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Week one · Monday- introduction to unit a. Discuss big ideas and questions b. Pre assessment · Tuesday- ordering integers a. Researching weather patterns i. Activity where students order numbers by ordering and comparing different temperatures. ii. Science connection b. Number puzzle/scavenger hunt- team activity i. Each piece has a number and when the pieces are in the correct numerical order students will see a clue. (scavenger hunt) · Wednesday- Adding and subtracting a. Budgeting i. Grocery store activity using felt food ii. Students will work in teams to pick items, add up the coasts and find the totals 1. Given set amount of money 2. Create food lists 3. Add multiples and add to find totals · Thursday- Adding and subtracting continued a. DI subtraction- group work/examples on board/individual white board work with guided practice b. Budgeting i. Grocery store activity · Students will use their lists from the previous day to “shop” · They will be responsible for telling the cashier what the correct change should be  · Friday- Multiplication o Direct instruction/guided practice o Reading: Math story (ecology story about the “numbers” in garbage   o Recycling activity (group activity) Week 2   · Monday: Introduction to division   o Manipulatives/kinesthetic activity   § Base ten blocks- regrouping/dividing/swapping   · Tuesday- properties   o Review Instruction/definition of properties   o Math property jepordy   o Group strategies   · Wednesday- The distributive property   o “student teachers”    o Work sheet   · Thursday- Coordinate plane   o Instruction, examples, practice   o Begin research on endangered species ecology topic   o Record data   · Friday – Coordinate plane continues   o Finish research and data collection   o Graph data on coordinate plane   o Create posters