LE Remote Weekly Lesson Guide - Fall 2020

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2		Language	Math	Biology	Geometry	History & Geography	Printable Work Plan template

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4	Week 2	8/24/2020	8/25/2020	8/26/2020	08/27/2020	08/28/2020
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6	Lesson	Word Study: Compound Words	Objects Addition Facts	Introduction to Biology: Botany	Clock: Telling Time to the Hour	Milky Way
7	Follow Up Work	Create words by matching with word lists and drawing pictures.	Build the addends with your objects add them together write the problems and answers Equations 1 Equations 2	Draw/create a plant and write at least one fact. Kids Discover Online (in "Resources" link) has good information.	Make a clock, color the hour spaces different colors. Clock Paper Clock Packet Extension	Create a representation of the Milky Way. Write at least one thing you learned about the Milky Way or Galaxies. Kids Discover Online (in "Resources" link) has good information.
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10		Word Study: Contractions	Golden Beads Addition Operation Static	2nd Great Lesson: The Coming of Life: Timeline of Life	Geometry cabinet 2: Rectangles	Solar System
11		Work 1: Cut apart the cards and match the word pairs with their contraction. Write them in your language notebook. Work 2: Make up sentences with the contractions you've made and write them in your notebook.	Step 1-Lay out "bank" of units, 10's, 100's, and 1000's in correct place value placement. Step 2-Make the addition problems from the addition cards: Lay out both addends, add from right to left, record your answer.	Options: - Recreate a Clock of Eras poster - Illustrate a scene or create a 3-D diorama of one of the eras - Make a linear timeline with a brief description and/or illustration of what happened during each Era. - Research a past or evolving life form of particular interest to you and write down some facts of what you learned.	Cut out and arrange the rectangles from smallest to largest. Trace the rectangles on a large piece of construction paper. Write the definition of rectangle.	Utilize the materials in your kit or create a representation of our Solar System. Write at least one thing you learned about it. Kids Discover Online (in "Resources" link) has good information.
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13	Week 4	NO SCHOOL - Lesson given Friday	9/8	9/9	9/10	9/11
14		Word Study: Rhyming	Objects Subtraction Facts	Interdependence of All Things	Clock: Telling Time to the Half Hour	Layers of the Earth
15		Draw and/or write pairs of rhyming words. Play Rhyming Go Fish with a family member (take home). Create a poem or draw a picture with a few different rhymes included	Complete the problems using objects for subtraction.	Using the Chart of Interdependence as an example, fill in the blank chart with examples of things that depend on each other. Use arrows to point to what each thing depends upon, add as many examples and arrows as you can!	Draw hands on clocks for the hour and half hour. Write times digitally for the hour and half hour.	Draw or create the layers of the earth with labels. Extension: Make the layers of the earth fan.
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17	Week 5	9/14	9/15	9/16	9/17	9/18
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19	Lesson			Parts of Plants
20	Follow Up Work	Cut out and match singular and plural nouns, Use noun list to create plurals, Make your own list of nouns and their plurals	Use golden beads material to exchange and solve the problems on the task cards	Match the pictures, labels, and definitions, Draw a plant of your choice along with some of the things it needs to survive and label them, What do we use plants for? Brainstorm as many benefits of plants as you can think of	Trace the shapes and write their names in your notebook, Use these polygon shapes to create, draw, or build an object
21	Week 6	9/21	9/22	9/23	9/24	9/25
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23	Lesson	Word Study: Things That Go Together	Bead Bars Linear Counting Bead Chains(Bars): to 100	Botany: The Seed	Clock Telling Time to the Quarter Hour	Volcanoes/ Earthquakes
24	Follow Up Work	1. match the words that go together write them in your language spiral 2. Say or wrtie how the words are related 3. Write an additional word to go with each pair that is realated in the same way	1. Color your 100 chain. Write the numbers 1-9, 10, 20, 30...100 on your page. 2. Write at least ten additional numbers on your chain. (42, 69, 14, etc.)	1. Cut out and match the parts of the seed nomenclature cards. 2. Color and write the names of the parts of a seed 3. Sprout a seed! (You will need a large clear glass jar and paper towels from home. Seeds and instructions are included in your packet.)	1. Cut out and match the analog and digital times 2. Match the analog and digital times 3. Draw the analog times 4. Write the digital times	1. Color and label the parts of the volcano 2. Make a model or diagram of a volcano. Use paper, clay, yarn, felt, sticks and leaves, cake ... 3. Research a famous volcano.
25	Week 7	9/28	9/29	9/30	10/1	10/2
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27	Lesson	Word Study: Antonyms	Golden Beads Addition Operation Dynamic	Botany: The Root System	Geometry cabinet 4 Circles p.5	Rock Cycle	Handwriting
28	Follow Up Work	Cut up the Antonyms Word Lists Find 5 antonym pairs each day Recycle the ones you've finished Write them in your Language Journal	Solve at least 2 problems per day using the Golden Beads. Exchange when needed. Write them in your math journal. Equations	1. Match the Botany Nomenclature cards. 2. Draw a Picture of a plant and it's roots. Label the Parts. 3. Try picking or cutting a plant and put it in a glass of water. See if it grows new roots!	Get the Circle Drawer Control Chart. Trace each circle on a different sheet of colored paper. Cut them out carefully. Stack the circles from biggest to smallest. What does it look like?	Make a Rock Cycle Petal Book Color the Parts of the Rock Cycle. Cut around each flower. Glue the center together. Lift each petal to read about the Rock Cycle.	n
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30	Week 8	10/5	10/6	10/7	10/8	10/9
31	Lesson	Word Study: Synonyms	Bead Bars Addition Facts Bead Stair	Botany: The Stem	Clock Telling Time to 5 minute	Layers of the Atmosphere, Weather & clouds
32	Follow Up Work	Synonym Snakes* (*Pages 1-2 are 2 sets of snakes for 1st levels.): 1) Cut out cards 2) Match synonyms so they are touching 3) Copy synonym pairs into your notbook		Types of Stems and Stems 2
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36	Lesson	Word Study: Syllabication	Golden Beads Subtraction Operation Static	Botany: The Leaves	Geometry cabinet 5 Quadrilaterals p.5	Timeline of Life
37	Follow Up Work	Cut and paste pictures to organize words into the number of syllables. See what words you can find that are more than 5 syllables.	Solve at least 2 problems per day of static subtraction using Golden Beads. Write them in your math journal. Equations.	Using your chart, find and identify as many leaves as possible. You may draw them, glue them, or rub them and make sure to include labels.	Trace the shapes and write their names in your notebook. Or do the Robot Activities: Poem Robot Quadrilateral	Options: 1. recreate one of the ages from the timeline. 2. recreate a timeline including each age and something alive during each. 3. research one age or animal from the timeline. 4. be inspired to create your own project based on early life on earth.
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43	Lesson	Word Study: Homophones	Bead Bars Addition Facts Snake Game Search for 10	Botany: The Flower	Clock Telling Time to the Minute	The Globe: Continents and Oceans
44	Follow Up Work	From the list of common Homophones, choose 5-10 pairs to use in sentences.	Create your own problems using the bead stairs and record in your journal	Find a flower in nature and draw it, labeling its parts	identify, label, and write time to the minute, using the Clocks works	Color and label the continents on your world map
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48	Lesson	Word Study: Prefixes	Golden Beads Dynamic Subtraction	Botany: The Fruit	Geometry cabinet 6 Curvilinears	The Globe: Land and Water Forms
49	Follow Up Work	Prefix Suffix Poster- Cut in half and save suffix side for next week. Study and color the prefixes. Complete the 2 prefix matching works	Complete four cards each week. Write the problems in your math spiral with colored dots above the columns.	Draw and label the parts of your fruit. Describe each of the parts.	Cut out each curvilinear. Trace the circe four times on poster paper (11x17 folded sheet) and trace each curvilinear inside of a circle. Label each curvilinear.	Match the Land and Waterform to it's picture and description. Glue or draw them in your cultural spiral. Try to think of 2 more land or waterforms you can add.
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51	Week 12	11/9	11/10	11/11	11/12	11/13
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53	Lesson	Word Study: Suffixes	Bead Bars Addition Facts Snake Game 1	Botany: Plant Stories	Area	No School - Conferences
54	Follow Up Work	Prefix Suffix Poster- suffix side, Study and color the suffixes. Complete the 2 matching suffix work	Use the colored bead strips to play Search for 10 Snake Game	In writing, Describe a Plant in your own Words	In your graph paper notebook draw a rectangle. Calculate the area by finding the dimensions (length x width) and multiply to get the area of your figure. Write down all your math!
55	Week 13	11/16	11/17	11/18	11/19	11/20
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57	Lesson	Planning, Drafting, and Revising a Story- This is a multi-step lesson to introduce prewriting, drafting, and revising to young story writers. MATERIALS: * double sided copies of the drafting+revising paper (pages 3-4 in link above) * copies of transition word list/ revising checklist (2nd page from the link)	Fractions Compose/ Name with Insets	Name and identify layers of tree trunk	Constructive triangles 1- Create the 12 blue triangles you will use for the next three weeks. Join them together at their smallest angle to make a star.	Use your map to answer the Directions Clues Add a Compass Rose to your World Map showing the Cardinal Directions Compass Rose Art Examples + Template for designing your own
58	Follow Up Work	1) choose personal experience for story idea (see details in lesson link) 2) brainstorm- write list of key details (sentences not necessary) 3) draft- write story on white spaces of drafting paper * use transition words to write ideas in a chronological sequence * write in complete sentences 4) revise- add details on yellow spaces using questions as guide	Naming Fractions (Circles) Packet using packet above, color in and label: one whole, one-half, one-third, one-fourth, one-fifth, one-sixth, one-eighth,one-tenth *OR: print fraction circles on red paper for students to cut out- label each piece and glue to poster Extension: Fraction Sort Cut out small fraction cards (names, pictures) and sort under numerical fraction symbols on chart	Anatomy of a Tree (rings, layers, etc...) Drawing Trees (above and below ground)	article tasks
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61	Lesson	Grammar: Noun Story	Bead Bars Addition Facts Snake Game 2 (b&w bead stair)	Create a Plant	Constructive triangles 1- Constructing Stars p. 13-15 Medium angles together	The Globe: Hemispheres, Lines of Longitude and Latitude
62	Follow Up Work	Glue the Noun symbol into language journal and write 10 nouns you can see in the room.	Complete the problems in your math notebook.	Create your own plant mini-diorama using what you have learned about botany this year.	Trace the six-pointed constructive triangle star with all of the medium angles touching in the middle	Add the Geographic Lines to your World Map
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64	Week 15	12/7	12/8	12/9	12/10	12/11
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66	Lesson	Grammar: Article Introduction	Stamp Game Addition Operation Static/Dynamic	The Animal Kingdoms: Invertebrates	Constructing Stars using Triangles Large angles together at the center	The Globe: Time Zones and Day/Night Cycle
67	Follow Up Work	Glue the article symbol into your journal. Complete the article tasks	Complete stamp game addition problems using stamp game paper	Cut out the pictures and sort into two categories, vertebrates and invertebrates	Explore creating star shapes using triangles	Draw time zones on a map
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70		12/14	(Geography found in week 12)	12/16	12/17	12/18
71	Lesson	Grammar: Adjective Introduction	The Globe: World Biomes	Pajama Day!	Winter Break	Winter Break
72	Follow Up Work	Match adjectives to nouns that make sense. Glue the adjective symbol into your journal. Write your adjective noun pairs with grammar symbols over each.	Match the Biome Label to the group of pictures. Pick 1 - 3 biomes to draw and write about.
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74	Week 17	1/11/21	1/12/21	1/13/21	1/14/21	1/15/21
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76	Lesson	Grammar: Verb Introduction	Stamp Game Subtraction Operation Static	Zoology: PORIFERA	Constructive triangles 2- Small Hexagonal Box	The Black Strip
77	Follow Up Work	1. To understand the function of the verb and recognize its varieties. 2. Glue the verb symbol into your language journal. Make a list of 10 verbs. 3. Verb Charades. Act out the actions while your friends and family guess the verb. Whoever gets the most right wins!	1. Explore the operation with the representational material. 2. Solve the equations using your stamp game. Write them in your math journal. 3. Create your own problems. Write them in your math journal.	1. Match the parts of the Poriferan to their labels and descriptions. 2. Draw or create a Poriferan with it's parts labeled. 3. Research and find out 3 new facts about Poriferans	Small Hexagonal Box- Use the Triangles to build shapes Large Hexagonal Box- Use the triangles to build shapes.	1. Draw or write about what you remember from the Black Strip Story. 2. Cut them up and put them in order on a timeline you make yourself. 3. Make a timeline of your own life.
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79	Week 18	1/18/21	1/19/21	1/20/21	1/21/21	1/22/21
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81	Lesson	No School- MLK Day Teachers will schedule an alterative time to fit in the language lesson: Grammar: Preposition Introduction	Strip Board Addition Facts	Zoology: Cnidaria	Constructive triangles 2- Small Hexagonal Box	The Black Strip
82	Follow Up Work	1. Glue the preposition symbol into your journal and color it green. Brainstorm prepositions with: Where are the Pets? 2. Arrange word cards into sentences that contain prepositions. Symbolize each word with symbol cards. Copy the sentences into language sprial and symbolize each word. Making Sentences with Prepositions	1. Lay the blue and red strips on the strip board to perform the actions as directed on each page of the Strip Board booklet	1. Match Cnidarian nomenclature cards 2. Complete Cnidarian Booklet (example/control), Student's Cnidarian Booklet double sided sheet = 1 booklet: cut in half along dotted line to fold and insert internal pages into cover 3. Extension: make your own chart for different orders (types) of cnidaria	Small Hexagonal Box- Use the Triangles to build shapes Large Hexagonal Box- Use the triangles to build shapes.	1. Draw or write about what you remember from the Black Strip Story. 2. Cut them up and put them in order on a timeline you make yourself. 3. Make a timeline of your own life.
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