Monday, November 16, 2015

Lesson Plan November 16, 2015- November 20, 2015

Lesson Plan November 16, 2015- November 20, 2015
Mr. Bish
Science/ Social Studies - Nonfiction Literacy

Driving Question: How do we a grade six students create a museum that educates the school and community about ancient civilizations?

New York State ELA Module-

Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief

Monday, November 16, 2015 A- Day


ELA Block

Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief- Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Summary

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 B- Day

ELA Block

Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief- Chapter 19
Chapter 19 Summary

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - C- Day

ELA Block

Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief- Chapter 20
Chapter 20 Summary

Thursday, November 19, 2015 - D- Day -

Half Day - Parent Teacher Conferences - Dismissal at 12:00

Conferences - 12:30-3:15-  Scheduled- 4-6 Open Conferences

 ELA Block -

Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief- Chapter 21
Chapter 21 Summary

Friday, November 20, 2015 - E- Day
ELA Block

Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief- Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Summary

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of November 9, 2015- November 13, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of November 9, 2015- November 13, 2015
Mr. Bish
Social Studies/ Science Non- Fiction Literacy
Night at the Museum Project

Driving Question:

 How do we as grade six students create a museum that teaches the school and community about the ancient civilizations?


Monday, November 9 , 2015 C- Day

ELA -  Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief

Chapter 13

Departments:

Museums:
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 D- Day
ELA - Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief

Departments:

Museums: 
Chapter 14

Wednesday, November 11, 2015



No School

Veteran's Day-  Day to honor of veterans who have served this country.


Thursday, November 12, 2015 E- Day
ELA - Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief

Chapter 15

Departments:

Museums:

Friday, November 13, 2015  F- Day

ELA - Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief

Chapter 16

Departments:

Museums:

Monday, November 2, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of November 2, 2015- November 6, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of November 2, 2015- November 6, 2015
Mr Bish
Social Studies and Science- Literacy


Project Mode: Night at the Museum

Driving Question: How do we as grade six students create a museum that teaches the school and community about the ancient civilizations?

Monday, November 2, 2015
D- Day- Chorus Day
Monday Morning Meeting:

Project Time:
Teachers will announce jobs and civilizations to students based on interviews and submission of resumes. Students will be responsible for reporting to departments for jobs training and research training.  Students will then break into civilizations.

Objectives for Monday:

ELA - Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief- Chapter Eight.

Chapter 8 Summary

Department: Teacher will instruct departments of responsibilities within departments. Teacher will instruct the government and civic experts and the theologians to establish a driving question within their departments.  Students will record driving question in their notes. Departments will then generate a list of need to know questions.


Evidence of Learning:

Write driving question.
Generate a need to know list

Tuesday, November 3, 2015
E- Day

ELA - Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief- Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Summary

Teach: SEARCH Database: Teacher will demonstrate how to use database to find information about a topic.

Search Database
Departments:

Government: Students will identify the type of government their civilization had. Students will then summarize how their government worked within their society.


Theologians: Students will learn their civilizations creation story. Summarize creation story and plan to how they will tell it.



Civilizations: Departments will share and beging working on their installations.


Wednesday, November 4, 2015

ELA - Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief- Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Summary



Thursday, November 5, 2015
F- Day
ELA - Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief- Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Summary

Friday, November 6, 2015
A- Day

ELA - Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief- Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Summary

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of October 26, 2015- October 30, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of October 26, 2015- October 30, 2015
Mr. Bish
STEM Team
Science/ Social Studies - Literacy

Monday, October 26, 2015 E- Day

Project Launch: A Night at the Museum

Driving Question: How do we as grade six students create a museum that educates the community and school about ancient civilizations?


Project launch: Watch the video and be able to explain why museums were created? What is the value of having museums?  What do we learn from having museums?

Mrs. Oakes- Research Skills:  Mrs. Oakes will educate the students about how to use the Library SEARCH system to find information about ancient civilizations. Students will learn how to evaluate sources and ask research based  questions:

Olweus: Anti Bullying Project- How do we as students create a door decoration that promotes anit- bullying behavior with out using the word bully.  Students worked in groups to create their project ideas.
What are the four types of bullying?


Resume: Students will revise and edit their resumes to apply for departments on Thursday.


Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - F- Day

Driving Question: How do we as grade six students create a museum that educates the community and school about ancient civilizations?

Objectives: Learning About Types of Government

Students will learn and discuss the importance of having a government to establish rules that are fair and to have consequences when people break these rules.

Students will identify the types of government. Explain what each types of government is made up of. Compare and contrast two types of government.



Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of October 19, 2015- October 23, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of October 19, 2015- October 23, 2015
Mr. Bish
Grade 6 STEM Science/Social Studies/ Non-fiction Literacy


Social Studies- Early Man -

Driving Question: How do we as students use our knowledge of academic vocabulary to create an assessment about early man?

Monday, October 19, 2015

Monday Morning Meeting

Guest Speaker ; Megan Marsh- Spoke to the students about her teaching experience in South Korea. Ms. Marsh shared about culture, geography, government, traditions and food. Students asked questions after her presentations.


LEAD Assembly- 9;45- Students were educated about making positive life choices and were encouraged to surround themselves with a positive system of support.


Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - Early - Man B- Day

Academic Vocabulary-

Objectives- Students will..

1.) Work in collaborative groups to share their knowledge of academic vocabulary.
2.) Define verbs associated with their academic vocabulary.
3.) Present to their peers their level of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Read Pages 51-55 in teams to create two academic questions that use academic vocabulary.
Use Bloom's question stems to write test questions.

Evidence of Learning- Each group will write three questions using the first two levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 C- Day

Early Man- Vocabulary  Assessment

Students will....

1. Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary terms for chapter 1 by completing a vocabulary assessment

2.) Generate three academic questions based on the content learning on page 51-55.

3.) Explain how stone tools were made and created.


Evidence of Learning -  Complete assessment of vocabulary terms. Complete and define terms for chapter 1 lesson 2. Early Farmers

Thursday, October 22, 2015  D- Day -


Half Day- Dismissal at 12:00

Objectives: Students will..

1.) Create assessment questions for early man assessment .

2.) word process questions with answer keys

Evidence: Create two multiple choice questions, and one short response questions with a sample answer.

Friday, October 23, 2015- No School for students.


Staff development day!

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of October 12, 2015 -October 16, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of October 12, 2015 -October 16, 2015
Mr. Bish
Grade 6

Science/Social Studies Literacy
Focus: Earth's Changing Surfaces


Monday, October 12, 2015- NO SCHOOL

In observance of Canadian Thanksgiving and Columbus Day





Tuesday, October 13, 2015 C- Day - Band Day

Objectives: Students will

1.) Evaluate their individual work during the PBL project.
2.) Improve their "I wonder" on their project before evaluation.
3.) Review for Assessment


Activity: Students will use one of their I wonders from the critical friends protocol to make improvements on their project before submitting their final product for evaluation.  Review and reread for assessment on Wednesday.

Evidence of Learning- Assess work using rubric and complete self- reflection.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 D- Day

Assessment- Earth's Changing Surface

Objective: Students will..

Demonstrate knowledge of content about the Earth's surface by completing their final assessment.

Activity- Students will complete final assessment. Complete self- reflection.


Thursday, October 15, 2015 - E- Day

Project Based Learning: Social Studies- Launch of Early Man Unit .

Objectives: Students will...
1) Preview the chapter about early man pages 50-60.
2.) Record project driving question.
3.) Generate need to know list .


Activity: Introduce students to Early Man Unit. Students will look at pictures and record thins that they notice about early man.  Students will then create driving question and need to know list to start preparing for their Early Man Project.

Evidence of Learning : Record Driving Question: How do we as students use of knowledge of academic language to create an assessment, or test about Early Man?

Friday , October 16, 2015 - F-Day

Early Man- How do we as students use of knowledge of academic language to create an assessment, or test about Early Man?

Objectives for the lesson: As a result of the lesson students will...

1.) Review Driving Question
2.) Share needs to know list.
3.) Learn and Define - Levels of Blooms Taxonomy.




Monday, October 5, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/5/15-10/9/15

Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/5/15-10/9/15
Mr. Bish
Science STEM Grade 6

Unit: Rock Cycle- Types of Rocks

Monday, October 5, 2015

Focus: Building Knowledge About the Rock Cycle and Different Types of Rocks

Driving Question: How do we as students take the information we learned about the Rock Cycle and types of rocks and create a learning tool that teaches and offers resources for people to learn more about the rocks and rock cycle?

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will.

1.) learn the different steps of the rock cycle
2.) Identify the different types of rocks and explain how they are created.
3.) Organize information gained from resources.

Pages - 16-20- Earth's Changing Surface

The Rock Cycle Explained

Watch this video. Think about how all rocks are formed. Be read to share what you learned.










What are the three types of rocks and how are each of them formed?