Week at a Glance

ELA

  • To identify and form Qu, qu, Jj, Xx, Yy, Zz
  • To encode ck words, short-vowel words, and plural -s words
  • To identify Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu
  • To recognize and spell Memory Words: for, you, like, to, of, no
  • To use beginning capitalization and end marks in sentences
  • To develop fluent reading with repeated readings
  • To write verbs to complete sentences
  • To write different types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory
  • To understand features of lists
  • To write a list of things you like to do
  • To read and discuss a grade-level text

MATH

  • To compose and decompose 5
  • To identify patterns when counting to 100
  • To describe patterns on a number chart
  • To identify patterns on a number line when counting to 120
  • To use patterns to read and write numbers to 120

SCIENCE

  • To investigate what it takes to make a stationary object’s shadow move. In the activity, Moving Shadows, students use flashlights and paper gnomes to explore how moving the position of a light makes shadows move. Students relate these observations to shadows changing throughout the day and the Sun’s position moving across the sky.

SOCIAL STUDIES

  • To define responsibility, right, and cooperate
  • To identify and explain responsibilities at home and at school, including showing respect for oneself and others
  • To identify and explain rights and the choices made as a member of a family and a class
  • To explain the importance of cooperating, or working well together

RELIGION

  • To explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome
  • To tell that we show our love for God when we care for others
  • To define liturgy and Mass