April 13-17, 2026

I Can statements/Learning Targets/Agenda: (not necessarily in this order)

I can read/preview books at my table or on Epic.

I can check out a book.

I can listen to a book/lesson.

I can answer questions about the book/lesson.

I can take an Accelerated Reader quiz on the story OR complete an activity on the lesson.

Brain Breaks (as needed): I can move as directed. 

1. I.S.1 Interact with content presented by others. (share knowledge & ideas with others through discussion & listening; recognize that people have different opinions)

1. I.G.1 Continually seek knowledge. (read regularly for personal enjoyment & growth; actively participate in reading and learning communities)

2. IN.T.2 Adopt a discerning stance toward points of view and opinions expressed in information resources and learning products. (fact vs. opinion, author's opinion/perspective)

2. IN.T.3 Describe their understanding of cultural relevancy and placement within the global learning community. (listen to diverse texts in various genres to find out about self & the surrounding world; connect content w/one's own personal culture & experience; respect others' cultural identities)

5. E.T.1 Read widely and deeply in multiple formats and write and create for a variety of purposes. (routinely select picture, fiction & information books; explore new genres; recognize that different genres require different reading, listening, or viewing strategies; make connections between literature & personal experiences; select books at the appropriate reading level, to be read aloud, or challenging books for browsing & enjoyment; read, listen to, and view a range of resources for a variety of purposes)

Hello to my Substitute!  Thank you for covering for me!  This is the lesson I am teaching this week.  The italic red headings (1. - 5.) let you know what to do for each class that you will have today.  Just scroll down the page for each class, following each step as you come to it.  Then, scroll back to this section for the next class and repeat.

1. Read this to each class:

ATLAS Summative Testing is upon us! 

In the following weeks, our 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students will be taking the ATLAS Summative Assessment.  1st - 2nd, let's get pumped up to support the big kids and 3rd - 6th, get ready to show all that you've learned this year!!! 

April 20-23, 2026 - 3rd & 4th grade

April 27-30, 2026 - 5th & 6th grade

May 4-6, 2026 - 1st grade

May 11-13, 2026 - 2nd grade

Students' Independent Activity 

Choices for AFTER you take the Accelerated Reader quiz # .

You MAY NOT talk, walk, or play!

You may read/work on these sites below: 

Other stories, no AR quizzes

AND/OR who WANT to color do so (see the Simone Biles mini-posters I left)  There are NOT enough papers for all students for the entire day, though.

5. ALL CLASSES: At the end of class, have students stack the books up in the center of the table (in 1 or 2 stacks), push their chairs up, and line up on the black dots at the EXIT door.

Extra resources if you need them as time filler, below:

1.  A hummingbird flaps its wings up to 200 times a second.  What else can it do?

• fly in every direction

• carry heavy things with its bill

• land on water

2.  What tells about a hummingbird egg?

• It is light blue like the sky.

• It has tiny black spots.

• It is about the size of a pea.

3.  What does the hummingbird mother feed the chicks?

• "milk" from her crop

• nectar and insects

• berries and seeds