iPad Weekly Schedule (Beta)

Monday - Become an Expert

• Students use teacher directed websites to research and discuss a topic of study

Example:

Tsunami

Asteroid

Volcano

Earthquake

Cant get enough information?

Search your topic here at KidRex!

Directions: Take notes from the links.  Use those notes to convince your group the disaster you choose is the deadliest of all!  Include: 1. How/why does it start? 2. What would it look/feel like? 3. What long-term damage would occur? 4. How could we be prepared?

Tuesday - Newsela

• Students read the same news articles, but at their lexile level.  
• Students take a quiz on the reading, and may re-read the story at a higher level

Example:

Lexile 1140: Bullfighting on the ropes in Colombia

Lexile 1010: Columbia's bullfighters face extinction as arenas go empty

Lexile 690: Bullfighting tradition fading away in Colombia

• When finished, students must comment on at least 2 others kidblog posts from monday.

Wednesday - IXL Math

Thursday - Close Reading

• Students close read with an article on Prism
• They use three colored highlighters to answer three Common Core questions

Example:

Use the yellow highlighter to highlight any confusing or outstanding words.

Use the pink highlighter to show where the author is comparing a _____ to a ________.

Use the green highlighter to show the main idea.

• When finished, continue the academic conversation from Tuesday.

Friday - Open Inquiry

• Students who have completed weekly work will research, take notes, and prepare to present their findings to the class on a question or topic of their discovery.
• Students with incomplete work will finish their assignments and then continue to their open inquiry.