Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
Social Studies / Science / Acad Enhancement
Math /7th Grade
Ongoing:
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Brigance Assessments – Reading / Math /Transition
Map Testing (TBD)-District Assessments
Direct Instruction – IEP Goals [strategies on reading comprehension and
understanding by being able to determine the main idea, word attack strategies, making
inferences and context clues] [strategies involving multiplication, division and number
sense, solving problems that involve basic operations, fractions and decimals]
[responding to a writing prompt by using paragraph structure, correct punctuation,
capitalization and spelling] [use of research on job outlook, job requirements and
qualifications needed, and salary/benefits of the careers] Interim Reports
IEP Direct Instruction – solving a variety of problems focused on Multiplication and
Division of whole numbers
Character Ed: Bullying
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Standard:
7.EEI.1, 7.EEI.2, 7.EEI.3,7EEI.4, Apply mathematical properties. Recognize that algebraic
expressions have a variety of equivalent forms. Extend previous understanding of order of
operations. Apply the concepts of linear equations.
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Objection(s):
Students will apply problem solving methods to solve a variety of problems involving
multiplication and division basic math operations
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Essential Question(s): Why is math important? How do you apply the Order of Operations
to solve equations involving the basic operations?
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Overview Teacher Activities:
The teacher will engage the students in the learning process by encouraging discussion and
participation. The teacher will also assess their prior knowledge and monitor and observe their
understanding. Anticipation Guide
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Overview Student Practice/Activities:
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Monday- Starter activities (Problem of the Day), (Content Vocabulary) Guided
Practice; Ind Practice I will solve math problems using the order of operations
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Tuesday: Starter activities (Problem of the Day), (Content Vocabulary) Guided
Practice; Ind Practice I will solve math problems using the Order of Operations.
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Wednesday – Starter activities (Problem of the Day), (Content Vocabulary) Guided
Practice; Ind Practice I will solve math problems using the Order of Operations
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Thursday - Starteractivities(ProblemoftheDay),(ContentVocabulary)GuidedPractice;IndPracticeIwillsolvemath
problemsusingtheOrderofOperations
Friday – Review and Test /Flex Friday
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
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Technology/Materials:
internet, handouts, paper, pencil, Kahoot / Quia / Quizlet / Purplemath/ AAA
Math/Dadsworksheets
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Assessment:
Oral assessment, monitoring, and Quiz; weekly assessment
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
ELA – 7th Grade
Ongoing:
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Brigance Assessments – Reading / Math /Transition
Map Testing
Direct Instruction – IEP Goals [strategies on reading comprehension and
understanding by being able to determine the main idea, word attack strategies, making
inferences and context clues] [strategies involving multiplication, division and number
sense, solving problems that involve basic operations, fractions and decimals]
[responding to a writing prompt by using paragraph structure, correct punctuation,
capitalization and spelling] [use of research on job outlook, job requirements and
qualifications needed, and salary/benefits of the careers] Interim Reports
IEP Direct Instruction – Reading Comprehension / Writing Process
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Standard:
7.1, 7.2 Retell text including beginning, middle and end. Use key details to determine the
text in a theme heard for read.
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Objection(s):
To review prior knowledge of English Language Arts concepts and build on those
concepts
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Essential Question(s): Why is reading important? What have you read today?
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Overview Teacher Activities:
The teacher will engage the students in the learning process by encouraging discussion and
participation. The students will answer high order thinking questions. The teacher will also
monitor and observe student understanding.
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ReadingTerms: Prefix, suffix, homographs, homophones, Idioms, Easily Confused Words, ,
Synonyms, Antonyms
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Words to Know:
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Student Practice:
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Monday- Starter – Everyday Edit; Content Vocabulary; Students will work in work book page 24.
Students will read in library book during SS Reading. Students will also work on Study
Island (Reading Comprehension.); Review Parts of Speech (Nouns – Pronouns );
Common Prefixes and Common Suffixes
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Tuesday – Starter: Everyday Edit; Content Vocabulary; Student will work on
Homographs and Homophones; review Prefixes and Suffixes.
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Wednesday – Starter – Everydat Edit; Content Vocabulary; Student will work on Idioms and easily
confused words; review homophones and homographs. Review prefixes and suffixes Thursday :
Starter-EverydayEdit/DOL-Student will work on Synonyms and homonyms; review idioms and easily
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
confused words; review homophones and homographs. Review prefixes and suffixes
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Friday - Review and Test
Technology/Materials: Quizlet, Smartboard, Internet , Kahoot. Video –Dealing with
Bullying
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
Newspaper, internet, handouts, paper, pencil, Kahoot / Quizlet; Quia
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Assessment: Oral assessment, monitoring, and formal evaluation. Homework read
independently for 30 minutes and study vocabulary words
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
World History & Geography
Ongoing:
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Brigance Assessments – Reading / Math /Transition
Map Testing -TBD
Direct Instruction – IEP Goals [strategies on reading comprehension and
understanding by being able to determine the main idea, word attack strategies, making
inferences and context clues] [strategies involving multiplication, division and number
sense, solving problems that involve basic operations, fractions and decimals]
[responding to a writing prompt by using paragraph structure, correct punctuation,
capitalization and spelling] [use of research on job outlook, job requirements and
qualifications needed, and salary/benefits of the careers] Interim Reports
IEP Direct Instruction – Reading Comprehension / Writing Process
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Standard:
VA7 4.2
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Objection(s):
Examine South Carolina's History/Ancient cultures.
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Essential Question(s):
Why is Social Studies important?
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Overview Teacher Activities:
The teacher will engage the students in the learning process by encouraging discussion
and participation. The teacher will also assess the prior knowledge. The teacher will define
vocabulary give graphing paper explain coordinating points and demonstrate. Present a
power-point on SC History to students with guided notes
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Student Practice/Activities:
Monday - the students will complete a Starter activity then, read and complete with the teacher
monitoring, African Americans in SC; the Famous and the Infamous
Tuesday- the students will complete starter activities and work on African
Americans in SC – Famous and Infamous
Wednesday- the students will complete starter activities and work on Lsn3-creation of
their own colony and complete the vocabulary chart
Thursday - the students will complete starter activities and work on completing the
activities started on Monday thru Wednesday
Friday – Test / Early Release
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Technology/Materials:
Newspaper, internet, handouts, paper, pencil, Kahoot / Quizlet /History Channel
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
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Assessment:
Observation, Oral assessment, monitoring, and formal evaluation.
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
Science 7th Grade
Ongoing:
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Brigance Assessments – Reading / Math /Transition
Map Testing
Direct Instruction – IEP Goals [strategies on reading comprehension and
understanding by being able to determine the main idea, word attack strategies, making
inferences and context clues] [strategies involving multiplication, division and number
sense, solving problems that involve basic operations, fractions and decimals]
[responding to a writing prompt by using paragraph structure, correct punctuation,
capitalization and spelling] [use of research on job outlook, job requirements and
qualifications needed, and salary/benefits of the careers] Interim Reports
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Standard: SC Science for Grade 7
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7-2.4. Recognize the relationship among the units - era, epoch, and period - into which the
geologic time scale is divided. 5
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7-2.5. Illustrate the vast diversity of life that has been present on Earth over time by using
the geologic time scale.
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Objection(s): Explain Geologic Time; relate changes of earth’s organisms on the geologic
scale; describe how plate tectonics affects species
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Essential Question(s): Why is the study of geologic time important?
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Terms: (fossils –review) geologic time scale, eon, era, period, epoch, organic
evolution, species, natural selection, trilobite, Pangaea (Monday and Tuesday)
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Terms: (Review term – life), Precambrian time, cynobacteria, Paleozoic Era
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Overview Teacher activities: The teacher will engage the students in the learning process
by encouraging discussion and participation.
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Student Practice: Starter activities daily; review prior learning, vocabulary expansion
activities and completion of reading and writing activities related to Geologic Time
Monday - Students will prior learning and focus on vocabulary. Read 99 - 103.
Tuesday - Students will review prior learning and focus on vocabulary. Complete pages 104 –
107 / Section review
Wednesday- Students will review prior learning and focus on vocabulary. Begin a presentationonthe
PaleozoicPeriod. www.glencoe.com (theCambrian,Ordovician,Silurian,Devonian,Carboniferous(intheU.S.,thisisdividedintotheMississippian
andPennsylvanianPeriods),andPermian.Mostofthesenamesderivefromlocationswhererocksoftheseageswerefirststudied.CambriawastheLatin
nameforWales,andtheOrdovicesandSiluresweretwoWelshCeltictribes.TheDevonianisnamedforDevonshire,England.TheMississippianis
namedfortheupperMississippiRivervalley,notthestateofMississippi,whichhasveryfewrocksofthisage;however,thePennsylvanianisnamedfor
thestateofPennsylvania.ThePermianwasdescribedfromrocksintheregionofPerm,atownintheUralMountainsofRussia.Theexceptiontothis
namingconventionistheCarboniferous;itsnamemeans"coal-bearing,"andthisisatimewhenextensivecoalbedswereformedaroundtheworld.)page
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
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Thursday - Students will review prior learning and focus on vocabulary. Complete the presentation
project on the Precambrian period page 112.Section 2 review page 114
Friday – Test, Complete the Lab – Changing Species on page 115 with teacher and Early
release
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Technology/Materials: internet, handouts, paper, pencil, www.glencoe.com; The Paleozoic
Era
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Assessment: Oral assessment, monitoring, and formal evaluation. Homework study
vocabulary words
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
Academic Enhancement / Life Skills- (A Healthy
Lifestyle)
Ongoing:
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Brigance Assessments – Reading / Math /Transition
Map Testing
Direct Instruction – IEP Goals [strategies on reading comprehension and
understanding by being able to determine the main idea, word attack strategies, making
inferences and context clues] [strategies involving multiplication, division and number
sense, solving problems that involve basic operations, fractions and decimals]
[responding to a writing prompt by using paragraph structure, correct punctuation,
capitalization and spelling] [use of research on job outlook, job requirements and
qualifications needed, and salary/benefits of the careers] Interim Reports
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Standard:
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Objective(s):
To identify basic first aid procedures; describe four emergency situations and the proper first
aid and techniques for each; identify three major illnesses and describe how they affect the
body; describe how to select a doctor or dentist and make appointments; explain how alcohol,
drugs and tobacco affect the body
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Essential Question(s):
Why are life skills important?
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Overview Teacher Activities:
The teacher will engage the students in the learning process by encouraging discussion and
participation.in reading selections and vocabulary expansion.
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Overview Student Practice/Activities:
Monday - Assign vocabulary words (first
aid, Good Samaritan laws, universal
precautions Fact sheet, Heimlich
maneuver,(How to with pictures) rescue
breathing)-how to with pictures
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Tuesday- assigned reading in workbook;
Vocabulary – cardiac arrest, -video;
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),
Shock,
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Lessons Grade 7 27 Feb – 3 Mar Math / ELA /
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Wednesday- assigned reading in
workbook; Vocabulary – heat exhaustion
heatstroke, frostbite, hypothermia, sprain,
fracture splint, cardiovascular, hypertension,
risk factor, stroke, benign, malignant, tumor,
toxic
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Thursday- Worksheets; review terms
from Monday thru Wednesday
Friday- Test/ Early release
Technology/Materials: internet, handouts, paper, pencil. Flocabulary
/ Youtube videos
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Assessment: Oral assessment, monitoring, and formal evaluation.
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