Lesson Plan for Thursday and Friday, 11/13 and 11/14

English
On Thursday we worked on identifying common and proper nouns and wrote sentences or filled in blanks in a paragraph with appropriate nouns. All was done in class and everyone finished.
We also did a collective noun activity for a contest.

Friday's Lesson Plan
Grade collective noun contest worksheet.
Start prewriting for Thankful paper.
Assignment:
List 10 People, Places, and Things you are thankful for.
Last 10 minutes of class will be Friday Freedom.


Computer
Practice typing the first finger words and memorize them for a quiz next Tuesday.
fur, fun, gun, gum, guy, buy, but, hut, jut, vug

Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 11/11/14

English
Noun and preposition review
Contests
No assignment.
Veteran's Day Program

Computer
Veteran's Day Program

Lesson Plan for Monday, 11/10/14

English
Nouns
Complete in class "Nouns and Their Uses Worksheet" in eBackpack.
Assign:
Write six sentences using the following three words:
run, land, and ship.
First use the word in a sentence as a noun and then use the word in a sentence as a verb.

Computer
New group today.
Orientation
Go over syllabus and classroom procedures.
Decorate class folder. (10 points)

Lesson Plan for Friday, 11/07/14

English

Make-up Day.
Any work not turned in may be made up today.
Grade Boardwork #5 (27 points possible)
Friday Freedom last part of the hour.

Info Processing

Make up day
End of Trimester class party.

Computer
Make up day
Friday Freedom
No assignment

Lesson Plan for Thursday, 11/06/14

English
Nouns
Review notes from Wednesday.
Work with your group to finish the ABC noun activity.
Assign: do the A, AN, THE activity:

Info Processing
Computer Basics Test

Computer
Journal writing
Write at least a 10 sentence paragraph about this class.
1. What you liked best
2. What you liked the least.
3. What are three things you learned.
4. What advice would you give to students taking this class next trimester.

Lesson Plan for Wednesday,, 11/05/14

English
Nouns
Copy notes in your English folder.
Do the ABC activity in eBackpack.

Info Processing

Computer Basics
Review for test.

Computer
Word processing review.
We will review the word processing tools we've used and the skills we learned this trimester:
Tabs
Font
Text styles
Line Spacing
Font Size
Page Set up
Keyboard Shortcuts

Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 11/04/14

English

Prepositions
Grade thee Prepo or Adverb worksheet.
Hand back the Winnie the Witch writing assignment and record rating on your record sheet.
Assign:
Journal entry (at least 10 sentences):

Info Processing
Computer Basics.
Go over yesterday's  software assignment and grade your own.
Take the Quiz and grade in class. You may use resources available to answer questions.

Lesson Plan for Monday, 11/03/14

English
Preposition Unit: (Compound Objects)
Practice fine the compound objects in prepo phrases and choosing the correct pronoun to use as an object of the phrase.
Assign: Complete the practice worksheets in class.
You may find the assignment in eBackpack.

Info Processing
computer basics review
Review for test.

Computer
Review Keyboarding skills learned this trimester.
Take some practice timed writings.
Take a group timed writing if time allows.


Lesson Plan for Thursday, 10/30/14

English
Halloween Adjective Activity.
Choose a coloring page, list 15 adjective noun sets to describe the different parts of the picture.
Color the page and turn in.

Info Processing
Field Trip

Computer
Technology-Age of Materials Progress Time line.
Choose one of the events or inventions on the time line and research it.
Write at least 5 facts about it.
Type the information into a short paragraph.

Lesson Plan for Wednesday, 10/29/14

English
Friendly letter writing
Print out Winnie the Witch friendly letters.
Figure sentence structure and hand in.
Do the Preposition worksheet when finished.

Info Processing

Computer Basics unit
Discuss the categories of hard ware and the information processing cycle.
Assign: Describe how the info processing cycle works using an example totally unrelated to a computer system.

Computer
Technology-Age of Materials Progress
Create your timelines using the Age of Materials Progress fact sheet. Turn in when done.
You may do it on your iPad using the timeline app or you may do it "old school" with construction paper and markers. Turn in at end of the hour.

Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 10/28/14

English

We will work to finish our Winnie the Witch letters today and tomorrow.
When you finish, proofread carefully and figure your sentence structure.

Info Processing
Computer Basics Unit Day 1
Take notes.
Assignment:
List 4 examples of Hardware
List 3 examples of Software

Computer
Word Processing Unit

Leader Tabs
Complete the assignment using the directions on handout.


Lesson Plan for Monday, 10/27/14

English

Review Subordinating Conjunctions, Memory Card #4

Write 13 sentences using these subordinating conjunctions correctly. Be sure to put comma #1 after the subordinating clause in your sentences. (That means all of your sentences must begin with a subordinating clause.)
Subordinating conjunctions to use....while, until, since, if, whenever, when, before, after, as, because, although, unless, even though

Info Processing
Computer Basics Unit Day 1
Using this link computer literacy 101 Find the following information:
1. What is a computer?
2. What are the 4 functions of a computer?
3. Explain the Information Processing Cycle.

Computer
Word Processing
Do the "Setting Tabs" Assignment in eBackpack.

Lesson Plan for Thursday and Friday, 10/23 & 10/24

English

Work on your Winnie the Witch friendly letter following the requirements discussed in class.
I will start meeting with each of you to go over what you have written, so far.
Free time the last 10 minutes of Friday's class.
We will have one more class period to work on composing the letter. After that it will be homework.

Info Processing

Spreadsheet unit
Finish the grocery shopping project and write your letter to me about plans for a class party.

Computer
Free day on Thursday.
Word Processing assignment on Friday.
"Different Tabs and What They Do"
Assignment will be in eBackpack.

Lesson Plan for Wednesday, 10/22/14

English

Winnie Witch Writing assignment
Learn how to figure sentence structure using the sample letter in eBackpack.
We will go over this in class and then you will figure your own when you finish your won letter.
No assignment as long as you participate and keep up with the class discussion today. :)

Info Processing
Spreadsheet Project (grocery shopping for imaginary class party)
must have your spreadsheet complete by today.
You will work on your letter to me on Thursday.

Computer

Word Processing
Complete the "Human Brain Not Yet Obsolete" poem following direction in eBackpack English folder.

Lesson Plan for Monday, 10/20/14

English

Preposition Unit
Review prepositions learned so far.
Complete Prepo worksheet #4




Info Processing

Spreadsheet Unit
Go over Project assignment. (Part II of test)


Computer

Paragraph Timed Writings.
Use keyboard for iPads for today's lesson.

Lesson Plan for Friday, 10/17/14

English

Prepositions
Grade Worksheet #3.
Review what we've covered so far.
Friday Freedom if you have no 0's.

Info Processing

Spreadsheet unit
Hand back tests and go over.
Friday Freedom if you have no 0's

Computer

Proofread and print your silly putty report.


Lesson Plan for Thursday, 10/16/14

English
Preposition Unit
Finish contests.
Complete Worksheet #3, Identifying Prepositional phrases.

Info Processing
Spreadsheet unit test, part 1(pencil and paper part)

Computer
Finish your Silly Putty report

Lesson Plan for Wednesday, 10/15/14

English

Preposition unit
Take Quiz
Do two prepo contests
Grade Side 2 Worksheet from yesterday.


Info Processing

Spreadsheet unit
Grade the test review
Create a spreadsheet of your own applying skills you learned in this unit.

Computer
Finish the Silly Putty project.
Type a one page report.

Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 10/14/14

English
Prepositions
Prepo Posters are do today.
Practice identifying prep phrases in text.
Assign: Do side two of the worksheet full of sentences. (Put parentheses around all the prepo phrases in the sentences)
Practice for quiz (It's tomorrow)

Info Processing
Spreadsheet
Grade Shopping Spree Activity.
Start Review

Computer
Word Processing
Do the Silly Putty Activity.
Research for answers and write a one page report formatting according to directions.

Lesson Plan for Monday, 10/13/14

English

Grade Boardwork from Friday and turn in.
Go over Prepo Poster grading criteria.
Neat
Complete
Correct
Finish your preposition poster today. It is due Tuesday at the beginning of class.
Assign: Memorize 30 prepositions for Wednesday's quiz.

Info Processing

Spreadsheet Unit
All worksheets have been okayed, so work on your shopping spree.
Remember: You must not have more than 5.00 left over to get an A, and you must buy at least 5 items.

Computer
Word Processing unit
Computer art Contest #2
Finish your artwork today and get it converted to jpeg format for the contest.