The Holy Spirit enables people to keep going when life is hard!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand how the Holy Spirit helps people as they continue the work that Jesus began.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that the Holy Spirit is there in our hours of need to give strength to people. 

Matthew's Gospel focuses on Jesus as a teacher!

Learning Intention: We are learning about the life of Jesus.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I complete a presentation of activities to show what life was like in Jesus' time.

A colon is used to introduce a group of items!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of punctuation marks.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that parentheses are used to enclose information like an example. 

Questioning helps us to understand about the text that we read!

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text that we read. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that questioning helps us to understand more about the text. 

Yay, Rosie tamed Ginger!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a summary about the story: Ginger the stray kitten. 

Hmm, I wonder why the five girls left their siblings at home?

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text and develop our critical thinking skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the story How Sonny Bear went to a picnic to write five critical thinking questions about it. 

Sputnik 1 was made in Russia!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the interactive systems in outer space.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I research and locate information to answer questions about man-made satellites.

Satellites surveillance the galaxy!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the interactive systems in outer space.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write down 10 facts about satellites.

Sonny Bear is very thoughtful for giving the bread to the dog!

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text and develop our critical thinking skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the story When the storm came to write five critical thinking questions. 

The mascots are all representatives of the hosting country!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand about continuity and change.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record the past 10 Olympic mascots and explain what they represent.

Poor Baby Bear, the salt must've tickled his throat!

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text that we read. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the text to create critical thinking questions about the story 'When mother bear made pickles'. 

Let's go on an ocean adventure!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand about the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a summary of the Book: Ocean Adventure- The magic school bus.

What country are you cheering for in the Olympics?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand about the Rio Olympics.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the Thinkers Keys like, the Alphabet Key, Commonality Key, Prediction Key and the Picture Key to explain my understanding of the Rio Olympics.

Yay! United States beat Qatar in beach volleyball for the Rio Olympics!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the sports that are played in the Rio Olympics.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain the rules of how beach volleyball is played in the Olympics.

Yay! Mommy bear's a hero!

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the text to answer critical thinking questions of the story 'How mother bear saved Sonny bear'. 

Do you know when to put apostrophes in sentences with plural nouns?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand apostrophes.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain where to put apostrophes in sentences with plural nouns, singular nouns and irregular nouns.

I wonder what would happen if chocolate chip cookies were healthy for us?

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop critical thinking skills using Thinkers Keys.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the Different uses Key to explain 5 different uses for an empty family sized cookie packet.

Oh no! If there are no schools, we won't be able to get an education!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop critical thinking skills using Thinkers keys.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the what if key to explain what it would be like without schools. 

Wow, she ran as fast as a jaguar!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand descriptive language.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain what a simile is and give 3 examples of it.

Did you know that you can use a Y shaped twig to make a slingshot?

Learning intention: We are learning to develop critical thinking skills using Thinkers Keys.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the Alphabet Key to find words that are related to the word compost.