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