Learning Targets

Learning Targets for the Week of April 29, 2024 - May 3, 2024

Reading

*I can determine key ideas.

*I can use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

*I can make connections (text to text, text to self, and text to world). 

*I can make inferences.

*I can explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction books.

*I can identify text features and explain why an author uses them.

*I can discuss the author’s purpose for writing text. 

*I can identify and gather relevant sources and information to answer questions. 

*I can support my answers with evidence from the text.

Grammar / Writing

*I can identify and write nouns correctly.

*I can identify and write past, present, and future tense verbs correctly.

*I can identify adverbs, nouns, and verbs in sentences. 

*I can put words in alphabetical order. 

*I can capitalize proper nouns and the beginning of a sentence. 

*I can use the correct end punctuation. 

Phonics / Spelling  - This spelling list is for 2 weeks.  The test will be Friday, May 10, 2024.

*I can decode words.

*I can spell words correctly.

Math                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

*I can identify, describe, build, and draw two-dimensional shapes based on attributes including sides and vertices.

*I can classify and sort polygons according to attributes including sides and vertices.  

*I can classify and sort three dimensional shapes by their attributes.

*I can combine shapes to create new shapes.

*I can identify halves, thirds, and fourths in shapes.

 Science

*I can observe, describe, and record patterns of objects in the sky, including the appearance of the Moon.

*I can identify the basic needs of plants.

*I can identify factors in the environment, including temperature and precipitation, that affect growth and behavior of living things.

*I can identify the importance of weather and seasonal information to make choices in clothing, activities, and transportation.

Social Studies                                                                                                                                                                                                                 *I can describe how science and technology have affected communication, transportation, and recreation.                                             *I can explain how science and technology have affected the way people meet their basic needs.                                                              *I can support my answers with evidence from the text.