Week+of+04-20-09

= First Grade Weekly Planning =

For the Week of: April 20 - April 24, 2009
**Mathematics** Goals/Objectives: (Vocabulary/Language || Measurement & geometry, weighing rocks and length (AIMS), symmetry & congruency (shape) || (Games, songs, activities)
 * Topic:
 * Math Strategies:

|| * AIMS activity that integrates science and math. Weighing and measuring rocks. || Rocks and shapes || Goals/Objectives: || Economics/Rocks/Soil || || Big book: __Mr. Beekman's Deli__ and will be making a list of goods. Big book: __Rocks__ || || Teacher driven || || Seasonal as well as related to economics with a focus on nonfiction features, summarizing and retelling. ||
 * Symmetry/congruency activities ||
 * Materials and Manipulatives
 * Morning Work/Workstations || Spiral review ||
 * Reading**
 * Theme:
 * Shared Reading
 * Readers Statements
 * Interactive Read Alouds

Goals/Objectives:
 * Writing **


 * Mini Lessons

|| Students will begin their individual Super 3 projects. Poetry || || Finish web or thinking map on ways to describe rocks and model a top 5 list (super 3) on rocks so students can begin their individual Super 3 project. Also begin another science notebook on rocks. Sort on goods & services || || Web or thinking map ||
 * Interactive Writing Suggestions
 * Graphic Sources

|| Theme/Focus || Science notebook: ways to classify rocks. AIMS activities || Goods & services ||
 * || ** Science ** || ** Social Studies **
 * Goals/Objectives:
 * Weekly Readers

|| You Can Help the Earth for Earth Day (April 22nd) ||  ||
 * Videos/Technology || Earth Day Video ||  ||


 * Research based strategies: Buddy study, guided reading, manipulatives, AR and conferring.**