Grade 5

 

Week 1 STAR Test  
     
Week 2 Library Skills Uses library independently
Is familiar with all basic library procedures
Check out books at ZPD level
     
Week 3 Character Counts Video, "What's Respect"? by Discovery Education
Worksheet, "Show Respect"
AR quizzes and book check out
     
Week 4 Halloween Read, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Tim Turton
Check out
     
Week 5 Book talks computer, Scholastic book trailers
AR quizzes
Check out and silent read
     
Week 6 AR Goals AR Period 1, Week 7 of 10 - Students should be at 70% of goal
Conference with students about AR goal, Home Connect
Read and take quiz, "Hello, Harvest Moon" by Ralph Fletcher
Check out and silent read
     
Week 7 Halloween

AR Week 8 of 10
Listen to monster interviews for the book, "Monsterology" by Dr. Ernest Drake
computer, Monsterology
Take AR quizzes
Check out and silent read

     
Week 8 STAR Test STAR Test
Book check out
     
Week 9 STAR Test video, Gettysberg address
Complete STAR test
check out books
     
Week 10 Conference
Week
Class visit 20 minutes
New reading ranges
Book check out only
     
Week 11 Thanksgiving Class visit 20 minutes
Book check out only
     
Week 12 Library Skill Alphabetize author to third letter
Announce District Bookmark Contest
Book check out
     
Week 13 AR quiz

Watch and take AR quiz, "Moishe's Miracle" by Melmed, Laura Krauss
 Tumble Books

Book check out

                                                                                                                                                                                       
Week 14 Feature Author

Read and take AR quiz on "Bad Day at Riverbend" by Chris Van Allsburg
Featured Author Chris Van Allsburg
check out                                                                                                                       

     
Week 15
and 16
Winter Break  
     
Week 17 Library Skill classification, uses Dewey Decimal System to locate books
locate fairytale section
use, Series and Sequels and Authors Websites tool
check out
     
Week 18 Library Skill watch the fiction story and take AR quiz #12471, "Swamp Angel"
read the non-fiction story and take AR quiz, "A Home in the Swamp"
check out
     
Week 19 AR goals conference with students individually regarding AR points and goals
silent reading and quiz taking
check out
     
Week 20 AR goals silent reading and quiz taking
check out
     
Week 21 STAR Test Take STAR test
check out
     
Week 22 President's
Week
 
     
Week 23 STAR Test Finish STAR test
Read, "Alice in Wonderland" by Greg Hildebrandt
new AR ranges
check out
     
Week 24 Author visit District wide Author Day/Marilyn Scott-Waters
check out
     
Week 25           Conference
Week                       
20 minute visit
book check out only
     
Week 26 Library of
Congress
computer, Ever heard of an Exquisite Corpse? It's not what you might think.
 "Exquisite Corpse Adventure works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode.  He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end.
check out
     
Week 27 Tsunami
Drill
computer, Stop Disasters Game 
book check out
     
Week 28    
     
Week 29 Spring Break  
     
Week 30   Library Standards practice test
check out
     
Week 31 Standards Test AR week 9 of 12
book check out
     
Week 32 Standards Test AR week 10 of 12
conference with students individually regarding AR points and goals                        
book check out