Start+of+School+2011

=The First Week of School=

Goals
Getting to know each other, and learning the rules and procedures for the classroom. Initial assessment of students.

Critical questions to ask while teaching:

 * 1) Who are we?
 * 2) Why do we have rules and procedures?
 * 3) How can we get along and learn?
 * 4) What helps us learn?
 * 5) What can we do when we have problems or conflicts?

What they will understand at the end of the unit:

 * 1) We are all in this together and we need to help each other.
 * 2) The rules and procedures for the classroom.
 * 3) Constructive ways to deal with conflicts and problem in the classroom.

What I will learn and do with the knowledge I gain about the class from this week

 * 1) Basic academic information about students
 * 2) Basic personality information about students
 * 3) Ability to begin setting seating groups
 * 4) Knowing what adjustments if any will need to be made to rules and procedures

Vocabulary

 * 1) Rules:
 * 2) Procedures:
 * 3) Class Meetings:
 * 4) Effort:

Skills

 * 1) Using "I" messages in a conflict;
 * 2) How to fill out a class meeting request;
 * 3) Discussion procedures;
 * 4) Line up procedures;
 * 5) Start of period procedures;
 * 6) Focus on the Behavior not the Person;

Materials to be used
> home technology survey > || * Student Survey (paper) > Procedures, etc. ||
 * ===Videos=== || ===Links=== || ===Other Materials=== ||
 * * Watch what you post;
 * Cyber-bullying;
 * Brain Pop Back to School || * Student and
 * Parent questionnaire
 * Initial assessments from texts
 * PowerPoints for Expectations, Rules,

Formative

 * Responses and discussion during class

Summative

 * Survey and assessments (see under **Materials** for list)

Learning Activities
Teacher model Name, where you were born, a favorite thing of yours; Note students who are shy and have difficulty answering || Review of rules and procedures Quickwrite on yesterday for bellwork
 * || **Tuesday **
 * 9/6/2011 ** || **Wednesday **
 * 9/7/2011 ** || **Thursday **
 * 9/8/2011 ** || **Friday **
 * 9/9/2011 ** ||
 * 8:00 – 9:00 || Introducing ourselves

Rules JEOPARDY! Go through Detention procedures || Quickwrite on yesterday for bellwork <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Open Court Assessment || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Prepare to learn about Early Americans <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Have students do a CPW of Chapter 1 and look at vocabulary and focus question || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Practice line-up procedures on way to recess || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Sharing about ourselves <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Review what we learned yesterday <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Students will complete a paper Bio-cube form || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Review computer rules and Biocube activity from yesterday <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Model doing Biocube online <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Students will make a Biocube on web using Macbooks || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Learn about how to have a class discussion <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Teacher read of Literature selection for SS Unit 1 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Have class have a discussion on the selection || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Students will fill out survey about themsevles <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Share out how many siblings we have making a post-it bar graph || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Review of Number Sense and Algebra and Functions <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Start Smart Lesson 1-3 pp 1-5 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Add to our keyword/operation vocabulary chart; do the problems and share answers || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Review of Measurement, Geometry, Statistics and Data Analysis <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Smart Start Lesson 4 -6 pp 6-13 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Add to our keyword/operation vocabulary chart; do the problems and share answers || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Assessment <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">5th Grade Diagnostic Assessment (pg 59) || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Go through letter to parents and supply list <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Practice dismissal procedure || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Learn the computer rules <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Go through PowerPoint on Computer Rules <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Pair share talks during presentation; quick write at end || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Prepare to learn about cooperation and competition <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Teacher read of Literature selection for OCR Unit 1; Go through Discussion Procedures <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Class discussion of the selection || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Learn how to hold a class meeting <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Teacher will show students Class Meeting PowerPoint <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Students will get into a meeting, and do compliments; if it goes well they will have PAT ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">9:00 – 10:30 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Learning about the rules and basic procedures for the class; Pair share talks during presentation; quick write at end
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:45 – 11:50 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Sharing about each other
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">12:30 – 2:00 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Learning how to do SSR