Alignment to CORE and NGSS Standards
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.1.5a | Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. |
| 1 | RF.1.4a-Lexile Level | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Lexile Level 190L to 530L |
| 1 | RI.1.10-Lexile Level | With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1. (Non-fiction For Creative Minds)Lexile Level 190L to 530L |
| 1 | RI.1.9 | Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic. (story versus For Creative Minds non-fiction component) |
| 1 | RL.1.10-Lexile Level | With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.Lexile Level 190L to 530L |
| 2 | NGSS: 2-LS4.D | There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. Classification (2-LS4-1) |
| 2 | RI.2.9 | Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. (story versus For Creative Minds non-fiction component) |
| 3 | NGSS: 3-LS4.C | For any particular environment, some kinds of organisms survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. (3-LS4-3) |
| 4 | RI.4.10-AR/ATOS | By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4_5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. AR |
| 4 | RL.4.10-AR/ATOS | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4_5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. AR |
| 5 | L.5.6 | Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases: Sun as star, Earth/moon orbits, Earth rotation on axis, seasonal patterns, day/night patterns, shadows, sun/moon/star patterns vary by time of day/month/year, Earth systems: geosphere (rocks/soil/sediments) / hydrosphere (water/ice) / atmosphere (air) / biosphere (living things) and their interactions (shape landforms/influence climate-weather), water: ocean/glaciers/fresh percentages, human impact on Earth resources and environment (EE), food chains/webs w decomposers, impact of invasive species, cycles, state of matter: gas/weight/change, change in matter: chemical/mixtures, gravity, photosynthesis, numerical expressions: parenthesis/brackets/braces/symbols, number patterns two rules, multiplying numbers by 10 moving decimals, decimals to thousandths, compare decimals, add/subtract/multiply/divide decimals, add/subtract fractions unlike denominators/mixed numbers, area with fractions, convert measurements, line plot fractions, volume, cubic measurements, coordinate grid, metaphors/similes |
| 5 | RF.5.4a-AR/ATOS | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. AR |
| 5 | RI.5.10-AR/ATOS | By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4_5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. AR |
| K | RI.K.9 | With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic. (comparing story to For Creative Minds non-fiction component) |
| K-5 | Dewey 551.57 | 551.57 |
