Current
Events Lesson Plans
(Lesson plans are always subject to change at the
teacher’s discretion!)
Week of May 5-9
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Weather/Natural Disasters OR Animals in the News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on newspaper articles |
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Wednesday |
Internet research |
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Thursday |
Class reports |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks |
Week of April 28-May 2
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Monday |
Theme of the week: The War on Terror Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on newspaper articles |
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Wednesday |
Internet research |
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Thursday |
Class reports |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks |
Week of April 21-25
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Monday |
No School—Weather Day |
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Tuesday |
Newspaper research on political news |
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Wednesday |
Internet research on political news |
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Thursday |
Class reports |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks |
Week of April 14-18
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Science News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on newspaper articles |
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Wednesday |
Internet research on science news |
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Thursday |
Class reports/work on scrapbooks |
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Friday |
No class—1/2 day of school |
Week of April 4-11
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Local, State, or National News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports |
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Wednesday |
Internet research |
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Thursday |
Class reports |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks |
Week of March 31-April 4
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Kids in the News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on kids in the news |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for kids in the news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on kids in the news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks |
Week of March 24-28
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Monday |
No school |
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Tuesday |
Course introduction Course materials needed: ½-in. binder with clear pocket on the cover 1 package of stickers of your choice (Craft stores or school supply stores are a good source of stickers.) Theme of the week: Sports News Newspaper research in class Assignment: Bring a recent picture of yourself and the course materials by Friday |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for sports news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on sports news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks—make page for sports article and cover page |
Week of Dec. 10-14
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Student Choice Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Present reports |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for student choice news |
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Thursday |
Present reports |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks in class |
Week of Dec. 3-7
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Science News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Present reports |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for science news |
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Thursday |
Present reports |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks in class |
Week of Nov. 19-23
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Weather News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Present reports and work on scrapbooks |
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Wednesday |
No school—Thanksgiving Holiday |
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Thursday |
No school—Thanksgiving Holiday |
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Friday |
No school—Thanksgiving Holiday |
Week of Nov. 12-16
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Monday |
No School—Veterans Day |
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Tuesday |
Theme of the Week:
The War in Newspaper research in class |
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Wednesday |
Internet research on The War in |
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Thursday |
Class reports on the War in |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook page |
Week of Nov. 5-9
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Kids in the News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on kids in the news |
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Wednesday |
Internet research on kids in the news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on kids in the news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook page for kids in the news |
Week of Oct. 29-Nov. 2
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Sports News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on sports news |
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Wednesday |
Internet research on sports news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on sports news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook page for sports news |
Week of Oct. 22-26
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Monday |
Work on scrapbook covers in class |
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Tuesday |
No class this week due to 6th grade field trip Remaining students will have study hall. |
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Wednesday |
Study hall |
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Thursday |
Study hall |
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Friday |
Study hall |
Week of October 15-19
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Monday |
No class—1/2 day of school |
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Tuesday |
Course introduction Course materials needed: ½-in. binder with clear pocket on the cover 1 package of stickers of your choice (Craft stores or school supply stores are a good source of stickers.) Theme of the week: Sports News Newspaper research in class Assignment: Bring a recent picture of yourself and the course materials by Friday |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for sports news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on sports news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks—make page for sports article and cover page |
Week of Oct. 1-5
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Student’s Choice |
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Tuesday |
Newspaper research in class |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for news |
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Thursday |
Class reports |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook—make page for article of your choice Share scrapbooks in class |
Week of Sept. 24-28
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Political News (Presidential Election) |
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Tuesday |
Newspaper research in class |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for political news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on political news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook—make page for political news |
Week of Sept. 17-21
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Science News |
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Tuesday |
Newspaper research in class |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for science news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on science news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook—make page for science news |
Week of Sept. 10-14
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Monday |
Theme of the week:
The War in Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on newspaper articles |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on Internet news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook—make page for news article |
Week of Sept. 3-7
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Monday |
No School—Labor Day |
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Tuesday |
Theme of the week: Animals in the News Newspaper research in class |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for animals in the news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on animals in the news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook—make page for animal news |
Week of August 27-31
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Kids in the News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on kids in the news |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for kids in the news |
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Thursday |
Work on scrapbooks |
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Friday |
No School—Labor Day |
Week of August 20-24
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Weather News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on weather news |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for weather news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on weather news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks—make page for weather article |
Week of August 13-17
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Monday |
Theme of the week: Sports News Newspaper research in class |
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Tuesday |
Class reports on sports news |
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Wednesday |
Internet research for sports news |
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Thursday |
Class reports on sports news |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbooks—make page for sports article |
Week of August 8-10
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Monday |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
First day of school! Class introductions and course overview |
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Thursday |
Class discussion Assignment—bring a picture of yourself to class tomorrow! |
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Friday |
Work on scrapbook covers in class |