LANGUAGE ARTS

 IN READING

§          uses prior knowledge, pictures and text to predict meaning.

§          uses context clues, word structure and phonics to identify and understand words.

§          uses problem-solving strategies such as re-reading, or reading on.

§          recognizes high-frequency words in texts.

§          develops and expands vocabulary.

§          increases comprehension by re-telling, re-reading, summarizing, and

discussing stories.

§          determines main idea and supporting details.

§          discovers whether information in text is true.

§          reads independently.

§          selects materials or reads for pleasure and information.

§          uses simple reference materials to obtain information.

 IN WRITING

 §          pre-writes by brainstorming ideas, using graphic organizers, and discussion.

§          develops a purpose and plan for writing that includes a central idea.

§          elaborates ideas by including details, facts or examples.

§          participates as the teacher revises his/her own writing for organization, ideas,

voice, word choice and/or sentence fluency.

§          revises work by adding or substituting text.

§          responds to the writing of peers by noting strengths and asking questions

 related to meaning.

§          identifies strengths and areas to improve own writing.

§          writes using legible handwriting.

§          produces final documents that have been edited for grade level spelling,

grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

§          writes for familiar occasions, audiences and purposes.

§          uses word processing software to assist in writing.

§          writes questions and observations about familiar topics, stories, or new

experiences.

IN LISTENING, VIEWING, AND SPEAKING

 §          listens for a variety of purposes (curiosity, directions, pleasure, performing

tasks, solving problems, following rules).

§          uses conversation to communicate to others.

§          uses personal preferences in listening to literature and other materials.

§          retells details of information heard, including sequence of events.

§          recognizes nonverbal cues (eye contact, smiles, hand gestures).

§          speaks clearly and at appropriate volume.

§          asks questions to seek answers.

§          determines main idea in a non print communication.

§          recognizes various types of mass media.

 IN LANGUAGE

§          displays phonemic awareness by discriminating sounds in words.

§          uses basic patterns and functions of language.

§          understands the importance of word choice.

§          recognizes differences between language that is used at home and at school.

 IN LITERATURE

 §          recognizes rhymes, rhythm and patterned structures in texts.

§          identifies story elements: setting, plot, character, problem and solution.

§          distinguishes between fiction and nonfiction.

§          uses prior knowledge to respond to a work of literature.

§          knows basic characteristics of fables, stories, and legends. 

                        
MATHEMATICS

 IN NUMBER SENSE, CONCEPTS AND OPERATIONS

§          associates verbal names, written word names, and standard numerals with whole

numbers less than 1000.

§          understands the relative size of whole numbers between 0 and 1000.

§          uses objects to represent whole numbers or commonly used fractions and

relates these numbers to real-world situations.

§          understands that whole numbers can be represented in a variety of equivalent forms.

§          understands and applies the concepts of counting (by 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, 10’s, 25’s, 50’s),

grouping, and place value with whole numbers between 0 and 100.

§          knows the effects of adding or subtracting on a whole number and understands

inverse (opposite) operations.

§          knows when to add or subtract whole numbers to solve problems.

§          uses number patterns and the relationships among counting, grouping and

place value strategies to show an understanding of the whole number

system.

§          adds and subtracts whole numbers to solve real-world problems using

appropriate methods of computing (objects, mental mathematics, paper and

 pencil, calculator).

§          provides and justifies estimates for real-world quantities.

§          classifies and models numbers as even and odd.

IN MEASUREMENT

§          uses and describes basic measurement concepts including length, weight, digital

and analog time, temperature, and capacity.

§          uses centimeters,  inch, links and blocks in measuring real quantities.

§          uses a variety of strategies to estimate length, width, time, and money and

compares them to actual measurements.

§          understands the need for a standard unit of measure.

§          selects and uses an object to serve as a unit of measure such as paper

clip, marble, or eraser.

§          selects and uses appropriate instruments (scales, rulers, clocks) and technology

to measure with customary or metric systems.

§          uses a variety of strategies to estimate length, width, time intervals and

money and compares them to actual measurements.

IN GEOMETRY AND SPATIAL SENSE

 §          understands and describes the characteristics of basic two and three dimensional

shapes.

§          understands basic concepts of spatial relationships, symmetry, and reflections.

§          uses objects to perform geometric transformations flips, slides,  turns.

§          uses real-life experiences and physical materials to describe, classify, compare,

and sort geometric shapes.

§          plots and identifies positive whole numbers on a number line.

 IN ALGEBRAIC THINKING

 §          describes a wide variety of classification schemes and patterns related to physical

characteristics and sensory attributes  such as rhythm, sound, shapes, colors,

numbers, similar objects and events.

§          recognizes, extends, generalizes, and creates a wide variety of patterns and

relationships using symbols and objects.

§          understands that symbols (□ rΟ) can be used to represent unknown quantities,

expressions, equations, and inequalities.

§          uses informal methods to solve real-world problems requiring simple equations that

contain one variable.

IN DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILITY

 §         displays solutions to problems by generating, collecting, organizing, and

analyzing data using simple graphs and charts.

§          displays data in a simple model to use the concepts of range, median, and  mode.

§          understands basic concepts of chance and probability.

§          decides what information is appropriate and how data can be collected,

displayed, and interpreted to answer relevant questions.

§          predicts which simple event is more likely, equally likely, or less likely to occur.

                                  
SCIENCE

GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE INTEGRATED

INTO MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS:

 §          nature of matter

§          energy

§          force and motion

§          processes that shape the earth

§          processes of life

§          how living things interact with the environment

§          nature of science

 SOCIAL STUDIES

GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE

 INTEGRATED INTO MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS:

§          history

§          geography

§          civics/government

§          economics