9/8 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing: Look at the following picture. In your Language Arts Google doc., write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words. Remember, you are writing a story based on the picture NOT describing the picture!

2. Weekly Vocabulary-It's time to get familiar with your new Weekly Vocabulary.

3. Weekly Vocabulary Assignment-This week, we will be using our words to create vocabulary boxes. Here is what a 4 square vocabulary box looks like.




4. Standards-We will look over the standards which we will cover in class this year. We will then start looking at the first standard.

5. Reading Notebook-Use this time to get your Reading Notebooks ready. I will give you your first prompt when you start reading.

6. Independent Reading-Kick back, relax, and read!

7.Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

Have you ever heard of the Middle Ages? If you have, what do you know about it?If not, can you make an educated guess as to when it may have occurred. 

8. Middle Ages-Today we will begin looking at the time period known as the Middle Ages.

9/4 Friday

1. Free Rice-Free Rice is a game we play every Friday. It's an awesome way to start the day!

2. Awesome or Lame - Watch the video below and send me a quick email (jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org) letting me know your thoughts. Your comment should include only your first name and last initial. It should contain complete sentences and proper grammar. If you have headphones, you can use them but if you do not just watch the video without the sound.

3. Weekly Vocabulary-Let's take a few minutes to finish your 3-2-1s and/or study your words. I will be taking up your work soon.

4. Pre-test-We are going to begin reviewing our pre-test. Let's see why we missed what we did.

5. Free-Read-It's time to do some independent reading.

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Weekly Assignment- You will be placed in groups and given the name of a continent. You will then use your netbooks to find the information needed to answer the following questions. The assignment will be due on Friday. You should put all of your info. into Google presentation.

CONTINENT QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of your continent?
2. How many countries are in your continent?
3. What is the most populous country in your continent?
4. What is the least populous country in your continent?
5. What is the weather like in your continent?
6. What are some of the different languages spoken in your continent?
7. What are some of the landmarks found in your continent?
8. What are some of your continent's natural resources?
9. How big is your continent compared to the other continents?
10.What are some of the rivers, mountains, deserts, and other geographical features found in your continent?

9/3 Thursday

 1. Article Review-Read the following article. After reading, write a quick review of the article in your Language Arts Google doc. . Your review should answer the following questions:

-Did you like the article? Explain your answer

-Was the article informative? Explain your answer

-What was one thing about the article that you found fascinating? Explain your answer

2. Weekly Vocabulary-We will once again be doing a quick activity with our words.

3. Scope-We are getting back to our article.

4. Pre-test-We are going to begin reviewing our pre-test. Let's se why we missed what we did.

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

9/2 Wednesday

1. Game Time-This is a pretty fun vocabulary/word-building game. See what level you can get to on 8 Letter Game!

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Today we are going to do something a little different.

3. Scope-Let's get to our article.

4. Pre-test-We will use this time to correct and finish our pre-test.

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

6. Weekly Assignment- You will be placed in groups and given the name of a continent. You will then use your netbooks to find the information needed to answer the following questions. The assignment will be due on Friday. You should put all of your info. into Google presentation.

CONTINENT QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of your continent?
2. How many countries are in your continent?
3. What is the most populous country in your continent?
4. What is the least populous country in your continent?
5. What is the weather like in your continent?
6. What are some of the different languages spoken in your continent?
7. What are some of the landmarks found in your continent?
8. What are some of your continent's natural resources?
9. How big is your continent compared to the other continents?
10.What are some of the rivers, mountains, deserts, and other geographical features found in your continent?

9/1 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing: Look at the following picture. In your Language Arts Google doc., write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words.

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to review your Weekly Vocabulary. Play some games and learn at the same time! This time can also be used to work on your Weekly Vocabulary Assignment.

3. Noun Review-Let's see how well you remember our Noun lesson.

4. Noun Activity-It's time for a noun activity.

5. Standards-We are going to take a few minutes to go over the you will learn this year.

6. Scope- We are going to read our first Scope article. We will then complete a worksheet.

7. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

8. Weekly Assignment- You will be placed in groups and given the name of a continent. You will then use your netbooks to find the information needed to answer the following questions. The assignment will be due on Friday. You should put all of your info. into Google presentation.

CONTINENT QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of your continent?
2. How many countries are in your continent?
3. What is the most populous country in your continent?
4. What is the least populous country in your continent?
5. What is the weather like in your continent?
6. What are some of the different languages spoken in your continent?
7. What are some of the landmarks found in your continent?
8. What are some of your continent's natural resources?
9. How big is your continent compared to the other continents?
10.What are some of the rivers, mountains, deserts, and other geographical features found in your continent?

8/31 Monday

1. Blog Introduction-Take some time to look over the class blog. After you are done, send me an email at jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org. The subject of your email should be Class Blog. In the email, you should tell me your thoughts about the blog. Also tell me what are some things that you saw on the blog that you would want to do this year. You can also tell me anything that you saw that you do not want to do. 

2. Language Arts Google Doc-We are going to create the google docs we will need for our ELA class. Be sure to follow my instructions.

3. Warm-Up- In your Norman Language Arts Google doc, answer the following question. Be sure to provide lots of good details!

4. Weekly Vocabulary-Click on the link for your Weekly Vocabulary . Take a few minutes to look at your words and get familiar with them.

5. Weekly Vocabulary Assignment-For this week's assignment, you will use your words to create a Vocabulary 3-2-1.
This means that on a piece of paper you will:
Write each word 3 times
Write each definition 2 times
Write 1 sentence using each of your vocab words (meaning you will be writing 10 sentences)

6. Noun Review-Let's see how well you remember our Noun lesson. 

7. Noun Activity-It's time for a noun activity.

8. Standards-We are going to take a few minutes to go over the you will learn this year. 

9. Google Doc-We are going to quickly create our Social Studies Google doc.

10. Social Studies Warm-Up-In your Social Studies Google doc, answer the following question:

Do you think that it is important to learn about the continents and the oceans? Be sure to fully explain your answer.

11. Review-Let's review what we have covered so far...

12. Weekly Assignment- You will be placed in groups and given the name of a continent. You will then use your netbooks to find the information needed to answer the following questions. The assignment will be due on Friday. You should put all of your info. into Google presentation.

CONTINENT QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of your continent?
2. How many countries are in your continent?
3. What is the most populous country in your continent?
4. What is the least populous country in your continent?
5. What is the weather like in your continent?
6. What are some of the different languages spoken in your continent?
7. What are some of the landmarks found in your continent?
8. What are some of your continent's natural resources?
9. How big is your continent compared to the other continents?
10.What are some of the rivers, mountains, deserts, and other geographical features found in your continent?

ENRICHMENT Blind Kayaker - Meet Erik.

Credit: Mike Dove/Travis Brown

He's blind, but it doesn't hold him back. He's an amazing example of what's possible when you just go for it!

Please scan through his story and watch a video on his adventures. After watching, answer the following questions (courtesy of the NY Times Learning Network) on a blank piece of paper. Make sure to rewrite the questions AND answer in full sentences.

1. WHO is Erik Weihenmayer?
2. According to the article, WHAT is Mr. Weihenmayer known for?
3. According to Mr. Raker, WHAT has Mr. Weihenmayer done that is even more impressive than climbing Mt. Everest?
4. HOW does Mr. Weihenmayer plan to add to his accomplishments?
5. HOW did Mr. Weihenmayer first learn to navigate the rapids?
6. WHERE does he plan to carry out his most challenging feat?
7. WHY does Mr. Weihenmayer say that this feat is “10 times scarier than the scariest thing he’s ever done”?
8. WHEN have you overcome obstacles and tried something truly challenging?

8/28

Scavenger Hunt-Use the internet for correct answers (spelling counts) Put the questions on a blank piece of paper. Remember to answer in complete sentences.

On what date did the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occur?
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
What are three synonyms for the word BIZARRE?
What is the capital of Egypt?
What are two website addresses that allow you to edit video?
What is the largest mammal on Earth?
What are three antonyms for the word ANTIQUE?
Who discovered the cure for the disease polio?
Who is Mark David Chapman?
Who was Leif Erickson?
When, where, and why did the Titanic sink?
What are Greenhouse Gases?
Who created Superman?
Who was the 2nd man to walk on the Moon?