1. SeptOctNovDecJanFebMarchAprilMayJune Language Arts General Outcomes Students will: - listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to respect, support and collaborate with others. Students will: - listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences. Students will: - listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts. Students will: - listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information. Students will: - listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication. Students will: - Use aspects of all five outcomes in their reading, writing, and speaking.

2. SeptOctNovDec Independent Reading -Independent reading (home reading/D.E.A.R.) – informal running records -Collaboration takes place in shared reading and classroom discussions -Alphabet checks, sounds & 20 Word Wall words check - Accelerated Reader -Comprehension quizzes - Fiction and non-fiction Language Arts Reading Instructional Strategies Guided Reading -Running records/notes - Predicting -Think alouds - KWL -Small group discussion Literature Circles -Discussion Director -Passage Picker -Word Wizard -Character Captain -Summarizer Author Study -Dr. Seuss Themes - Remembrance Day Themes - Christmas Author Study - Black Lagoon Books Themes - Halloween Themes -Back to School -Alphabet books Shared Reading - Poetry - Reader`s Theatre - Fiction and non-fiction - group discussions - Read alouds - Predictable books

3. JanFebMarchAprilMayJune Language Arts Reading Instructional Strategies Themes -Winter -Valentine’s Day Themes - New Years Author Study - Robert Munsch Themes -Bugs Character Study - Little Critter Author Study - Eric Carle Themes - St. Patrick’s Day Themes -April Fool’s -Spring -Earth Day Themes - Fairy Tales Independent Reading -Independent reading (home reading/D.E.A.R.) – informal running records -Collaboration takes place in shared reading and classroom discussions -Alphabet checks, sounds & 20 Word Wall words check - Accelerated Reader -Comprehension quizzes - Fiction and non-fiction Shared Reading - Poetry - Reader`s Theatre - Fiction and non-fiction - group discussions - Read alouds - Predictable books Literature Circles -Discussion Director -Passage Picker -Word Wizard -Character Captain -Summarizer Guided Reading -Running records/notes - Predicting -Think alouds - KWL -Small group discussion

4. MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Language Arts Reading Instructional Strategies D.E.A.R. Independent Reading D.E.A.R. Read aloud D.E.A.R. Shared reading (whole class) D.E.A.R. Independent Reading D.E.A.R. Shared reading (partners) Centers Guided Reading Reading Corner Read aloud chosen by teacher Reading Corner Read aloud chosen by Star of the Week

5. SeptOctNovDecJan Focused writing (journals) - Letters (thank you, informative, express feelings, etc.) - Retelling - Poetry (fluency) - Persuasion -Story writing Language Arts Writing Instructional Strategies Mini Lessons -Personal dictionaries - spacemen -Editor`s checklist (name, date, sentences make sense) -What can I write about (topic list) Mini Lessons - Sentences not making sense - Editor’s checklist (Beginning capital letters - Alphabet books Mini Lessons - Spacing between words and letters - Margins -Editor`s checklist (capitals for names & I) -Tongue twisters - Shared writing Mini Lessons -Thematic/ holiday/ interesting words - Shared writing Mini Lessons -Setting goals/ Resolutions - Interactive writing AprilMayJuneFebruaryMarch Mini Lessons -Lists - Finishing a piece - Guided writing Mini Lessons - Editor’s checklist (topic selection, punctutation) -Non-fiction - Interactive writing Mini Lessons - Setting - Characters - Interesting problems - Independent writing Mini Lessons - Graphic organizers -Speech bubbles - Guided writing

6. MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Language Arts Writing Instructional Strategies Independent non-fiction or fiction writing Mini lessons on shared, interactive or guided writing Letter to Star of the Week (internal Characteristics) Revising and sharing Show and Tell -3 clues - Star of the Week Home Writing Case - sent home with Star of the Week - includes any fiction or non-fiction writing the student wishes to do as well as show and tell Mini lessons on shared, interactive or guided writing

7. SeptOctNovDecJanFebMarchAprilMayJune Language Arts Resources, Assessments, & Modifications Assessments: - Curriculum specific rubrics - Comprehension quizzes - Anecdotal records - Checklists -Conversations -Observations Resources: - Reading A-Z - Four Blocks -http://www.lessonplanspage.com/la-htm?grade=grades-4-5 - Fountas and Pinnell, Guided Reading: Good Practices For All Teachers Modifications: Emily Randell – pull out program (Mrs. Gamble 1G) Tristyn Pratt – Aid (Cheryl Lancaster) comes in to classroom for one (1) hour a day