RELIGION
*Advent begins!
*Identify key symbols of Advent
*Mini-unit on the liturgical seasons of the church
*Recognize meaning and symbols of each season
*Feast of the Immaculate Conception
*Practice the Act of Contrition
MATH
*Double digit addition using partial sums
*Double digit addition using paper-pencil strategy
*Explorations
*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
*Daily 5 routines
*Guided Reading groups
SOCIAL STUDIES
*Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah
*Identify who celebrates each holiday and what is celebrated
*Recognize key symbols of each holiday
*Play games, art projects and written summaries will be completed for each holiday
WRITING
*Elf Application activity
*I Will Never NOT EVER Eat a Tomato (tradebook)
*Generate a likes and dislikes list
*Turn into a story
*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation
