Weekly
Planner

Grade
level: 5th

Schedule
for: November
19, 2007- November 23, 2007

Theme
for the week: First Thanksgiving

Content areas

Activities

Technology/Educ Materials

Assessment

Art

Students
will be making different art projects that have to go along with the theme of
Thanksgiving.

-Art Supplies such as construction paper, glue,
tape, and scissors.

-Internet access to project examples

Completed
Projects

PE

Students
will be learning and playing games that Pilgrims would play.

-Oral
Presentation

Participation

Reading

Student
will be reading different stories about turkeys, Pilgrims, and anything else
that is related to Thanksgiving

-Internet
access to stories

-Paper
and Pencil

Completed
Story

Spelling

Students
will be learning how to spell new words of places, foods, and people that are
involved during Thanksgiving

-Spelling
List

-Paper
and Pencils

Spelling
Test

Language

Students will be able to
create a wacky story about an amazing Thanksgiving dinner by filling in the
blanks with parts of speech.

-Internet access to stories

-Paper and Pencil

Completed Story

Math

Students will be able compute the distance
between the routes Pilgrims took across the ocean to America.

-Textbook

-Paper
and Pencil

Completed
Work

Science

Given a lecture on Turkeys,
students will read some turkey fun facts and test their knowledge by taking a
turkey quiz.

-Internet access to:

Score from Turkey Quiz

Social Studies

Given a lecture on Thanksgiving, students will
compare how Thanksgiving is celebrated by the Pilgrims and how we celebrate
it today.

-Paper and Pencil for notes

Completed Comparison

Writing

Students will be able to write “Thank
You” in different languages.

-Internet access to
different languages

-Card supplies such as paper, pens, markers, and
scissors

Completed
“Thank You” Cards