Week at a Glance

December 4th - December 8th

ELA

To introduce the concept of base word and suffix ~s
To introduce the concept of plurals
To explain the difference between narrative fiction and informational books
To read with accuracy and prosody
To generate and answer questions about Seven Blind Mice using key details from the text
To write questions on sticky notes
To retell Seven Blind Mice using key details from the text
To orally retell events of the story
To identify and use end punctuation for sentences
To analyze the characters’ actions using key details in Seven Blind Mice
To identify the lesson of Seven Blind Mice

MATH

To use a digital clock to tell and write time to the hour
To read time to the half hour on an analog clock
To use a digital clock to tell and write time to the half hour
To tell and write time to the hour and half hour using digital and analog clocks

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Juan Carlos visits his grandmother who has a backyard full of ducks. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting like ducks.

SOCIAL STUDIES

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