Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode CVCe + -s words
To read a decodable poem
To decode difficult words from a grade-level text
To introduce Memory Words: oh, any, day, good, very, want
To discuss meaning of -s when added to nouns and verbs
To review adding -s to nouns to form plurals
To add -es to nouns to form plurals
To understand and use good, better, and best
To recognize and understand text features
To understand and describe characters
To understand picture-text relationships
To recognize and discuss patterns
To identify key details
To identify topics of a grade-level text
To understand and use Unit 7 Words to Know: speedy, swiftly, distance, skilled
To create a sign as a class
To write a short message to a classmate

MATH

To use strategies to add numbers
To make a 10 to add

SCIENCE

Students practice using light to communicate information. In the activity, Secret Signals, students work in pairs to build a device that solves the problem of communicating over a distance. They send secret messages to one another using light and colored markers.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain that families have different cultural traditions
To show respect for families and cultures that are different than ours

Week at a Glance

ELA

To identify short and long vowel sounds
To decode CVC words
To decode CVCe words
To decode difficult words from an informational text
To recognize and spell Memory Words: said, only, you, out, of, here
To listen to an informational text
To make predictions
To understand characters and retell key details
To understand text structure
To identify topic of an informational text
To connect ideas
To understand author’s purpose
To write facts about a topic as an informational paragraph
To understand and use the suffixes -ness, -less
To understand and use Unit 6 Words to Know: clever, helpful, expect

MATH

To use the doubles to add strategy to help find the sum
To use near doubles to add strategy to help find the sum
To use strategies to add numbers
To make a 10 to add

SCIENCE

Students practice using light to communicate information. In the activity, Secret Signals, students work in pairs to build a device that solves the problem of communicating over a distance. They send secret messages to one another using light and colored markers.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain how families and communities have changed over time
To explain why diverse communities are an important part of our world

RELIGION

To demonstrate a way to show respect for Jesus’ name
To tell the story of Jesus’ birth
To identify Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as the Holy Family
To define angel, Holy Family, Joseph, and Mary

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode CV words
To read a decodable poem with CV words
To decode short and long vowel words
To encode CV words
To recognize and spell Memory Words: said, only, you, out, of, here
To punctuate dialogue
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a poem
To read a poem rhythmically
To understand characters
To recognize plot: Problem and Solution
To draw conclusions about characters and events
To discuss dialogue
To identify speakers in a grade-level text
To identify main topics and key details
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To practice sharing facts about a topic
To list topics for informative writing
To create a fact card with complete sentences and a supporting picture

MATH

To use the doubles to add strategy to help find the sum
To use near doubles to add strategy to help find the sum

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain how families and communities have changed over time
To explain why diverse communities are an important part of our world

RELIGION

To demonstrate a way to show respect for Jesus’ name
To tell the story of Jesus’ birth
To identify Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as the Holy Family
To define angel, Holy Family, Joseph, and Mary

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode words with -ing and -ed endings
To read an informational text
To decode difficult words from an informational text
To use and spell Memory Words: there, to , from, be, we, or
To understand and use adjectives
To review noun suffix -er
To identify verbs
To use conjunctions and and or
To describe plot: problem and solution
To connect events: cause and effect
To understand characters
To understand text features
To retell key details
To discuss the main idea of a section
To brainstorm to generate adjectives
To write a description of a creature
To use written descriptions to identify creatures
To record sensory details about a place
To draw and write a description of a place

MATH

To count on from the greater number to find the sum
To use pennies to count on
To use a number line to help find the sum
To use the doubles to add strategy to help find the sum

RELIGION

To demonstrate a way to show respect for Jesus’ name
To tell the story of Jesus’ birth
To identify Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as the Holy Family
To define angel, Holy Family, Joseph, and Mary

Week at a Glance

ELA

To identify base words with ing, ed endings
To read a decodable story with ing and ed endings
To read and spell Memory Words: there, from, be, we, or, to
To encode verbs with ing and ed endings
To understand and use adjectives
To understand and identify time of action verbs with -ing
To use describing words and adjectives
To make and confirm predictions
To compare and contrast characters
To understand characters and identify traits
To listen to and discuss and complex informational text
To retell key details
To understand and use Unit 5 Words to Know: wonder, curious, discover, imagine
To describe how an object looks and feels
To record descriptive details about an object
To draw or craft a creature

MATH

To count groups of tens
To count by tens using dimes
To make groups of ten and some more

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain how how food, entertainment, and technology have changed over time

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Santiago visits a cave and discovers that when it's dark (really dark!) he can't see anything. The lesson includes a short exercise where students find the sources of light around them.

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

Week at a Glance

ELA

To recognize -ed spelling patterns
To recognize and spell Memory Words: look, your, the, was, are, for
To read a decodable informational text
To encode words with the prefix un-
To understand and use past-tense verbs
To compare and contrast texts
To recognize plot: problem and solution
To understand and use Unit 4 Words to Know: interesting, constructed, project
To plan a story as a book
To write a story based on a plan in a blank book
To illustrate a book

MATH

To count and write numbers 11 to 19
To count groups of tens
To count by tens using dimes
To make groups of ten and some more

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain how how homes, clothes, and transportation have changed over time

SCIENCE

To consider materials from the perspective of how much light they let through

RELIGION

To identify psalms as songs and poems of prayer
To explain that Ordinary Time is a time to show our thanks for God’s creation and for the gifts God gives us

Week at a Glance

ELA

To recognize le spelling patterns
To encode le words
To reco and spell Memory Words: do, have, show, how, me, a
To read a decodable story with /ng/ and /le/ words
To decode and identify rhyming words
To decode difficult words from an informational text
To understand and use antonyms
To discuss rhyme and rhythm
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To read with natural phrasing
To understand text structure: identify speaker
To distinguish between fantasy and reality
To understand plot: problem and solution
To identify and match story events to pictures
To identify topic of an informational text
To understand diagrams
To understand text structure
To discuss question and answer text structure
To understand and use Unit 3 Words to Know: healthy, usually, compare, opinion
To write an opinion supported by multiple reasons

MATH

To tell if the math statement is true or false
To subtract within 10

RELIGION

To identify psalms as songs and poems of prayer
To explain that Ordinary Time is a time to show our thanks for God’s creation and for the gifts God gives us
To discuss the images of God’s creation- especially wheat and grapes that become bread and wine- displayed during Ordinary Time

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.

Week at a Glance

ELA

To read decodable poems with /ng/ words
To decode difficult words from a grade-level text
To understand and use Memory Words: do, have, show, how, me, a
To encode ng words
To complete a pattern poem
To compare and contrast two poems
To identify key details of grade-level poems
To understand and use synonyms
To understand vocabulary words in a grade-level text
To write opinions
To use synonyms for good and bad
To write opinions with supporting reasons
To share opinions and reasons respectfully

MATH

To subtract from ten
To relate addition and subtraction
To determine true and false statements

SCIENCE

To investigate vibrations as a source of sound effects for movies. In the activity, Be a Sound Effects Artist, students use their hands and feet to create a "rainstorm," and then use rulers to create a “boing” sound for a cartoon bouncy ball.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain why it’s important to work as a team

RELIGION

To demonstrate sharing a sign of peace
To tell that Jesus brings us God the Father’s love
To explain that the Holy Spirit brings us God the Father’s gift of peace
To define Holy Spirit and Trinity

Week at a Glance

ELA

To encode th words
To write sentences with sentence starters
To practice writing sentences with verbs
To read and discuss a grade-level informational text
To use Unit 2 Words to Know: choice, carefully, decision
To write facts
To illustrate facts
To edit sentences for capitalization, end marks, other errors
To decode /ng/ words
To read a decodable poem
To discuss the difference between a fact and an opinion
To identify opinions
To recognize and spell Memory Words: do, have, show, how, me, a

MATH

To subtract numbers from eight
To subtract numbers from nine
To subtract numbers from ten

RELIGION

To demonstrate sharing a sign of peace
To tell that Jesus brings us God the Father’s love
To explain that the Holy Spirit brings us God the Father’s gift of peace

Week at a Glance (10/11-10/14)

ELA

To identify initial and final /th/
To read a decodable story with /th/ words
To decode phrases and identify th words
To decode sentences with this
To recognize and spell pattern words: bath, moth, this, that, thin, cloth, path, think, thank, math
To recognize and encode th, sh, ch words
To encode th words
To write sentences with sentence starters
To practice writing sentences with verbs
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To write answers to a question about a story
To understand and describe characters
To give and support opinions
To recognize text structure
To identify main idea and supporting details
To discuss multiple meanings for idioms
To understand and use Unit 2 Words to Know: choices, carefully, decision
To find answers to research questions
To discuss how to write facts acquired from research
To write and illustrate facts

MATH

To draw a diagram to solve problems
To compare groups of up to nine objects
To subtract numbers from four and five
To subtract numbers from six and seven

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Ryan’s camping trip with his dad includes a night of stargazing, and a mystery to solve. The lesson includes a short exercise where students imagine what they might see looking through a telescope. You can extend the lesson with the optional activity, Where Is North?, that helps students learn the cardinal directions.

RELIGION

To demonstrate sharing a sign of peace
To tell that Jesus brings us God the Father’s love
To explain that the Holy Spirit brings us God the Father’s gift of peace

To define Holy Spirit and Trinity

Week at a Glance (10/3 - 10/7)

ELA

To encode -ash spelling patterns
To encode wh words
To recognize and spell Memory Words: who, where, what, which, why
To understand function of question words
To use appropriate question words to begin questions
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To observe dialogue punctuation, speech balloons, and question marks while reading
To recognize and understand question marks
To understand and describe characters and events
To recognize plot: problem and solution
To categorize coins
To understand and use Unit 2 Words to Know: choices, carefully, decision
To ask questions about an object
To generate and write questions
To review purpose of writing answers to questions
To write answers to questions
To ask and answer personal questions
To write interview questions
To ask questions and write answers

MATH

To write subtraction number sentences
To subtract 0 or find a difference of 0
To subtract across and down
To draw a diagram to solve problems

SCIENCE

To use a model to investigate why the stars are visible at night but disappear when the Sun comes out during the day. In the activity, Star Projector, students use paper cups to project stars onto a sky picture, and observe what happens to these stars when a flashlight acts as a model of the Sun.

RELIGION

To tell that God is Father to all of us
To explain that we show love for one another in many ways
To identify the Bible as God’s message to us
To tell that God the Father sent his only Son, Jesus, to teach us how much God loves us

To define Bible, Jesus, Scripture, and Word of God

Week at a Glance (9/26 - 9/30)

ELA

To decode and encode /sh/ words
To read a decodable story with /ch/ and /sh/ words
To read a decode difficult words from an informational text
To recognize and spell Memory Words: I, my, she, her, he, his
To use personal and possessive pronouns
To capitalize place names
To use capitalization and end marks to write sentences
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a poem
To read a poem rhythmically
To read and discuss a grade-level literary text
To understand and describe characters and events
To connect events: cause and effect
To know and use text features
To understand and use Unit 1 Words to Know: communicate, powerful, balance
To draw to generate ideas before writing
To select a topic for a personal narrative
To draw and write about something you did at a place you visited

MATH

To use models to represent and solve subtraction situations
To subtract parts from a whole
To write subtraction number sentences

SCIENCE

To explore all of the different shapes of the Moon that can appear on different nights. In the activity, My Moon Book, students observe photos of the Moon taken over the course of four weeks and draw pictures of the Moon's phases in their book. They use these observations to discover patterns in how the Moon’s shape changes and predict when the next full moon will appear.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain why it’s important to be honest
To explain why it’s important to work as a team

RELIGION

To tell that God is Father to all of us
To explain that we show love for one another in many ways
To identify the Bible as God’s message to us
To tell that God the Father sent his only Son, Jesus, to teach us how much God loves us
To define Bible, Jesus, Scripture, and Word of God

Week at a Glance (9/19-9/23)

ELA

To decode and encode /ch/ words
To read a decodable story with /ch/ words
To recognize and spell Memory Words: I, my, she, her, he, his
To recognize tch spelling patterns
To use personal and possessive pronouns
To use capitalization and end marks to write sentences
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To observe punctuation while reading
To identify speakers and characters
To understand and describe characters and events
To monitor comprehension: Read on
To retell key details
To connect ideas
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To compare and contrast
To know and use text features
To understand and use unit 1 Words to Know: communicate, powerful, balance
To write a list of events
To select a topic for a personal narrative
To draw and write about something you did
To write about something you did

MATH

To use a ten-frame and counters to make sums of 10 in different ways
To identify missing parts of 10
To identify math statements as true or false

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Arushi wonders why she has to go to bed while the sun is still up, and learns that the sun stays up longer on some days than others. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting out a bedtime routine.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To listen and speak effectively
To practice and build conversation skills

To tell ways to be a good friend
To explain why it’s important to be truthful

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God the Father
To explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome
To tell that we show our love to God when we care for others
To define liturgy, Mass, and praise

Week at a Glance (9/12-9/16)

ELA

To decode short-vowel words
To read a decodable story
TO read a grade-level text
To encode spelling patterns
To use and spell Memory Words: was, put
To encode pattern words and short vowel words
To encode rhyming words
To understand and use alphabetical order
To recognize contraction let’s
To understand speech balloons
To understand and use said and dialogue punctuation
To understand and use possessive nouns
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To observe punctuation while reading
To connect events: cause and effect
To retell a story
To identify topic of a grade-level text
To give and support opinions
To write sentences about what you like to do

MATH

To use counters to make sums of 6 and 7 in different ways
To use counters to make sums of 8 in different ways
To use counters to make sums of 9 in different ways
To use a ten-frame and counters to make sums of 10 in different ways

SCIENCE

To develop a model of the sun’s daily path across the sky, then use this model to help someone who’s lost. In the activity, Sun Finder, students create a mobile paper model of the sun and earth to illustrate the position of the sun throughout the day.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain what it means to be respectful and responsible
To explain and give examples of good and bad choices

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God the Father
To explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome
To tell that we share our love for God when we care for others
To define liturgy, Mass, and praise

Week at a Glance 9/6-9/9

ELA

To distinguish short-vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u
To decode and encode short vowel words
To read a decodable story
To identify vowels and consonants
To decode phrases
To distinguish between words with different vowel sounds
To read a decodable informational text
To recognize and spell Memory Words: for, you, like, to, of, no
To encode plural ~s words
To use beginning capitalization and end marks in sentences
To add ~s to verbs
To understand exclamation marks
To understand and use adjectives and prepositional phrases
To read and discuss a grade-level literary text
To understand picture-text relationships
To identify patterns in a literary text
To identify topic of an informational text
To connect ideas
To retell key details
To compare and contrast: fiction and informational text

MATH

To write addition facts horizontally and vertically
To write a number sentence to solve problems
To use counters to make sums of 4 and 5 in different ways
To use counters to make sums of 6 and 7 in different ways

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Jada explores why her shadow changes over the course of a day at the beach. The lesson includes a short exercise where students act out the movement of shadows with their bodies.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To tell why we have rules
To explain our classroom rules
To tell why we have laws
To tell the difference between laws and rules

RELIGION

To explain that we show our thanks and love to God by caring for his creation
To define or explain Amen, creation, Creator, God, and saint
To tell about the Sign of the Cross
To introduce and discuss: What can you do to help others? like Saint Vincent de Paul

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