Weekly Lesson Materials

Below you will find any materials or resources needed for lessons outlined on the corresponding Weekly Work Plan (found on the “Weekly Work Plans” section of our class webpage).

Week of 3/29 – 4/2

Monday
ELA: Compound Sentence Sort
Science: My New Words- Force & Motion

Tuesday

ELA: Compound Sentences practice
Science: Moving a Ball- Predictions

Wednesday
ELA: Prefixes re-/pre-
Science: Moving a Ball- Results

Thursday
ELA: Prefix mis-

Week of 3/15 – 3/19

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 3.15-3.19
—> “Spelling City” link

Tuesday
Religion: I can be like St. Patrick by…
ELA: Dialogue/Quotation Mark Practice

Wednesday
ELA: Jelly Bean Poem

Thursday
Religion: St. Patrick Craftivity
ELA: Handwriting Practice 1

Friday
Math: Ch. 7 Test
Social Studies: Ch. 5 Test

Week of 3/8 – 3/12

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 3.8-3.12
—> “Spelling City” link
Trimester 2 Self-Evaluation

Tuesday
ELA: Facts & Opinions Graphic Organizer: Oreos

Wednesday
ELA: Oreo Fact/Opinion Rough Draft Sample
–> Rough Draft Writing Lines
Social Studies: Social Studies Final Project

Thursday
ELA: Oreo Facts/Opinions Final Draft Writing Paper
Math: Interactive Math Notebook Activity
–> Materials needed: penny, pencil, paperclip (use the pencil & paperclip to make a spinner!)
Social Studies: Technology Then & Now

Week of 3/1 – 3/5

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 3.1-3.5
—> “Spelling City” link

Tuesday
ELA: Comma Practice
Social Studies: Native Americans KWL Chart

Wednesday
ELA: Quotations Practice: Comic Activity

Thursday
ELA: Quotations Practice 2: Georgie the Gorilla (prompted story)
Social Studies: Native American Regions Venn Diagram

Friday
ELA: Punctuation Quiz
Math: Trimester 3 Math Fact Cards

Week of 2/22 – 2/26

Monday
ELA: Tri 2 Final Spelling List
Homophones Concentration Game
Social Studies: Jackie Robinson

Tuesday
ELA: Homophones
Math: Chapter 6 Test
Social Studies: Ruby Bridges

Wednesday
ELA: There/Their/They’re
Math: Ch. 7 Pretest
Social Studies: Rosa Parks

Thursday
ELA: HomoPHONE
Math: BUMP Game *Choose a gameboard, or try all 3!
Social Studies: Harriet Tubman

Friday
Religion: Way of the Cross Chaplet
Math: Tri 2 Timed Fact Test #1
Social Studies: Sojourner Truth

Week of 2/8 – 2/12

Tuesday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 2.15-2.19
—> “Spelling City” link
Clownfish Review vocabulary before reading. Then highlight text evidence as directed and fill in graphic organizer.
Social Studies: Presidents’ Day: George Washington

Wednesday
ELA: Contractions Day 1
Social Studies: Black History Month: Harriet Tubman

Thursday
ELA: Contractions Day 2
Math: Mountain Math Practice
Social Studies: Black History Month: George Washington Carver

Friday
ELA: Contractions Progress Check
Math: Tri 2 Timed Fact Test #1
Mystery Doug Lesson

Week of 2/8 – 2/12

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 2.8-2.12
—> “Spelling City” link
Writer’s Workshop- Roll & Write
Math: Ch. 6 Lesson 6 video
Social Studies: St. Josephine Bakhita

Tuesday
Religion: St. Valentine
ELA: St Valentine Craftivity Cut-Outs

Wednesday
ELA: Write a Valentine Letter!
Math: Valentine Candy Sort & Graph *Pick up some candy hearts from school (Ms. Walsh set some out), use your own, or make your own by coloring and cutting them out!
Mystery Doug Lesson

Thursday
ELA: St Valentine Craftivity Writing

Week of 2/1 – 2/5

Monday
Religion: Saint in the Making CSW Cross Decorating
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 2.1-2.5
—> “Spelling City” link
Social Studies: Comparing Cultures

Tuesday
ELA: Verb Tense Practice 2

Wednesday
ELA: Synonyms Practice

Thursday
Religion: Last Supper Activity
ELA: Inflectional Endings Game (die cut-out is optional to use if you don’t have dice)
Social Studies: Chapter 4 Test

Friday
ELA: Grammar Progress Check
Mystery Doug Lesson

Week of 1/25 – 1/29

Tuesday
Religion: Corporal Works of Mercy Mini Book
Math: Ch. 6 Pretest

Thursday
Social Studies: My Culture Quilt – Write or draw about your culture in the boxes!

Friday
Religion/ELA: Holy Trinity Pyramid Craft
Math: Tri 2 Timed Fact Test #1
Mystery Doug Lesson

Week of 1/18 – 1/22

Tuesday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 1.18-1.22
—> “Spelling City” link
Grammar Review Packet
Social Studies: Dr. MLK Jr. BrainPOPJr

Wednesday
Math: Expanded Form Practice
Social Studies: Inauguration Day Activity
—> Directions for 1st page: Fold in half “hamburger” style, and then fold in half again to make a book!

Thursday
Social Studies: Then and Now: Civil Rights

Friday
Math: Ch 5 Test
Mystery Doug Lesson

Week of 1/11 – 1/15

Monday
Religion: Stewardship of God’s Creation
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 1.11-1.15
—> “Spelling City” link

Wednesday
ELA: Folktale Study: Digging into Folktales

Thursday
ELA: Folktale Outline

Friday
ELA: Folktale Final Draft Stationary Paper
Math: BrainPOPJr Number Sense: Place Value video
—> Login username: studentfscs
—> Login password: spring20
Mystery Doug Lesson: How are video games made?

Week of 1/4 – 1/8

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 1.4-1.8
—> “Spelling City” link
Religion: Chalking the Door
Math: Ch. 5 Pretest

Tuesday
ELA: Verb Activities

Wednesday
ELA: Compound Word Puzzle
Social Studies: Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources Sort

Friday
ELA: Types of Sentences Flipbook
–> Extra practice: click here
Math: Tri 2 Math Fact Cards
Social Studies: Ch. 3 Test

Week of 12/14 – 12/18

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 12.14-12.18
—> optional: “Spelling City” link
Elf Application **To make thumbprint: color with pencil on scratch paper, rub thumb on it, and press thumb onto application!

Tuesday
Religion: My Advent Lapbook Instructions — Week 3: JOY
ELA: Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer
Social Studies: Continents and Oceans Booklet

Wednesday
ELA: First Draft Writing Paper: Persuasive Writing

Thursday
ELA: Persuasive Writing Final Copy
Math: Chapter 4 Test

Friday
Religion: Nativity Bingo Game Board

Week of 12/7 – 12/11

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 12.7-12.11
—> optional: “Spelling City” link
Social Studies: Map Skills Practice

Tuesday
Religion: My Advent Lapbook Instructions — Week 2: PEACE
ELA: Informative Writing Graphic Organizer
Social Studies: Using Political Maps *See p. 100-103 in workbook for reference

Wednesday
ELA: Info Paragraph Writing Rough Draft
Social Studies: Map Skills- Grid Maps Activities
—> Note that answer keys for both activities are included. Students can use the pages with boxes as clues to complete the activities; no need to cut boxes out.

Thursday
ELA: Info Paragraph Writing Final Draft
Social Studies: Using Physical Maps *See p. 100-103 in workbook for reference

Friday
Math: Tri 2 Timed Fact Test #1
Social Studies: Mystery Doug Lesson!

Featured Read-Aloud: “Blueberries for Sal” by Robert McCloskey

Week of 11/30 – 12/4

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 11.30-12.4: Review
—> optional: “Spelling City” link
—> optional: Following our lesson about St. Nicholas during ELA, write about how you can be like him: St. Nicholas Writing *Copy the prompt, write, and cut out stocking
Math: Chapter 4 Pretest
Social Studies: Relative Location Activity

Tuesday
Religion: My Advent Lapbook Instructions
—> Advent Lapbook cut-outs *Ms. Walsh left a filing folder for you to pick up if you need one.

Writer’s Workshop: Brainstorming Exercise: Write What You Know
Social Studies: Absolute Location Activity

Wednesday
ELA: Reading with Expression- Nativity passage *Record yourself reading and post to Seesaw!
Social Studies: Cardinal Directions Activity

Thursday
Grinch Craft: Cut out, color (if not printing in color), and piece together to make your own grinch!
Math: Chapter 4 Lessons 1-2 Concept Check
Social Studies: Map Scale Activity

Featured Read-Aloud: “Sister Anne’s Hands” by Marybeth Lorbiecki

Week of 11/23 – 11/27

Monday
ELA: Sentence Types Practice- MISSING poster
—> Directions: students will write sentences of each type (declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, and imperative) to create a “gone missing” poster of, for example, a pet or toy.

Tuesday
ELA: Subject-Predicate Practice
Math: Ch 3 Test
Mystery Doug Thanksgiving Lesson!

Week of 11/16 – 11/20

Tuesday
MORNING WORK: Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Coloring Page
ELA: Fables Graphic Organizer
–> Challenge: Write-My-Own Fable Rubric
Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 11.16-11.20
—> optional: “Spelling City” link
Smart Board screen image from video (easier to see)

Wednesday
ELA: Grand Prefix Race
Social Studies: Absolute vs Relative Location

Thursday
ELA: Thankgiving Gratitude Writing

Friday
Math: Fact Flash Cards to 20
Ch. 3 Lessons 4-5 Quiz

Week of 11/9 – 11/13

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 11.9-11.13
—> optional: “Spelling City” link
Math: Chapter 3 Math Pre-Test

Tuesday
ELA: Word Choice Activity- The Lorax
Social Studies: Make a Savings Plan

Wednesday
ELA: Suffix -ed Practice
Social Studies: Veterans’ Day passage

Thursday
Religion:

ELA: Plural Nouns Activity

Friday
Math: Timed Math Fact Test
Social Studies: Chapter 2 Test

Week of 11/2 – 11/6

Tuesday
ELA: Fall Noun Sort

Wednesday
ELA: Self Evaluation *Print for Wednesday’s meeting with Ms. Walsh if possible. 🙂 (Doesn’t have to be completed)
Math: Chapter 2 Test
Social Studies: BrainPOP Jr: Goods and Services (username: studentfscs password: spring20)

Week of 10/26 – 10/30

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 10.26-10.30
—> optional: “Spelling City” link

Tuesday
ELA: Author’s Purpose PIE
Social Studies: Listen to the story and then answer the questions in this worksheet:
Sheep in a Shop: Cost/Benefits

Thursday
ELA: 4 Types of Sentences Match-Up
Extra practice/reinforcement: Spinner Game *will need a paperclip
Social Studies: Producers vs Consumers Sort

Friday
HALLOWEEN PARTY ACTIVITIES:
—> Frankenstein’s Monster craftivity
—> Halloween Place Value
—> Candy Corn Tower STEM Challenge *Other materials needed: 1 cup of candy corn, 100 toothpicks

Week of 10/19 – 10/23

*Email if you would like a recording of Friday’s spelling test being administered by me!

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 10.19-10.23
—> optional: “Spelling City” link

Tuesday
ELA: Candy Corn Story Write a spooky story on the lines, cut out the pieces, and staple together at the top to make a candy corn flip book!

Wednesday
ELA: Room on the Broom Design and write about your own truly magnificent broom!

Thursday
ELA: Acrostic Poem activity
Math: Patterns on a Hundred Chart
Social Studies: Wants vs Needs sort

Friday
Religion: Write Your Own Psalm
Spelling Test: Email me if you would like a recording of the test being administered by me!
Math: Timed Math Fact Test
Social Studies: Mystery Doug

Week of 10/12 – 10/16

Monday
ELA: Compare and Contrast Activity
Math: Chapter 2 Pretest
Social Studies: Supreme Court Research Activity
–> Use this video to help you!
Computer: Click here for content from Mrs. Meier for the week!

Tuesday
ELA: Simple Sentences Practice

Wednesday
ELA: Simple Sentences Quiz
Social Studies: Social Studies Ch 1 Test

Week of 10/5 – 10/9

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 10.5-10.9
—> optional: “Spelling City” link
Math: Timed Fact Test 2
For FUN: Our Names Word Search

Tuesday
ELA: Infer and Predict Activity

Wednesday
Rosary Pilgrimage Link
Social Studies: BrainPOP Jr: U.S. Symbols (username: studentfscs password: spring20)
US Symbols Activity

Thursday
ELA: Bottlenose Dolphins (Highlight/circle any text features of informational texts discussed in class)
—> Examples: title, heading, captions, diagrams, labels, charts, graphs, facts
Social Studies: U.S. States — click here to learn about Minnesota!

Friday
ELA: Spelling Test: *I recommend designating a notebook as your “Spelling Notebook” to keep all of your tests.*

Math: Ch. 1 Test
Mystery Doug

Week of 9/28 – 10/2

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 9.28-10.2
—> optional: “Spelling City” link

Tuesday
ELA: My Idea Web

Wednesday
ELA: Elaboration Checklist
Social Studies: Gov’t Branches Tree Craft

Thursday
ELA: Final Draft: Personal Narrative
Social Studies: Quiz

Week of 9/21 – 9/25

Monday
ELA: Weekly Spelling BINGO
—> Spelling Word List 9.21-9.25
—> optional: “Spelling City” link

Wednesday
Social Studies: BrainPOP (username: studentfscs password: spring20)
—> Login. Click on the little robot in the top left corner and select BrainPOP Jr from the drop-down. Then choose Social Studies > Citizenship > Rights & Responsibilities.

Thursday
Social Studies: BrainPOP (username: studentfscs password: spring20)
—> Login. Click on the little robot in the top left corner and select BrainPOP Jr from the drop-down. Then choose Social Studies > Government > Branches of Government.

Friday
Spelling Test: *I recommend designating a notebook as your “Spelling Notebook” to keep all of your tests.*