Week at a Glance
November 13th - November 17th
ELA
- To introduce the concept of base word and suffix ~s
- To introduce the concept of plurals
- To read with accuracy and prosody
- To generate and answer questions about “The Hare and the Tortoise” and “The Ants and the Grasshopper” using key details from the text
- To categorize words related to the concept of features
- To label words related to features
- To retell “The Hare and the Tortoise” using key details from the text
- To orally retell the fable in pairs
- To identify the components of an informational text
- To distinguish shades of meaning between verbs related to the word move
- To act out shades of meaning for move
- To analyze the main character’s actions using key details in “The Hare and the Tortoise”
MATH * Chapter 2 Test on Friday
- To subtract from 9
- To subtract from 10
- To relate addition and subtraction
- To determine if a subtraction equation is true or false
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.
SOCIAL STUDIES
- To make decisions about the best way to be a good citizen
- To describe characteristics of being a good citizen
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
- To define celebrate, liturgical year, and Ordinary TIme
