Sunday, November 23, 2014

December 1-5th k-3rd lesson plans

Happy Fall! I love this time of year. We are three months into the school year. I've decided to try to blog again, and share our adventures. As usual, from year to year, my methods and the kids needs change. I mainly plan to blog about and post what my kiddos, ages 5-8 will be doing. I have a five year old, one 7 year old, and two eight year olds. I am doing school with them as a group, and adjusting the needs to fit my youngest and my oldest. I am trying to use only free resources! The way I plan school is up to three weeks at a time, with the fourth week concentrating on art, music and nature study. As well as field trips related to what we are doing in school. If you need a teacher planbook, I highly recommend the one by planbookedu.com. Also, thank you to The Cutest Blog On The Block, for my new background and banner. 

December 1-5th: Theme-How Animals Prepare For Winter

Monday:

Math: We've been working on doubles in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. My youngest needed more time with addition, so we are now moving on to multiplication this week. 

Resources for Addition and subtraction to review:
Thanksgiving Subtraction Doubles-foldable. (please leave her feedback) 
Doubles Addition Fact Foldable (please leave her feedback) 

1) Sing the doubles rap. Everyone uses addition foldable to answer facts I call out. 
2) Use Subtraction foldable to review doubles subtraction.
3)Introduce the concept of multiplication using this great idea at Elementary Shenanigans blog! Do all double multiplication facts. (oh how I love this!) 
4) Learn the multiplication doubles rap. (I had to make this up myself, don't judge. :)
5) Make our own multiplication doubles foldable--same concept as the addition and subtraction. 

Language Arts: 

1) Using 11x14 poster board...copy the poem Arctic Animals. Read poem and circle the rhyming words. Let children paint a light blue, and sprinkle silver glitter to decorate for the school area.
2) Introduce Word Wall words: over, under, snow, dad, fur, animals, hibernate. 
3) Talk about this weeks theme-How Animals Prepare For Winter. Ask children how they think animals prepare. Introduce the word 'hibernation' with this video. 
4) Read the book Hibernation Station. (video for teacher reference) 
5) Make a Story Map of Hibernation Station on dry erase board. 

3rd graders only: Complete Mini book together 
Science:

Conduct experiment on How Animals Insulate themselves

Extra's: Learn first song for our Super Silly Christmas Concert: Don't Be A Jerk, It's Christmas.
Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer.
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas.
A Christmas Carol
I'm Gettin Nuthin For Christmas

Tuesday:

Math: 

1) Review addition rap and addition foldable.
2) Review 0's subtraction foldable.
3) Review Multiplication rap and foldable. 
4) Everyone writes a handprint story to represent each multiplication double. The third graders do three, while the other two kids make two. Hang up in school room when done. 

Language Arts:
1) Reread our poem, Arctic Animals. Make a list of words on dry erase board that rhymes with the words we circled.
2) Word work: use word wall words. Fill sandwich bags with paint. Tape the top. Use q-tips to write word wall words. 
3) Introduce main selection Reader-Over And Under The Snow (sorry no youtube for teacher reference) 
4) Review Noun song, the verb song, and introduce new The Adjective Song.
5) Read story again, pausing at adjectives and making adjectives chart: pg 1-fresh, white. pg 2-red. pg 3-secret, smallest, forest, safe, warm. pg 4-leftover, strong, silent, high, tiny, cool. pg5-deep, oval, good, cold. pg 6-back, slippery. pg 7-invisible. pg 8-fat, sun-warmed. pg 9-Little, sound, bushy-tailed. pg 10-invisible. page 11-full. page 12-one, warm, hot, pointed. page 13-sticky, back, heavy, new. page 14-tired, feathery-soft. 
pg 15-deep. pg 16-Hungry, drowsy, busy, secret. Note: These are not the actual page numbers. I'm counting by my kindle--two pages together. 

For later: Kids take turns playing Adjective Detective.

Science: 

Do experiment on how fat is handled by Awake Bear and Hibernating Bear. 

Extra's: Learn first song for our Super Silly Christmas Concert: Don't Be A Jerk, It's Christmas.

Wednesday:

Math:

1) Review addition rap and addition foldable.
2) Review 0's subtraction foldable.
3) Review Multiplication rap and foldable. 
4) Play Gobble, Gobble, Doubles addition game
5) Play M&M group, game. Instructions: Put groups of cups in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. For each group, drop in the same amount of candy that matches the group, so that it's a multiplication double. Have kids write the problem and answers on paper or dry erase boards.

Language Arts:

1) Word Work: On small dry erase boards, write words with blue vowels and red consonants.
2) Read main selection Reader-Over And Under The Snow (sorry no youtube for teacher reference) 
3) Review Noun song, the verb song, and new The Adjective Song.
4) Go over Vivid Verbs chart, naming and explaining verbs children do not understand.
5) Have children write 8 vivid verbs of their own. Create a four page book, two verbs each page on animals. Illustrate pages. 

Science: 

1) Read the book Animals In Winter (teacher reference) 
2) Show the video of a snow fox dive. 
3) Children help make a Hibernate, Migrate or Adapt chart for classroom display. Have the kids talk to their dad and list what they remember.

Extra's: Learn first song for our Super Silly Christmas Concert: Don't Be A Jerk, It's Christmas.

Thursday:

Math: 

1) Review addition rap and addition foldable.
2) Review 0's subtraction foldable.
3) Review Multiplication rap and foldable. 
4) Play Snowy Strategies double game
5) Play multiplication power towers with this weeks facts. 

Language Arts:

1) Word Work: Rainbow Words-write words, use a different crayon on each letter to trace over. 
2) Read main selection Reader-Over And Under The Snow (sorry no youtube for teacher reference) Have kids read the word wall words as we come across them. 
3) Review Noun song, the verb song, and new The Adjective Song.
4) Complete Noun, Verb, or Adjective packet. (one copy for them all do do together. 

Art:
Start on Winter Birch Tree Art

Extra's: Learn first song for our Super Silly Christmas Concert: Don't Be A Jerk, It's Christmas.

Friday:

Math:

1) Review addition rap and addition foldable.
2) Review 0's subtraction foldable.
3) Review Multiplication rap and foldable.
4) Play Snowman Bump
5) Color snowman doubles page
6) Make books for our multiplication facts. Third graders do three and other two kids make two. 

Language Arts:

1) Word Work: Rainbow Words-make words on fridge with magnets. 
2) Read main selection Reader-Over And Under The Snow (sorry no youtube for teacher reference) Have kids read the word wall words as we come across them. 
3) Review Noun song, the verb song, and new The Adjective Song.
4) Play Popcorn Noun Verb or Adjective game. Eat popcorn and enjoy the weekend.

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