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Begin year with Attibute Theory I will set up my 1st day with a rubrick for students on skill and effort. I want students to understand how these words play an important part in their schooling and life in general. Skill
Effirt
Luck
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I want to address how attribution theory can be used in Math class.
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I will address, to my students, how attribution theory can be applied in Social Studies class.
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Students take a quick test to see if they have the tables memorized
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Students will understand that after mastering a certain task (multiplication/division tables) they will be able to use calculators to solve math problems. They must prove to me that they have it memorized before moving on to harder tasks.
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Students continue to work on the tables to until they can pass with 95% accuracy.
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As students pass the multiplication/division tests, they will receive visual proof on where they ara.
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Instead of learning history from the textbooks, students will put on plays. We will look at the chapters to get a feel of what is coming up in 5th grade.
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After looking at the 1st chapter, I will help students select important vocabulary and ideas that must be included in thier skits.
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I will help students get a focus in social studies. I may also focus students on the Point of View of the other historical figures to build empathy.
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Students can continue to focus on the information in the textbooks, but other resources can be accessed.
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Students will be responsible to write a script (with my guidence) for their play. It must must be accurate with correct grammatical punctuation since this is combining my ELA time.
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Students beging to sharpen their typing skills with typingweb.com The online source allows students to play simple keyboarding games after master certain skills and levels.
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Students begin to use typingweb for 1st time in computer lab.