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