4D Lesson Plans

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Friday, September 2 , 2016

Time
Plans
8:08-8:10
Entry

8:10-8:15
Announcements
Attendance
Homeroom

8:15-8:45

8:45-9:15
9:15-9:45

9:45-10:05

Meet students at the door and greet them.

They take their outdoor shoes off, place them on the boot rack (no
specific order or spots) and put their indoor shoes on.
They walk to class, take their jackets off and hang up backpacks.
Once in the classroom, students take out their home reading books,
agendas and any forms from the office and put it in front of them on
their tables (some need reminders).
As students get settled, remind them they should be reading their home
reading books silently and waiting for announcements and O Canada to
begin. Meanwhile, check agendas for forms from the office and notes
from home.
Students can also use this time to let you know if they need a new home
reading book, place their sticky notes in their reading journal, and write
their home reading book in their agendas.
All students must stand for O Canada, everyone must be silent during
announcements.
Students will come in, grab a book from the back shelf and read for a few
minutes.
Have students write their picture books in their agenda and tell them this
will be their home reading books.
At 8:25am, hand out I want to know about you! and have students work
on it. Do exemplar on the SMARTboard, and have students complete it at
their own speed. If finished, students can read. At 8:40am, tell students to
wrap it up and hand them in.
*Watch Jessica and Gianna if she is not here.
Read another few pages of Mieko and the Fifth Treasure. End at Chapter
2.
Then take out the art journals and on page 2, have students make collages
for words Mieko Fifth Treasure Japan Nagasaki and Calligraphy.
Ask students about other important words.
Snack at 9:30am. At 9:25am, ask students to wash their hands and go
the bathroom if needed. Then they can grab only 1 healthy snack from
their lunch and sit down at their tables. They cannot walk around while
eating their snack, but they are allowed to chat with their neighbors.
At 9:40am, ask them to throw away garbage, put snacks away, get
ready for recess and get lined up at the door. If it is cold, make sure all
students have jackets, hats, mits, etc. They are not allowed back
inside if they forget.
Recess

Recess
10:05-10:35
10:35-11:05

Students must be outside at recess unless they have choir, Me to We, or

Peer Helpers.
If more time is needed for collages, work on for a little while. DO NOT
ALLOW ANYONE TO WASH THEIR HANDS YET
Once most kids are done their collages, move to bread and washing hands
activity.
Hand out one piece of bread and have everyone touch it.
Then hand out 2 sandwich bags and ask everyone to write their names on
both sides with sharpie. One will need to have Dirty written on it and the
other clean.
Once complete, hand one piece of bread per person and everyone will
touch it all over. After, they will slide it into their sandwich bag, seal it and
give it to me to tape on the wall next to window.
After as a class, we will wash our hands. I will demonstrate how to wash
hands properly, then students can do it on their own.
After, we will hand around one more that everyone touches and place it in
baggy and seal it up.
To compare to bread that hasnt been touched, we will have one
Controlled.

11:05-11:28
Lunch

11:28-11:50
Lunch Recess
11:50-11:55
Re-Entry

11:55-12:25

At 11:00am, ask students to wash their hands and go to the bathroom if

needed. Then they can grab their lunches and start to eat.
Lunch
Supervision will always be in our room. Walk around and chat with the
students while they eat.
At 12:15, let students know they only have a few minutes left and ask
them to throw away garbage, put lunches away, get ready for recess and
get lined up at the door. If it is cold, make sure all students have jackets,
hats, mits, etc. They are not allowed back inside if they forget.
Lunch Recess
Some students may be in choir, Me to We, Peer Helpers or intramurals.
Everyone else must be outside.
Re-Entry
Gather students from outside. They must walk quietly throughout the
school.
Once they hang up their coats from outside, they must grab a book and
sit down quietly.
Have students take out their agendas. Write a paragraph on the board
about what happened during the day and any notes from the office.
Once finished agendas, ask students to take out their writing journals. At
the top of page write Bread Experiment. Demonstrate proper writing.
Skip every other line and tall and short letters.

Have students write their predictions in full sentences and use juicy,
descriptive words. They will need to write when they think something will
happen.

12:25-12:50

12:50

At 12:25pm, ask some students to share.

At 12:35pm, push desks aside and finish the day with yoga and
mindfulness. Walk through Sun salutation and complete 8. Then finish the
day with quiet and bell exercise.
12:45 students will put the tables back, put on their jackets and wait at
the door for dismissal.
Dismissal
Students may leave from the classroom, change their shoes and leave the
building through their door only. No students may walk through the school;
they must walk around.