Tuesday

AM

?         Read-aloud: The Teacher Who Went Bananas

?         Ice Breaker: Getting to know each other

?         Classroom scavenger hunt

?         Read-aloud 2: Officer Buckle and Gloria

?         Bathroom and safety talk

PM

?         Drama and Music

?         Exploring the room

Wednesday

AM

?         Read aloud: Miss Nelson is Missing

?         "The Big One": Rules discussion and acting out

?         Art

?         Show n' Share: Veronica and Max

PM

?         Computers

?         Centers: Journal, name search, and personality quilts (see the inside of our classroom for display)

Thursday

AM

?         Explore Gretchen's room

?         Cooperative listening game

?         Power Talk: Learning how to use "I messages"

?         Show n' Share: Turner, Lexi, and Caroline

PM

?         Art and Spanish

?         Monsters: Cooperative art project (see the class window for the display)

Friday

AM

?         Who Am I: Class riddle book

?         Playground Skits performed by middle school

?         Journal

PM

?         Read aloud: Chrysanthemum

?         Name BINGO

?         Free Choice

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Monday

AM

?         Math assessments and work packets

?         Spelling assessments and literacy centers: DEAR Time/Listening Center, ABC's of Me page, journal,

PM

?         Science with Autumn: Mississippi River map activity/watershed

?         Science with Gretchen: Freshwater review and observations

?         Free Choice

Tuesday

AM

?         Math assessments and work packets/hands-on math tubs

?         Sight words assessments and literacy centers: DEAR Time/Listening Center, journal, ABC's of Me page , Sticker Story Center

PM

?         Drama and Music

?         Complete Mississippi River map activity

?         Quiet free time/Sight word assessments

Wednesday

AM

?         Math assessments and work packets/hands-on math tubs

?         Art

?         Show n' Share: Everett, Nicholas, Tory, and Allie

PM

?         Computers

?         Centers: Mississippi River nickname posters, journal, Science journal covers,  and clay watershed activity
 

Thursday

AM

?         Pattern exploration and observation activity

?         Reading assessments and centers: DEAR Time/Listening Center, journal, word/picture sorting, writing center

PM

?         Art and Spanish

?         Assessments continued/pattern activity continued
 

Friday

AM

?         Read aloud: The Quiltmaker's Gift

?         Man-made patterns: quilt patterns and making your own pattern

?         Reading assessments and centers: DEAR Time/Listening Center, journal, word/picture sorting, writing center

PM

?         Class name discussion

?         Free Choice

?         Spanish