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.
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
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
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.
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.
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...
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?
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 28, 2015 - October 2, 2015
Mr. Bish
Science/ Non- Fiction Literacy
Science: Unit - Earth's Changing Surfaces
Monday, September 28, 2015 - E- Day
Closure Activity for We've Got and App for That
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will..
1.) Evaluate their final product of the presentation.
2.) Identify strengths and areas of improvement for their final project
3.) Evaluate themselves and how they did during the project.
Lesson Overview:
Students will complete their self- reflection where they will evaluate their work habits, time management, how they worked with peers, and how they contributed to their project. Students will then look at their final product and evaluate strengths, and areas that need improvement.
Evidence of Learning : Students will complete their self- reflection and group commentary.
Tuesday. September 29, 2015 F- Day
Science Lesson: Earth's Changing Surface
Pages 4-7 Earth's Inside:
Watch this video and identify the layers of the earth surface: Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core
Objectives for the Lesson: As a result of the lesson students will....
1.) Identify the four layer of the earth.
2.) Use literature to gain additional information about each layer of the earth
3.) Determine the meaning of word using the read around strategy. Create a four square
Lesson Overview:Students will watch the video above and identify the layers of the earth. students will then use resources to identify additional information about each layer of the earth. Students will gather information and share out the information with the class. Students will then learn how to define words by using the read around strategy. Four square Vocabulary
Define Word
Visual
Use it in a sentence
Synonym - Another word for this word
Read Around:
Identify the bold word
Read the words before and after
Write down the definition
Evidence of Learning: Exit Ticket - Identify the four layers of the earth . Define terms- volcano,continents by making a four square.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - A- Day
Pages 8-12 - Forces That Create Landforms
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Identify and distinguish between oceanic and continental plates
2.) Explain what happens when a oceanic plates and continental plates collide.
3.) Explain the process that occurs when mountains and trenches form
Lesson Overview : Students will preview the video above. Students will learn that plates are moving around the earth's surface. Students will summarize what happens when oceanic and continental plates collide. Students will summarize what happens then oceanic plates combine. Students will then watch the video below about earthquakes and how they form and occur.
Evidence of Learning: Summarize what happens when plates move and collide.
Define Terms: Make a four square for each word on pages 8-12 ;magma, plate tectonics
