Character Trait

Grammar

Math

Science

Monday

Discuss the Word of the Week: 

Uniqueness

-Brainstorm ideas about the word.

-Write the ideas in the Changing Lives activity book.

-Write down all assignments in planner, even if they are completed.

-Get your planner signed by your parent/guardian every night.

-Identify pronouns in sentences and replace nouns with pronouns in sentences on pages 292-293.

-Write in the Daily Writing Composition book:  My Hobby

January is National Hobby Month.  Write about your favorite hobby, giving details about the hobby and telling how you got involved in it.

-Practice manuscript and cursive handwriting.

-Participate in the Book It Program.

-Turn in proofreading sheet for January 1-7.

-Solve problems from the Spiral Review and Test Prep transparency and the Problem of the Day.

-Graph ordered pairs on pages 174-175 (1-29).

http://www.esylvan.com/html/6AR05M.html

http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/co/

http://www.bonita.k12.ca.us/schools/ramona/teachers/carlton/tutorialinteractives/inF-L/graphing/zeich/ablesen.html

-Work on Accelerated Math.

-Work on a Physical Science experiment from a NASA site to perform and write a research paper that contains the process skills of the scientific method.  At this time you will only do the experiment (not a demonstration) and write the research paper.  No display project yet.

http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/inside_treehouse.html

http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/aerosim/LessonHS97/paperairplaneac.html

-Research paper is due on January 18, 2005.  (At this time, it doesn’t have to be typed, however, students will be going to Mission Control and can use PowerPoint to type the research paper.)  Please follow the guidelines presented on this webquest. http://www.pcboe.net/pcis/quest2/ScientificResearchPaper/index.htm

Tuesday

-Write a rough draft for the Word of the Week in the Changing Lives activity book.

-Write down all assignments in planner, even if they are completed.

-Get your planner signed by your parent/guardian every night.

-Identify subject pronouns and use subject pronouns correctly in sentences on pages 294-295.

-Write in the Daily Writing Composition book:  Thank You

Today is International Thank You Day.  Write a thank you note to someone who has done something special for you or your family.

-Practice manuscript and cursive handwriting.

-Participate in the Book It Program.

-Review Proofreading sheet for January 1-7.

-Solve problems from the Spiral Review and Test Prep transparency and the Problem of the Day.

-Graph ordered pairs on Workbook page 45 front side.

-Work on Accelerated Math.

-Work on Scientific Research Paper.

-View these websites:

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/scientificmethod.html

http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/educators/tools/pbl/scientific_method.html

http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/Research_Rack/tools/scientific_method.html

http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/ROV/method.html

Wednesday

-Revise your rough draft on the Word of the Week in the Changing Lives activity book to make it better.

-Write down all assignments in planner, even if they are completed.

-Get your planner signed by your parent/guardian every night.

-Identify object pronouns and use object pronouns correctly in sentences on pages 296-297.

-Write in the Daily Writing Composition book:  Vacation Time

Pretend that you have a choice between a winter vacation in the mountains or a winter vacation at the beach.  Make a list of pros (positives) and cons (negatives about each location.  Then write a paragraph explaining where you chose to go and why.

-Practice manuscript and cursive handwriting.

-Participate in the Book It Program.

-Work on Proofreading sheet for January 8-14.

-Solve problems from the Spiral Review and Test Prep transparency and the Problem of the Day.

-Graph ordered pairs on Workbook page 45 back side.

-Work on Accelerated Math.

-Work on Scientific Research Paper.

http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/ 

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjIntro.html

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/paper.html

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/research/paper.html

http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/enose_do1.shtml

http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/Problem_Board/problem_board.html

http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/D_Lab/d_lab.html 

www.nasaexplores.nasa.gov

Thursday

-Proofread your Word of the Week writing to make it flawless.

-Write down all assignments in planner, even if they are completed.

-Get your planner signed by your parent/guardian every night.

-Use I and me correctly in sentences and compound subjects and objects on pages 298-299.

-Write in the Daily Writing Composition book:  Write Right

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings, such as flour and flower.  Think of several pairs of homophones and use them in a funny story where the characters using the homophone pairs get them all mixed up.

-Participate in the Book It Program.

-Work on Proofreading sheet for January 8-14.

-Solve problems from the Spiral Review and Test Prep transparency and the Problem of the Day.

-Work on Accelerated Math.

-Demonstrate Degrees of Reading Power by taking the DRP test.

Friday

-Publish your final copy in the Changing Lives activity book.

(Activities from Changing Lives are given grades in Language as “Other Averages.”)

-Write down all assignments in planner, even if they are completed.

-Get your planner signed by your parent/guardian every night.

-Use possessive pronouns correctly with nouns and by themselves on pages 300-301.

-Write in the Daily Writing Composition book:  Cold Weekend and No Power

Imagine that you wake up one weekend and it’s too cold and wet to play outside.  The power is also out, so there’s no chance of watching TV, using the computer, or playing video games!  How will you spend your day at home?

-Participate in the Book It Program.

-Write an essay using the teacher’s prompt.

-Work on Proofreading sheet for January 8-14.

-Solve problems from the Spiral Review and Test Prep transparency and the Problem of the Day.

-Identify and graph points on a coordinate plane on pages 726-7267 (1-43).

Consider visiting these sites:

-www.aaamath.com

-http://www.SFSuccessnet.com

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th.htm

-Work on Scientific Research Paper.

-Research paper is due on January 18, 2005.  Please follow the guidelines presented on this webquest:  http://www.pcboe.net/pcis/quest2/ScientificResearchPaper/index.htm

(At this time, it doesn’t have to be typed, however, students have gone to Mission Control and used PowerPoint to type the research paper.)