Week of September 25th

 
RELIGION
*Chapter Three: God's Word

*Guided Meditation ~ Who Knows Best?

*Identify the Bible as a holy book

*Name the two parts of the Bible: Old and New Testament

*Bible Scavenger Hunt

MATH
*Unit One Assessment Tuesday

*Begin Unit Two ~ Look for a new family letter

*Solve number stories (word problems)

*Review easy addition facts and strategies

DAILY 5
*Begin rotations in small groups

-Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work & Listen to Reading
*Mini Lesson: Irregular Verbs (sat, knew, ran, sang, threw, etc..)

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Each student will make his/her own "Barefoot Island"

*Apply map skills using a state map of Iowa

*Begin Community Unit

*Use PebbleGo on iPads to support student learning

WRITING
*Book: Shortcut by Donald Crews

*Create lists to develop ideas for writing

*Write an "It Happened to Me" story

*Practice how to reread writing to add details

Week of September 18th

 
RELIGION
*Chapter Two: God's Promise

*Understand our unique ability as humans to make choices

*Identify our responsibility to obey God

*What do good choices look like?

*What consequences can come from poor choices?

MATH
*Continue "Engage" program to strengthen number sense

*Using a calculator - how to find patterns

*Broken calculator key activity

*Unit One Review

*Unit One Assessment

DAILY 5
*Begin rotations in small groups

-Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work & Listen to Reading
*Finish bench-marking students one:one

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Maps Unit
*Identify a compass rose and four cardinal directions

*Learn how to use a map/state map with a compass rose

*Discuss map keys and their purpose

*Create a simple map with a key

WRITING
*Book: Big Mama's House

*Using sketches to create writing

*Tour the school to make observations & sketches

*Write a story about family

REMEMBER

Week of September 11th

RELIGION
*Chapter One in Call to Faith text
*Focus on God's creation
*What is God's creation? Who is God's creation?
*Identify members of the Holy Family
*Design a square for a class creation quilt

MATH
*Count $1, $10 and $100 bills
*Introduce math boxes routine
*Begin "Engage" number sense program
*Review and practice using a number grid
*Game Day Friday!

DAILY 5
*Practice "stamina"
*Read to Self - what does it look and sound like?
*Read to Someone - what does it look and sound like?
*Listen to Reading - what does it look and sound like?

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Finish Growth Mindset lessons
*Write a growth mindset goal for the year
*Begin Maps Unit
*Identify a compass rose and four cardinal directions

WRITING
*Tribute to 9/11 writing activity
*Begin Unit one in Being a Writer curriculum
*Focus on writing community and routine

Week of September 5th

RELIGION
*Introduce students to their "Call to Faith" religion text
*House craft to represent each student's family and uniqueness
*Celebrate Wednesday Mass
*Lesson in the church to model and explain genuflecting/appropriate Mass behaviors

MATH
*Unit One begins
*Number line and sequencing numbers review
*Counting coins to $1.00
*Game Day - introduce one game to the students

DAILY 5
*Teach and practice "stamina"
*Read to Self - what does it look and sound like?
*Beginning of the year assessments

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Growth Mindset lessons
*How can we retrain our brains to support an "I can do it" mentality
*Books: Lily the Unicorn and The Dot
*Identify and create growth mindset phrases and behaviors

WRITING
*Book: Chester's Way
*Finish sentence starters titled "My Way" to learn about our classmates
*Writing prompt, "What makes me smile..." for writing review and practice