Lesson Plans for the 2020-21 Schoolyear
6/7 Reading and 8 ELAR:
1st Six Weeks
Week of 8/18/2021: Class expectations and syllabus; Welcome back to school
Week of 8/23/2021: Book of the week; spelling #1
Week of 8/30/2021: Book of the week; spelling #2; MTS; nonfiction notes
Week of 9/6/2021: Book of the week; spelling #3; MTS; nonfiction articles
Week of 9/13/2021: Book of the week; spelling #4; MTS; nonfiction articles
Week of 9/20/2021: Book of the week; BOY reading
2nd Six Weeks
Week of 9/27/2021: No school on Monday; Book of the week; Spelling #5; Edgar Allen Poe
Week of 10/4/2021: Book of the week; Spelling #6; Edgar Allen Poe research and vocabulary
Week of 10/11/2021: Book of the week; Spelling #7; The Murders in the Rue Morgue comprehension
Week of 10/18/2021: No school on Monday; Book of the week; Spelling #8; Finish The Murders in the Rue Morgue comprehension
Week of 10/25/2021: Book of the week; Spelling #9; The Murders in the Rue Morgue plot chart
Week of 11/1/2021: Book of the week; Spelling #10; Spooky Story
3rd Six Weeks
Week of 11/8/2021: No school on Monday; Book of the week; Spelling #12; Charles Dickson
Week of 11/15/2021: Book of the Week; Thanksgiving Tweets
Week of 11/29/2021: Book of the Week; Spelling #13; A Christmas Carol
Week of 12/6/2021: Book of the Week; Spelling #14; A Christmas Carol
Week of 12/13/2021: Book of the Week; A Christmas Carol
4th Six Weeks
Week of 1/10/22: Book of the Week; Middle of Year Benchmark
Week 1/17/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #15; A Boy at War
Week 1/24/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #16; A Boy at War
Week 1/31/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #17; A Boy at War
Week 2/7/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #18; A Boy at War (chapters 1-10 comprehension test on Thursday)
Week 2/14/22: No school on Monday 2/14; Book of the Week; Spelling #19; A Boy at War
5th Six Weeks
Week 2/21/22: No school on Monday 2/21; Book of the Week; Spelling #20; A Boy at War
Week 2/28/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #21; A Boy at War
Week 3/7/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #22; A Boy at War
Week 3/14/22: Spring Break
Week 3/21/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #23; Sentence and Paragraph writing; start Home of the Brave
Week 3/28/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #25; Vocabulary #2; Home of the Brave
Week 4/4/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #26; Vocabulary #3; Home of the Brave
Week 4/11/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #27; Vocabulary #4; Home of the Brave
6th Six Weeks:
Week 4/18/22: No school on Monday; Book of the week; Spelling #28; Vocabulary 1; Home of the Brave
Week 4/25/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #29; Vocabulary #2; Nonfiction articles
Week 5/2/22: Book of the Week; Spelling #30 (last one!); Vocabulary #3; STAAR review; 8th Science STAAR on Thursday; 8th Social Studies STAAR on Friday
Week 5/9/22: Book of the Week; Vocabulary #4; STAAR review; 6-8 Math STAAR on Tuesday; 6-8 Reading STAAR on Wednesday
Week 5/16/22: Book of the Week; Vocabulary #5; Wonder
Week 5/23/22: Finish Wonder; Awards Ceremonies; Talent Show; Greyhound Challenge; IT'S SUMMER TIME - Have a wonderful break!
6/7 Writing:
1st Six Weeks
Week of 8/18/2021: Class expectations and syllabus; Welcome back to school
Week of 8/23/2021: Writing bell ringer #1; Parts of a letter; Writing thank you letters
Week of 8/30/2021: Writing bell ringer #2; Parts of a letter; Writing thank you letters
Week of 9/6/2021: Writing bell ringer #3; Common Nouns
Week of 9/13/2021: Writing bell ringer #4; Common Nouns
Week of 9/20/2021: Writing bell ringer #5; BOY writing
2nd Six Weeks
Week of 9/27/2021: No school on Monday; Writing bell ringer #1; Proper Nouns; BOY writing
Week of 10/4/2021: Writing bell ringer #2; Proper Nouns; BOY writing
Week of 10/11/2021: Writing bell ringer #3; Proper Nouns
Week of 10/18/2021: Writing bell ringer #4; Daily sentence writing; Finish nouns
Week of 10/25/2021: Writing bell ringer #5; Daily sentence writing; Verbs
Week of 11/1/2021: Writing bell ringer #6; Daily sentence writing; Verbs
3rd Six Weeks
Week of 11/8/2021: Writing bell ringer #1; Daily sentence writing; Basic sentences
Week of 11/15/2021: Writing bell ringer #2; Daily sentence writing; Thanksgiving tweets
Week of 11/29/2021: Writing bell ringer #3; Daily sentence writing; Basic sentences
Week of 12/6/2021: Writing bell ringer #4; Daily sentence writing; Basic sentences
Week of 12/13/2021: Writing bell ringer #5; Daily sentence writing; Basic sentences
4th Six Weeks
Week of 1/10/22: Writing bell ringer #1; Daily sentence writing; Middle of Year Benchmark
Week 1/17/22: Writing bell ringer #2; Daily sentence writing; Penguins - nonfiction writing
Week 1/24/22: Writing bell ringer #3; Daily sentence writing; Penguins - nonfiction writing
Week 1/31/22: Writing bell ringer #4; Daily sentence writing; Penguins - fiction writing
Week 2/7/22: Writing bell ringer #4; Daily sentence writing; Community helpers writing
Week 2/14/22: No School on Monday; Writing bell ringer #5; Daily sentence writing; Community helpers writing
5th Six Weeks
Week 2/21/22: No School on Monday; Writing bell ringer #1; Daily sentence writing; Community helpers writing
Week 2/28/22: Writing bell ringer #2; Daily sentence writing; Community helpers writing
Week 3/7/22: Writing bell ringer #3; Daily sentence writing
Week 3/14/22: Spring Break
Week 3/21/22: Writing bell ringer #4; Daily sentence writing; Weather in Spring; expanding and editing sentences; Social skills - keep hands and feet to yourself
Week 3/28/22: Writing bell ringer #5; Daily sentence writing; Journal Writing
Week 4/4/22: Writing bell ringer #6; Daily sentence writing; Journal Writing
Week 4/11/22: Writing bell ringer #7; Daily sentence writing; Animals in Spring
6th Six Weeks:
Week 4/18/22: No school on Monday; Writing bell ringer #1; Daily sentence writing; Animals in Spring; RooFest on Friday
Week 4/25/22: Writing bell ringer #2; Daily sentence writing; 999 Tadpoles
Week 5/2/22: Writing bell ringer #3; Daily sentence writing; spring animals projects
Week 5/9/22: Writing bell ringer #4; Daily sentence writing
Week 5/16/22: Writing bell ringer #5; Plants
Week 5/23/22: Finish Plants; Awards Ceremonies; Talent Show; Greyhound Challenge; IT'S SUMMER TIME - Have a wonderful
6/7/8 Math
5th Six Weeks
Week 3/21/22: Bell Ringer; Uno (identifying numbers and colors); Go Fish (matching numbers); Yahtzee (addition); Moby Max skill assessment
Week 3/28/22: Bell Ringer; Perimeter and Area of Quadrilaterals
Week 4/4/22: Bell Ringer; Perimeter and Area of Quadrilaterals
Week 4/11/22: Bell Ringer; Benchmarking
6th Six Weeks:
Week 4/18/22: Bell ringer; one-step word problems
Week 4/25/22: Bell ringer #2; one and two step word problems
Week 5/2/22: Bell ringer #3; STAAR review; 8th Science STAAR on Thursday; 8th Social Studies STAAR on Friday
Week 5/9/22: Bell ringer #4; STAAR review; 6-8 Math STAAR on Thursday; 6-8 Reading STAAR on Wednesday
Week 5/16/22: Bell ringer #5; Financial Literacy - Getting a New Pet
Week 5/23/22: Finish Financial Literacy; Awards Ceremonies; Talent Show; Greyhound Challenge; IT'S SUMMER TIME - Have a wonderful
