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