Week of November 26th

RELIGION

*Define sin

*Identify the difference between a mortal and venial sin

*Complete an Examination of Conscience

*Listen to the story of The Prodigal Son

*Discuss penance and absolution

*Practice the Act of Contrition

MATH

*Unit 4 continues

*Part-part-total number stories

*Explorations

*Estimating costs

*Reading a thermometer - counting by 1's and 2's

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Adjectives

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*HUMAN BODY!

*Identify major organs in the body, their location and their functions

WRITING

*Identify and incorporation transition words into writing - first, next, then, after, etc...

*Write about a time outside - practice incorporating details to give more information

*Write a fantasy story

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Week of November 12th

RELIGION

*Use God's Commandment and the Golden rule in real life situations

*Assessment over God's Laws of Love

*Begin practicing the Act of Contrition

MATH

*Learning to make change using amounts less than $1.00

*Unit 3 Review and Assessment

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Nouns practice/Thanksgiving nouns

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*HUMAN BODY!

*Identify major organs in the body, their location and their functions

WRITING

*Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving writing activity

*Save a Turkey, Eat ??? Students create their opinion with supporting sentences

*Article: "The Pilgrims and Squanto"

*Article summary activity using key vocabulary and word combining

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Week of November 5th

RELIGION

*Sacraments review and assessment

*Discuss the importance of rules

*Introduce God's rules: The 10 Commandments

*Listen to the story The Good Samaritin

MATH

*Gather data and create a bar graph

*Double frame and arrow tasks with two rules

*Learn how to make change by counting up

*Coin exchanges

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Opinion Writing

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*HUMAN BODY!

*Guest speaker on the human brain

*Field trip to the DM Science Center

*Identify major organs in the body and their functions

WRITING

*Scary Stories published! BOO!

*Finish drafts of scary stories and publish with teacher assistance 

*Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving writing activity

*Save a Turkey, Eat ??? Students create their opinion with supporting sentences

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation