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Lesson Plans & Rubric - Reteach and Enrich

Sample materials used to teach, assess, reteach, and enrich one week's fifth grade math objective: differentiating prime and composite numbers. Watch our video or read the article to learn more about Mesquite's Reteach & Enrich program.

• Overview of math objective for one week: differentiating prime and composite numbers

• Weekly formative assessment on differentiating prime and composite numbers

Reteach Examples

• Overview of divisibility rules for day one of reteach

• Activity used on day two for reteach

• Worksheet for the factor game used on day three of reteach

Enrich Examples

Example of a game played in enrichment class

• Bingo call cards used for enrichment class

• Example of a bingo card used in enrichment class

Websites

Activities used by Mesquite teachers for teaching prime and composite numbers

• from Sheppard Software

• from Illuminations

• from National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Tools for Data Assessment

Teachers at Mesquite meet weekly with the student achievement teacher to review the most recent assessment data and plan instruction for each student accordingly.

Sample spreadsheet used to track student performance on each objective.

Students whose performance falls in the bottom 25 percent of the class are tracked more closely using spreadsheets like this one.

Benchmark = 1 quarter

AIMS is the state standardized test

PL = Performance Level on AIMS

M = Meets

A = Approaches

FFB = Falls Far Below

Grid displaying per student performance for each objective on a benchmark test.

MS = Meets Standard

AS = Approaches Standard

FS = Falls Below Standard

Profile report of overall performance for one fifth grade class on a benchmark test.

Profile report of overall performance for entire fifth grade on a benchmark test. Codes such as S1C1, S1C2, are weekly performance objectives; M05 is Mesquite, 5th grade.

Culture

• Philosophy at Mesquite Elementary

• Code of conduct for all students in the Vail School District

• Expectations for instruction for all teachers in the Vail School District

• Daily schedule at Mesquite Elementary. Teachers at Mesquite have 35 minutes each day for collaborative planning.

• Mesquite was designed to encourage collaboration, with each grade level organized in pods around a common area.

Websites & Readings

• -- website for the Beyond Textbooks program (Watch the Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú video to learn more about how Mesquite teachers use Beyond Textbooks.

• -- founded by Marilyn Burns, dedicated to improving math learning

• -- free printable resources

• -- free educational games, activities and more

• -- resources for teaching math

• -- games and activities for K-12

• -- numeracy for ages 4-11

• -- tool provider for data-driven schools

• -- learn-to-read website with phonics for K-2

• -- animated educational site

• -- educational activities for K-3

• -- standards-based learning solutions

• -- interactive educational site

• -- programs to teach early reading comprehension