Language Arts
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Spelling Grammar Reading Comprehension Scholastic News Magazines Writing a Story
Lesson Outline
Remi took his Spelling and Grammar tests. He read and discussed his Scholastic News Magazines. He wrote and illustrated a story.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Spelling Grammar Reading Comprehension Main Idea Key Details Heiping Verbs Quotation Marks Story Map Social Studies Test Scholastic News Magazines
Lesson Outline
Jackson took his Spelling Test, a Social Studies Test, and a Grammar Test. He completed several activities using helping verbs. He learned when and how to use quotation marks. He wrote a story map for the story about volcanoes listing the main idea, key details, the title, the author, and the setting. He read and discussed his Scholastic News Magazines.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Grammar Spelling Wordly Wise Reading Comprehension Bibliography
Lesson Outline
Pj reviewed his homework from last night. He learned how to write a bibliography entry for the book he is using as a source for his Harriet Tubman report. He completed several activities for this week's Spelling and Wordly Wise lesson.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Spelling Grammar Reading Comprehension Sentences Phonics R-Controlled Vowels Helping Verbs Quotation Marks
Lesson Outline
Remi practiced spelling his spelling words by writing them on the white board. He used his spelling words to write complete sentences. He worked on several grammar activities using helping verbs. He learned how to use quotation marks. He worked on several activities using r-controlled vowels.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Interactive Calendar Spelling Grammar Glossary Skills Guide Words Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Making Butter Phonics R-controlled Vowels
Lesson Outline
Jackson completed his interactive calendar. He used his spelling words to write sentences. He reviewed spelling his spelling words. He read his vocabulary words and used his glossary skills and the guide words to locate his vocabulary words in the glossary and write down the definitions in his notebook. He read and discussed a story about volcanoes. He completed an activity using r-controlled vowels demonstrating his understanding of how r can make a vowel sound. He learned how to make butter and wrote down the steps for making it.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Spelling Grammar Wordly Wise Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Words Latin Roots Characterization Word Choice
Lesson Outline
PJ completed several activities using his Spelling and Wordly Wise words in context. While reading and discussing today's biography about Harriet Tubman, we analyzed the author's word choices to convey certain aspects of Harriet's character.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Spelling Grammar Reading Comprehension Making Butter Vocabulary Sight Words
Phonics R-Controlled Vowels Glossary Skills
Lesson Outline
Remi reviewed and practiced spelling his spelling words. He used his spelling words to write sentences. Using his glossary skills, he looked up his new vocabulary words and wrote the definition for each word in his notebook. He read and discussed the story, "Into the Sea," and wrote a story map for it. One of his spelling words is churn, so today we churned heavy cream and made butter. He completed several activities using and identifying r-controlled vowels.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Remi had another good day today.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Interactive Calendar Spelling Grammar Sight Words Vocabulary Words Reading Comprehension R-controlled Vowels Mini Book Context Clues
Lesson Outline
Jackson completed his interactive calendar. He wrote his spelling words, put them in ABC order, and used them to write sentences. He used his sight words in a reading comprehension activity. He matched up his vocabulary words with their correct definitions. He learned about r-controlled vowels and was able to identify them. He read the story, "Into the Sea," and made a story map for it.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Spelling Wordly Wise Grammar Reading Comprehension Biography
Lesson Outline
Pj reviewed his Spelling and Wordly Wise words and their definitions. He read and began a discussion about Harriet Tubman's biography written by Ann Petry. He explained why Harriet Tubman was called a conductor, what the underground railroad was, and he was able to use numerous adjectives to describe her character.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
R-controlled Vowels Spelling Words Sight Words Vocabulary Words
Lesson Outline
Remi learned about r-controlled vowels in his new spelling words. He wrote his spelling words 3times each and put them in ABC order. He completed an activity using his new vocabulary words in context. He worked on a reading comprehension activity recognizing r-controlled vowels.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
He was really focused today. He sounded out all his new spelling words, sight words, and vocabulary words without my help. So very proud of him.