Week at a Glance

ELA 

  • To decode and encode ar words, or words
  • To understand and use Unit 13 Words to Know: vast, fear, report
  • To discuss realistic fiction versus fantasy
  • To discuss characters and settings
  • To recognize and spell Memory Words: both, again, laugh, cold, does, know
  • To understand and use the suffix -ful
  • To read a grade-level text
  • To identify key details
  • To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
  • To identify main topic and retell key details

MATH  

  • To use defining attributes to identify and describe squares and rectangles
  • To use defining attributes to identify and describe trapezoids and triangles
  • To use defining attributes to identify and describe circles
  • To compare two-dimensional shapes
  • To use two-dimensional shapes to make a composite shape

SCIENCE

  • To make observations to construct an explanation of why camouflage is helpful to animals. In the activity, Moth Hide and Seek, students test their ability to spot camouflage moths, and then design a camouflage pattern for a moth of their own and hide it in the classroom!

RELIGION

  • To identify holy water as the primary symbol of Baptism
  • To tell the story of how Saint Peter called others to follow Jesus
  • To define Baptism, godparent, and holy water