My Name __________________________________

My Partner _________________________________

Partner Literacy Centers- Weeks of 1/05, 1/12

*Remember to keep this sheet and all of your work in your centers folder. You will turn everything in at
one time. Also, please remember that if I am meeting with a reading group: use the Ask 3 Before Me
Rule.
Literacy Strand/
Learning Task
Learning Targets
Self-Assessment and
Topic
Notes- Did you meet the
Learning Target
(4, 3, 2, or 1)why?
Content
1. Go to BrainPop and watch
I can learn about a
Connectthe Thirteen Colonies video.
topic using diverse
COLONIES
2. Take the quiz and send me
media.
your results. You need a score
I can complete a
of at least 7 out of 10.
writing activity to
3. Complete the two-sided
demonstrate my
Colonies extension activity.
understanding of
Rewatch the video if necessary. what I learned.
Language1. Log into Edmodo to watch
I can identify
CONJUNCTIONS the conjunctions videos.
conjunctions and
2. Discuss the meaning of
use them in my
conjunctions with your partner
writing.
and take the quiz- Edmodo link.
3. Complete the Conjunctions
Extension Activity
Vocabulary1. Log into your Lexia account
I can work on word
LEXIA:
and work on a skill/ activity you study and phonics
(Independent
have not mastered.
skills to improve my
Activity)
2. You should be logging for at
reading fluency and
least 40 minutes per week.
spelling.

Poetry

He had a Dream
1. Get a copy of the poem.
2. Read the poem together
with your partner ALOUD at
least three times.
3. Highlight all of the rhyming
words. List some additional
rhyming words of your own
along the margins (sides of
page).
4. Identify as many examples of
repetition in the poem that you
can by underlining them. Why
do you think the author used
repetition? Write your answer in
a complete sentence
somewhere on the page.
5. Describe what Martin Luther
Kings dream was in your own
words. Write you answer
somewhere on the page.

I can read fluently

and with
expression.
I can identify and
describe poetic
devices.

My Name __________________________________

My Partner _________________________________

Partner Literacy Centers- Weeks of 1/05, 1/1

Literacy Strand

LanguagePREPOSITIONS

LanguageWriting Rescue

Info TextNEWSELA
Article

Reading:
VocabularyLiterature and
Informational
Text
(Independent
Activity)

Learning Task

Learning Targets

1. Log into Edmodo to watch the

prepositions videos.
2. Discuss the meaning of
prepositions with your partner
and take the quiz- Edmodo link.
2. Complete the Preposition
Extension Activity
1. Get a copy of the Writing
Rescue article about toilet
paper.
2. Read the article and discuss it
with your partner.
3. Follow the prompts on the
second page to identify and
correct language mistakes.
1. Get a copy of the Videogame
Scholarship article.
2. Read the article first by
yourself, making annotations (ex:
highlighting,?, !).
3. Discuss the article with your
partner.
4. Answer the quiz questions. BE
SURE TO GO BACK TO THE TEXT to
find your answers.
1. Complete at least twenty
minutes of independent reading
daily.
2. Complete at least two WELLWRITTEN reading response entries
per week.
3. Collect at least five unknown
words/ phrases that you come
across in your reading per week.
4. Write the words/ phrases in
your reading response journal,
along with the page numbers
and name of the text that you
found them in.
5. Then, try to use context clues
to figure out the meaning for
each of the unknown words.
6. Explain in your own words what
each word means or write a
synonym for each word/ phrase.

I can identify
prepositions and use
them in my writing
to improve my
sentences.

I can locate and

correct grammar
and spelling
mistakes in a text.

I can read an
article closely to
deepen my
understanding.
I can use a text to
locate the answers
to questions.

I can read and

understand a text I
choose
independently.
I can use context
clues to determine
the meaning of
unknown words and
phrases.

Self-Assessment and NotesDid you meet the Learning

Target
(4, 3, 2, or 1)why?

My Name __________________________________

My Partner _________________________________