Week 9: Celebrating Our Community (Quarter Review)
Fully detailed, ready-to-teach lesson plans for 3rd - 5th Grade, day by day, across all 6 subjects.
Monday — Naming and Using: Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns
Objective: Student will identify and correctly use extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns in spoken and written sentences about Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns together. 3) Child attempts extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Building Sentences with verbs
Objective: Student will construct complete sentences that correctly apply verbs while talking about Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (verbs) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review verbs in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying verbs together. 3) Child attempts verbs with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices verbs, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates verbs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Comparing Examples of adjectives
Objective: Student will compare correct and incorrect examples of adjectives, explaining what makes each one right or wrong.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (adjectives) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review adjectives in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying adjectives together. 3) Child attempts adjectives with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices adjectives, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates adjectives correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Sorting and Categorizing: questions across community topics
Objective: Student will sort words and pictures related to Celebrating Our Community based on questions across community topics.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (questions across community topics) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review questions across community topics in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying questions across community topics together. 3) Child attempts questions across community topics with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices questions across community topics, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates questions across community topics correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Weekly Language Review: Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns
Objective: Student will independently demonstrate mastery of extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns by producing 3-4 original examples tied to Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns together. 3) Child attempts extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates extending toward independent mastery — Review week: nouns correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Introducing: operations
Objective: Student will model and explain operations using hands-on manipulatives related to Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (operations) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review operations in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying operations together. 3) Child attempts operations with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices operations, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates operations correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Guided Practice: factors
Objective: Student will solve guided problems involving factors, explaining each step aloud.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (factors) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review factors in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying factors together. 3) Child attempts factors with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices factors, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates factors correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Applying area/perimeter to Real Problems
Objective: Student will apply area/perimeter to solve a themed word problem connected to Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (area/perimeter) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review area/perimeter in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying area/perimeter together. 3) Child attempts area/perimeter with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices area/perimeter, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates area/perimeter correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Checking and Comparing: operations
Objective: Student will check work and compare strategies for operations with a partner or parent.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (operations) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review operations in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying operations together. 3) Child attempts operations with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices operations, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates operations correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Weekly Math Challenge: operations
Objective: Student will independently complete a mixed-problem challenge demonstrating operations.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (operations) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review operations in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying operations together. 3) Child attempts operations with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices operations, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates operations correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Observing: Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces
Objective: Student will make and record observations related to extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces together. 3) Child attempts extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Investigating: weather
Objective: Student will conduct a simple hands-on investigation to explore weather.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (weather) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review weather in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying weather together. 3) Child attempts weather with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices weather, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates weather correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Explaining Cause and Effect: living things' needs
Objective: Student will explain cause-and-effect relationships involving living things' needs.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (living things' needs) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review living things' needs in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying living things' needs together. 3) Child attempts living things' needs with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices living things' needs, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates living things' needs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Comparing and Classifying: environment care
Objective: Student will compare and classify examples related to environment care and Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (environment care) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review environment care in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying environment care together. 3) Child attempts environment care with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices environment care, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates environment care correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Sharing Findings: Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces
Objective: Student will summarize and share what was learned this week about extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces together. 3) Child attempts extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates extending toward independent mastery — Review week: forces correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Exploring: Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles
Objective: Student will describe and discuss extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles as it relates to Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles together. 3) Child attempts extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Roles and Responsibilities: maps
Objective: Student will identify roles and responsibilities connected to maps.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (maps) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review maps in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying maps together. 3) Child attempts maps with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices maps, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates maps correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Connecting to Our Community: rules
Objective: Student will connect rules to examples in our own community.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (rules) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review rules in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying rules together. 3) Child attempts rules with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices rules, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates rules correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Comparing Perspectives: needs vs. wants
Objective: Student will compare different perspectives or places related to needs vs. wants.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (needs vs. wants) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review needs vs. wants in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying needs vs. wants together. 3) Child attempts needs vs. wants with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices needs vs. wants, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates needs vs. wants correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Weekly Community Reflection: Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles
Objective: Student will reflect on and summarize what was learned about extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles together. 3) Child attempts extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates extending toward independent mastery — Review week: community roles correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Reading and Retelling: Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: retelling
Objective: Student will read a text connected to Celebrating Our Community and retell it while focusing on extending toward independent mastery — Review week: retelling.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: retelling) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Extending toward independent mastery — Review week: retelling in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying extending toward independent mastery — Review week: retelling together. 3) Child attempts extending toward independent mastery — Review week: retelling with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices extending toward independent mastery — Review week: retelling, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates extending toward independent mastery — Review week: retelling correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Digging into Details: characters
Objective: Student will identify key details in the text that relate to characters.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (characters) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review characters in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying characters together. 3) Child attempts characters with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices characters, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates characters correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Asking and Answering Questions: questioning
Objective: Student will ask and answer questions about the text using questioning.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (questioning) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review questioning in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying questioning together. 3) Child attempts questioning with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices questioning, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates questioning correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Comparing Texts: nonfiction features
Objective: Student will compare two texts or passages related to Celebrating Our Community using nonfiction features.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (nonfiction features) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review nonfiction features in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying nonfiction features together. 3) Child attempts nonfiction features with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices nonfiction features, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates nonfiction features correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Weekly Reading Reflection: comparisons
Objective: Student will summarize the week's reading, demonstrating comparisons.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (comparisons) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review comparisons in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying comparisons together. 3) Child attempts comparisons with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices comparisons, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates comparisons correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Introducing This Week's Words: roots
Objective: Student will read, spell, and sort this week's words featuring roots.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (roots) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review roots in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying roots together. 3) Child attempts roots with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices roots, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates roots correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Building and Writing: affixes
Objective: Student will build and write words using affixes with letter tiles or handwriting practice.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (affixes) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review affixes in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying affixes together. 3) Child attempts affixes with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices affixes, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates affixes correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Using Words in Sentences: academic vocabulary
Objective: Student will use this week's spelling words correctly in original sentences.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (academic vocabulary) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review academic vocabulary in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying academic vocabulary together. 3) Child attempts academic vocabulary with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices academic vocabulary, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates academic vocabulary correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Word Sort and Pattern Practice: roots
Objective: Student will sort and categorize words by their roots pattern.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (roots) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review roots in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying roots together. 3) Child attempts roots with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices roots, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates roots correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Friday Spelling Check: roots
Objective: Student will complete a mini dictation/spelling check demonstrating roots.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (roots) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review roots in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying roots together. 3) Child attempts roots with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices roots, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates roots correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.