Daily Lesson Plans

What
Daily Lesson Plans
When
3/10/2025

 

Week of:  

March 10-14 2025



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PHONICS










READING

Weekly Assigned Achieve Article

Monday!


Do Octopuses Dream?


GRAMMAR

WRITING

Mon.




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 all letter sound combinations correctly.

❑ I can read multi-syllable words.

❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes.

❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots.

❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar

words.

❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns,

morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts.



Lesson/Activity: U8W1L1 Phonics


Students will read and spell words with negative prefixes.

Standard: ELAGSE4RI2

LT: I am learning to summarize the text.


SC:

❑ I can use notes and paraphrasing to plan a summary of the text.

❑ I can paraphrase to construct a summary of the text.


Lesson/Activity: RU8 W1L2


Students will summarize the key details in an informational text.

Standard:  ELAGSE4L2

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 a comma is and what it is used for.

❑ I can identify the correct usage of commas.

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

❑ I can demonstrate that commas are used to introduce a quote after certain words (eg.

said, answered, replied, asked)

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

said.

❑ I can demonstrate that quotation marks are used around words that are quoted directly

from a text.

❑ I can correctly use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and in quotes from a

text.

Lesson/Activity: 

Grammar U4S23


Students will revise sentences using punctuation techniques they explored in this unit.


Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1(a-d)


LT:I am learning to provide reasons to support my opinion piece.


SC:  I can list my ideas to support my opinion.


I can support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for my opinion.


I can structure my reasons into paragraphs.


I can organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases.


Lesson/Activity:Day 1 Opinion


Students will prepare to write in response to a prompt and two paired passages.


Tues.



Standard(s):  ELAGSE4RF3


LT:  I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and

decoding skills.

I can read all letter sound combinations correctly.

❑ I can read multi-syllable words.

❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes.

❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots.

❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar

words.

❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns,

morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts.


Lesson/Activity: 

PU8W1L2


Students will read and spell words with negative prefixes, use context clues and complete a spelling pattern sort.


Standard:  ELAGSE4RI6

LT: I am learning to compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.


SC:

❑ I can identify who is telling the story.

❑ I can explain the characteristics of a firsthand account of an event or story.


Lesson/Activity: RU8 W1L3


Students will analyze first person point of view and think about how point of view affects a text.

Standard:  ELAGSE4L2

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

when writing.

from a text.

❑ I can correctly use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and in quotes from a

Text.

SC: 

❑ I can identify what a comma is and what it is used for.

❑ I can identify the correct usage of commas.

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

❑ I can demonstrate that commas are used to introduce a quote after certain words (eg.

said, answered, replied, asked)

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

said.

Grammar U4S4

Lesson/Activity:

Students will review rules, edit a short paragraph together, and then will  revise a piece of writing they are working on or have completed.  This could be done with an editing partner.

Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1(a-d)


LT:I am learning to provide reasons to support my opinion piece.


SC:  I can list my ideas to support my opinion.


I can support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for my opinion.


I can structure my reasons into paragraphs.


I can organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases.


Lesson/Activity:  Day 2 Opinion


Students will use a graphic organizer to prepare to write.

Wed.



I can read all letter sound combinations correctly.

❑ I can read multi-syllable words.

❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes.

❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots.

❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar

words.

❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns,

morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts.


Lesson/Activity: U8W1L4 Phonics


Students will read and spell words with negative prefixes, use context clues and complete a spelling pattern sort.

Standard:  ELAGSE4L4


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: RU8 W1L4


Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words in a text.

Standard:  ELAGSE4L2

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

when writing.


SC:

❑ I can demonstrate that quotation marks are used around words that are quoted directly

from a text.

❑ I can correctly use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and in quotes from a

text.

SC: 

❑ I can identify what a comma is and what it is used for.

❑ I can identify the correct usage of commas.

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

❑ I can demonstrate that commas are used to introduce a quote after certain words (eg.

said, answered, replied, asked)

❑ I can demonstrate that 


Grammar U4SReview

Lesson/Activity:  Unit 4 Review



Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1(a-d)


LT:I am learning to provide reasons to support my opinion piece.


SC:  I can list my ideas to support my opinion.


I can support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for my opinion.


I can structure my reasons into paragraphs.


I can organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases.


Lesson/Activity:  Day 3 Opinion


Students will continue to prepare to write using a graphic organizer.

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 all letter sound combinations correctly.

❑ I can read multi-syllable words.

❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes.

❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots.

❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar

words.

❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns,

morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts.


Lesson/Activity: U8W1L5 Phonics

Students will read and spell words with negative prefixes and complete a spelling assessment.


Standard:  ELAGSE4RI7

LT: I am learning to interpret text features presented visually, orally, or quantitatively.


SC:

❑ I can identify informational text features (charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines,

animations, interactive elements).

❑ I can explain why text features are used in informational text.

❑ I can analyze information visually, orally, or quantitatively.


Lesson/Activity:  RU8 W1L5


Students will analyze text features (maps and photos) and think about the ways in which they enhance the text. 


Unit 4 Grammar Assessment:

-This summative assessment is the Benchmark Grammar U4 Summative that is in GU4 TE



Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1(a-d)


LT:I am learning to provide reasons to support my opinion piece.


SC:  I can list my ideas to support my opinion.


I can support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for my opinion.


I can structure my reasons into paragraphs.


I can organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases.


Lesson/Activity:  Day 4 Opinion


Students will focus on writing the essay (Intro, Body and Conclusion)

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 all letter sound combinations correctly.

❑ I can read multi-syllable words.

❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes.

❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots.

❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar

words.

❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns,

morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts.



Lesson/Activity: 

Spelling Test

SStandard:  ELAGSE4RI7

LT: I am learning to interpret text features presented visually, orally, or quantitatively.


SC:

❑ I can identify informational text features (charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines,

animations, interactive elements).

❑ I can explain why text features are used in informational text.

❑ I can analyze information visually, orally, or quantitatively.


Lesson/Activity:  


Unit 7 Week 1 Assessment

Standard: ELAGSE4L2

LT: I am learning to use correct capitalization. 


SC: 

❑ I can explain when to use capitalization.

❑ I can make a list of reasons to capitalize words.

❑ I can identify capitalization used correctly in a sentence.

❑ I can write sentences using correct capitalization.


Grammar U5S1

Lesson/Activity:


Students will examine a friendly letter mentor text and will discuss punctuation and capitalizations that they see.

Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1(a-d)


LT:I am learning to provide reasons to support my opinion piece.


SC:  I can list my ideas to support my opinion.


I can support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for my opinion.


I can structure my reasons into paragraphs.


I can organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases.


Lesson/Activity:Day 5 Opinion


Students will complete their essay.


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