Reading: (Print-sound Code; Getting the Meaning; Reading Habits)

·    Decodes print-sound code automatically

·    Independently reads text through Level O

·    Reads and listens to a variety of genres

·    Compares authors and genres

·    Monitors and self-corrects own reading for meaning

·    Uses a variety of comprehension strategies

·    Uses text features of informational text

·    Reads 30 chapter books per year

·    Responds to literature in a variety of ways

Writing: (Habits and Processes; Writing Purposes and Resulting Genres; Language Use and Conventions)

·    Writes daily and routinely revises

·    Writes longer, more complex and more varied pieces

·    Writes for different audiences and purposes

·    Responds to literature through writing

·    Correctly spells all high frequency words

·    Uses grade appropriate writing conventions

Speaking and Listening (Habits, Kinds of Talk and Resulting Genres, Language Use and Conventions)

·    Opportunity for purposeful, meaningful talk

·    Initiates and sustains a conversation

·    Engages in book discussions

·    Restates own ideas with greater clarity

·    Articulates connections to self, text and world

·    Opportunities for speaking in and listening in the four genres

Number and Operations

·    Understands numbers and number systems

·    Understands meanings and relationships of operations

·    Computes fluently and makes estimates

Algebra

·    Understands patterns, relations, and functions

·    Analyzes mathematical situations and structures

·    Uses models to understand relationships

Geometry

·    Analyzes two-/three- dimensional geometric shapes

·    Describes spatial relationships using geometry

·    Uses geometric modeling to solve problems

Measurement

·    Understands measurement attributes/processes

·    Applies appropriate techniques to determine measurements

Data Analysis and Probability

·    Collects, organizes, and displays relevant data

·    Evaluates inferences and predictions based on data

·    Applies basic concepts of probability

The process strands, problem solving, reasoning and proof, communications, connections, and representation, are interwoven and interdependent with the content strands.

Scientific Inquiry

·    Asks questions about objects, organisms, and events

·    Uses observations to make predictions

·    Plans and conducts a “fair test” with the teacher’s help

·    Identifies patterns based on observations and summarizes findings

·    Compares and groups objects based on observable and measurable characteristics

·    Analyzes and makes statements about data displayed

·    Communicates scientific explorations through discussions with peers

·    Demonstrates safe practices in science

History and Nature of Science

·    Builds awareness that science and technology have been practiced for a long time

·    Knows that scientists share and critique new information with others

·    Describes some historical examples of contributions to science

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

·    Compares the needs of a population with the sources and quantities of resources

·    Realizes that some resources humans obtain from the environment are limited

Science and Technology

·    Identifies a problem, implements a proposed solution for the problem

·    Identifies some of the human-made things that aid in scientific inquiry

·    Identifies some of the technological solutions that make life easier and the trade-offs

Physical Science

·    Gains an understanding that mass is conserved 

·    Recognizes that materials have properties that are independent of the shape or size

·    Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the relationship between force and change of motion

·    Examines how magnets can cause some things to move without touching them

·    Builds awareness of how electrical flow can produce light, movement, heat, and magnetic fields

Life Science

·    Compares and contrasts structure and function among different organisms

·    Gains an understanding that the details in the life cycles of organisms are different

·    Differentiates between inherited physical traits not inherited in plants

·    Investigates how changes in environments affect plants and animals

Earth and Space Sciences

·    Gains an understanding of how some earth materials are created and change

·    Realizes that some earth processes are rapid and some are slow

·    Builds awareness that our sun is a star among other stars in the universe

Citizenship

·    Identifies key ideals of the United States form of government

·    Explains actions citizens can take to influence public policy

Culture

·    Explains why people choose to live in certain communities

·    Compares cultures in terms of contributions, attitudes, and ideas

Time, Continuity, and Change

·    Traces contributions of ethnic groups to a community’s historical development

·    Identifies historically significant places and individuals

Space and Place

·    Describes how physical environment affects a community

·    Defines and uses geographic tools and terms

Individual Development and Identity

·    Describes family influences on one’s identity

·    Explains cultural influences on personal development

Individuals, Groups, and Institutions

·    Describes how the individual contributes to the group

·    Explains how groups and institutions meet individual needs

Production, Distribution, and Consumption

·    Explains the concept of supply and demand

·    Describes how goods are made, distributed, and used

Power, Authority, and Governance

·    Explains why government is necessary

·    Identifies the features of local and state political systems

Science, Technology, and Society

·    Describes ways to control technology

·    Explains how technology affects society

Global Connections

·    Identifies the unique resources of communities around the world

·    Describes ways the community is connected to the world

Health Literacy Skills

·    Accesses valid health information

·    Practices health-enhancing behaviors

·    Analyzes influences on health

·    Uses interpersonal communications skills to enhance health

·    Uses goal-setting and decision-making skills to enhance health

·    Advocates for health

Personal and Community Health

·    Describes cycle of common communicable disease

·    Demonstrates behaviors that minimize contact with germs that cause communicable disease

Safety and Injury Prevention

·    Identifies valid sources of information about local safety hazards

·    Describes the danger of contact with blood or other body fluids and the importance of using a barrier for protection

Nutrition and Physical Activity

·    Explains the Food Guide Pyramid as a source of information about food groups and healthful diet choices

·    Discusses everyday physical activities that help one stay fit and feel good

Mental Health

·    Demonstrates ways to manage needs, wants, and feelings

·    Recognizes the emotions and feelings of positive and negative stress

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

·    Explains why it is important to follow instructions for use of prescription and non prescription drugs

·    Identifies reasons to avoid using tobacco products

Family Life and Human Sexuality

·    Provides examples of healthy social behaviors in families and society

·    Recognizes that individuals differ in their rates of growth and development

Musical Performance

·    Sings blending vocal timbres, matching dynamic levels and responds to simple conducting cues

·    Performs simple ostinati and rounds

·    Performs appropriate independent parts while other students sing or play same or contrasting parts

·    Reads symbols and traditional terms referring to dynamics, tempo, and pitch

·    Notates symbols and traditional terms referring to dynamics, tempo, and pitch

·    Listens to examples of simple musical form such as verse-refrain and call-and-response

·    Responds to various examples of musical forms

·    Describes examples of form in music

History and Culture

·    Describes roles of musicians in various settings and cultures

·    Identifies cultural contributions to music appropriate to developmental level

·    Performs appropriate music related to history and culture

Assessment of Music

·    Describes performances using standard musical vocabulary

·    Compares performances from two or more sources using standard musical vocabulary

Connections to Other Disciplines

·    Relates what is learned in music with other curricular areas

·    Names and discusses music career opportunities

Technology Integration

·    Acquires developmentally appropriate technology skills and vocabulary

Media, Techniques, and Processes

·    Explores different materials, media, technologies, techniques, and processes

·    Communicates ideas and emotions through original artwork

Structures and Functions

·    Uses elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas

Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas

·    Examines subject matter, symbols, and ideas of personal artwork

·    Revises for improvement and clarity of expression

History and Culture

·    Identifies art that belongs to particular styles, cultures, times, and places

Characteristics and Merits of Work

·    Describes, analyzes, and evaluates purposes for creating art by using art vocabulary

Connections to Other Disciplines

·    Creates artwork that extends knowledge to other curricular areas

Technology Integration

·    Selects elements of art and principles of design to create artwork using technology

Personal & Social Development Skills

·    Participates fully and communicates cooperatively with others

·    Follows rules of etiquette and ethical behavior

·    Displays age-appropriate self-control and discipline

·    Uses feedback to improve performance

·    Accepts the decisions of those teachers or officials in charge

·    Chooses healthful physical activities

·    Encourages the efforts of others

·    Displays supportive/inclusive behaviors

·    Self-initiates contributions to personal and partner/group effort

·    Adjusts behavior to prevent/reconcile conflicts

Motor Skills & Movement Patterns

·    Performs a variety of coordinated movements

·    Participates in games that involve simple ball-handling, running activities, and rhythmic patterns

·    Supports weight on hands

·    Identifies terminology that describes fundamental motor skills

·    Seeks feedback to improve performance

·    Explains the importance of practice, attention, and effort

·    Explains importance of game rules and safety procedures

Physical Activity & Fitness

·    Engages in a variety of activities to develop and measure individual aerobic capacity

·    Uses warm-up and cool-down procedures correctly

·    Engages in a variety of activities that develop flexibility

·    Demonstrates muscular tension and relaxation of hands, shoulders, feet, and stomach

·    Names activities that promote cardio-respiratory endurance

·    Measures fitness components using informal assessments