Week 18: New Year, New Goals (Quarter Review)

Objective: Student will identify and correctly use sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language in spoken and written sentences about New Year, New Goals.

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 (sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language together. 3) Child attempts sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will construct complete sentences that correctly apply sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language while talking about New Year, New Goals.

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 (sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language together. 3) Child attempts sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare correct and incorrect examples of sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language, 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 (sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language together. 3) Child attempts sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort words and pictures related to New Year, New Goals based on sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language.

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 (sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language together. 3) Child attempts sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently demonstrate mastery of sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language by producing 3-4 original examples tied to New Year, New Goals.

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 (sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language together. 3) Child attempts sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates sentence building and vocabulary review; goal-setting language correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will model and explain counting using hands-on manipulatives related to New Year, New Goals.

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 (counting) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying counting together. 3) Child attempts counting with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will solve guided problems involving addition/subtraction, 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 (addition/subtraction) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review addition/subtraction in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying addition/subtraction together. 3) Child attempts addition/subtraction with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices addition/subtraction, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates addition/subtraction correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will apply shapes to solve a themed word problem connected to New Year, New Goals.

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 (shapes) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review shapes in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying shapes together. 3) Child attempts shapes with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices shapes, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates shapes correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will check work and compare strategies for measurement cumulative practice 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 (measurement cumulative practice) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review measurement cumulative practice in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying measurement cumulative practice together. 3) Child attempts measurement cumulative practice with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices measurement cumulative practice, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates measurement cumulative practice correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently complete a mixed-problem challenge demonstrating counting.

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 (counting) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying counting together. 3) Child attempts counting with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will make and record observations related to weather patterns in the context of New Year, New Goals.

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 patterns) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review weather patterns in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying weather patterns together. 3) Child attempts weather patterns with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices weather patterns, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates weather patterns correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will conduct a simple hands-on investigation to explore sunlight.

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 (sunlight) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review sunlight in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying sunlight together. 3) Child attempts sunlight with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices sunlight, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates sunlight correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will explain cause-and-effect relationships involving seasonal changes.

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 (seasonal changes) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review seasonal changes in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying seasonal changes together. 3) Child attempts seasonal changes with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices seasonal changes, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates seasonal changes correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare and classify examples related to engineering tools and New Year, New Goals.

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 (engineering tools) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review engineering tools in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying engineering tools together. 3) Child attempts engineering tools with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices engineering tools, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates engineering tools correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will summarize and share what was learned this week about weather patterns.

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 patterns) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review weather patterns in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying weather patterns together. 3) Child attempts weather patterns with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices weather patterns, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates weather patterns correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will describe and discuss traditions as it relates to New Year, New Goals.

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 (traditions) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review traditions in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying traditions together. 3) Child attempts traditions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices traditions, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates traditions correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will identify roles and responsibilities connected to calendars.

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 (calendars) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review calendars in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying calendars together. 3) Child attempts calendars with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices calendars, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates calendars correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will connect seasonal community life 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 (seasonal community life) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review seasonal community life in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying seasonal community life together. 3) Child attempts seasonal community life with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices seasonal community life, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates seasonal community life correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare different perspectives or places related to cultures.

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 (cultures) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review cultures in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying cultures together. 3) Child attempts cultures with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices cultures, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates cultures correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will reflect on and summarize what was learned about traditions.

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 (traditions) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review traditions in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying traditions together. 3) Child attempts traditions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices traditions, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates traditions correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read a text connected to New Year, New Goals and retell it while focusing on 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 (retelling) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review retelling in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying retelling together. 3) Child attempts retelling with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices retelling, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates retelling correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will identify key details in the text that relate to key details.

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 (key details) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review key details in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying key details together. 3) Child attempts key details with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices key details, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates key details correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will ask and answer questions about the text using comparing texts.

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 (comparing texts) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review comparing texts in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying comparing texts together. 3) Child attempts comparing texts with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices comparing texts, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates comparing texts correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare two texts or passages related to New Year, New Goals using story elements.

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 (story elements) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review story elements in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying story elements together. 3) Child attempts story elements with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices story elements, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates story elements correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will summarize the week's reading, demonstrating 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 (retelling) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review retelling in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying retelling together. 3) Child attempts retelling with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices retelling, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates retelling correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read, spell, and sort this week's words featuring silent-e.

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 (silent-e) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review silent-e in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying silent-e together. 3) Child attempts silent-e with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices silent-e, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates silent-e correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will build and write words using vowel teams 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 (vowel teams) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review vowel teams in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying vowel teams together. 3) Child attempts vowel teams with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices vowel teams, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates vowel teams correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

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 (cumulative sight word dictation) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review cumulative sight word dictation in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying cumulative sight word dictation together. 3) Child attempts cumulative sight word dictation with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices cumulative sight word dictation, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates cumulative sight word dictation correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort and categorize words by their silent-e 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 (silent-e) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review silent-e in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying silent-e together. 3) Child attempts silent-e with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices silent-e, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates silent-e correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will complete a mini dictation/spelling check demonstrating silent-e.

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 (silent-e) back to New Year, New Goals.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review silent-e in the context of New Year, New Goals. 2) Guided practice applying silent-e together. 3) Child attempts silent-e with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices silent-e, applying it to one new example related to New Year, New Goals.

Assessment: Child demonstrates silent-e correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.