Sesión 1

Propósito

Assessment of Unit 3 in Kahoot & LiveWorksheets, conventions and spelling words.

Duración

3 sessions of 40 minutes each on Monday, February 9th.

Actividad Docente

Set up assignments in Google Classroom for students to open Unit 3 Test conventions in Kahoot.it then Unit 3 Test spelling words in Liveworksheets. Help them understand the instructions and how to deal with the different exercises. Monitor progress and capture grades in Classroom.

Actividad Estudiante

Finish the test in Savvas, load the answers and send it for revision. Do the Kahoot as well as the interactive worksheets with the spelling words activities.

Sesión 2

Propósito

Start Unit 4 content and estimulate students to keep up the good work up to now. Focus: new vocabulary and reading strategies. Question of the Unit: Is there an explanation for everything?

Duración

3 sessions of 40 minutes each on Monday, February 10th.

10:20 to 10:30 Jolly Phonics.

Actividad Docente

Display Unit 4 cover page, elicit and predict content through the title and the Big Question, brainstorm answers to the big question, show the big question video. Display content for the whole unit. Show unit 4 week 1 video and question for the week. Display the objectives for these first 2 weeks. Play Quizlet live and Kahoot as diagnostic.

Actividad Estudiante

Participate attentively in the open discussions, share any expectatives, predict content, watch videos, copy any interesting element or objective they would like to pursue, research or investigate. Participate in Quizlet and Kahoot.

Sesión 3

Propósito

Unit 3 Week 1 reading skills, cause and effect, compare and contrast, visualize, vocabulary words (synonyms and antonyms), spelling words (contractions), main story (1st read). 

Duración

3 sessions of 40 minutes each on Monday, February 11th.

10:20 to 10:30 Jolly Phonics.

Actividad Docente

Use Savvas portal, vocabulary activities. Play word bingo to practice spelling words. Use Reading Street to teach reading skills, comprehension skills, vocabulary and spelling words and provide students with the first read of the story of the week.

Actividad Estudiante

Do the vocabulary activities in Savvas, read together the previous readings and the main story, share any first impression on the story of the week.

Sesión 4

Propósito

Story of the Week, 2nd read, paired and Sleuth selections. Writing task: Mystery. Conventions: Singular and Plural Pronouns.

Duración

3 sessions of 40 minutes each on Monday, February 12th.

10:20 to 10:30 Jolly Phonics.

Actividad Docente

Open Quizlet and do an activity with the students. Display the story of the week, play audio, monitor and answer any doubts or questions from Students. Provide instructions on how to do the writing task of the week (assign it as homework) and samples. Work out the conventions of the week through the workbook.

Actividad Estudiante

Participate in Quizlet, read main story, paired and Sleuth selections, prepare for the writing task (plan homework). Answer pages in the workbook.

Sesión 5

Propósito

This week students will have to answer the question: why do animals behave the way they do? and the vocabular and reading strategies will help them pave the understanding of the main selection for the week, Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon.

Duración

3 sessions of 40 minutes each on Monday, February 15th.

10:20 to 10:30 Jolly Phonics.

Actividad Docente

First, play Quizlet live with spelling words from Unit 4 week 2. Show the video of the week and discuss on elements they can remember. Elicit topic and content by discussing on the pictures, Students' Book.

Second, work in the language needed for week 2, first the amazing words through teacher's Book, then the vocabulary words through Savvas. Have Ss copy the spelling words in their notebook. Use Savvas portal to learn pronunciation, meaning and use of the vocabulary cards.

Third, teach on the reading skills for the week through the video about compare and contrast and practice the skill through the short story.

Actividad Estudiante

Watch the videos, images and readings with attention, participate in the sharing aloud, copy the spelling words into the notebook, play Quizlet live and Kahoot about the kinds of pronouns.

Sesión 6

Propósito

Assess students' previous knowledge on writing a song. Read the story of the week (1st read). Sneak preview of the Think Critically section, retell the story. 

Teach the grammar lesson, kind of pronouns, practice in the workbook, possibly in liveworksheets. 

Read the Paired selection

Duración

3 sessions of 40 minutes each on Monday, February 16th.

10:20 to 10:30 Jolly Phonics.

Actividad Docente

Show the pages about writing a song from the workbook. Display the story of the week, let Ss read, monitor and answer any doubts or questions from Students. Read out the points in the think critically section. Teach the grammar lesson through the workbook. Read the Paired selection.

Actividad Estudiante

Participate in Quizlet, write down the 2nd column of the spelling words in the notebook, watch the lesson about writing a song, read the story of the week (or listen attentively), watch the grammar lesson and answer the exercises in the workbook. 

Sesión 7

Propósito

Solve the vocabulary and spelling word pages in the workbook. Read the story of the week (2nd read). Solve the Think Critically section. Continue the instruction on how to write a song, read the Sleuth selection. 

Duración

3 sessions of 40 minutes each on Monday, February 17th.

10:20 to 10:30 Jolly Phonics.

Actividad Docente

Show the writing lesson from Savvas. Allow Ss to read the main story (2nd read), monitor the think critically section (make questions to random Ss), let them read the Sleuth selection. Help them solve the vocabulary and spelling word pages from the workbook.

Actividad Estudiante

Read aloud as requested, participate in the think critically activity, read the Sleuth selection, do a Quizlet activity, write the 3rd column of the spelling words in the notebook, solve pages from the workbook.

Sesión 8

Propósito

Assess students' knowledge on the spelling words and grammar lesson, reading skills and read some of the songs made by the students. 

Assess students' reading pace and fluency, WCPM, register in the list. Target: 130 wpm, minimum 105-115 wpm

Duración

3 sessions of 40 minutes each on Monday, February 18th.

10:20 to 10:30 Jolly Phonics.

Actividad Docente

Open a quizlet live session for Ss to do a final practice before the dictation (spelling quiz). Open the same Kahoot as the beginning of the week for Ss to be assessed in the grammar lesson,  have some students read as many words as they can in 1 minute.

Actividad Estudiante

Participate in Quizlet live, spelling quiz, Kahoot, and read with fluency in 1 minute.

Sesión 9

Propósito

Duración

Actividad Docente

Actividad Estudiante