Poetry Collage

Week of April 15, April 22, and May 6, 2024, Grasslands

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Use information from text to demonstrate understanding.

• Identify main ideas and supporting details of text read aloud or presented orally or in other media formats.

Materials:

Poetry Collage Organizer

Assorted poetry anthologies 

Activities

• Bellringer: 

  • Access Destiny and login to check library record.  Close Chromebook when done.

• Discuss Summer Reading 

• Summer Reading Book Checkout

• Finish Poetry Collage

  • Introduce and model poetry collage organizer

  • Continue browsing poetry books for poem connections 

  • Begin recording verses/stanzas on organizer

    • Include the poets name and the title of the poem

• Book Exchange

NASA Mission Gallery

Week of April 22, 2024, Kiser, Furge, Forest, Desert

Week of April 29, Reisinger, Belchick

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Choose aspects of a topic to investigate.

Activities

• Bellringer: Access Destiny and login to check library record.  Close Chromebook when done.

• NASA Mission Gallery

• Investigate: Use the NASA website to locate and record information about the students assigned subtopic. 

• Record relevant information on the NASA Notes worksheet (6-9 facts for each subtopic)

• Contstruct: Plan your exhibit with your team. Think about what to show, tell or do. Time permitting begin building your exhibit

• Book Exchange 

Materials

• EHUE NASA Project site- Click here for homework

• NASA Website

• Mission Gallery Presentation. 

NASA Mission Gallery

Week of April 8, 2024, Kiser, Furge, Forest, Desert

Week of April 15, Reisinger, Belchick

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Choose aspects of a topic to investigate.

Activities

• Bellringer

  • Access Destiny and login to check library record.  Close Chromebook when done.

• NASA Mission Gallery

  • Introduce Project and browse the project site and the NASA website for ideas

• Book Exchange

Materials

• EHUE NASA Project site- Click here for homework

• NASA Website

• Mission Gallery Presentation. 

Poetry Collage

Week of April 8, 2024, Grasslands

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Use information from text to demonstrate understanding.

• Identify main ideas and supporting details of text read aloud or presented orally or in other media formats.

Materials:

Poetry Collage Organizer

Assorted poetry anthologies 

Activities

• Bellringer: 

  • Access Destiny and login to check library record.  Close Chromebook when done.

• Poetry Collage

  • Introduce project and browse poetry books for inspiration

• Book Exchange

Black History Biographies

Week of April 2, 2024, Belchick, Reisinger

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Paraphrase part of text read aloud or presented orally or in other media formats.

• Use information from text to demonstrate understanding.

• Use various print and digital reference sources independently.

Activities: 

• Bellringer:

  • Access Destiny and login to check library record. Close Chromebook when done.

• Announcements:

  • Read Across America

  • Book Fair

• Black History Biography Research

  • Complete encyclopedia research page

  • Complete Biography Bookmark project and turn in for lamination

• Book Exchange 

Black History Biographies

Week of Feb, 25, 2024, Desert/Grasslands

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Paraphrase part of text read aloud or presented orally or in other media formats.

• Use information from text to demonstrate understanding.

• Use various print and digital reference sources independently.

Activities: 

• Bellringer:

  • Book Bracket Titles- complete this form

  • Access Destiny and login to check library record. Close Chromebook when done.

• Announcements:

  • Read Across America

  • Book Fair

• Black History Biography Research

  • Complete biography research page (provided by Classroom teacher)

  • Complete poster (Provided by classroom teacher)

• Book Exchange 

Britannica School

Week of Feb, 12, 2024

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Use various print and digital reference sources independently.

• Locate nonfiction and informational texts using a variety of tools (e.g. library catalog, database index) independently.

Activities: 

• Check record in Destiny

• Complete encyclopedia research page

• Introduce Biography Bookmark project

• Create bookmarks

• Book Exchange

• Allow time for students to Explore Britannica independently

Britannica School

Week of January 15, 2024, Desert, Grasslands

Week February 5, 2024, Kiser, Furge

Week of February 12, 2024, Forest, Reisinger, Belchick

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Use various print and digital reference sources independently.

• Locate nonfiction and informational texts using a variety of tools (e.g. library catalog, database index) independently.

Britannica School

Week of January 1, 2024, Forest, Desert, Grasslands

Week January 22, 2024, Kiser, Furge

Week of January 29, 2024, Reisinger, Belchick

You will need your chromebook.

Learning Goals: 

• Use various print and digital reference sources independently.

• Locate nonfiction and informational texts using a variety of tools (e.g. library catalog, database index) independently.

Activities: 

• Compare/Contrast paper encyclopedias and electronic encyclopedias

• Demonstrate access and show features to Britannica

  • Levels

  • Search

  • Browse

  • Read Aloud

• Book Exchange

• Allow time for students to Explore Britannica independently