Reading and Responding (Standards 1, 6, and 7)

Students use pictures and context clues to confirm meaning of unfamiliar words (ELA-1-E1)

Students retell important facts from informational test (ELA-1-E5)

Students compare the similarities/differences between events in a story and events in life (ELA-1-E6)

Students identify and state/tell cultural differences found in literature read aloud (ELA-6-E1)

Students demonstrate understanding of information in texts using a variety of strategies, including (ELA-7-E1)

 

Writing/ Proofreading(Standard (2, 3)

Students independently write a variety of grade-appropriate compositions, including simple informational descriptions (ELA-2-E4)

Students write for various purposes, including:

    -responses that include simple judgements about stories and text

    -responses that follow simple formats, including envelopes, lists, and journals (ELA-2-E6)

 

Students write a legible sentence demonstrating proper figure grounding on a line and appropriate spacing between words (ELA-3-E1)

Students capitalize the first word of a sentence, names of people, the pronoun I, and the names of months and days (ELA-3-E2)

Students spell grade-appropriate words including:

   -one-syllable words and selected grade-appropriate two-syllable words with regular spellings for long-and short-vowel sounds

   -high-frequency, grade-level words including words with irregular

     spellings, such as was, were, says, said, who, what, and why (ELA-3-E5)

 

 Speaking and Listening (Standard 4)

Students will speak clearly at a speed and volume appropriate for purpose and setting (ELA-4-E1)

Listen and orally respond to information presented in a variety of media, such as audio and video recordings (ELA-4-E6)

Students will maintain the topic of conversation with a classmate (ELA-4-E7)

 

Information Resources (Standard 5)

Students will locate information using the organization features of various media, including the keyboard to enter information on a computer (ELA-5-E1)

Students will use various sources, including print materials and observations to gather information to explain a topic

ELA-5-E2)

Students will record data through pictures or words (ELA-5-E3)

 

 Math

Students compare, contrast, name, and describe attributes (e.g., corner, side, straight, curved, number of sides) of shapes using concrete models [circle, rectangle (including square), rhombus, triangle]

 (G-1-E) (G-2-E) (G-4-E)

Students draw line segments (G-5-E)

Students explain patterns created with concrete objects, numbers, shapes, and colors (P-2-E)

 

Geography The World in Spatial Terms

Students identify and use simple map symbols and key/legend (G-1A-E1)

Students identify Earth’s various physical features (e.g., oceans, islands, mountains, rivers) (G-1B-E1)

Students identify and compare basic elements of culture (e.g., food, music, celebrations) (G-1C-E4)

 

 Historical Thinking Skills

Students use words to describe time (past, present, future) (H-1A-E1)

Students identify similarities and differences in families over time (e.g., structure, roles of women, men, and children)

(H-1A-E2)

 

 Science as Inquiry

Students use the five senses to describe observations (S1-E-A3)

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