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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 can we do when we have problems or conflicts?
 * 5) What helps us learn?

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.
 * 4) How to work in groups.

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) Class procedures for various times, DI, group work, etc.;
 * 3) Procedures for bathroom, pencil sharpening;
 * 4) How to fill out a class meeting request;
 * 5) Discussion procedures;
 * 6) Line up procedures;
 * 7) Start of period procedures;
 * 8) Focus on the Behavior not the Person;

Materials to be used
> 5 things about you, or 5+ step instructions, 5 things about something you like or know abou t
 * ===Videos=== || ===Links=== || ===Other Materials=== ||
 * * ||  || * Class Survey
 * Parent Questionnairez
 * Parent Acknowledgement of rules
 * Permission Form for Technology/Cell Phone
 * Open Court Reading Comp Assessment
 * BoY Math Assessment
 * Paragraph Writing Assessment
 * Powerpoints:
 * Rules and Procedures
 * Time Out/ Detention Procedure ||

Formative

 * Responses and discussion during class

Summative

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


 * **Tuesday **


 *  9/3/2013 ** || **Wednesday **


 *  9/4/2013 ** || **Thursday **


 *  9/5/2013 ** || **Friday **

Have them pick out a seat the fits them. ü  Students will complete DLR/Bellwork ü  Students will complete OCR Text BoY Assessment || Objective: Introducing your notebook Explain the why and how of notebook system ü  Pass out materials and have them put in any papers they have accumulated so far || Go through the rules and procedures ü  Pair-share and discuss the rules and Procedures as a class; Practice line-up procedures on way to recess
 *  9/6/2013 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Getting students seated.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Pick a desk that “fits” not a friend
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Not permanent spots
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Discuss isolate seats and Ms. Anderson’s class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">TAKE ROLL! ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Learning how to do class bellwork
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Discussion: Review lessons from prior day || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Assessment of student skills and knowledge
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Getting to know the rules and procedures

<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">What's a question you have for Ms. Mercer? || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Learn more about rules and procedures <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Introduce Class Library and Special Books || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Assessment of student writing <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Show “Mouse Around” and have class/groups discuss || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Getting to know each other ü <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Note students who are shy and have difficulty answering || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Writing about you <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Learn about delayed gratification and perseverance <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Do Marshmallow Experiment with class <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Show them TED on it. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Where is the Continent Activity; BrainPop Video on Map Skills and Continents; ü <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Fill out vocabulary worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Early Man Unit Opener || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Learn about Perseverance ü <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Share results of a questions on survey; Have students make info-graphics of data at their table. || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Assessment of basic computation skills <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Review Addition/Subtraction with regrouping/borrowing, multi-digit multiplication, and long division. ü <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Students will take Addition/ Subtraction Multiplication/ Division skills test || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Assessment of basic computation skills <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Review addition/subtraction of fractions ü <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Students will take fraction skills test || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Assessment of basic computation skills <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Go through Start of School Packet || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Story time – <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Prep/Yard Time || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Story time – <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Prep/Yard Time || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Story time – <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Create class weekly podcast as a class ü <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Decide on topics ü <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Write script as class ü <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Ms. Mercer will record <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Send home tech permission slips ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">CLASS RULES JEOPARDY!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Students will do paragraph writing assessment || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: View and discuss a video
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Student Survey
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Students will fill out questionnaire on themselves
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Play Two truths, one lie;
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Newspaper about YOU!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Give them M&Ms or Skittles to students, and tell them they will need to not eat it for 30 minutes to get more
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Have them do Newspaper
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Have them do a quickwrite on what they learned/what it means || <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Review of Geography Basics
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Read Perseverance Unit Opener
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Show some videos on Perseverance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Questions and Ideas about Perseverance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Discuss Perseverance ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Objective: Sharing about each other and Infographics
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Show them examples of Infographics
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Review results on math assessments taken this week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Have students do a test analysis sheet. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Story time – Chrysanthemum
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Discuss with class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Discuss with class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Discuss with class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 7pt;">Discuss with class