Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode words with vowel teams: ai, oa, ea, ee
To read a decodable story
To decode difficult words from a grade-level text
To decode adjectives
To recognize and spell Memory Words: would, could, some, one, new, were
To encode words with vowel teams
To use describing words to compare and contrast settings
To complete sentences using Memory Words
To understand and use adjectives and feeling words
To review exclamation marks
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To understand and discuss setting
To recognize and discuss problem and solution
To understand and use Unit 8 Words to Know: exactly, create, category

MATH Subtraction test on Thursday 1/27/22

To determine whether math statements are true or false

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Santiago visits a cave and discovers that when it's dark (really dark!) he can't see anything. The lesson includes a short exercise where students find the sources of light around them.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To understand how individual cultures have contributed to our nation’s culture
To identify elements that make up culture, such as food, clothing, language, and games

RELIGION

To explain the importance of being a good friend
To tell how Jesus called Peter, Andrew, James, and John to be his followers
To define Church and guardian angel

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode and encode CVCe + ~s words
To read a decodable poem with CVCe + ~s words
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a poem
To introduce memory words: oh, any, day, good, very, want
To encode plural nouns
To read and discuss a grade-level literary text
To recognize and discuss patterns
To recognize and understand text features
To understand and describe characters
To understand and use Unit 7 Words to Know: speedy, swiftly, distance, skilled
To understand and use good, better, and best to describe and compare objects
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To identify main topic and retell key details

MATH

To draw a diagram to solve problems
To compare groups of up to nine objects
To subtract numbers from four and five
To subtract numbers from six and seven
To subtract numbers from eight

SCIENCE

Students consider materials from the perspective of how much light they let through. In the activity, Paper Stained Glass, they use these materials to create a work of art.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain and list basic needs
To describe the importance of culture and beliefs
To understand that cultures have similarities and differences
To understand how individual cultures have contributed to our nation’s culture
To identify elements that make up culture, such as food, clothing, language, and games

RELIGION

To tell the message of the angels
To discuss the God’s gift of Jesus
To explain that Jesus is the Prince of Peace

Week at a Glance

ELA

To distinguish short and long vowel sounds
To decode short and long vowel sounds
To read a grade-level text
To decode difficult words from a grade level text
To recognize spelling patterns
To encode CV words
To recognize and spell Memory Words: said, only, you, out, of, here
To punctuate dialogue
To draw conclusions about characters and events
To identify speakers in a literary text
To identify main topics and key details
To understand and use antonyms
To understand vocabulary words from a grade-level text: crumbling, surrounded, approaching, armor, defend, abandoned, fancy
To list topics for informative writing
To create a fact card with complete sentences and a supporting picture

MATH

To use counters and a ten-frame to make sums greater than 10
To identify related addition facts
To add three numbers by looking for doubles or making a ten

SCIENCE

To investigate vibrations as a source of sound effects in movies

RELIGION

To explain the importance of being a good friend
To tell how Jesus called Peter, Andrew, James, and John to be his followers
To define Church and Guardian Angel

Week at a Glance

ELA

To review letter-sound correspondence for ck
To read a decodable story with -ing and -ed words
To read an informational text
To decode difficult words from an informational text
To encode verbs with final ck adding -ing and -ed
To recognize and spell Memory Words: there, from, be, we, or, to
To encode words with -ing and -ed endings
To use conjunctions and and or
To read and discuss a grade-level literary text
To read and discuss a grade-level informational text
To connect events: cause and effect
To identify topic of an informational text
To understand text features
To draw conclusions
To determine the meaning of key vocabulary words: skeletons, mastodon, chip, sank, extinct
To write a description of a creature
To record sensory details about a place
To draw and write a description of a place

MATH

To represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction
To use counters and a ten-frame to make sums greater than 10
To identify related addition facts
To add three numbers by looking for doubles or making a ten

SCIENCE

To investigate vibrations as a source of sound effects in movies

RELIGION

To explain that Advent is a time to get ready to celebrate Jesus’ birth
To describe how during Advent we prepare ourselves to welcome Jesus into our hearts on Christmas
To define Advent, celebrate, and Light of the World

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode words with -ing and -ed endings
To use and spell Memory Words: there, from, be, we, or, to
To understand and use adjectives
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To understand and use Unit 5 Words to Know: wonder, curious, discover, imagine
To write descriptive details
To write a description of a creature

MATH

To represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction

SOCIAL STUDIES

To learn about the first Thanksgiving

RELIGION

To explain the difference between wants and needs
To pray the Lord’s Prayer
To explain how to show forgiveness
To define temptation and trespasses

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode and encode words with -ing and -ed endings
To encode verbs with -ing and -ed endings
To understand and use adjectives
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To observe typographical clues and read with appropriate stress
To understand and use Unit 5 Words to Know: wonder, curious, discover, imagine
To describe how an object looks and feels
To record descriptive details about an object
To draw and write a description of an object
To draw or craft creature
To write descriptive details about a creature
To introduce Memory Words: there, from, be, we, or, to
To understand and describe characters and events
To make and confirm predictions
To compare and contrast characters
To identify character traits
To identify topics of a grade-level texts
To read and discuss a grade-level informational text
To retell key details

MATH

To use the near doubles to add strategy to help find the sum
To categorize even and odd numbers
To represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction

SCIENCE

To discover how and why some tree leaves change color when the weather starts to get colder

SOCIAL STUDIES

To learn about the first Thanksgiving

RELIGION

To explain the difference between wants and needs
To pray the Lord’s Prayer
To explain how to show forgiveness
To define temptation and trespasses

Week at a Glance

ELA

To associate ed with /d/
To associate ed with /t/
To read a decodable story with /d/ and /t/ words
To read a decodable informational text
To encode words with the prefix un~
To review nouns and verbs
To review vowels and consonants
To understand and use Unit 4 Words to Know: project, interesting, construct
To recognize and spell Memory Words: look, your, the, was, are, for
To recognize plot: problem and solution
To compare and contrast texts
To discuss beginning, middle and end plot structure
To generate ideas and select a topic for a personal narrative
To plan a story as a book
To write and illustrate a story based on a plan in a blank book

MATH

To use the doubles to add strategy to help find the sum
To use the near doubles to add strategy to help find the sum

SCIENCE

To discover how and why some tree leaves change color when the weather starts to get colder

SOCIAL STUDIES

To tell ways to be a good friend

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus gave us the Lord’s Prayer
To pray the first half of the Lord’s Prayer
To explain that being kind to others is doing God’s will
To define Heaven, Kingdom of God, and prayer

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode and encode /er/ words
To read a decodable story with /er/ and /ed/ words
To associate the ending -ed with past actions
To understand and use Unit 4 Words to Know: project, interesting, construct
To discuss narrative writing
To plan a personal narrative
To write a story based on a plan
To introduce and spell Memory Words: look, your, the, was, are, for
To discuss text structure
To discuss how sequence words tell order of events in a story
To understand and use past-tense verbs
To use capitalization and ending punctuation to write sentences

MATH

To use a number line to help find the sum
To use the doubles to add strategy to help find the sum

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Ryan’s camping trip with his dad includes a night of stargazing, and a mystery to solve. The lesson includes a short exercise where students imagine what they might see looking through a telescope.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To tell ways to be a good friend

RELIGION

To tell the story of Jesus’ birth
To identify Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as the Holy Family
To define angel, Holy Family, Joseph, and Mary

Week at a Glance

ELA

To recognize and spell Memory Words do, have, show, how, me, a
To recognize le spelling patterns
To encode le words
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To read with natural phrasing
To identify rhyming words
To understand and use antonyms
To distinguish between fantasy and reality
To understand plot: problem and solution
To identify and match story events to pictures
To identify the topic of an informational text
To understand and use Unit 3 Words to Know healthy, usually, compare, opinion
To generate ideas for writing about seasons
To plan multiple reasons to support an opinion
To complete opinion writing and illustrate

MATH

To count on from the greater number to find the sum
To use pennies to count on
To use a number line to help find the sum
To use the doubles to add strategy to help find the sum

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Ryan’s camping trip with his dad includes a night of stargazing, and a mystery to solve. The lesson includes a short exercise where students imagine what they might see looking through a telescope.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To tell ways to be a good friend

RELIGION

To tell the story of Jesus’ birth
To identify Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as the Holy Family
To define angel, Holy Family, Joseph, and Mary

Week at a Glance

ELA

To recognize and spell Memory Words do, have, show, how, me, a
To write opinions with supporting reasons
To understand and use synonyms
To recognize patterns in two poems
To develop fluent reading with repeated reading of a poem
To read a poem rhythmically
To understand and use verbs are, is
To complete a pattern poem
To encode ng words
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text

MATH

To use number lines to compare 2-digit numbers
To compare numbers using the <, >, and =

SOCIAL STUDIES

To tell ways to be a good friend

RELIGION

To define Holy Spirit and Trinity

Week at a Glance

ELA

To encode th words
To write sentences with sentence starters
To practice writing sentences with verbs
To read and discuss a grade-level informational text
To recognize text structure
To identify main idea and supporting details
To use unit 2 Words to Know: choices, carefully, decision
To write facts
To decode /ng/ words
To recognize and spell Memory Words do, have, show, how, me, a
To write opinions
To understand and use synonyms
To recognize patterns in two poems
To develop fluent reading with repeated reading of a poem
To read a poem rhythmically
To understand and use verbs are, is

MATH

To use number lines to compare 2-digit numbers
To compare numbers using the <, >, and =

SCIENCE

In this lesson, students use a model to investigate why the stars are visible at night but disappear when the Sun comes out during the day. In the activity, Star Projector, students use paper cups to project stars onto a sky picture, and observe what happens to these stars when a flashlight acts as a model of the Sun.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To tell ways to be a good friend

RELIGION

To explain that Ordinary Time is a time to show our thanks for the gifts God gives us
To discuss the images of God’s creation- especially wheat and grapes that become bread and wine- during Ordinary Time
To define creation, liturgical year, and Ordinary Time

Week at a Glance

ELA

To encode wh words
To encode -ash words
To review question words
To use appropriate question words to begin questions
To read and discuss a grade-level text
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To identify main topic and key details
To ask and answer questions
To determine the meaning of key vocabulary words: earn, needs, wants
To identify initial and final /th/
To recognize and spell Pattern Words: bath, moth, this, that, thin, cloth, path, think, thank, math
To understand and use Unit 2 Words to Know: choices, carefully, decision
To understand idioms
To use capitalization and exclamation marks

MATH

To understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represents amounts of tens and ones
To represent 2-digit numbers in different ways
To compare 2-digit numbers
To use number lines to compare 2-digit numbers
To compare numbers using the <, >, and =

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Arushi wonders why she has to go to bed while the sun is still up, and learns that the sun stays up longer on some days than others. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting out a bedtime routine.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain and give examples of good choices and bad choices

RELIGION

To explain that Ordinary Time is a time to show our thanks for the gifts God gives us
To discuss the images of God’s creation- especially wheat and grapes that become bread and wine- during Ordinary Time
To define creation, liturgical year, and Ordinary Time

Homework 9/29/21

* Math Worksheet 3.2

* Practice reading and spelling unit 2 words in baggies.

* P.E. tomorrow!

* Food collection tomorrow too!

Homework 9/28/21

* Fluency backpack page "Ben's Shop": read several times for fluency

* Math Worksheet 3.1

Week at a Glance

ELA *Tuesday: Unit 1 pattern words and memory words assessment

To encode sh words
To spell Memory Words: I, my, she, her, he, his
To use capitalization and end marks to write sentences
To read and discuss a grade-level informational text
To recognize text structure
To edit sentences for capitalization and ending punctuation
To encode words with wh and th
To spell Memory Words: why, where, what, when, which, who
To use Unit 2 Words to Know: choices, carefully, decision

MATH

To compose and decompose 10
To compare groups of objects
To count by 10s
To compare groups of objects
To understand 2-digit numbers to 19

SCIENCE

Students develop a model of the sun’s daily path across the sky, then use this model to help someone who’s lost. In the activity, Sun Finder, students create a mobile paper model of the sun and earth to illustrate the position of the sun throughout the day.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain and give examples of good choices and bad choices

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus brings us God’s love
To explain that the Holy Spirit brings us God’s gift of peace
To define Holy Spirit and Trinity

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