WEEKLY PLANNING GUIDE
Jon Bennett
Week of May 08 – May 12
Pre-Algebra (period 1,2,3,4)
MONDAY
Circles:
8
 Use Area formula for Circles
 Use Circumference formula for Circles
 Answer task card questions on circles
Assign: Circle Task Cards
HS Algebra I (period 5)
8-8: Differences of Squares
 Identify difference of two squares
 Factor differences of squares
 Use in combination with GCF and other factoring
 Solve equations
Coding (period 7)
Creating with Scratch

Students will work through a series of
lessons to set up an account with
Scratch and begin learning to create
programs using the Scratch interface.
Assign: pg 519 # 15 – 47
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY
Creating with Scratch
9
10
8th grade visit to High School
(no classes)
Lesson 8-1: Volume of Cylinders
 Cylinders are based on circle base
 Understanding of how formula is built
 Using formula to find other values than
Volume
Assign: 8-1: pg 593/595 # 1 – 6, 10 – 16
11
Lesson 8-1: Volume of Cylinders
 Cylinders are based on circle base
 Understanding of how formula is built
 Using formula to find other values than
Volume
Assign: 8-1: pg 593/595 # 1 – 6, 10 – 16
12
Lesson 8-2: Volume of Cones
 Cones are based on circle base and cylinders
 Understanding of how formula is built
 Using formula to find other values than
Volume
EO
Focus
Assign: 8-2: pg 601/602 # 1 – 11
Students are working on CCSS 8.G.1, 8.G.1a,
8.G.1b, 8.G.1c, 8.G.3 on transformations and
congruent and similar figures.
8th grade visit to High School
(no classes)
8-8: Differences of Squares
 Identify difference of two squares
 Factor differences of squares
 Use in combination with GCF and other factoring
 Solve equations

Students will work through a series of
lessons to set up an account with
Scratch and begin learning to create
programs using the Scratch interface.
Creating with Scratch

Students will work through a series of
lessons to set up an account with
Scratch and begin learning to create
programs using the Scratch interface.
Assign: pg 519 # 15 – 47
8-9: Perfect Squares
 Identify perfect square trinomials
 Use special products to factor perfect squares
 Use in combination with GCF
 Solve story problems
Creating with Scratch

Students will work through a series of
lessons to set up an account with
Scratch and begin learning to create
programs using the Scratch interface.
Assign: pg 526/527 # 12 – 52 evens
8-9: Perfect Squares
 Identify perfect square trinomials
 Use special products to factor perfect squares
 Use in combination with GCF
 Solve story problems
Creating with Scratch

Students will work through a series of
lessons to set up an account with
Scratch and begin learning to create
programs using the Scratch interface.
Assign: pg 526/527 # 12 – 52 evens
Students are working on skills that will prepare
them for Algebra I proficiencies.
Students are learning to code in the Scratch
platform to create programs and games.