Week at a Glance

ELA 

  • To decode long-vowel trickers
  • To read an informational text
  • To decode difficult words from a text
  • To recognize spelling patterns for long-vowel trickers
  • To encode long-vowel trickers
  • To spell Memory Words: their, now, always, because, been
  • To read Memory Words fluently
  • To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
  • To read with appropriate stress
  • To listen to an informational text
  • To identify main idea and retell key details
  • To give and support opinions
  • To compare and contrast two reader stories
  • To discuss the features and purpose of a book review

MATH  

  • To make and read a tally chart
  • To make a table to solve problems
  • To make a picture graph
  • To interpret data in a picture graph
  • To use data to make a bar graph

SOCIAL STUDIES

  • To identify goods 
  • To identify services
  • To distinguish between goods and services
  • To identify goods and services used at home, at school, and in the community

SCIENCE

  • To learn how the unique properties of water help flowers bloom in the spring. In this activity, each student will make a colorful paper flower and a greeting card that they can give to any special person in their life. When placed in water, the paper flower will unfold, appearing to move and bloom in front of your eyes!

RELIGION

  • To explain that the sacraments are signs of Jesus’ love for us
  • To describe how Jesus welcomed and blessed children
  • To define priest and sacrament