5th Grade Power Up
Week #35 Date 5/15- 5/19
M- Finish up work on their main idea, details and summary work.
T- Finish up work on their main idea, details and summary work.
W- Mystery Science, The Birth of Rocks, Mystery #2 called Why Do Some Volcanoes Explode?
Th- Continue Mystery Science
F- Continue Mystery Science
M- Finish up work on their main idea, details and summary work.
T- Finish up work on their main idea, details and summary work.
W- Mystery Science, The Birth of Rocks, Mystery #2 called Why Do Some Volcanoes Explode?
Th- Continue Mystery Science
F- Continue Mystery Science
Week #34 Date 5/8- 5/12
M- Continue CORE testing. Others work on their main idea, details and summary work.
T- CORE testing
W- CORE testing
Th- No group
F- No group
M- Continue CORE testing. Others work on their main idea, details and summary work.
T- CORE testing
W- CORE testing
Th- No group
F- No group
Week #33 Date 5/1- 5/5
M-F- Testing week for CORE Assessments (no group on Wednesday)
M-F- Testing week for CORE Assessments (no group on Wednesday)
Week #32 Date 4/24- 4/28
M- No Mrs. Jerke
T-F No Group this week- SB testing
M- No Mrs. Jerke
T-F No Group this week- SB testing
Week #31 Date 4/17- 4/21
M- No School
T- Start Smarter Balance Practice test if time. Others work on their summaries for Easter Traditions Around the World.
W- Smarter Balance testinng-No Group
Th- Smarter Balance testing-No Group
F- Smarter Balance testing-No Group
M- No School
T- Start Smarter Balance Practice test if time. Others work on their summaries for Easter Traditions Around the World.
W- Smarter Balance testinng-No Group
Th- Smarter Balance testing-No Group
F- Smarter Balance testing-No Group
Week #30 Date 4/10- 4/14
M- Continue working on Pic Collage and summary for Easter Traditions Around the World.
T- When finished with Main Idea Pic Collage begin work on Reading Crunch Time, reading the article and answering the question, Why do flamingos stand on one leg?
W- Continue Reading Crunch Time.
Th- Start Smarter Balance Practice test if time.
F- No School
M- Continue working on Pic Collage and summary for Easter Traditions Around the World.
T- When finished with Main Idea Pic Collage begin work on Reading Crunch Time, reading the article and answering the question, Why do flamingos stand on one leg?
W- Continue Reading Crunch Time.
Th- Start Smarter Balance Practice test if time.
F- No School
Week #29 Date 4/3- 4/7
M- Continue to read Easter Traditions Around the World. When finished, select a country. Use the sentence frame to write the Main Idea and 4 details. 5th graders need to write a summary.
T- Add main idea project to Pic Collage
W- Main idea Pic Collage
Th- Main Idea Pic Collage.
F- Main Idea Pic Collage. For some, if finished early, watch the flipped summary video and write a summary for the book.
M- Continue to read Easter Traditions Around the World. When finished, select a country. Use the sentence frame to write the Main Idea and 4 details. 5th graders need to write a summary.
T- Add main idea project to Pic Collage
W- Main idea Pic Collage
Th- Main Idea Pic Collage.
F- Main Idea Pic Collage. For some, if finished early, watch the flipped summary video and write a summary for the book.
Week #28 Date 3/27- 3/31
M- Get into 3:00 partners. Begin work on Main idea. Play the Main idea game in groups. Have students find the standard in their Data Folders and highlight. Tell them that is the next standard they will focus on.
T- Using the Common Core Guidebook, page 37, introduce students to the AT&T It's not Complicated Playlist. After watching, discuss with students what they see as details vs. the main idea.
W- Model how to use the Main Idea Sentence frame using an AT&T video. Have students pick another video and fill out a sentence frame. Do together. Begin to read Easter Traditions Around the World.
Th- 10 in a Row Award and play Main idea Kahoot.
F- Continue to read Easter Traditions Around the World
M- Get into 3:00 partners. Begin work on Main idea. Play the Main idea game in groups. Have students find the standard in their Data Folders and highlight. Tell them that is the next standard they will focus on.
T- Using the Common Core Guidebook, page 37, introduce students to the AT&T It's not Complicated Playlist. After watching, discuss with students what they see as details vs. the main idea.
W- Model how to use the Main Idea Sentence frame using an AT&T video. Have students pick another video and fill out a sentence frame. Do together. Begin to read Easter Traditions Around the World.
Th- 10 in a Row Award and play Main idea Kahoot.
F- Continue to read Easter Traditions Around the World
Week #27 Date 3/20 - 3/24
M- Finish "Sports" Fishbowl game. If finished, establish new "Round the Clock" partners.
T- Begin Mystery Science. Volcanoes, Rocks and Earth's Surface. Mystery #1 Essential Question: Could a volcano pop up in your backyard?
W- Begin Activity: Mapping Volcanoes
Th- Continue Activity: Mapping Volcanoes and finish out the Mystery
F- Mystery #1 Assessment
M- Finish "Sports" Fishbowl game. If finished, establish new "Round the Clock" partners.
T- Begin Mystery Science. Volcanoes, Rocks and Earth's Surface. Mystery #1 Essential Question: Could a volcano pop up in your backyard?
W- Begin Activity: Mapping Volcanoes
Th- Continue Activity: Mapping Volcanoes and finish out the Mystery
F- Mystery #1 Assessment
Week #26 Date 3/13 - 3/17
M- Play Fishbowl
T-Continue Fishbowl or play the Dictionary game using vocaulary words from REWARDS.
W- no school
Th- no school
F- no school
M- Play Fishbowl
T-Continue Fishbowl or play the Dictionary game using vocaulary words from REWARDS.
W- no school
Th- no school
F- no school
RF.5.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Week #25 Date 3/6 - 3/10
M- REWARDS lesson 9
T- REWARDS lesson 9
W- REWARDS lesson 10
Th- REWARDS lesson 10
F- REWARDS lesson 10
M- REWARDS lesson 9
T- REWARDS lesson 9
W- REWARDS lesson 10
Th- REWARDS lesson 10
F- REWARDS lesson 10
Week #24 Date 2/27 - 3/3
M- Continue with Evidence and reasons project
T- Evidence and reasons project
W- Evidence and reasons project
Th- REWARDS
F- No School
M- Continue with Evidence and reasons project
T- Evidence and reasons project
W- Evidence and reasons project
Th- REWARDS
F- No School
Week #23 Date 2/20 - 2/24
M- No School
T- Continue reading the book on EPIC called: What's Your Story?: Fredrick Douglas.
W- When finished reading, assign a page from the book per child. Students will figure out what the author is trying to prove and find 2 pieces of evidence to show what the author is trying to show/prove.
Th- Continue Evidence and reasons project (making a poster or pic collage)
F- No Mrs. Jerke
M- No School
T- Continue reading the book on EPIC called: What's Your Story?: Fredrick Douglas.
W- When finished reading, assign a page from the book per child. Students will figure out what the author is trying to prove and find 2 pieces of evidence to show what the author is trying to show/prove.
Th- Continue Evidence and reasons project (making a poster or pic collage)
F- No Mrs. Jerke
Week #22 Date 2/13 - 2/17
M- Play Reasons and Evidence Kahoot and have 10-in-a-Row party with donuts.
T- finish up responding to the Junk Food article. Others can Pre-read the book for tomorrow.
W- Begin by reading the book on EPIC called: What's Your Story?: Fredrick Douglas
Th- Continue reading the book from EPIC. If needed, stop to think about the standard and write down some thoughts or use a graphic organizer to show knowledge. Answer the question: What is the author trying to prove?
F- No School
M- Play Reasons and Evidence Kahoot and have 10-in-a-Row party with donuts.
T- finish up responding to the Junk Food article. Others can Pre-read the book for tomorrow.
W- Begin by reading the book on EPIC called: What's Your Story?: Fredrick Douglas
Th- Continue reading the book from EPIC. If needed, stop to think about the standard and write down some thoughts or use a graphic organizer to show knowledge. Answer the question: What is the author trying to prove?
F- No School
Week #21 Date 2/6 - 2/10
M- Finish up Growth Mindset work first. Students will look at their STAR report and decide which standard to work on. Look at the Disaggregated Standard. Then they will set a goal with which to work on.
T- Go over student standards. Talk about which standards are low and what they are going to do to learn the rest of this year.
W- Read the article called San Francisco (Informational Text). Answer the question: What is the author trying to prove. Fill in the sentence frame: I know the author is trying to prove because the text says... And find one piece of evidence that supports the idea that San Francisco is a "Smart City". Do together.
Th- Read the Junk Food article (Informational Text). Begin to answer the lift the flap questions independently. If not finished, answer the questions independently in the library.
F- No Mrs. Jerke
M- Finish up Growth Mindset work first. Students will look at their STAR report and decide which standard to work on. Look at the Disaggregated Standard. Then they will set a goal with which to work on.
T- Go over student standards. Talk about which standards are low and what they are going to do to learn the rest of this year.
W- Read the article called San Francisco (Informational Text). Answer the question: What is the author trying to prove. Fill in the sentence frame: I know the author is trying to prove because the text says... And find one piece of evidence that supports the idea that San Francisco is a "Smart City". Do together.
Th- Read the Junk Food article (Informational Text). Begin to answer the lift the flap questions independently. If not finished, answer the questions independently in the library.
F- No Mrs. Jerke
Week #20 Date 1/30 - 2/3
M- NEW GROUP! Go over rules and routines. Begin to decorate their data folder.
T- Finish decorating Data folder. Start CORE Assessments.
W- CORE Assessments
Th- CORE Assessments
F- CORE Assessments (Growth Mindset video and write down 5 things that they can identify with. Group share and write on post-it notes.)
M- NEW GROUP! Go over rules and routines. Begin to decorate their data folder.
T- Finish decorating Data folder. Start CORE Assessments.
W- CORE Assessments
Th- CORE Assessments
F- CORE Assessments (Growth Mindset video and write down 5 things that they can identify with. Group share and write on post-it notes.)
Week #19 1/23 - 1/27
M- REWARDS lesson 10
T- REWARDS lesson 10
W- REWARDS lesson 11
Th- REWARDS lesson 11
F- play chunks or clusters or Fishbowl using the topic of food
M- REWARDS lesson 10
T- REWARDS lesson 10
W- REWARDS lesson 11
Th- REWARDS lesson 11
F- play chunks or clusters or Fishbowl using the topic of food
Week #18 1/16 - 1/20
M- No school
T- REWARDS lesson 9
W- no Mrs. Jerke
Th- REWARDS lesson 9
F- play Brain Box, the United States
M- No school
T- REWARDS lesson 9
W- no Mrs. Jerke
Th- REWARDS lesson 9
F- play Brain Box, the United States
Week #17 1/9 - 1/13
M- REWARDS Lesson 7
T- No Mrs. Jerke
W- REWARDS lesson 8
Th- No Mrs. Jerke
F- REWARDS lesson 8
M- REWARDS Lesson 7
T- No Mrs. Jerke
W- REWARDS lesson 8
Th- No Mrs. Jerke
F- REWARDS lesson 8
Week #16 1/2 - 1/6
M- No School
T- CORE Assessment-SS. Others write a paragraph about what they got for Christmas on SeeSaw. Then draw a picture.
W- CORE Assessment SS- Others finish up their work on Christmas on SeeSaw.
Th- REWARDS lesson 7, 8
F- REWARDS lesson 8
M- No School
T- CORE Assessment-SS. Others write a paragraph about what they got for Christmas on SeeSaw. Then draw a picture.
W- CORE Assessment SS- Others finish up their work on Christmas on SeeSaw.
Th- REWARDS lesson 7, 8
F- REWARDS lesson 8
Week #15 12/19 - 12/23
M- CORE Assessment
T- CORE Assessment
W- CORE Assessment-give out Christmas bags
Th- No Power Up
F- Christmas Break
M- CORE Assessment
T- CORE Assessment
W- CORE Assessment-give out Christmas bags
Th- No Power Up
F- Christmas Break
Week #14 12/12 - 12/16
M- REWARDS Lesson #5
T- REWARDS Lesson #6
W- REWARDS Lesson #6
Th- CORE Assessment AR
F- CORE Assessment AR and AE
M- REWARDS Lesson #5
T- REWARDS Lesson #6
W- REWARDS Lesson #6
Th- CORE Assessment AR
F- CORE Assessment AR and AE
Week #13 12/5 - 12/9
M- REWARDS Lesson #4
T- REWARDS Lesson #4
W- REWARDS Lesson #5
Th- REWARDS Lesson #5
F- REWARDS Lesson #5
M- REWARDS Lesson #4
T- REWARDS Lesson #4
W- REWARDS Lesson #5
Th- REWARDS Lesson #5
F- REWARDS Lesson #5
Week #13 11/28 - 12/2
M- Begin REWARDS program- Multi syllabic words Lesson #1
T- REWARDS Lesson #2
W- REWARDS Lesson #2
Th- REWARDS Lesson #3
F- REWARDS Lesson #3
M- Begin REWARDS program- Multi syllabic words Lesson #1
T- REWARDS Lesson #2
W- REWARDS Lesson #2
Th- REWARDS Lesson #3
F- REWARDS Lesson #3
Focus Standard: RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
Week #12 11/21 - 11/25
M- Continue Pros/Cons Project. Those who finish early, work on 2nd Opinion writing project by picking your topic and resarching. Use this website from Jennings Elementary school to determine your topic. Talk about how it's important to use factual evidence to back up your opinion.
T- Continue Opinion research and writing project
W- Continue Opinion research and writing project
Th- No School Happy Thanksgiving!
F- No School
M- Continue Pros/Cons Project. Those who finish early, work on 2nd Opinion writing project by picking your topic and resarching. Use this website from Jennings Elementary school to determine your topic. Talk about how it's important to use factual evidence to back up your opinion.
T- Continue Opinion research and writing project
W- Continue Opinion research and writing project
Th- No School Happy Thanksgiving!
F- No School
Week #11 11/14 - 11/18
M- Continue Pros/Cons Mastery Project. Those who are on to their own writing project, use the App Explain everything to publish your work and upload to SeeSaw.
T- Continue Pros/Cons Mastery Project
W- Continue Pros/Cons Mastery Project
Th- Continue Pros/Cons Mastery Project
F- No School
M- Continue Pros/Cons Mastery Project. Those who are on to their own writing project, use the App Explain everything to publish your work and upload to SeeSaw.
T- Continue Pros/Cons Mastery Project
W- Continue Pros/Cons Mastery Project
Th- Continue Pros/Cons Mastery Project
F- No School
Week #10 11/7 - 11/11
M- Continue Pros/Cons Pic Collage Project
T- Pros/Cons Pic Collage Project
W- If some students finish early, read the article: How Safe are Cars that can Drive Themselves? and identify Pros/Cons, showing mastery over this standard
Th- Continue Pros/Cons article. Those who finish early, begin writing your own Pro/Con on your chosen topic. Use graphic organizer to write your point and your reasons.
F- No School
M- Continue Pros/Cons Pic Collage Project
T- Pros/Cons Pic Collage Project
W- If some students finish early, read the article: How Safe are Cars that can Drive Themselves? and identify Pros/Cons, showing mastery over this standard
Th- Continue Pros/Cons article. Those who finish early, begin writing your own Pro/Con on your chosen topic. Use graphic organizer to write your point and your reasons.
F- No School
Week #10 10/31 - 11/4
M- Continue reading Zoos: Pros and Cons
T- Fill out graphic Organizer by identifying a claim and two reasons to support that claim.
W- Continue Reading and identifying Claims and Points on Graphic Organizer
Th- Use Pic Collage to write down 5 Pros or Cons from Zoos: Pros or Cons
F- Continue Pros/Cons Pic Collage Project
What I didn't to get to this week:
M- Continue reading Zoos: Pros and Cons
T- Fill out graphic Organizer by identifying a claim and two reasons to support that claim.
W- Continue Reading and identifying Claims and Points on Graphic Organizer
Th- Use Pic Collage to write down 5 Pros or Cons from Zoos: Pros or Cons
F- Continue Pros/Cons Pic Collage Project
What I didn't to get to this week:
Week #9 10/24 - 10/28
M- Finish the Dictionary game using vocabulary words from the book Zoos: Pros or Cons , conservation, controversial, curator, ecosystem, exotic, extinct, outdated, psychological, stewards, tranquilize, wildlife refuges. Write down definitions on paper.
T- Study vocaulary words with 3:00 partners. Play Vocabulary Kahoot using the vocabulary words.
W- Hightlight vocabulary words in new story and begin reading Zoos: Pros or Cons
Th- Continue reading Zoos: Pros and Cons
F- Fill out graphic Organizer by identifying a claim and two reasons to support that claim.
What I didn't to get to this week:
M- Finish the Dictionary game using vocabulary words from the book Zoos: Pros or Cons , conservation, controversial, curator, ecosystem, exotic, extinct, outdated, psychological, stewards, tranquilize, wildlife refuges. Write down definitions on paper.
T- Study vocaulary words with 3:00 partners. Play Vocabulary Kahoot using the vocabulary words.
W- Hightlight vocabulary words in new story and begin reading Zoos: Pros or Cons
Th- Continue reading Zoos: Pros and Cons
F- Fill out graphic Organizer by identifying a claim and two reasons to support that claim.
What I didn't to get to this week:
Week #8 10/17 - 10/21
M- teach the Dictionary game using vocabulary words from the book Zoos: Pros or Cons accredited, conservation, controversial, curator, ecosystem, exotic, extinct, outdated, psychological, stewards, tranquilize, wildlife refuges-. In 3:00 groups write the definitions down on paper.
T- Continue Dictionary game using vocabulary words and writing down the definitions.
W- No Group-5th grade field trip
Th- Continue Dictionary game if needed.
F- Dictionalry Game, continued
What I didn't to get to this week: Hightlight vocabulary words in new story and begin reading Zoos: Pros or Cons
M- teach the Dictionary game using vocabulary words from the book Zoos: Pros or Cons accredited, conservation, controversial, curator, ecosystem, exotic, extinct, outdated, psychological, stewards, tranquilize, wildlife refuges-. In 3:00 groups write the definitions down on paper.
T- Continue Dictionary game using vocabulary words and writing down the definitions.
W- No Group-5th grade field trip
Th- Continue Dictionary game if needed.
F- Dictionalry Game, continued
What I didn't to get to this week: Hightlight vocabulary words in new story and begin reading Zoos: Pros or Cons
Week #7 10/10 - 10/14
M- Orientation and Read Kid's Say L-28
T- Use Graphic Organizer to identify which reasons support which points in Kid's Say and writing them down in your notebook.
W- Create Kid's Say Sort. Students will work in 3:00 partners. Type four sentences to go with one topic sentence.
Th- No Mrs. Jerke
F- Students sort the sentences with the main idea thinking about how the sentences connect to each other.
What I didn't to get to this week:
M- Orientation and Read Kid's Say L-28
T- Use Graphic Organizer to identify which reasons support which points in Kid's Say and writing them down in your notebook.
W- Create Kid's Say Sort. Students will work in 3:00 partners. Type four sentences to go with one topic sentence.
Th- No Mrs. Jerke
F- Students sort the sentences with the main idea thinking about how the sentences connect to each other.
What I didn't to get to this week:
Week #6 10/3 - 10/7
M- Finish re-assembling the PTA letter paragraph by paragraph. Teach Pic Collage then upload one paragraph from PTA Letter.
T- Continue using Pic Collage
W- Play Kahoot using the supporting details from the XBox 360 Elite Claim and Balance Beam claim.
Th- Upload Pic Collage. Use the sentence Frame and the microphone tool to explain your thinking.
F- Read letter to School Board about how to make school more interesting. Highlight topic sentence in each paragraph in blue. Highlight the supporting sentences in green. DISCUSS: How do the sentences support the main idea of the paragraph? Talk in elbow partners.
What I didn't to get to this week:
M- Finish re-assembling the PTA letter paragraph by paragraph. Teach Pic Collage then upload one paragraph from PTA Letter.
T- Continue using Pic Collage
W- Play Kahoot using the supporting details from the XBox 360 Elite Claim and Balance Beam claim.
Th- Upload Pic Collage. Use the sentence Frame and the microphone tool to explain your thinking.
F- Read letter to School Board about how to make school more interesting. Highlight topic sentence in each paragraph in blue. Highlight the supporting sentences in green. DISCUSS: How do the sentences support the main idea of the paragraph? Talk in elbow partners.
What I didn't to get to this week:
Week #5 9/26 - 9/30
M- CORE Assessment
T- CORE Assessment
W- CORE Assessment
Th- Read PTA Letter in SeeSaw. Highlight key words that connect the supporting sentences to the main idea sentences in the PTA letter.
F- In 9:00 partners, Cut up and re-assemble Cut-Up-Letter using the Topic Sentence for the Balance Beam letter to PTA (Author's Purpose)
What I didn't to get to this week: students did not finish re-assembling story
M- CORE Assessment
T- CORE Assessment
W- CORE Assessment
Th- Read PTA Letter in SeeSaw. Highlight key words that connect the supporting sentences to the main idea sentences in the PTA letter.
F- In 9:00 partners, Cut up and re-assemble Cut-Up-Letter using the Topic Sentence for the Balance Beam letter to PTA (Author's Purpose)
What I didn't to get to this week: students did not finish re-assembling story
Week #4 9/19 - 9/23
M- Upload Xbox Review to SeeSaw
T- Begin CORE Assessment with Phoneme Segmentation and Sight Words
W- CORE Assessment Oral Reading Fluency
Th- Oral Reading Fluency
F- Reading Maze
What I didn't to get to this week: DRA
M- Upload Xbox Review to SeeSaw
T- Begin CORE Assessment with Phoneme Segmentation and Sight Words
W- CORE Assessment Oral Reading Fluency
Th- Oral Reading Fluency
F- Reading Maze
What I didn't to get to this week: DRA
Week #3 9/12 - 9/16
M- CORE Assessment or Finish Up with SeeSaw Challenge
T- Last Day to finish up with SeeSaw (video)
W- Introduce Anchor chart for Author's purpose. Give students cut up paragraph about Xbox 360 Elite. Model putting the first paragraph in order using the topic sentence.
Th- No Mrs. Jerke (RR PD)
F- Put together Paragraphs 3 and 4 or Xbox Review UpLoad work to SeeSaw
What I didn't to get to this week: CORE Assessment
M- CORE Assessment or Finish Up with SeeSaw Challenge
T- Last Day to finish up with SeeSaw (video)
W- Introduce Anchor chart for Author's purpose. Give students cut up paragraph about Xbox 360 Elite. Model putting the first paragraph in order using the topic sentence.
Th- No Mrs. Jerke (RR PD)
F- Put together Paragraphs 3 and 4 or Xbox Review UpLoad work to SeeSaw
What I didn't to get to this week: CORE Assessment
Week #2 9/5 - 9/9
M- No School Labor Day
T- Introduction to SeeSaw using Student Challenge Tasks 1-4. Show Student Intro Presentation 1st.
W- Listen to presenter from Daily Republic in 5N
Th- Tasks 5-10 in SeeSaw Challenge (AR needs to finish his video introduction)
F- Finish task 9 and complete Task 10 of 17 of SeeSaw Student Challenge
What I didn't get to this week: CORE Assessment
M- No School Labor Day
T- Introduction to SeeSaw using Student Challenge Tasks 1-4. Show Student Intro Presentation 1st.
W- Listen to presenter from Daily Republic in 5N
Th- Tasks 5-10 in SeeSaw Challenge (AR needs to finish his video introduction)
F- Finish task 9 and complete Task 10 of 17 of SeeSaw Student Challenge
What I didn't get to this week: CORE Assessment
Week #1 8/29 - 9/2
M- Rules/Behavior Board/Data Binders
T-Play Just Like Me Game. Color Binder covers.
W- Fill Out Binders with feelings about school subjects/friends and effort.
Th-Personality Test
F- Choose Round the Clock Partners. Read through the personality tests with your 3 o'clock partner. .
What I didn't get to this week:
SeeSaw Digital Citizenship Guide