Weekly Topics 

Rm. K2 Weekly Topics Page:-  

*-Month of October:-

On this page, you will find what we will be working on in school on a daily basis. 

RELIGION:- 

• This week in school, we will continue to be working on learning routines/classroom rules, following directions, and different prayers.  To be able to learn how to make the Sign of the Cross and learn some prayers that we will be saying throughout the school year.  *-Prayers:- Hail Mary, Our Father, Grace Before Meals, Grace After Meals, Glory Be, Angel of God, Creation Poem, A Special Prayer.  *-We will Continue to discuss Mary, The Rosary, Making Good Choices, and Practice Kindergarten Procedures.  *-We will start Chapter 5:- Quiet Is Good:-

• The children will be able to...:-

• Demonstrate peace and calm through silence.

• Name good things that happen in silence.

• Express an understanding of God's presence as they discover the world within themselves.

• Pray a simple reflection with guidance.

• Identify church as a holy place where God is present.

• Express an appreciation for quiet.

• Pray quietly.

• Relate that God the Father made the world.

• State that everything God made is good.

• Respond in prayer to the signs of God's love in creation.

• Give examples of God's love and goodness in the world.

• Identify ways to take care of the world.

• Recall details from the story of Noah.

• Express that God's love is everlasting.

• Give thanks and praise to God the Father for the gifts of creation.

• Participate joyfully and reverently in a prayer experience. 

• Make Good Choices.  Ask themselves:- 

1.)- Is the one thing I am choosing to do a good thing?  

2.)- Am I Choosing to do it for the right reasons?   

3.)- Am I choosing to do it at the right time and in the right place?

• Welcome others.

• Experience a sense of belonging to the group.

• Express an understanding that Jesus loves them and invites them to be close to him.

• Express an understanding that they experience Jesus' love through others.

• Tell that they can share Jesus' love with others.

• Describe ways to welcome people.

• Identify and honor Mary as the mother of Jesus and their Mother.

• Explain why we honor Mary.

• Show respect for all people.

• Make the Sign of the Cross reverently.

• Tell why names are important.

• Show quiet reverence.

• Relate that God the Father calls them by name.

• Express an understanding that God and the things that belong to God are treated with reverence.

• Identify Jesus as God's Son.

• Demonstrate reverence for Jesus' name.

• Demonstrate honor for Jesus' name through art and prayer.

• Demonstrate good listening skills.

• Share their own story with others.

• Demonstrate reverence toward the Bible as God's Word.

• Relate that we hear the Bible read at Mass.

• Demonstrate active listening to God's Word to us in the Bible.

• Relate details of the story of Jonah.

• Demonstrate reverence for their Bible.

• To know the Gather and Go Forth Review Pages for Chapter 5:- Quiet Is Good.

• Demonstrate that prayer includes both listening and responding to God.

• To know the Key Terms/Vocabulary Words:-creation, create, Bible, Sacred Scriptures, God, Jesus, genuflect, holy, Gospel, welcome, faith, Savior, Good Choices, Annunciation, Assumption, queen, rosary, The Rosary, Visitation, Ten Commandments, Christ, saint, eternal life, chrysalis, Alleluia, Resurrection, Easter, Holy Week, joy, Holy Spirit, symbols, celebration, Sunday, Creed, Light of the World, missionary, righteous, Cross, heaven, suffering, Sign of the Cross, meal, flour, grain, Eucharist, apostles, Last Supper, Mass, paten, vestments, church, Church, hope, pew, tabernacle, parish, worship, altar, ambo, baptismal font, celebrant's chair, deacons, holy water, holy-water font, Lectionary for Mass, sanctuary light, stained-glass windows, priest, sanctuary, feelings, Original Sin, sin, temptation, forgiveness, trespasses, miracle, love, New Testament, Old Testament, flock, pasture, rod, sheepfold, shepherd, staff, Good Shepherd, bishop, Baptism, sacrament, chrism, Christians, choice, grace, choosing, Hail Mary, hail, Mother Mary, Mother of God, Son of Mary, Son of God, Advent Wreath, Christmas, Advent, manger, stable, evergreens, tradition, Christmas, Thanksgiving, bounty, horn of plenty, praise, human, precious, soul, Holy Family, family, Christian, Father in heaven, Holy Communion, pope, Lord's Prayer, hallowed, Our Father, pray, Amen, blessing, crucifix, church, Church, hope, pew, tabernacle, Trinity.

      creation:- everything that God has made.  God said that all creation is good.

create:- to make out of nothing.

Bible:- the story of God's love for his people.  The Bible is God's Word.

Sacred Scriptures:- another way to refer to the Bible.     

God:- the Creator of all that exists.  God is one being who is a Trinity of Three Persons:- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Jesus:- the Son of God and the Second Person of the Trinity.  Jesus is our Savior.

genuflect:- to show respect in church by touching a knee to the ground.

holy:- relating to God or things of God.

Gospel:- the story of how Jesus Christ came to save us and bring us home to the Father in heaven.

welcome:- to greet someone in a kind, friendly manner.

faith:- a gift from God that enables us to trust in God.

Savior:- Jesus, the Son of God, who came to save us from our sins. 

      Good Choices:- Doing what is right.

Annunciation:- the announcement to Mary that God had chosen her to be the Mother of the Savior.

Assumption:- Mary's being taken to heaven, body, and soul.

queen:- female ruler with great power.

rosary:- a circular chain of beads on which we pray 50 Hail Mary's and other prayers and think of God.

Visitation:- Mary's visit to Elizabeth to share the Good News that Mary is to be the Mother of God.

Ten Commandments:- the 10 rules that God gave to Moses to guide us in loving God and others.

Christ:- a title for Jesus that means "anointed with oil" (like a king).

saint:- a person who loved God on earth and now lives with God in heaven.

eternal life:- living forever with God in glory.

chrysalis:- the hard silk blanket inside which a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.

Alleluia:- a word we use to offer praise to God.

Resurrection:- the raising of Jesus from the dead three days after he died on the Cross.

Easter:- the celebration of the raising of Jesus Christ from the dead.  Easter is the most important Christian feast.

Holy Week:- the week before Easter when we celebrate Jesus giving us the Eucharist, his Suffering and Death.

joy:- a sense of deep happiness.

Holy Spirit:- the Third Person of the Trinity.  The Holy Spirit is our helper and our guide.

symbols:- objects that stand for or represent something else.

celebration:- a happy gathering of people in honor of someone or something.

Sunday:- the day on which Jesus rose from the dead, a special day for Christians to worship God.

Creed:- a prayer that says what we believe about God.

Light of the World:- a name we use for Jesus to remind us that he lights our way to the Father.

missionary:- someone who brings the Good News of Jesus to others.

righteous:- morally right or justifiable, virtuous.

Cross:- a symbol that reminds us of how Jesus died to save us.

heaven:- the state of living with God forever.

suffering:- the state of experiencing pain, distress, illness, or hardship.

Sign of the Cross:- the tracing of the cross on ourselves to show our faith in Jesus.

meal:- eating, usually with others.

flour:- grain that is ground for baking.

grain:- the seed or fruit of certain food plants.

Eucharist:- the sacrament in which we give thanks to God for our Savior, Jesus Christ.  We celebrate the Eucharist at Mass.  It is our most important way of praising God.  At Mass, we listen to the Word of God and receive the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ.

apostles:- followers of Jesus, Jesus' special helpers.

Last Supper:- the last meal Jesus ate with his apostles before he died, during which he offered himself to the Father for us and gave us the Eucharist.

Mass:- the most important way that Catholics praise God.  At Mass, we receive the Eucharist in Holy Communion.

paten:- a small disc or plate used to hold the eucharistic bread that will be consecrated.

vestments:- the special garments worn by clergy when they are celebrating liturgical or other services of the Church.

Church:- God's family, the people who follow Jesus Christ.

church:- the building where God's people gather together to worship.

parish:- a local community where Catholics gather to celebrate the Eucharist and receive spiritual care under the leadership of a pastor appointed by the bishop.

worship:- to praise and thank God.

altar:- the table in God's house on which the Eucharist is offered.

ambo:- the stand where God's Word is read.

baptismal font:- the place in church where we were baptized.

celebrant's chair:- special seat for the priest who is leading or celebrating Mass.

deacons:- men who are ordained to assist priests and bishops for ministry and service.

holy water:- blessed water used for Baptism, for blessing ourselves entering church, and other holy purposes.

holy-water font:- container for blessed water that reminds us of our baptism.

Lectionary for Mass:- the book containing the readings from the Bible read at Mass.

sanctuary light:- the lamp in church that tells us Jesus is present in the Blessed Sacrament reserved in the tabernacle.

stained-glass windows:- colored windows that show pictures of Jesus, Mary, the saints, and our beliefs.

priest:- a man who is called to serve the Church by celebrating Mass, leading the parish, and teaching others about God.

sanctuary:- the space in church that is around the altar. 

feelings:- an emotional state or reaction; being happy, sad, afraid, angry.

Original Sin:- the sin of Adam and Eve, who disobeyed God.  We are all born with Original Sin.

sin:- an unkind or unloving act that offends God and hurts others or ourselves.

temptation:- thoughts, words, or feelings that can lead us away from God.

forgiveness:- the act of responding with goodness to people who have done wrong to us.

trespasses:- wrong things that we do.

miracle:- something amazing that cannot be explained.  A miracle is something that only God can do.

love:- to care unselfishly for others.  God loves us and wants us to love him and love others.

New Testament:- the story of Jesus and the early Church.

Old Testament:- the story of God's plan for the salvation of all people.

flock:- a group of sheep.

pasture:- grassy land where sheep eat.

rod:- club used for protection against wild animals.

sheepfold:- pen where the sheep stay during the night.

shepherd:- one who takes care of sheep.

staff:- long, slender stick, usually with a hook on the end, used in herding sheep.

Good Shepherd:- a name for Jesus that describes how much he loves and cares for us.

bishop:- a leader in the Church.  Bishops are the shepherds of God's people.  They do the work of the Apostles.

Baptism:- the first sacrament.  Baptism makes us part of God's family, the Church.

sacrament:- one of the seven signs of grace that Jesus gave the Church that gives us God's grace.  The seven sacraments are Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance and Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.  Each sacrament gives us the help or grace we need to live as Jesus wants us to live.

chrism:- oil mixed with perfume and consecrated by the bishop for use in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.

anoint:- to pour oil over a person's head to make him or her holy; in the Bible, kings, priests, and prophets were anointed.

trust:- a firm belief in the truth, reliability, or strength of someone or something.

choice:- something we freely decide to do.

grace:- God's gift of his life to us.

choosing:- to make good choices over bad choices.

Hail Mary:- a prayer that asks Mary to help us grow closer to her Son, Jesus.

hail:- hello.

Mother Mary:- the Mother of God and our Mother.

Mother of God:- one of the titles given to Mary, as she is the Mother of Jesus, the Son of God.

Son of Mary:- the name given to Jesus that shows he was born of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.

Son of God:- a name that tells us that Jesus is the only eternal and divine Son of God.

Advent Wreath:- an evergreen wreath, with four candles, that reminds us to prepare for Jesus' coming.

Christmas:- the celebration of Jesus' birth.

Advent:- the four weeks before Christmas.  During Advent, we prepare for the birth of Jesus, our Savior.

manger:- feeding box for animals.

stable:- place where animals are kept.

evergreens:- plants whose leaves remain green throughout the year; used in Advent wreaths to symbolize continuous life and hope.

tradition:- beliefs, actions, practices, and customs that are passed down from one generation to another as ways of expressing truths and commemorating significant occasions.

Thanksgiving:- saying thank you to God for our blessings.

bounty:- God's goodness and generosity.

horn of plenty:- a kind of basket usually filled with fruits, grains, and nuts, used to represent God's blessings.

praise:- our telling of the happiness we feel simply because God is so good.

human:- an individual created by God with a body and soul, made in his image and likeness.  Humans, as God's visible creatures, are able to know and love God their Creator.

precious:- very dear to people; special, important, loved.

soul:- the part of us that is like God and lets us think, choose, and love.

Holy Family:- the family made up of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

family:- people who love and care for one another; a family includes parents, brothers and sisters, and sometimes others.

Christian:- a person who believes in Jesus and who loves and follows him.

Father in heaven:- God.

Holy Communion:- the reception of the Body and Blood of Christ during holy Mass.

pope:- the head of the Church who lives in Rome.

Lord's Prayer:- the prayer that Jesus gave us to show us how to pray to God the Father.  This prayer is also called the Our Father.

hallowed:- holy.

Our Father:- the prayer Jesus, God's Son, taught us; also called the Lord's Prayer.

pray:- to listen to and talk to God.

Amen:- a prayer word that means "Yes, Lord".

blessing:- a prayer to God asking him to especially care for a person, place, thing, or activity.

crucifix:- a cross with the figure of the crucified Jesus.

church:- the building where God's people gather together to worship.

Church:- God's family; the people who follow Jesus Christ.

hope:- the trust that God will always be with us.

pew:- seat in church where the people pray.

tabernacle:- place in church where Jesus is present in a special way, in the Blessed Sacrament.

Trinity:- the mystery of one God in Three Divine Persons:- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

      Bible:- the story of God's love for his people.  The Bible is God's Word.

Sacred Scriptures:- another way to refer to the Bible.

God:- the Creator of all that exists.  God is one being who is a Trinity of Three Persons:- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Jesus:- the Son of God and the Second Person of the Trinity.  Jesus is our Savior.

genuflect:- to show respect in church by touching a knee to the ground.

holy:- relating to God or things of God.

Gospel:- the story of how Jesus Christ came to save us and bring us home to the Father in heaven.

      welcome:- to greet someone in a kind, friendly manner.

       faith:- a gift from God that enables us to trust in God.

       Savior:- Jesus, the Son of God, who came to save us from our sins.

rosary:- a circular chain of beads on which we pray 50 Hail Mary's  and other prayers and think of God.

      The Rosary:- The Rosary helps us remember the special events, or mysteries, in the lives of Jesus and Mary.

      All Saints Day:- the holy day celebrated on November 1 on which we honor all those who now live with God in heaven.

      patron saint:- a saint who cares for and prays for a person or group in a particular way.

• Take a Quiz/Test on Chapter 5.

• To listen to Religious Songs.

• To know the importance of different Saints.   *-Feast of Saint John Paul II,  Saint Peter Chanel, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Pius V, Pope, Saint Oscar Romero, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Patrick, Saint Joseph, Saint Katharine Drexel, Saint Peter, Our Lady of Lourdes, Saint Valentine, Saint Blase/Blaise, Saint Agatha, Saint Paul Miki and his Friends, Saint Agnes, Saint Vincent, Saint Marianne Cope, Saint Francis de Sales, Saint Anthony, Feast of the 3 Wise Men. Saint Nicholas, Immaculate Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Lucy.  The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr, Saint Martin of Tours, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Saint Hedwig, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr, Saint Luke, Evangelist, Our Lady of the Rosary, Archangels:- Saints Michael, Gabriel, Raphael:- Feast Day:- September 29th, Guardian Angels:- Feast Day:- October 2nd,  St. Therese of the Child Jesus also known as St. Therese the Little Flower:- Feast Day:- October 1st, Saint Francis of Assisi:- Feast Day:- October 4th.  Saint Teresa of Avila:- Feast Day:- October 15th.  Saint Jude:- Feast Day:- October 28th.  Saint Martin of Tours:- Feast Day:- November 11th., Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini:- Feast Day:- November 15th.  The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary:- Feast Day:- November 21st., Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr:- Feast Day:- November 22nd.,  Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr:- Feast Day:- November 25th., Saint Andrew, Apostle:- Feast Day:- November 30th.   Feast Of Saint Anthony:- Feast Day:- January 17th.  Feast of Saint Agnes:- Feast Day:- January 21st.  Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children:- January 22nd.  Feast of Saint Vincent:-   Feast Day:- January 23rd., Feast Day of Saint Marianne Cope:- Feast Day:- January 23rd., Feast Day of Saint Francis de Sales:- Feast Day:- January 24th.  Feast Day of Saint Blase/Blaise:- February 3rd., Feast Day of Saint Agatha:- February 5th., Feast Day of Saint Paul Miki and his Friends:- February 6th.  Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes:- February 11th, Feast of Saint Valentine:- February 14th.  Feast of Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.:- February 21st.  Feast of Saint Katharine Drexel:- March 3rd.  Feast of Saint Patrick:- March 17th.  Feast of Saint Joseph:- March 19th.  Feast of Saint Oscar Romero:- March 24th.  Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary:- March 25th. Feast of Saint Peter Chanel:- April 28th.,  Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena:- April 29th., Feast of Saint Pius V, Pope:- April 30th.  Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker:- May 1st., Feast of Saint Athanasius:- May 2nd. Feast of Our Lady of Fatima:- May 13th., Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle:- May 14th., Feast of Saint Isidore:- May 15th.

• Identify a favorite saint or a patron saint.

• To ask the saints to pray for us.  To provide details of the life of different saints.  

• October Virtue:- Faith:-  Faith is believing in God and trusting Him completely.   Practice:-  When you feel worried or scared, pray "Jesus, I trust You."

• *-Do some Religious  Activities/Worksheets that go with our Lessons.

• MATH:-  

• This week in school, we will continue  to work on learning routines/classroom rules, following directions, and counting to 31.  To be able to recognize numbers 0 to 10. 

• The children will be able to...:-

• To Start Chapter 2:- Count and Write Numbers 0-5.

• Lesson 2-1:- As Many As:- To be able to match objects one-to-one to show as many as.

• Lesson 2-2:-  Fewest, Most:- To be able to compare groups of objects.

• Lesson 2-3:-  Make Equal Groups:-  To make equal groups.    

• Chapter 2 Check Your Progress:- To be able to match objects one-to-one to show as many as, compare groups of objects, make equal groups. 

• Lesson 2-4:-  Count and Write 1 and 2:-  To be able to count and write 1 and 2.    

• Lesson 2-5:-  Count and Write 3 and 4:-  To be able to count and write 3 and 4.  

• Lesson 2-6:-  Count and Write 0 and 5:-  To be able to count and write 0 and 5.  

• Lesson 2-7:-   Problem Solving:- Use a Map:- To be able to solve problems using a map. 

• Chapter 2 Review Assessment Test:-  To be able to take a Chapter 2 Assessment Test on the skills and objectives taught.

• Chapter 2 Performance Assessment Test:-  To be able to take a Chapter 2 Performance Assessment Test on the skills and objectives taught.     

• To know the Key Terms/Vocabulary Words:-as many as, fewest, most, equal groups, count, zero, one, two, three, four, five, above, below, top, middle, bottom, over, on, under, inside, outside, beside, in front of, behind, next to, left, right, between, sort, alike, same, group, sort, different, same color, same shape, size, big, small, count by 1's, fifty chart, count forward, hundred chart, count by 10's, count, count by 1's, count by 10's, twenty, before, after, between, more, fewer, order, three-dimensional shape, cylinder, cone, sphere, three-dimensional shape, cube, rectangular prism, corner, cube, rectangular prism, cone, cylinder, sphere, three-dimensional shape, two-dimensional shape (flat), three-dimensional shape (solid), two-dimensional shape, three-dimensional shape, triangle, corner, side, square, rectangle, corner, side, circle, hexagon, side, corner, two-dimensional shapes, triangle, square, rectangle, circle, hexagon, shape pattern, pattern rule, pattern rule, shape pattern, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, in all, take away, left, take apart, subtract, minus sign (-), subtraction sentence, equals =, left, in all, subtract, minus -, subtraction sentence, equals =, left, subtraction pattern, subtract, ten-frame, add, subtract, minus -, plus, equals =, number sentence, put together, in all, plus +, equals =, part, addition sentence, addition pattern, ten-frame, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, count, order, more, count forward, count back, greater than, less than, tally mark, tally chart, sort, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, before, after, count, greater than, less than, as many as, fewest, most, equal groups, count, zero, one, two, three, four, five, order, before, after, equal, greater than, less than, equal to, greater than, less than, ordinal number, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, count, less than, greater than, small, smaller, larger, shorter, longer, shortest, between, longest, shorter, taller, heavier, lighter, shorter, heavier, taller, lighter, temperature, hot, cold, lighter, shorter, taller, longer, heavier, coin, penny, nickel, heads, tails, cent sign (c), count on, total amount, coin, dime, quarter, heads, tails, cent sign (c), count on, total amount,  penny, nickel, dime, quarter, count on, first, next, last, month, days of the week, week, more time, less time, hour, minute hand, hour hand, o'clock, hour hand, first, last, count, count by 1's, fifty chart, hundred chart, count forward, count by 10's, twenty, before, after, between, more, fewer, order, two-dimensional shapes, triangle, corner, side, square, rectangle, corner, side, circle, hexagon, side, corner, shape pattern, pattern rule, pattern rule, shape pattern, take apart, take away, left, subtract, subtraction sentence, minus sign (-), subtraction pattern, ten-frame, add, put together, in all, add, part, plus +,  equals =, in all, addition sentence, add, plus +, part, equals =, in all, addition sentence, add, part, plus +, equals =, in all, addition sentence, addition pattern, ten-frame, addition sentence, add, in all, eleven, twelve, less than, equal to, greater than, before, after, between, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, before, after, between, count, order, 1 more, count forward, count back, greater than, less than, tally mark, tally chart, sort, count, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, as many as, fewest, most, equal groups, count, one, two, count, three, four, count, zero, five, count, zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, count, order, before, after, equal, count, greater than, less than, equal to, ordinal number, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth.

• To complete Math Worksheets/Handouts on counting and writing numbers 0 to 5.

• Math Manipulatives:-  To be able to use math manipulatives.

• To be able to sing Math Songs.  

• To be able to use Number Identification Flashcards/Words for numbers 0-10.

• To know other key words/vocabulary words:- count, zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four,  twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one.

ELA/Reading/Writing:-   

• To Start Module 2:- Week 1:- There's Only One Me!:- Stories:- Read Aloud Book:- "I Am Rene, the Boy":- Author By:- Rene Colato Lainez.  Illustrated By:- Rene Colato Lainez.  "Being Different Rocks!":- Author By:- Judith Bauer Stamper.  Illustrated By:- Judith Bauer Stamper.     Fiction/Persuasive Text.

      The children will be able to...:-

• To focus on the Essential Question:- What makes each of us special?

• To focus on Social and Emotional Learning:- Relationship Skills, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Self-Awareness,  Social Communication, Introductions, Greetings,  Asking for Help,  Expressing Needs and Wants,  Following Directions.

• To focus on Oral Language:- Topic Words and Academic Vocabulary.  Shades of Meaning.

• To focus on Active Listening and Viewing.

• To focus on Collaborative Discussion.  Initiate Conversations.  Speak Audibly.  Listen Actively.  Respond in Complete Sentences.

• To focus on Story Elements:- Identify Characters/People, Setting/Places, and Main Events.

• Ask and Answer Questions.

• Topic, Central Idea, and Key Details.

• To be able to Match Pictures to Text.  Use Text Features.

• To be able to focus on Print Concepts:- Book Orientation, Book Parts, Directionality, Concept of a Sentence.  One-to-One Correspondence.  Concept of a Word, Return Sweep, Reading a Play.  End Punctuation.

• Retell a story.

• Describe Setting.

• Describe Connections.

• To be able to focus on Identifying Words in Sentences.

• To focus on Identifying Rhymes and Rhythm.

• To focus on Alphabet Knowledge:- Identify and Form Letters Aa-Ff.  Gg-Pp.  Qq-Zz.

• To focus on Vocabulary Words to Know:- celebrate, different, special, participate, pronounce, research, city, country, map, clue, mistake, puzzled, idea, offer, stuck, discover, dream, partners, plan, polite, share, care, decide, real, curious, observe, study, close, flow, visit, watch, wonder, world, familiar, free, witness, American, crowd, customer, believe, law, refuse, anthem, cheer, team, belong, country, right, America, plain, sea, disability, hero, respectful, allow, energized, inspire, lovely, several, spy, practice, proud, success, important, scared, surprise, peaceful, rest, relax, muscles, relaxing, take care, energy, exercise, healthy, active, stretch, weight, brave, expect, ordinary, hope, wonderful, worried, community, busy, help, neighborhood, location, neighbor, earn, safe, together, enormous, height, wish, reflection, shell, stripe, bother, change, same.

• To be able to Read Predecodable Text:- Start Right Reader:- Aa-Bb-Cc-Dd-Ee-Ff-Gg-Hh-Ii-Jj-Kk-Ll-Mm-Nn-Oo-Pp-Qq-Rr-Ss-Tt-Uu-Vv-Ww-Xx-Yy-Zz.  Sam, At Bat, Tad, Go, Tad.  See the Cat Nap.  Mac the Cat.  Sid, Sid Bit It!  Tab Ran!  Can It Fit?  Cans in Bins, The Cap.  Nat and Mac, Fit It!  Big Bag, Kip.  Pot of Pods, Bob Tips a Pot. Kids Hop a Lot.  Kids Hid.  The Wig.  Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!  Nuts, Not Rugs!  Big Bugs, Yams, Go, Vic!  Yes, Vets Can!,  Pet Pup,  Tan Cat, Fox Cubs, Did Liz Win?  Quiz Us, Liz!  Meg and Snip.  Snip Stops.  Flags Flap.  Ken and Mel.  Hand Fins.  Can Ben Get It?  Ducks.  Hop In, Jill!  Chicks.  Chicks in the Shed.  Big Mess.  Chet!  Bugs!  Bugs!  Bugs!  Slug Must Nap.

• To focus on an Opinion Writing.

• To focus on the Writing Process.

• Identify Topic and Central Idea.

• To focus on Grammar:- Nouns for People.  Present-Tense Verbs.  Past-Tense Verbs.  Singular and Plural Nouns.

• To focus on Word Relationships:-Shades of Meaning.  Classify and Categorize.  Synonyms and Antonyms.

• To focus on Word Meaning:- Multiple-Meaning Words.  Meaning Clues.

• To focus on Oral Language:- Academic Vocabulary/Topic Words.  *-celebrate, different, special, participate, pronounce, research, city, country, map, clue, mistake, puzzled, idea, offer, stuck, care, decide, real, curious, observe, study, close, flow, visit, watch, wonder, world, familiar, free, witness, American, crowd, customer, believe, law, refuse, anthem, cheer, team, belong, country, right, America, plain, sea, disability, hero, respectful, allow, energized, inspire, lovely, several, spy, practice, proud, success, important, scared, surprise, peaceful, rest, relax, half, serving, variety, muscles, relaxing, take care, energy, exercise, healthy, active, stretch, weight, brave, expect, ordinary, hope, wonderful, worried, community, busy, help, neighborhood, location, neighbor, earn, safe, together, enormous, height, wish, reflection, shell, stripe, bother, change, same, celebrate, different, special, participate, pronounce, research, clue, mistake, puzzled.

• To focus on Active Listening and Viewing.

• To focus on Genre Characteristics:- Informational Text/Alphabet Book, Fiction/Song/Folktale/Play/Fiction/Fiction/Informational Text/Poetry/Fairy Tale/Informational Text/Fable/Fiction/Fiction/Alphabet Books/Stories, Poetry/Fiction, Persuasive Text/Informational Text, Biography/Informational Text, Fiction/Fiction,  Fable/Fiction,  Informational Text/Informational Text, Fiction/Poetry, Informational Text/Informational Text.  Informational Text/Fiction.  Fiction/Informational Text.  Biography/Fiction.  Poetry/Song/Informational Text.  Persuasive Text/Informational Text, Fiction/Persuasive Text.

• To focus on Identify People, Places, Events.

• To focus on Asking and Answering Questions.

• To focus on identifying Topic, Central Idea, and Key Details.  Topic and Theme.

• To focus on Making and Checking Predictions.

• To be able to give a Summary.

• To be able to use Text Features.  To be able to Use Picture and Text Clues.

• To focus on Print Concepts:-  Book Orientation, Book Parts, Concept of a Word,  One-to-One Correspondence, Concept of a Sentence. Directionality, Return Sweep, Reading a Play, End Punctuation.

• To focus on using Picture and Text Clues.

• To focus on Character Feelings.  Character Traits.

• To Identify Rhyme and Rhythm.  To Produce Rhymes.

• To Identify Initial Sounds and Final Sounds.  

• To Isolate Initial and Final Sounds.

• To Identify and Produce Alliterative Words.

• To Identify Medial Vowel Sounds.  To Isolate Medial Vowel Sounds.

• To Blend Phonemes Into Words.

• To Blend Onsets and Rimes into Words.

• Segment Words into Onsets and Rimes.  Segment Words into Phonemes.

• Compare and Contrast Adventures.

• To Focus on Phonics:- Short a, i, o, e, u Sounds.  *-Short u Sounds.  Consonant Blends:- st, sp, sl, sn.  Consonant Blends:- Initial cl, fl, and Final st, nd.  *-Review Short Vowels and Consonant Blends.  Double Final Consonants and Final -ck.  

• Phonics:- Consonants r and f.  Consonants g and k.  Consonants v and y.

• Phonics:-Digraphs:- Initial sh.  Digraphs:- Initial ch.  Digraphs:- Initial th /TH/ and wh /w/.

• To focus on Phonics:- Inflection -s /s/ and -s /z/ (nouns).

• To focus on Phonics:- Inflection -s (verbs).

• To focus on Phonics:- Review Double Final Consonants, Final-ck, and Digraphs.

• To focus on High-Frequency Words:- Words to Know:- by, my, to, could, now, then, this, cut, must, said, when, have, six, some, we, help, they, too, yes, for, her, him, us, but, look, up, want, be, do, had, ten, are, lot, not, was, got, here, of, on, big, good, his, very, me, sits, with, did, in, put, he, ran, she, an, has, it, and, can, you, is, no, man, am, at, go, by, my, to, the, a, see, I, tell, well, who, your, could, now, then, this, back, let, were, what, down, off, so, will, get, hot, or, where, come, from, if, stop, as, our, red, that.

• To focus on Informational Text Writing/How-To Writing.

• To focus on Ideas:- Important Details.  Generating Questions.

• To focus on Revision Focus:- Adding Key Details.  Edit for Capitalization.

• To focus on Organization:- Strong Beginnings/Central Idea and Key/Relevant Details.  Edit for Adjectives and Articles.

• To focus on Grammar:-  Nouns:- People, Places, Animals, Things, Pronouns:- he, she, they, them, and theirs.  Sentences and Capitalization.  Prepositions:- for, to, from, of, with.  Singular and Plural Nouns.

• To focus on Author and Illustrator Roles.

• To focus on Story Elements:- Characters, Describe Setting, Main Events.  To be able to Retell a Story.  To be able to Describe Setting.  To Describe Connections.

• To focus on Author's Craft.  Discuss Author's Purpose.

• To focus on Following Directions.

• To focus on Monitoring Comprehension.

• To focus on Plot:- First, Next, Last, Beginning, Middle, End of Story, Problem and Solution in a story.

• To focus on Topic and Theme.

• To focus on Identifying Topic and Central Idea.

• To focus on Oral Language:- Academic Vocabulary:- *-Words:- celebrate, different, special, participate, pronounce, research, clue, mistake, puzzled, care, decide, real, curious, observe, study, close, flow, visit, watch, wonder, world, familiar, free, witness, American, crowd, customer, believe, law, refuse, disability, hero, respectful, practice, proud, success, important, scared, surprise, peaceful, rest, relax, brave, expect, ordinary, hope, wonderful, worried, community, busy, help, neighborhood, location, neighbor, earn, safe, together, enormous, height, wish, reflection, shell, stripe, bother, change, same, celebrate, different, special, participate, pronounce, research, city, country, map, clue, mistake, puzzled, idea, offer, stuck, plan, polite, share, care, decide, real, curious, observe, study, close, flow, visit, watch, wonder, world, familiar, free, witness, believe, law, refuse, anthem, cheer, team, belong, country, right, America, plain, sea, disability, hero, respectful, allow, energized, inspire, lovely, several, spy, practice, proud, success, important, scared, surprise, peaceful, rest, relax, half, serving, variety, muscles, relaxing, take care, brave, expect, ordinary, hope, wonderful, worried, busy, help, neighborhood, energy, exercise, healthy, active, stretch, weight. 

• To focus on Genre Characteristics:- Informational Text/Poetry/Fairy Tales/Informational Text/Fable/Fiction, Poetry/Fiction, Fiction/Informational Text,  Biography/Informational Text, Persuasive Text/Informational Text,  Alphabet Books/Stories,  Fiction Stories/Persuasive Text. Informational Text/Informational Text.  Fiction/Fiction.  Folktale/Play.  Fiction/Informational Text.  Biography/Fiction.  Poetry/Song/Informational Text.  Fiction/Song.  Informational Text/Alphabet Book.  Narrative Writing.

• To focus on Identifying/Blending  Syllables.

• To focus on Identifying Initial, Medial, and Final Sounds.

• To focus on Blend Onset and Rime Into Words.  To focus on Blending Phonemes into Words.

• To be able to Segment Syllables.

• To focus on Phonics:- Short a, i, o, e, u words.  Long a, i, o, e, u words.  Consonants q (qu) /kw/and x /ks/, Consonant z.  Consonant Blends:- st, sp, sl, sn.  Consonant Blends:- Initial cl, fl, and Final st, nd.

• To focus on High-Frequency Words:- Words to Know:- could, now, then, this, big, good, his, very, me, sits, with, did, in, put, he, ran, she, and, can, you, is, no, man, am, at, go, by, my, to, the, a, see, I, tell, well, who, your, could, now, then, this, back, let, were, what, down, off, so, will, cut, must, said, when, as, our, red, that, come, from, if, stop, get, hot, or, where, have, six, some, we, help, they, too, yes, for, her, him, us, but, look, up, want, be, do, had, ten, are, lot, not, was, got, here, of, on, big, good, his, very, me, sits, with, did, in, put, soon, he, ran, she, an, has, it, little, and, can, you, day, the, a, see, like, I, by, my, to, ask, am, at, go, say, is, no, man, take, are, lot, not, was, be, do, had, ten.

• To focus on Narrative Writing.  To focus on Poetry Writing.

• To focus on Organization:- Order of Events.  Poem Structure.

• To focus on Revision:- Characters and Setting.

• To focus on Grammar:- Nouns for People.  Pronouns.  Singular and Plural Nouns.

• To monitor comprehension, and reread text when understanding breaks down.

• To identify the number of Syllables in spoken words. 

• To focus on Blending Syllables into Words. 

• To distinguish between formal and informal language.

• To use picture and word clues to determine the meaning of unknown words.

• To ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases.

• To read and spell this week's high-frequency words:- good, his, very, me, sits, with, did, in, put, and, can, you, is, no, man, am, at, go, by, my, to, the, a, see, I, tell, well, who, your, could, now, then, this, back, let, were, what, down, off, so, will, cut, must, said, when, as, our, red, that, come, from, if, stop, get, hot, or, where, have, six, some, we, help, they, too, yes, for, her, him, us, but, look, up, want, be, do, had, ten, are, lot, not, was, got, here, of, on, big, good, his, very, me, sits, with, did, in, put, soon, he, ran, she, an, has, it, little, and, can, you, day, is, no, man, take.

• To identify and name upper-and lowercase letters Aa to Zz.

• To be able to write upper-and lowercase letters Aa to Zz.

• To take turns discussing and sharing topic ideas with a partner.

• To plan and record ideas for topics.

• To generate ideas for writing through class discussion.

• To share ideas using complete sentences.

• To be able to pronounce and use academic words.

• To recite and retell a nursery rhyme poem.

• To Retell a Story.

• To identify Plot:- Beginning, Middle, End of Story.  First, Next, Last in a story.

• To be able to answer questions about a text using complete sentences.

• To be able to identify singular present-tense verbs.

• To be able to use singular present-tense verbs correctly.

• To be able to identify Singular and Plural Nouns.

• To actively listen to a story read aloud to develop comprehension.

• To identify environmental print in a story.

• To discuss responses to questions about a story.

• To identify characters, setting, and main events in informational text.

• To engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

• To identify the front and back cover and title page of a book.

• To use pictures in a story and text clues to support understanding.

• To be able to identify plural present-tense verbs.

• To be able to use plural present-tense verbs correctly.

• To be able to focus on Past-Tense Verbs with -ed.

• To be able to focus on Irregular Past-Tense Verbs.

•  To answer questions and make connections using text evidence.

• To respond to text by drawing and writing.

• To be able to use academic words in complete sentences.

• To be able to use picture, word clues, text clues to determine the meaning of unknown words.

• To ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases.

• To be able to sing the alphabet song.

• To be able to identify upper-and lowercase letters.

• To be able to identify and form letters.

• To be able to write upper-and lowercase letters from memory:-  *-Mm, Ss, Aa, Tt, Bb, Cc, Pp, Nn, Ff, Ii, Gg, Rr, Oo, Dd, Xx, Jj, Ee, Hh, Kk, Uu, Ll, Ww, Zz, Vv, Yy, Qq, Qu.

• To explain reasons in writing and speaking.

• To recognize that letters represent sounds that can be blended together to form words.

• To respond to text by drawing and writing.

• To make introductions using formal language.

• To listen actively to understand information.

• To take turns speaking with a partner.

• To discuss responses to questions about a story.

• To identify individual words in a spoken sentence.

• To use text evidence to answer questions about a story.

• To practice turning pages from right to left in a book.

• To answer questions about a text using complete sentences.

• To listen actively while classmates share their writing.

• To identify and describe the important events in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• To retell the plot of a story using complete sentences.

• To discuss responses to questions about a story.

• To engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

• To be able to match pictures to text.

• To be able to count printed letters and words.

• To recognize that letters represent sounds that can be blended together to form words.

• To edit for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

• To answer questions and make connections using text evidence.

• To respond to text by drawing and writing.

• To develop handwriting and accurately form letters.

• To use high-frequency words in complete sentences.

• To focus on oral activities, recognize own name in print, recognize rhyming words, distinguish between letters and numbers. 

• To continue to count, pronounce, and blend syllables, demonstrate book handling skills, sort objects into categories by color, discuss environmental print, blend and segment syllables.   

• Phonemic Awareness:- To identify words in Sentences.

• To be able to identify and read Color Words:- yellow, green, brown, red, blue, orange, black, purple, pink, gray, white, colors.  

• To focus on All Rhyming Words/Families:- All Short a Rhyming Word Families  -at, -am, -ap, -an,  All Short i Rhyming Word Families, -in, -ig, -it, -ip, -ib,  All Short o Rhyming Word Families, -ock, -og,  -op,  -od, -ot, -ox,  All Short e Rhyming Word Families, -et, -eg,  -en, -ed, -ell,  All Short u Rhyming Word Families, -ug,-un, -ub, -ut, -um, -uck, -up.  

• To be able to know Book Orientation.

• Number of Words in a Sentence. 

• Blending and Segmenting Phonemes/Sounds.

• Review Letter Persons:-Mm, Ss, Aa, Tt, Cc, Pp, Nn, Ff, Ii, Bb, Gg, Rr, Oo, Dd, Xx, Jj, Ee, Hh, Kk, Uu, Ll, Ww, Vv, Zz, Yy, Qq, Qu.  

• Tap and Slide Short a, Short i, Short o, Short e, and Short u Words, Stretching and Sliding sounds into a word. 

• Add/Delete/Substitute Phonemes/Sounds.

• Tracking/Counting/Clapping Out Syllables.  

• To  focus on Compare and Contrast Texts, Understanding Characters, Drawing Conclusions, Genre:- Fantasy vs. Realistic Text, Author's Purpose,  Figurative Language, Cause and Effect,  Text and Graphic Features, Story Structure, Sequence of Events, Genre:- Fantasy, Author's Word Choice, Details, Main Idea, Context Clues, Summarize/Analyze/Evaluate/Visualize/Question/Infer/Predict/Monitor/Clarify, Justify, Letters/Sounds:- Blending Words, Word Building, Short a, e, i, o, u  Word Families, Long a, e, i, o, u Word Families, Blend Onset and Rime,  Segment Onset and Rime, Blend Phonemes, Segment Phonemes, Add Phonemes, Delete Phonemes, Substitute Phonemes, Final Ending Sound, Middle Sound. 

• Make and Check Predictions.

• Describe Characters.

• Identify and Produce Alliterative Words.

• To Classify and Categorize Science Words, Family Words, and Shape Words, Sensory Words, Seasons, Describing Words, Adjectives for Color, Adjectives for Number, Adjectives for Size and Shape, Sensory Words, Antonyms, Synonyms, Subject-Verb Agreement. 

• To Identify Nouns:- Proper and Common Nouns for People, Places, Animals, Things, Singular and Plural.  

• Sentence Parts:- Verb-Classify and Categorize Action Words,  Complete Sentence- Sentence Parts-Subject, Verb, Statements, Questions, (Capitalization and Punctuation), Exclamations (Capitalization and Punctuation), Proper Nouns for Places, People, and Pets, Verbs in the Past, Present, and Future Tense. 

• To identify Pronouns:- he, she, we, they, it, I, Proper Nouns for Days and Months. 

• To Identify Prepositions:- for, to, with, from, of, in, on, out, off, by, Pause for Punctuation, Read with Fluency/Expression/Reading Rate.

• Edit for Prepositions.

• To identify Number Words- one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one. 

• To focus on the Days of the Week and Months of the Year.  

• To focus on Multiple-Meaning Words. 

• To focus on the words cut, must, said, when, big, good, his, very, me, sits, with, did, in, put, and, can, you, is, no, man, am, at, go, by, my, to, tell, well, who, your, could, now, then, this, back, let, were, what, down, off, so, will, as, our, red, that, but, look, up, want, be, do, had, ten, I, like, the, and, see, we, a, to, come, me, with, my, you, what, are, now, is, of, many, how, so, where, find, from, but, on, this, came, will, into, your, be, that, who, go, for, got, here, they, soon, up, make, them, give, play, say, new, ate, could, good, said, then, was, she, all, over, when, for, her, him, us, some, he, away, must, no, by, there, do, down, went, just, an, has, it, little, only, have, help, one, every, ask, walk, look, out, did, in, put, soon, saw, their, very, off, our, day, take, too, show, are, lot, not, was, help, they, too, yes, get, hot, or, where, come, from , if, stop.

• To focus on the Author Study:- Dr. Seuss.  Mercer Mayer.  Kindergarten Stories with different Authors/Alphabet Stories/Color Stories/Fall Stories/Halloween Stories/Happy Valentine's Day Stories/Presidents' Day Stories/Black History Month Stories/Saint Patrick's Day Stories.  We will read Fall/Color/Spring/Summer Stories/Butterfly Stories.  

• Journal Writing:- We will focus on using new sight words, Fall/Autumn related words in complete sentences.

• To focus on the Use of Scissors, Printing Our First Name,  and Last Name, Numbers, Colors, Coloring. 

• To know our phone number, full street address, and birthdate/birthday.  *-Some do not know their phone number, full street address, and birthdate/birthday.  Please be working on knowing these important concepts.  This is a requirement on the Kindergarten Report Card.    Thank you!  

• To work on Word Building/Blending of Words together.         

• To work on Letter Identification Worksheets/Handouts. 

• To work on Rhyming Worksheets/Handouts.

• To work on Syllables Worksheets/Handouts.

• Phonics:- Consonants t, b, r, f, g, k, l, h, w, j, u, v, y, e, q, x, z, v, y, q, qu, c, p, m, s, a, n. 

• Narrative Writing.  Informational Writing:- Procedural Text.  

• Ideas:- Important Information.

Organization:- Strong Beginnings, Beginning, Middle, End.

• Writing Process:- Procedural Text.  Informational Text.  Creative Story Writing.  Word Choice:- Sensory Words.  Poetry Writing.

• Revision Focus:- Beginning, Middle, End, Order Steps in a Sequence.  Central Idea and Details.  Sensory Details.

• Grammar:- Singular and Plural Nouns.  Edit for Prepositions.  Edit for Pronouns.  Edit for Exclamation Marks.

• Make Inferences.

• Describe Connections.

•  Work on Fall/Autumn/Halloween Writing Pieces:-  My favorite thing about Halloween is__________________., Witches look______________________.

• Work on an Opinion Writing Piece if time permits.

Science:-  

• This week in school, we will focus on the Concepts/Topics in the Scholastic News Weekly Readers.  Go on Scholastic learn at home.  

• To continue to discuss the Fall/Autumn Season.  

• To discuss Fall/Creatures of the Night:-

• To discuss Nocturnal Animals.

• To continue to focus on Listening and Following Directions.

• To continue to play some games on the Smartboard.

• To watch some videos about creatures of the night.

• To Start the Life Cycle of a Pumpkin.

• Science Worksheets/Handouts.

Social Studies:-

• This week in school, we will focus on the Concepts/Topics in the Scholastic News Weekly Readers.  Go on Scholastic learn at home.

• To discuss the Fall/Autumn Season.

• To discuss the importance of Fire Prevention Month:- Theme:- "Charge into Fire Safety:-  Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home". 

• *-Do some Fire Safety Activities.

• Fire Safety Month:- To know the important rules and procedures during a Fire Drill.  *-Fire Safety Rules and Procedures.

• To continue to focus on Listening and Following Directions.

• To continue to play some games on the Smartboard.

• To do some Worksheets/Handouts on Fire Safety.

**Please Continue to Reinforce these important skills/concepts at home. Thank you!

*-IMPORTANT:-

*-Reminder:- Please be studying all High-Frequency Vocabulary Words/Sight Words/Topic Words every night.  The students need to know all Vocabulary/Sight Words/Topic Words for first grade.  Please continue to work on writing first name and last name.  Please continue to practice writing out complete sentences using high-frequency vocabulary words. *-Please continue to work on holding a pencil/crayon.  Thank you!