Week at a Glance
ELA
- To segment and blend up to 5 sounds
- To add suffix -s to words with 5 sounds
- To add suffixes -ed, -ing to unchanging base words with closed syllables
- To introduce vowel teams: oa, oe, ow, ou, oo, ue, ew, au, aw
- To differentiate between narrative fiction and informational books
- To read with accuracy and prosody
- To know and use text features to locate more information
- To identify and use frequently occurring prepositions and prepositional phrases
- To categorize words related to mammal by defining their attributes
- To identify frequently occurring prepositions and prepositional phrases and understand how they provide more information
- To identify which question word the prepositional phrase answers
- To explain how the authors’ reasons support the point that “bald eagles are the best.”
- To choose a reason and complete Sentence Frames
- To choose evidence from multiple texts for a collaboratively written opinion piece about favorite animals
- To categorize words related to attributes of the field cricket
MATH Chapter 3 test on Thursday
- To add three numbers by looking for doubles or making a ten
- To subtract by counting back 1, 2, 3
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 identify Easter as the time when we celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection
- To explain that Jesus is in heaven with his Father
- To explain that one day we will share in Jesus’ new life
- To relate Sunday to the Resurrection