English
Adjective Unit
Review notes.
Assign: Page 1 a & b in packet.
The packet is in eBackpack. Record your answers on paper.
If you are home sick you may mark your answers in eBackpack or notability and send to me for grading.
Computer
Keyboarding Unit
Review and practice home row keys.
Use keyboards with iPads and open a file in pages. Name it KYBDG.
Lesson Plan for Wednesday, 02/18/15
English
Adjective Unit Day 1
Take notes. Below is picture of the notes we covered in class today.
Adjective Unit Day 1
Take notes. Below is picture of the notes we covered in class today.
Computer
Brainstorm ideas on way to decorate class folder.
Work on it and bring to me to grade before the end of class.
Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 02/17/15
English
Boardwork Vocab. Review
Look over all vocab, words we've had so far this year.
We will play password with these words.
Computer
Day one of Trimester 3.
Orientation
Go over rules and syllabus for Keyboarding/computer class
Boardwork Vocab. Review
Look over all vocab, words we've had so far this year.
We will play password with these words.
Computer
Day one of Trimester 3.
Orientation
Go over rules and syllabus for Keyboarding/computer class
Lesson Plan for Thursday, 02/11/15
English
Finish journal entries from Wednesday.
Assign: Find 10 unusual or fun words.
Write the definition.
Give the part of speech. (if the part of speech is not given see if you can determine from the definition what part of speech it is.
Computer
Group Pictionary in the computer lab.
Open a blank word processing file and change page setup to horizontal
Show grid if you want.
Be ready to draw!!!!!
Finish journal entries from Wednesday.
Assign: Find 10 unusual or fun words.
Write the definition.
Give the part of speech. (if the part of speech is not given see if you can determine from the definition what part of speech it is.
Computer
Group Pictionary in the computer lab.
Open a blank word processing file and change page setup to horizontal
Show grid if you want.
Be ready to draw!!!!!
Lesson Plan for Wednesday, 02/10/15
English
Monday's proofreading and correcting assignment is due today.
Assignment: We will free writing in our journal today. If you finish early, add words to your word bank journal entry.
Computer
Page 55 in the book. 30b and 30c.
Monday's proofreading and correcting assignment is due today.
Assignment: We will free writing in our journal today. If you finish early, add words to your word bank journal entry.
Computer
Page 55 in the book. 30b and 30c.
Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 02/10/15
English
Journal writing
We will discuss "first memories" and choose one to write about for a journal entry.
You will have a 10 minute time limit. When times up, you may share with the class.
This is free writing assignment so you don't have to worry about spelling, capitalization or punctuation while you are writing. You will correct these after the 10 minutes are up.
Remember: Monday's assignment must be turned in today or a 0 will be entered into the grade book.
Computer
Continue practice keying numbers correctly.
Page 54 and 55, lesson 29f and30a
Journal writing
We will discuss "first memories" and choose one to write about for a journal entry.
You will have a 10 minute time limit. When times up, you may share with the class.
This is free writing assignment so you don't have to worry about spelling, capitalization or punctuation while you are writing. You will correct these after the 10 minutes are up.
Remember: Monday's assignment must be turned in today or a 0 will be entered into the grade book.
Computer
Continue practice keying numbers correctly.
Page 54 and 55, lesson 29f and30a
Lesson Plan for Monday, 02/09/15
English
State Assessment practice
Correcting Convention Errors.
We will be going over some sample writings from the Tom Thumb article we did last week.
We will correct one together.
Assignment:
Choose one of the passages provided in eBackpack or use the sample shown here and rewrite ONE of these passages correcting all errors.
We will grade tomorrow in class.
NOTE: This will be a very important grade in the grade book. If you do not have it done tomorrow in class it will be entered as a 0 in the gradebook, but you will be given one extra day to get it done and turned in to me for full credit. (I think that's a pretty good deal, so don't let me down!)
Computer
Practice typing numbers.
Continue the keyboarding practice with numbers. (We're almost done)
Pages 53 and 54.
State Assessment practice
Correcting Convention Errors.
We will be going over some sample writings from the Tom Thumb article we did last week.
We will correct one together.
Assignment:
Choose one of the passages provided in eBackpack or use the sample shown here and rewrite ONE of these passages correcting all errors.
We will grade tomorrow in class.
NOTE: This will be a very important grade in the grade book. If you do not have it done tomorrow in class it will be entered as a 0 in the gradebook, but you will be given one extra day to get it done and turned in to me for full credit. (I think that's a pretty good deal, so don't let me down!)
Computer
Practice typing numbers.
Continue the keyboarding practice with numbers. (We're almost done)
Pages 53 and 54.
Lesson Plan for Friday, 02/06/15
English
Review your writing summary of the Tom Thumb article.
Make up day for any missing work.
Computer
Make up day for any missing work.
Review your writing summary of the Tom Thumb article.
Make up day for any missing work.
Computer
Make up day for any missing work.
Lesson Plan for Thursday, 02/05/15
English
Using your notes from Wednesday, write either an informative article about General Tom Thumb.
Computer
Page 52 in book.
More practice typing numbers.
Using your notes from Wednesday, write either an informative article about General Tom Thumb.
Computer
Page 52 in book.
More practice typing numbers.
Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 02/03/15
English
Go over Vocab sentences from Monday.
Read about General Tom Thumb. (The file is in eBackpack)
We will be using this information for writing practice for state assessments.
Computer
Keyboarding
More practice with numbers.
Page 50.
Go over Vocab sentences from Monday.
Read about General Tom Thumb. (The file is in eBackpack)
We will be using this information for writing practice for state assessments.
Computer
Keyboarding
More practice with numbers.
Page 50.
Lesson Plan for Monday, 02/02/15
English
Vocabulary sentences
Choose 10 words from all of the boardwork we have had so far in this class.
Write a sentences for each.
Sentences must be at least eight words.
The word must be used correctly, so make sure if the word is a verb you use it as a verb in the sentence. If the word is an adjective you use it to describe a noun.
Turn in at the end of the hour.
Example: implore /verb
I implore you to follow directions and pay attention in class, so you will do well on the test.
Computer
Typing numbers correctly.
Review the number keys from last week.
Practice:
Page 48, 26b and page 49 26c. The do the technique builder on 49 26d.
Vocabulary sentences
Choose 10 words from all of the boardwork we have had so far in this class.
Write a sentences for each.
Sentences must be at least eight words.
The word must be used correctly, so make sure if the word is a verb you use it as a verb in the sentence. If the word is an adjective you use it to describe a noun.
Turn in at the end of the hour.
Example: implore /verb
I implore you to follow directions and pay attention in class, so you will do well on the test.
Computer
Typing numbers correctly.
Review the number keys from last week.
Practice:
Page 48, 26b and page 49 26c. The do the technique builder on 49 26d.
Lesson Plan for Thursday and Friday, 01/ 29 & 30/15
English
Hink Pink Unit
Go over what a hink pink is and do some for practice.
Take notes.
Do the Worksheet with a partner.
Try writing some of your own.
Computer
Keyboard Review Timed Writing.
Learn to type numbers correctly.
Get keyboards.
Lesson Plan for Wednesday, 01/28/15
English
1st and 2nd hour only
Turn in Warm Fuzzies and make one warm fuzzy card.
Computer
Free Day
1st and 2nd hour only
Turn in Warm Fuzzies and make one warm fuzzy card.
Computer
Free Day
Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 01/27/15
English
Valentine Activity (Warm Fuzzy)
Go over the examples of warm fuzzies and the assignment as shown below. There is also a copy of this in eBackpack.
Computer
grade word processing assignment "formatting a short report"
Make puzzle using puzzlemaker.com using a list of 15 words that have to do with
what we've done in class so far this trimester.
Valentine Activity (Warm Fuzzy)
Go over the examples of warm fuzzies and the assignment as shown below. There is also a copy of this in eBackpack.
Computer
grade word processing assignment "formatting a short report"
Make puzzle using puzzlemaker.com using a list of 15 words that have to do with
what we've done in class so far this trimester.
Lesson Plan for Monday, 01/26/15
English
You will read your stories you wrote on Friday to the class.
If time we will take a Subject/Predicate quiz in Socrative.
Computer
Word Processing
Finish formatting the short report we started on Friday.
You will read your stories you wrote on Friday to the class.
If time we will take a Subject/Predicate quiz in Socrative.
Computer
Word Processing
Finish formatting the short report we started on Friday.
Lesson Plan for Friday, 01/23/15
English
Creative Writing Activity
Write a story using one of the story starters provided:
1. As I was walking along the beach under a full moon, I suddenly spotted something moving in the water.
2. None of the girls on the swim team liked Bernie, but Bernie didn't care.
3. Henry said there was a dragon living in the woods behind his house, and none of uis believed him until we saw the scorch marks.
4. I think the pictures on the wall are coming to life at night.
The only requirements are that your story needs a beginning, a middle, and an end.
You may read them to the class on Monday.
Computer
Word Processing Assignment: Formatting a short report.
We will go over the formatting requirements and then type a short report in the computer lab.
I will provide the short report. You just have to type it and format it correctly.
Creative Writing Activity
Write a story using one of the story starters provided:
1. As I was walking along the beach under a full moon, I suddenly spotted something moving in the water.
2. None of the girls on the swim team liked Bernie, but Bernie didn't care.
3. Henry said there was a dragon living in the woods behind his house, and none of uis believed him until we saw the scorch marks.
4. I think the pictures on the wall are coming to life at night.
The only requirements are that your story needs a beginning, a middle, and an end.
You may read them to the class on Monday.
Computer
Word Processing Assignment: Formatting a short report.
We will go over the formatting requirements and then type a short report in the computer lab.
I will provide the short report. You just have to type it and format it correctly.
Lesson Plan for Thursday, 01/22/15
English
Finish open note verb test.
Grade.
Computer
Word Processing Assignment
Leader Tabs.
Don't print. I will grade your work on the computer.
Finish open note verb test.
Grade.
Computer
Word Processing Assignment
Leader Tabs.
Don't print. I will grade your work on the computer.
Lesson Plan for Wednesday, 01/21/15
English
Work on final copy of your snow day paragraph.
Review the verb unit.
We will work in groups and take an open note test if time. If not we will take on Thursday.
Computer
Final day for Computer Art Contest.
Review timed writings over all the letter keys on the keyboard.
We will use the keyboards.
Work on final copy of your snow day paragraph.
Review the verb unit.
We will work in groups and take an open note test if time. If not we will take on Thursday.
Computer
Final day for Computer Art Contest.
Review timed writings over all the letter keys on the keyboard.
We will use the keyboards.
Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 01/20/15
English
Proofread your snow day paragraph and make any needed changes. (Reprint if needed.)
We will to take time to read aloud if you'd like to.
Computer
Finish your computer art contest.
Proofread your snow day paragraph and make any needed changes. (Reprint if needed.)
We will to take time to read aloud if you'd like to.
Computer
Finish your computer art contest.
Lesson Plan for Monday, 01/19/15
English
Clean folders of papers no longer needed.
Keep:
1. Verb notes
2. Memory Cards
3. Comma Clue Packet
4. Writing Assignments
5. Record sheet
6. Useful transition handout
7. All board work
Computer
Computer Art Contest #2.
We will go over the directions. (You can find them in eBackpack.)
Everyone will print their contest entry this time instead of converting to jpeg.
Clean folders of papers no longer needed.
Keep:
1. Verb notes
2. Memory Cards
3. Comma Clue Packet
4. Writing Assignments
5. Record sheet
6. Useful transition handout
7. All board work
Computer
Computer Art Contest #2.
We will go over the directions. (You can find them in eBackpack.)
Everyone will print their contest entry this time instead of converting to jpeg.
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