RELIGION
*Chapter 2: God's Promise
*Learn of the tree of knowledge of good and evil ~ original sin
*List ways we can choose God
*Listen to the story of The Good Shepherd ~ help students understand connection to God
*Guided Meditation: Who Knows Best?
*Send a Bible from home to school on Friday or Monday!
MATH
*Explorations Day - students will explore new concepts with interactive stations around the room
*Unit One Chapter Review
*Unit One Assessment Wednesday
*Begin Unit Two
*Identify appropriate steps to solve word problems
DAILY 5
*Continue practicing Daily 5 routines
*Benchmark students to identify reading levels
SOCIAL STUDIES
*Identify and use four cardinal directions
*Read and use a simple map with a key
*Create a simple map with a key: BAREFOOT ISLAND
*Understand and use a state map
WRITING
*Listen to the book Shortcut
*Sketch a picture and write sentences to support illustrations
*Write an "It Happened to Me" story
*Learn how to and incorporate descriptive words into writing
*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation
