Standards
Social Studies
Standard 1-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of
how individuals, families, and communities live and work together here and
across the world.
Standard 1-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of home, school,
and other settings across the world.
Standard 1-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how
government functions and how government affects families.
Standard 1-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how
and why people make economic choices and the importance of these choices for
families.
Standard 2-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of
the local community and the way it compares with other communities in the
world.
Standard 2-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding
of the division of the world geographically into continents and politically
into nation-states.
Standard 2-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of trade and markets and the role of
supply and demand in determining the price and allocation of goods within the
community.
1-R1.1
Demonstrate
the ability to use a variety of strategies to derive meaning from texts.
1-R1.2
Demonstrate
the ability to read independently for extended periods of time to derive
pleasure and to gain information.
1-R1.3
Demonstrate
the ability to make connections between texts read aloud or independently and
his or her prior knowledge, other texts, and the world.
1-R1.12
Demonstrate
the ability to categorize and classify ideas.
1-R1.16
Begin
following one-step written directions to complete a task.
1-R1.17
Begin
using graphic representations such
as charts, graphs, pictures, and graphic
organizers as information sources and as a means of organizing information
and events logically.
1-W1.1
Demonstrate
the ability to choose a topic and generate ideas about which to write.
1-W1.2
Begin
using prewriting strategies.
1-W1.3
Demonstrate
the ability to generate drafts using words and pictures that focus on a topic
and that include relevant details.
1.W!.4
Demonstrate
the ability to revise writing for
details with peer or teacher support.
1-W1.5
Demonstrate
the ability to edit for language
conventions such as spelling, capitalization, and punctuation with peer or
teacher support.
1-W1.6
Demonstrate
the ability to write in a variety of formats.
1-W1.6.1
Demonstrate
the ability to write simple compositions, friendly letters, and expressive and
informational pieces with peer or teacher support.
1-W2.1
Demonstrate
the ability to use oral and written language to explain and inform.
1-C1.1
Demonstrate
the ability to use appropriate voice level, phrasing, sentence structure (syntax), and intonation
when speaking.
1-C1.3
Demonstrate
the ability to respond in complete sentences.
1-C1.7
Demonstrate
the ability to use oral language for a variety of purposes.
1-C1.10
Continue
using visual aids such as pictures
to support and extend his or her meaning in oral presentations.
1-C1.11
Continue
using Standard American English (SAE)
in formal speaking situations and in the classroom
1-C2.1
Demonstrate
the ability to follow one- and two-step oral directions.
1-C2.2
Begin
following multi-step oral directions.
1-C2.5
Demonstrate
the ability to focus attention on the person who is speaking and listen
politely without interrupting.
1-C3.1
Demonstrate
the ability to recognize non-print
sources.
1-C3.3
Demonstrate
the ability to make connections between material from non-print sources and his or her prior
knowledge, other sources, and the world.
1-RS.1.2
Demonstrate
the ability to ask how and why questions about a topic of interest.
1-RS1.1
Begin
asking questions to guide his or her topic selection.
1-RS2.2
Continue
gathering information from a variety of sources, including those accessed
through the use of technology.
1-RS2.3
Begin
documenting sources by listing titles and authors.
1-RS3.1
Demonstrate
the ability to organize and classify information by constructing categories.
1-RS3.2
Continue
organizing information on the basis of observation.
1-RS3.3
Continue
presenting his or her research findings in a variety of formats.
2-R1.1
Demonstrate
the ability to use a variety of strategies to derive meaning from texts; begin
reading texts fluently.
2-R1.2
Demonstrate the ability to read independently
for extended periods of
time to derive pleasure and to
gain information.
2-R1.3
Demonstrate the ability to make connections
between texts read independently and his or her prior knowledge, other texts,
and the world.
2-R1.6
Demonstrate the ability to recall details in
texts.
2-R1.7
Demonstrate the ability to ask and answer
questions about texts.
2-R1.10
Demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions
and make inferences.
2-R1.11
Demonstrate the ability to categorize and
classify ideas.
2-R1.9
Demonstrate the ability to summarize the main idea of a particular text.
2-R1.14
Demonstrate
the ability to follow one-step written directions to complete a task.
2-R1.15
Begin following two-step written directions.
2-R1.16
Continue using graphic representations
such as charts, graphs, pictures, and graphic
organizers as information sources
and as a means of organizing information and events logically.
2-R1.17
Demonstrate the ability to respond to texts
through a variety of methods, such as creative
dramatics, writing, and graphic art.
2-R1.18
Demonstrate the ability to compare and
contrast the information, ideas, and
elements within a single text; begin
comparing and contrasting his or her
findings on a particular topic after
having extracted that information from two or more pieces of graphic or written
material.
2-W1.1
Demonstrate the ability to choose a topic and
generate ideas and use oral and written prewriting
strategies.
2-W1.2
Demonstrate the ability to generate drafts
that focus on a topic; have a beginning, middle, and end; and include relevant
and supportive details.
2.W1.3
Demonstrate the ability to revise writing for details with peer or
teacher support.
2-W1.4
Demonstrate the ability to edit for language conventions such as
spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and word
usage.
2-W1.5
Demonstrate
the ability to write and publish in a variety of formats.
2-W1.5.1
Demonstrate the ability to write simple compositions, friendly letters, and expressive and informational pieces.
2-W2.1
Demonstrate the ability to use writing to
explain and inform.
2-W2.2
Begin to use writing in order to learn,
entertain, and describe.
2-W3.1
Demonstrate the ability to respond to texts
both orally and in writing.
2-W3.2
Demonstrate the ability to use literary models to develop and refine
writing.
2-W4.1
Demonstrate the ability to print legibly.
2-C1.1
Demonstrate the ability to use appropriate
voice level, phrasing, sentence structure (syntax), and intonation when speaking.
2-C1.3
Demonstrate the ability to respond in complete sentences.
2-C1.7
Demonstrate the ability to use oral language
for a variety of purposes.
2-C1.10
Demonstrate the ability to use visual aids, props, and technology to
support and extend his or her meaning and enhance his or her oral
presentations.
2-C1.11
Demonstrate the ability to use Standard American English (SAE) in
formal speaking situations and in the classroom.
2-C2.1
Demonstrate the ability to follow multi-step oral directions.
2-C2.4
Demonstrate the ability to focus attention on
the person who is speaking and listen politely without interrupting.
2-C3.4
Demonstrate
the ability to make connections between material from non-print sources and his or her prior
knowledge, other sources, and the world.
2-C3.1
Demonstrate the ability to make predictions
about the content of what he or she views.
2-C3.3
Begin summarizing
information that he or she receives from non-print
sources.
2-RS1.2
Demonstrate the ability to ask how and why questions about a topic of interest.
2-RS1.1
Demonstrate the ability to ask questions to
guide his or her topic selection.
2-RS2.1
Demonstrate the ability to identify pictures,
charts, tables of contents, and diagrams as sources of information.
2-RS2.2
Demonstrate the ability to gather information
using a variety of resources, including technology, and begin organizing such
information.
2-RS2.3
Continue documenting sources by listing titles
and authors.
2-RS3.1
Demonstrate the ability to organize and
classify information by constructing categories.
2-RS3.2
Demonstrate
the ability to organize information on the basis of observation.
2-RS3.3
Demonstrate the ability to present his or her
research findings in a variety of formats.