Week at a Glance

January 29th - February 2nd

We will continue i-Ready diagnostic testing this week.

ELA

To blend and read words with ng or nk
To segment and spell words with ng or nk
To read ng/nk words with a suffix
To read with accuracy and prosody
To describe the connections between the story and the author’s note
To identify and use determiners such as articles and demonstratives
To generate and answer questions about Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea
To identify the main topic and retell key details of sections of Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea
To describe the purpose of information in an informative paragraph
To define words by category and one key attribute, using sea horse
To complete a Sentence Frame describing an attribute a sea horse has

MATH

To use two-dimensional shapes to make a composite shape
To use two-dimensional shapes to make a composite shape and compose new shapes from the composite shape
To use logical reasoning to solve problems
To partition shapes into two or four equal shares and identify how many parts there are in the whole

SCIENCE

To carry out an investigation to determine the relationship between the shape of different bird beaks and the food each bird eats. In the activity, Find the Best Beak, students experiment with long pointy beaks that are great for picking up seeds and wide flat beaks that are good for scooping. They discover that different beaks are best for different kinds of food.

RELIGION