ELA 

• To introduce the concept of base word and suffix ~s
• To introduce the concept of plurals
• To explain the difference between narrative fiction and informational books
• To read with accuracy and prosody
• To signal unknown words while listening to Me…Jane text read aloud
• To select the best topic statement for an informative paragraph
• To identify determiners in sentences
• To signal determiners in the sentence
• To identify the key details and main topic of sections of the text Me…Jane

MATH  

• To use a digital clock to tell and write time to the hour
• To read time to the half hour on an analog clock
• To use a digital clock to tell and write time to the half hour
• To tell and write time to the hour and half hour using digital and analog clocks

SCIENCE

• In this Read-Along lesson, Juan Carlos visits his grandmother who has a backyard full of ducks. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting like ducks.

SOCIAL STUDIES 

• To make decisions about the best way to be a good citizen
• To describe characteristics of being a good citizen

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