45-11:30am Social Studies

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

11:30-12:30pm Gym (prep) Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting Bathroom Break Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Math Create a mini poster of the country chosen to present to the class on what they eat

11:30-12:30pm (prep) Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting Science Lab (prep) Lunch 1:15-2:45pm Science Lab (prep) Math Continue working on mini posters after taking a short quiz on what different graphs look like, what they are called and what information they tell us

11:30-12:30pm Computers (prep) Shared reading of Seed Folks, class discussion, writing/reflecting 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

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 Two Week Curriculum: Urban Agriculture and the Community
Monday 4/7 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 Addition; 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 Addition; 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 Friday 4/11 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) Take a test on the characters 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 best design for the school 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

9:45-10:45am Guided Reading/Centers Continue reading sections of Omnivores Dilemma: Young Readers Addition; 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 Two Week Curriculum: Urban Agriculture and the Community Preps, Bathroom, Lunch, Dismissal Two Week Take Over Lesson Plans PSSA Testing