RELIGION
*Mini-unit on the liturgical seasons of the church
*Recognize meaning and symbols of each season
*Draw favorite liturgical season
*Assessment
*Making sins disappear magic
*Practice the Act of Contrition
MATH
*Double digit addition using partial sums
*Double digit addition using paper-pencil strategy
*Unit 4 Review
*Unit 4 Assessment
*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice
~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)
~Goal is three seconds per problem
DAILY 5
*Mini-Lesson: Adverbs and Adjectives Review
*Daily 5 routines
*Guided Reading groups
SOCIAL STUDIES
*Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah Assessment
*Identify who celebrates each holiday and what is celebrated
*Recognize key symbols of each holiday
WRITING
*Elf Application activity
*Let's Get a Pup! (tradebook)
*Write about a pet or favorite animal
*Sheila Rae the Brave (tradebok)
*Discuss the importance of character development
*Turn into a story about a Christmas chracter
*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation
