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 generate and answer questions about Never Smile at a Monkey
To write questions on sticky notes
To find attributes in a text that differentiate between different animals in the same category
To identify the author’s point and reasons given to support that point in sections of Never Smile at a Monkey
To identify the author’s point in writing and list the reasons
To identify the reasons it is important to add a conclusion to an informative paragraph
To define words about the puffer fish using three different attributes
To locate and name text features and explain how they help make the author’s point

MATH

SOCIAL STUDIES

To distinguish between needs as things we must have to live and wants as things it would be nice to have
To identify food, clothing, and shelter as needs each family has
To understand that people use money to buy goods and services in markets
To explore the choices people make when buying needs and wants
To describe jobs that people do to earn money to meet their needs and wants
To identify items a family might need and want while away from home

RELIGION

St. Joseph Catholic School