Daily Lesson Plans

What
Daily Lesson Plans
When
1/30/2025

 

Week of:  

Jan. 27-31, 2025


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PHONICS






READING

Weekly Assigned Achieve Article

Monday!



Achieve Article: Polar Giggles

GRAMMAR

WRITING

Mon.




Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3

LT: U6W1: Lesson 2

I am learning to read

unfamiliar words in context

and out of context using

phonics and decoding skills.

SC:

❑ I can read words with

multiple syllables.

❑ I can recognize roots and

affixes.

❑ I can read all letter sound

combinations correctly.

❑ I can use cueing systems

(e.g., phonics and context

clues) to determine

pronunciation and meaning.

Lesson/Activity: U6W1L2 Phonics

Students will read

accountable text, spell and

sort words with -ly, -ily, -ways,

-wise, and use context clues

to determine the word

meanings.

Standard:  ELAGSE4RL1

LT: I am learning to use details and examples when explicitly explaining what the text says.


SC:

❑ I can identify explicit details when explaining text.

❑ I can analyze the text using details and examples.


Lesson/Activity: 

RU6 W1L3


Students will analyze the rising action and climax of Saving Will Scarlet.


Standard:ELAGSE4L1

LT: I am learning to produce complete sentences when writing or speaking

 SC: 

❑ I can explain the parts of a sentence.

❑ I can identify a complete sentence.

❑ I can write a complete sentence.


Lesson/Activity: GU3S18

Students will fix fragment sentences.

Standard(s): ELAGSE4W2b


LT: I am learning to organize my ideas for an informative/explanatory piece. 


SC: I know I will be successful when I can… 

  • List my ideas to support an informative piece

  • Support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details

  • Structure my ideas into paragraphs

  • Organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases


Lesson/Activity:

WSIL39


Students will take notes on text, paying attention to important details. They will then write about the text topic, using their notes as evidence from the text. 

Tues.



Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3

LT:  U6W1:  Lesson 3


I am learning to read

unfamiliar words in context

and out of context using

phonics and decoding skills.

SC:

❑ I can read words with

multiple syllables.

❑ I can recognize roots and

affixes.

❑ I can read all letter sound

combinations correctly.

❑ I can use cueing systems

(e.g., phonics and context

clues) to determine

pronunciation and meaning.

Lesson/Activity: U6W1L3 Phonics

Students will read and spell

words with -ly, -ily, -ways,

-wise, and sort words by

common features.

Standard:  ELAGSE4RI9

LT: I am learning to use context clues to help with unknown words.


SC:

❑ I can identify unknown words in a text.

❑ I can identify multiple-meaning words in a text.

❑ I can use reference materials such as a dictionary to determine the meaning of the word.

❑ I can make connections between the definitions and how the words are used in the text.


Lesson/Activity: 

RU6 W1L4


Students will identify multiple-meaning words in the text and use resources and context clues to determine their meaning.

Standard:ELAGSE4L1

LT: I am learning to produce complete sentences when writing or speaking

 SC: 

❑ I can explain the parts of a sentence.

❑ I can identify a complete sentence.

❑ I can write a complete sentence.


Lesson/Activity: GU3S18b

Students will fix run-on sentences.

Standard(s): ELAGSE4W2a


LT: I am learning to clearly introduce a topic for an informative/explanatory piece. 


SC: I know I will be successful when I can… 

  • Brainstorm topics

  • Select a topic

  • Organize my ideas to support 

  • Create an introduction


Lesson/Activity:

WSIL32


Students will write an introduction to their essay using the HIP HOP strategy taught last week. (USE SLIDES 8-9)

Wed.



Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3

LT:

I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills.

SC:

❑ I can read words with multiple syllables.

❑ I can recognize roots and affixes.

❑ I can read all letter sound combinations correctly.

❑ I can use cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning.



Lesson/Activity: U6W1L4 Phonics

Students will read an interactive text, apply multisyllabic word reading strategies and spell and sort words with   -ly, -ily, -ways, -wise.

Standard(s): ELAGSE4RL9

LT: I am learning to compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and events in texts from

different cultures.


SC:

❑ I can identify the type of text (e.g., myth, stories, literature from different cultures).

❑ I can determine the setting and what the story is mainly about.

❑ I can put the theme of the book into words after reading.

❑ I can think about how the theme is similar to another version of the story.

❑ I can think about how the theme is different from another version of the story.

❑ I can determine if the similarities and differences give me any clues about the culture it is

from.


Lesson/Activity: 

RU6 W1L5


Students will compare the themes in Saving Will Scarlett and The Heist.

Standard(s): ELAGSE4L1

LT: I am learning to produce complete sentences when writing or speaking

 SC: 

❑ I can explain the parts of a sentence.

❑ I can identify a complete sentence.

❑ I can write a complete sentence.


Lesson/Activity:

Students will complete grammar assessments on Google Classroom. Run-ons, sentence fragments, comma splices and double negatives.


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_3YW53D1HYZn1naU87ffC68qfbZBSEvf08iXtIXlNxc/edit#responses


Schedule on Google Classroom.



Standard(s): ELAGSE4W2b


LT: I am learning to organize my ideas or an informative/explanatory piece. 


SC: I know I am successful when I can…

  • List my ideas to support an informative/explanatory piece. 

  • Support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for an informative/explanatory piece

  • Structure my ideas into paragraphs

  • Organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases. 


Lesson/Activity:

WSIL33


Students will spend two days writing their paragraphs for their informational writing, making sure to use the acronyms they learned. 

Thurs.



Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3

LT:

I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills.

SC:

❑ I can read words with multiple syllables.

❑ I can recognize roots and affixes.

❑ I can read all letter sound combinations correctly.

❑ I can use cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning.



Lesson/Activity: U6W1L5 Phonics


Students will reread an interactive text to build fluency and decode by analogy.

Standard(s): ELAGSE4RL9

LT: I am learning to compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and events in texts from

different cultures.


SC:

❑ I can identify the type of text (e.g., myth, stories, literature from different cultures).

❑ I can determine the setting and what the story is mainly about.

❑ I can put the theme of the book into words after reading.

❑ I can think about how the theme is similar to another version of the story.

❑ I can think about how the theme is different from another version of the story.

❑ I can determine if the similarities and differences give me any clues about the culture it is

from.


Lesson/Activity: 

RU6 W1L5


Students will compare the themes in Saving Will Scarlett and The Heist.



Students will also be writing about their reading, practicing for WriteScore. 

Standard:  ELAGSE4L2, ELAGSE4L3


LT:  I am learning to use punctuation correctly.


SC: 

❑ I can examine mentor texts and notice how the author uses punctuation for effect.


Lesson/Activity:  

 

GU4S1


Students will share what they already know about commas and other punctuation and will brainstorm purposes of specific types of punctuation in the anchor examples on slides in U4W1 Lesson 1.


Standard(s): ELAGSE4W2b


LT: I am learning to organize my ideas or an informative/explanatory piece. 


SC: I know I am successful when I can…

  • List my ideas to support an informative/explanatory piece. 

  • Support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for an informative/explanatory piece

  • Structure my ideas into paragraphs

  • Organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases. 


Lesson/Activity:

WSIL33


Students will spend two days writing their paragraphs for their informational writing, making sure to use the acronyms they learned. 

Fri.




Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3

LT:

I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills.

SC:

❑ I can read words with multiple syllables.

❑ I can recognize roots and affixes.

❑ I can read all letter sound combinations correctly.

❑ I can use cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning.


Lesson/Activity:

U6W1 Spelling Test


Standard:  ELAGSE4RI9

LT: I am learning to use context clues to help with unknown words.


SC:

❑ I can identify unknown words in a text.

❑ I can identify multiple-meaning words in a text.

❑ I can use reference materials such as a dictionary to determine the meaning of the word.

❑ I can make connections between the definitions and how the words are used in the text.


Lesson/Activity:

Unit 6 Week 1 Assessment

Standard:  ELAGSE4L2, ELAGSE4L3


LT:  I am learning to use punctuation correctly.


SC: 

❑ I can examine mentor texts and notice how the author uses punctuation for effect.


LT:  I am learning to use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and quotes from a text when writing. 


SC:  

❑ I can identify what quotation marks are and what they are used for.

❑ I can demonstrate that quotation marks are placed around the words someone actually

said.


Lesson/Activity:  

GU4S2


Students will look at a mentor text and list what they know about commas, quotations, and other punctuation.

Students will

Standard(s): ELAGSE4W2e


LT: I am learning to provide a concluding statement for an informative/explanatory piece. 


SC: I know I will be successful when I can… 

  • Restate my ideas and information in a closing statement

  • Write a conclusion that gives closure to an informative/explanatory piece. 


Lesson/Activity:

WSIL35


Students will use the 3 R’s strategy to write a conclusion for their informational piece. 


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