Week at a Glance
ELA
- To understand the closed-syllable concept with short vowels
- To understand closed syllable vs open syllable
- To introduce vowel teams: ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, oi, oy
- To differentiate between narrative fiction and informational books
- To read with accuracy and prosody
- To plan an informative paragraph about how two animals use the same feature differently
- To know and use text features to locate more information
- To write and draw evidence about the chimpanzees uncovered through text features
- To identify and use frequently occurring prepositions and prepositional phrases
- To add a drawing to a written description of how two animals use the same feature differently to clarify ideas
- To categorize words related to mammal by defining their attributes
MATH
- To use near doubles to add
- To act out to solve problems
- 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
- In this Read-Along lesson, Lin explores the sounds made by different kinds of instruments, and discovers what happens when vibrations start—and when they stop. The lesson includes a short exercise where students experiment with a piece of paper to make the connection between vibrations and sound. Students make simple musical instruments using only their heads and string.
RELIGION
- To explain that God wants all people to be part of his Church
- To describe how the Holy Spirit is with us
- To explain that the Holy Spirit gave the Apostles courage
- To define parish and Pentecost