Sixth grade lesson and homework plan for week of Dec. 1, 2014

6th Grade	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:10- 8:50 Bible	Introduce the Bible verse for this week:  Acts 13:38. Update prayer requests. Do Introduction pg. 112.  Read about Paul’s conversion experience – Acts 9: 3-20.  Discuss the changes in his life.  In your journal describe the changes that Christ has brought about in your life.  Homework:  Begin studying for verse test on Friday.	Chapel	Divide the students into four groups.  Complete directed Instruction pg. 116 T.E. with the students, having them act out what happened at each place that Paul preached.  No homework.	Do Introduction and Directed Instruction – pg. 118 T.E. with students, having them participate in the Reader’s Theater highlighting Paul’s Trip to Rome.  Homework:  Study for your Bible verse test tomorrow.	Do memory verse test on Acts 13:38 Update prayer requests.  Introduce new Bible verse – Romans 1:16.  Discuss what we have learned about Paul.  Write in your journal about what you have learned from Paul’s missionary journeys about living a life of commitment to God. No homework
8:55- 9:40 Math Group Teal	Discuss how to change decimals into fractions.  Also, talk about how to read and write numbers that have decimals.  Homework:  Complete lesson #35 – odds.  Due Tuesday.	Grade lesson #35.   As a class, complete worksheet pg. 88.  Homework:  Complete worksheet pg. 59 evens.  Due Wednesday.	Grade worksheet pg. 59.  Practice writing decimals as fractions or mixed numbers.  Homework:  Complete worksheet pg. 60 – odds, (or all for extra credit).  Due Thursday.  Also, study for test over lessons 31 – 35.	Grade worksheet pg. 60.  Then take test 6A.  No homework.	Practice changing decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals on computer using Khan Academy.  No homework.
9:45- 10:26 P.E./ Science	Boys – P.E. Girls – Science – Allow the girls time to begin researching their projects.  Homework:  Start gathering research about interest topics.	Girls – P.E. Boys - Science	Boys – P.E. Girls – Science – As a team, choose which technological advancement you would like to invest your time into.  (Choose your topic) Homework:  Bring research information to class as well as a research tool.	Girls – P.E. Boys - Science	Girls – P.E. Boys - Science
10:45- 11:35 Math Group - Purple	Go over test from last week.  Show how to find the area of a rectangle.  Homework:  Complete lesson #31 – odds.  Due Tuesday.	Grade lesson #31.  Demonstrate expanded notation.  Homework:  Complete lesson #32 – evens.  Due Wednesday.	Grade lesson #32.  Review how to write percents as fractions.  Homework:  Complete lesson #33 – odds, (or all for extra credit).  Due Thursday.	Grade lesson #33.  Introduce the names for decimal numbers.  Homework:  Complete lesson #34 – evens.  Due Friday.	Grade lesson #34.  Work on finding perimeter and area of shapes using geoboards. No homework
11:40- 12:10 Music   or Spanish	Spanish	Music	Spanish -	Music	Spanish or Music
1:15- 2:05 Health/Social Studies Group I	Health – Complete presentations on poisonous plants of the Northwest.  No homework	History – Show Now and Then pictures. Have each student create their own picture.  Due Friday.  As a group, read pages 124 – 127. Homework:  Work on Now and Then Picture.  Due Friday.	History – Talk about how God saved the life of George Washington.  Divide into three groups Give each group one of the acts of rebellion of the Patriots.  Have the rest of the class guess what they are doing.  Homework:  None	History – Read pages 128 – 131.  Homework:  Complete questions pg. 131. Due Friday.    Homework:  Bring sweatpants, Dad’s button down shirt, tie shoes and socks for tomorrow.	History – Show Now and Then Picture.  Grade questions pg. 131.  Show a short movie on the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere if time permits.  No homework
2:05- 2:55 Health/Social Studies Group II	Health – Complete presentations on poisonous plants of the Northwest.  No homework	History – Show Now and Then pictures. Have each student create their own picture.  Due Friday.  As a group, read pages 124 – 127. Homework:  Work on Now and Then Picture.  Due Friday.	History – Talk about how God saved the life of George Washington.  Divide into three groups Give each group one of the acts of rebellion of the Patriots.  Have the rest of the class guess what they are doing.  Homework: None	History – Read pages 128 – 131.  Homework:  Complete questions pg. 131. Due Friday.    Homework:  Bring sweatpants, Dad’s button down shirt, tie shoes and socks for tomorrow.	History – Show Now and Then Picture.  Grade questions pg. 131.   Show a short movie on the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere if time permits.  No homework

Sixth grade lesson and homework plan for week of Nov. 24, 2014

6th Grade	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:10- 8:50 Bible	Introduce the Bible verse – Eph. 5:19 – 20.  Update prayer requests.  Do backpack illustration in Directed Instruction – pg. 148.  Discuss how thankful we should be that Jesus took our heavy load of sin away.  Discuss II Chronicles 20: 1 – 30.  What directive did God give the people? No homework	Chapel	Take Bible verse test on Eph. 5:19 – 20. Have students write six things that they are thankful for.  Divide these into three bags – people, things, circumstances.  Which has the least?  Why?  What does God tell us about this?  Read Directed Instruction and then devotion on being thankful.	Thanksgiving Holiday  - No School	No School
8:55- 9:40 Math Group Teal	Demonstrate how to write a percent as a fractions.  Homework:  Complete lesson #33 – odds.  Due Tuesday.	Grade lesson #33.  Discuss place value with numbers that have decimals.  Homework:  Complete lesson #34 – evens.  Due Wednesday.	Grade lesson #34. In partners, complete Thanksgiving Math worksheet.  No homework.
9:45- 10:26 P.E./ Science	Boys – P.E. Girls – Science – Go over Science tests from last week.  Divide into groups to begin Exploravision unit.  Watch a short movie which explains what the students will be doing.  Homework:  Bring three ideas for what your group wants to create.	Girls – P.E. Boys - Science	Boys – P.E. Girls – Science – As a group, go through ideas brought by your members, and select the best invention for your group.  Start planning how you will create your invention.  No homework
10:45- 11:35 Math Group - Purple	Grade lesson #29.  Introduce how to find the least common multiples, as well as what a reciprocal is.  Homework:  Complete lesson 30 – odds.  Due Tuesday.  Also, study for test over lessons 26 – 30.	Grade lesson #30.  Take test 5B. No homework	By using the grocery adds, plan your turkey dinner keeping the price tag under $50.00.  No homework
11:40- 12:10 Music   or Spanish	Spanish	Music	Spanish -
1:15- 2:05 Health/ Social Studies Group I	Complete poisonous plant presentations Homework:  Bring research device to class tomorrow.	History - Divide into three groups.  Give each group an Indian to research who helped the Pilgrims survive in the New World.  Answer the questions and be prepared to discuss the answers tomorrow.  Homework:  None	Share your answers about the Indians who helped the Pilgrims.  Read the story about the first Thanksgiving to class.  Homework:  Have a very blessed Thanksgiving!
2:05- 2:55 Health/Social Studies Group II	Health – Complete poisonous plants presentations Homework:  Bring research device to class tomorrow.	History - Divide into three groups.  Give each group an Indian to research who helped the Pilgrims survive in the New World.  Answer the questions and be prepared to discuss the answers tomorrow.  Homework:  None	History - Share your answers about the Indians who helped the Pilgrims.  Read the story about the first Thanksgiving to class.  Homework:  Have a very blessed Thanksgiving!

Sixth grade lesson and homework plan for week of Nov. 17, 2014

6th Grade	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:10- 8:50 Bible	Introduce the Bible verse – Acts 4:20.  Update prayer requests.  Introduce the lesson – pg. 100 T.E.  Divide the class into four groups.  Give each group one of the passages in Acts to write a short skit about.  Perform skits for class, having students guess what their passage was about. No homework	Chapel	Discuss persecution.  Read a passage from “Jesus Freak” to talk about modern-day persecution of Christians.  Distribute short play about Stephen’s trial.  Have students role-play what happened to Stephen.  If time permits, do exercise 2B with class (pg. 102 T.E.) Homework:  Bring in a current event item tomorrow showing an example of Christian persecution around the world.	Play “Hangman” game with word  given in T.E. pg. 104.  Explain the meaning after the word is discovered.  Using the current event that you brought from home, write a short summary of what your article is about.  Homework:  Be prepared to share your story tomorrow with class.  Homework:  Study for your Bible verse test tomorrow.	Take Bible verse test on Acts 4:20.  Update prayer requests.  Read your summary of your current event story to the class.  No homework
8:55- 9:40 Math Group Teal	Grade lesson #30.  Play a game reviewing concepts from lessons 26 – 30.  Homework:  Study for test tomorrow over lessons 26 – 30.	Test #5A.  No homework	Go over test from yesterday.  Review how to find the area of a rectangle. Homework:  Complete lesson #31 – odds, (or all for extra credit).  Due Thursday.	Grade lesson #31.  Show students how to do expanded notation.  Homework:  Complete lesson #32 – evens.  Due Friday.	Grade lesson #32.  Complete worksheet on area with a partner.  No homework.
9:45- 10:26 P.E./ Science	Boys – P.E. Girls  - Science – Discuss the results from the earthquake experiment from last Friday.  Why did some stand and some collapse?  In partners, complete workbook pgs. 4 & 10.  Homework:  Complete workbook pgs. 4 & 10.  Study for test on Wednesday over pages 4 – 22 of Science book.	Girls – P.E. Boys - Science	Boys – P.E. Girls – Science – Take a test on Chapter one of Science book.  (Volcanoes and Earthquakes)  Divide into groups to plan an invention.  Watch a short movie on our Exploravision unit that we are beginning. No homework	Girls – P.E. Boys - Science
10:45- 11:35 Math Group - Purple	Grade lesson #26.  Discuss how to add and subtract mixed numbers and how to reduce answers to lowest terms.  Homework:  Complete lesson #27 – odds.  Due Tuesday.	Grade lesson #27.  Complete worksheet on changing improper fractions to mixed numbers.  Homework:  Complete worksheet #18.  Due Wednesday.	Grade worksheet from yesterday.  Review fractions using manipulatives.  Homework:  Complete lesson #28 – odds, (or all for extra credit).  Due Thursday.	Grade lesson #28. Introduce multiplying fractions and then reducing to lowest terms.  Homework:  Complete lesson #29 – evens.  Due next Monday.	Practice reviewing how to multiply fractions on the computer using Khan Academy.  No homework.
11:40- 12:10 Music   or Spanish	Spanish	Music	Spanish -	Music	Spanish or Music
1:15- 2:05 Health/Social Studies Group I	Health – Each student will do a presentation on a poisonous plant.  This must include:  Five facts about the plant, how the plant affects you, possible antidotes, and a picture of the plant.  No homework.	History – Go over test from last week.  In groups of four, do time travel story, showing what they would do if they lived in colonial times.  Homework:  Time travel stories due tomorrow.	History – Have students present their time travel stories.  Homework:  Colonial objects:  What in the World is this? (worksheet) Homework:  worksheet due tomorrow.	History – Have students grade worksheet from yesterday.  Read pages 124- 127.  No homework	History – Have students work together on French and Indian War worksheet.  Grade at the end of class.  No homework
2:05- 2:55 Health/Social Studies Group II	Health – Each student will do a presentation on a poisonous plant.  This must include:  Five facts about the plant, how the plant affects you, possible antidotes, and a picture of the plant.  No homework.	History – Go over test from last week.  In groups of four, do time travel story, showing what they would do if they lived in colonial times.  Homework:  Time travel stories due tomorrow.	History – Have students present their time travel stories.  Homework:  Colonial objects:  What in the World is this?(worksheet) Homework:  worksheet due tomorrow.	History – Have students grade worksheet from yesterday.  Read pages 124- 127.  No homework	History – Have students work together on French and Indian War worksheet.  Grade at the end of class.  No homework