Monday, 3/24/14 8:30am-9:00am School starts- unpack; partner reading from book boxes 9:00am-9:30am Morning routine (calendar,

poems/songs, read aloud of 9:30am-10:00am Cultural interview discussion; class compilation on chart; Lets learn together what culture is (no definition given- learn it along the way) 10:00am-11:00am What do you want to learn about each other? Math- surveying classmates based on cultural interviews (groupwork-math surveying to create data) 11:00am-11:30am Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm Putting ourselves on the map: students will be decorating small name tags, followed by a class discussion of map

Tuesday, 3/25/14

Wednesday, 3/26/14

Thursday, 3/27/14

Friday, 3/28/14

PSSA Testing- not in school

PSSA Testing- not in school

PSSA Testing- not in school

PSSA Testing- not in school

11:30am-11:45pm Read aloud: little blue and little yellow by L. Lionni; followed by discussion

11:30am-12:00pm Read aloud: Tias Tamales by A. Baca Video on how to make tamales

11:30am-12:00pm Read aloud: Beauty and the Beast by J. Brett

11:45am-12:30pm Science/Prep period/1st grade team planning meeting

analyzing- How can these 11:45pm-12:00pm many cultures help us Cultural description learn about each other? writing modeling, template, explanations math worksheet based on map data

12:00pm-12:30pm Sharing Culture: mini book (writing and drawing) on special food from students personal culture; share with partner

12:30pm-1:15pm Science/Prep period/1st grade team planning meeting 1:15pm-2:00pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 1.1

2:00pm-2:15pm Cultural description writing modeling 2:15pm-2:45pm Read aloud: Same, Same but Different by J. Kosteckl-Shaw

12:00pm-12:30pm Students write descriptive writing about their cultures, using template 12:30pm-1:00pm Read aloud: Rapunzel by P. Zelinsky 1:00pm-1:30pm Introduce fairy tale elements and then analyze fairy tale elements of Rapunzel 1:30pm-2:45pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 1.2

12:30pm-1:15pm Gym/Prep period/1st grade team planning meeting

1:15pm-2:00pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 1.3

12:00pm-12:10pm Recording of fairy tale elements for Beauty and the Beast on chart; discuss origins of Beauty and the Beast 12:10pm-12:30pm Sharing Culture: mini book (writing and drawing) on a friends holiday/tradition/celebrationMy friend, _____, celebrates 12:30pm-1:15pm 12:30pm-1:15pm Computers/Prep period Art 1:15pm-1:30pm Read aloud: One Green Apple by E. Bunting 1:15pm-2:00pm 1:30pm-2:45pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Math Investigations Unit Session 1.4 7, Session 1.5

2:00pm-2:45pm Group research on Mexican culture; presentation

2:00pm-2:45pm Fairy tale elements mobile making

2:45pm-3:00pm 2:45pm-3:00pm 2:45pm-3:00pm Packup/Dismissal Packup/Dismissal Packup/Dismissal *Orange: students out of the classroom *Gray: out of classrooms due to PSSA

2:45pm-3:00pm Packup/Dismissal

2:45pm-3:00pm Packup/Dismissal

Monday, 3/31/14

Tuesday, 4/1/14

Wednesday, 4/2/14 8:30am-9:00am School starts- unpack; partner reading from book boxes 9:00am-9:30am Morning routine (calendar, poems/songs, read aloud of Hansel & Gretel with Korean translation) How can we share culture if we are miles apart? 9:30am-10:00am Library (teachers with students supervising)

PSSA Testing- not in school

PSSA Testing- not in school

Thursday, 4/3/14 8:30am-9:00am School starts- unpack; partner reading from book boxes 9:00am-9:30am Morning routine (calendar, poems/songs, read aloud of Rumpelstiltskin by P. Galdone)

Friday, 4/4/14 8:30am-9:00am School starts- unpack; partner reading from book boxes 9:00am-11:00am Social Studies rotation with all 1st grade classrooms

9:30am-10:00am WANTED activity with Rumpelstiltskin, POV worksheet 10:00am-11:00am Further the story: How can you write a different ending so readers can see Rumpelstiltskin as a good guy? 11:00am-11:30am Lunch 11:00am-11:30am Lunch

10:00am-11:00am Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 1.7

11:00am-11:30am Lunch

11:45am-12:30pm Science/Prep period/1st

12:30pm-3:00pm

11:30am-12:15pm Read aloud of The Monkey King; followed by a video clip of the movie http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qSV7041mZCw How are stories shared around the world if we dont speak the same language?

11:30am-12:30pm Group research on schools in Australia/Korea/India/ Turkey

Junie B play field trip for all first grade

12:30pm-1:15pm Gym/Prep period/1st grade team planning meeting 12:15pm-1:00pm Writing prompt: How could the Monkey King used his power instead of taking advantage of it? 1:15pm-1:30pm Read aloud of Ramayana Video: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pp59n0So-XE 1:30pm-2:15pm Presentations 2:15pm-2:45pm Sharing Culture: mini book (writing and drawing)- How is our school different and similar

11:30am-12:00pm Read aloud The Girl Who Spun Gold by V. Hamilton; followed by compare and contrast of Rumpelstiltskin vs. The Girl Who Spun Gold (shared writing) 12:00pm-12:30pm Writing prompt If you were Rumpelstiltskin, how could you help the girl instead of tricking her? 12:30pm-1:15pm Computers

grade team planning meeting 12:30pm-1:15pm Art

1:15pm-2:00pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 2.2 2:00pm-2:45pm Catch up or Read aloud of A Thousand Nights

1:15pm-2:00pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 2.1

1:00pm-2:00pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 1.6

2:00pm-2:45pm Math worksheets- fairy tale word problems

2:45pm-3:00pm Packup/Dismissal

from schools in 2:00pm-2:45pm Developing presentation Australia/Korea/India/Turkey? rubric together (pick) 2:45pm-3:00pm 2:45pm-3:00pm 2:45pm-3:00pm Packup/Dismissal Packup/Dismissal Packup/Dismissal *Orange: students out of the classroom *Gray: out of classrooms due to PSSAs *Red: field trip Junie B, 1st Grade Play

Monday, 4/7/14 8:30am-9:00am School starts- unpack; partner reading from book boxes 9:00am-9:30am Morning routine (calendar, poems/songs, read aloud of Chicken Little ) 9:30am-10:00am Write your own fairy tale (using castle story map to plan out their stories) 10:00am-11:00am Group research on celebrations in Middle East/Africa/Brazil/Canada 11:00am-11:30am Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 2.3

Tuesday, 4/8/14

Wednesday, 4/9/14

Thursday, 4/10/14

Friday, 4/11/14 8:30am-9:00am School starts- unpack; partner reading from book boxes

PSSA Testing- not in school

PSSA Testing- not in school

PSSA Testing- not in school 9:00am-11:00am Social Studies rotation with all 1st grade classrooms

11:30am-12:00pm Read aloud of Anansi the Spider

11:30am-12:00pm Read aloud of Filipino tale Video

11:30am-12:30pm Compare and contrast writing- focus on motive/feeling

11:00am-11:30am Lunch 11:45am-12:30pm Science/Prep period

12:30pm-1:15pm Science/Prep period/1st grade team planning meeting

12:00pm-12:30pm Individual work on venn diagram to compare and contrast 2 fairy tales 12:00pm-1:00pm 12:30pm-1:15pm My first poem- modeling Gym/Prep period/1st grade and students writing their team planning meeting first poems 1:00pm-1:45pm Catch up 1:15pm-2:15pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 2.5 2:15pm-2:45pm Catch up

12:30pm-1:15pm Science/Prep period

12:30pm-1:15pm Art

1:15pm-2:00pm Poetry introduction

2:00pm-2:45pm 1:45pm-2:45pm Group presentations of Math Investigations Unit countries 7, Session 2.4 2:45pm-3:00pm 2:45pm-3:00pm 2:45pm-3:00pm Packup/Dismissal Packup/Dismissal Packup/Dismissal *Orange: students out of the classroom *Gray: out of classrooms due to PSSAs

1:15pm-2:00pm Math Investigations Unit 7, Session 2.6 2:00pm-2:45pm Writing to our pen pals 2:45pm-3:00pm Packup/Dismissal

1:00pm-2:00pm Assessment 2:00pm-2:45pm Read aloud How the kangaroos got their tails 2:45pm-3:00pm Packup/Dismissal