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