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 plan an informative paragraph about how two animals use the same feature differently
• To know and use text features to locate more information 
• To write and draw evidence about the chimpanzees uncovered through text features
• To identify and use frequently occurring prepositions and prepositional phrases
• To add a drawing to a written description of how two animals use the same feature differently to clarify ideas
• To categorize words related to mammal by defining their attributes

MATH 

• To use near doubles to add
• To act out to solve problems
• To use counters and a ten-frame to make sums greater than 10
• To identify related addition facts
• To add three numbers by looking for doubles or making a ten

SCIENCE

• In this Read-Along lesson, Lin explores the sounds made by different kinds of instruments, and discovers what happens when vibrations start—and when they stop. The lesson includes a short exercise where students experiment with a piece of paper to make the connection between vibrations and sound. Students make simple musical instruments using only their heads and string.

RELIGION

• To explain that God wants all people to be part of his Church
• To describe how the Holy Spirit is with us
• To explain that the Holy Spirit gave the Apostles courage
• To define parish and Pentecost