Week at a Glance

March 4th - March 8th

ELA

To understand the closed-syllable concept with short vowels
To understand closed syllable vs open syllable
To introduce vowel teams: ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, oi, oy
To differentiate between narrative fiction and informational books
To read with accuracy and prosody
To generate and answer questions about What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
To identify and use an index and a label, identify the main topic and key details, and order verbs from softest to loudest using the informational passage Whales
To identify frequently occurring prepositions
To identify the main topic and retell key details of sections of What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
To plan an informative paragraph about how two animals use the same feature differently
To categorize words related to the word mammal
To know and use text features to locate more information
To write and draw evidence about the chimpanzees uncovered through text features

MATH

SCIENCE

To investigate vibrations as a source of sound effects for movies. In the activity, Be a Sound Effects Artist, students use their hands and feet to create a "rainstorm," and then use rulers to create a “boing” sound for a cartoon bouncy ball.

RELIGION