My name is Denise Moon. I have the privilege of teaching Second Grade. My first year, I taught Preschool. I taught First Grade for five years. I received my Bachelor's Degree from the College of the Ozarks. I have lived in Lead Hill most of my life. My husband and I both graduated from Lead Hill High School. I love teaching here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peek of the Week


 

(8/27/2012 - 8/31/2012)  

 

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Morning Duties

7:55-8:15

Morning Assignment (Handwriting) &

Familiar Reading (The Plan Passage)

Morning Assignment (Handwriting) &

Familiar Reading

(The Plan Passage)

Morning Assignment (Handwriting) & Familiar Reading

(The Plan Passage)

Morning Assignment (Handwriting) & Familiar Reading

(The Plan Passage)

Morning Assignment (Handwriting) & Familiar Reading

(The Plan Passage)

Word Study

(Spelling)

8:15-8:45

TSW review words with blends.

(‘l’, ‘r’ & ‘s’ blend families)

Introduce Spelling Words – Chart

Choral read The Plan Passage

Review Sight Word List

(CCSS2.RF.3)

 

TSW practice blending words.

Introduce more words w/ blends

Activity - Spell words using letter cards

Choral read The Plan Passage

Review Sight Word List

(CCSS2.RF.3)

TSW practice blending words.

Choral read The Plan Passage & highlight blended words

Review Sight Word List

(CCSS2.RF.3)

TSW recognize words with blends.

Activity – Practice spelling words with blends using white boards

Choral read The Plan Passage

Review Sight Word List

(CCSS2.RF.3)

SPELLING TEST – words w/ blends!

 

Reader’s Workshop

(Reading)

8:45-9:45

Read Aloud:  Young in the Mountains – Vocabulary

Mini Lesson:

TSW make connections to self.

Leveled Books & Activity wksht.

Check out books from classroom library & go over procedures

 

Read Aloud:

Ira Sleeps Over – Vocabulary

Mini Lesson: TSW make connections to self.

Complete ‘Connections’ wksht.

DRA Testing Begins!

Leveled Books & Activity wksht.

Independent Reading

(CCSS2.SL.2)

 

Read Aloud:

Chrysanthemum  & Molly Lou Melon – Vocabulary

Mini Lesson: TSW make connections to text.

Complete ‘Connections’ wksht.

Continue DRA Testing!

Leveled Books & Activity wksht.

Independent Reading

Read Aloud:

Fly Away Home – Vocabulary

Mini Lesson:

TSW make connections to world.

Continue DRA Testing!

Leveled Books & Activity wksht.

Independent Reading

SIGHT WORD TESTING!

VOCABULARY TESTING!

Finish DRA Testing!

Assign Familiar Reading Passage – The Plan

Comprehension Questions – wksht.

Writer’s Workshop

(Language &

Writing)

9:45-10:45

Introduce Writer’s Workshop

Decorate ‘Writer’s Notebook’ Covers

Go over ‘Writer’s Notebook’ handouts

Complete Student Inventory & Topic wksht.

Mini Lesson: TSW capitalize the first word in a sentence.

Assign Practice Sentence wksht.

Mini Lesson:  TSW pre-write using a 4 square.

Topic:  “ME”

Complete 4-Square together

(CCSS2.W.3, CCSS2.L.2)

Mini Lesson:  TSW capitalize the pronoun ‘I’.

Assign Practice wksht.

Mini Lesson:

TSW write sentences using 4-Square from previous day

Topic:  “ME”

(CCSS2.W.3, CCSS2.L.2)

 

TSW review capitalization of the first word in a sentence and the pronoun ‘I’.

TSW pre-write using 4-Square

Topic:  A Special Relative

(CCSS2.W.3, CCSS2.L.2)

 

Math – TSW draw

2-D & 3-D shapes.

Assign Practice wkshts.

(Use manipulatives & rulers)

(CCSS2.G.1)

10:50 – 11:20

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

11:20 – 11:50

Activity Time

Activity Time

Activity Time

Activity Time

Activity Time

Math

12:00 – 1:30

TSW recognize 2-D shapes including triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons & hexagons.

Go over pgs. 317-318

Assign wkbk. P. 98

(Use manipulatives)

(CCSS2.G.1)

P.E. (12:15 – 12:45

 

TSW recognize sides and angles of 2-D shapes.

Go over pgs. 319-320

Draw shapes on dot paper

Assign wkbk. P. 99

(Use manipulatives & rulers)

(CCSS2.G.1)

TSW recognize 3-D shapes including cubes.

Go over pgs. 331-332

Assign wkbk. P. 102

(Use manipulatives)

(CCSS2.G.1)

TSW recognize faces, vertices & edges of 3-D shapes.

Go over pgs. 333-334

Assign wkbk. P. 103

(Use manipulatives)

(CCSS.2.G.1)

 

EARLY DISMISSAL!

Pull- Outs

1:30 – 2:20

Art

Library

P.E.

Music

P.E.

Science/Social Studies

2:20 – 3:00

TSW determine meaning of words from Chap 1 by using pictures and/or sentences.

Assign Vocabulary Preview wkbk. P. 1

 

(CCSS2.RI.4)

 

 

 

 

 

TSW identify and describe the main parts of a plant.

Read pgs. 7-9

Assign wkbk. P. 4-A

& ‘Parts of Flower’ wksht.

TSW grow a plant.

Activity:  Lima Bean in Bag

Materials:  beans, baggies, paper towels, water & sun

 

TSW explain how living things are adapted to certain environments.

Read pgs. 10-11

Assign wkbk. P. 5-A

 

End of Day Duties

3:00 – 3:10

Clean & Pack Bags.

Dismiss car riders and other bus riders to duty teachers and walk the Turtle and Squirrel bus riders to their bus at 3:10!

Clean & Pack Bags.

Dismiss car riders and other bus riders to duty teachers and walk the Turtle and Squirrel bus riders to their bus at 3:10!

Clean & Pack Bags.

Dismiss car riders and other bus riders to duty teachers and walk the Turtle and Squirrel bus riders to their bus at 3:10!

Clean & Pack Bags.

Dismiss car riders and other bus riders to duty teachers and walk the Turtle and Squirrel bus riders to their bus at 3:10!

Clean & Pack Bags.

Dismiss car riders and other bus riders to duty teachers and walk the Turtle and Squirrel bus riders to their bus at 3:10!