Alignment to CORE and NGSS Standards
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | NGSS: 2-PS1.A-2 | Different properties are suited to different purposes. (2-PS1-2),(2-PS1-3) |
| 2 | RF.2.4a-Lexile Level | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 2 | RF.2.4a-Reading Counts! | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Reading Counts! |
| 2 | RI.2.10-Lexile Level | By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 2 | RI.2.10-Reading Counts! | By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Counts! |
| 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) |
| 2 | RL.2.10-Lexile Level | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 2 | RL.2.10-Reading Counts! | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Counts! |
| 3 | RF.3.4a-AR/ATOS | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. AR |
| 3 | RF.3.4a-Guided Reading | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Guided Reading |
| 3 | RF.3.4a-Lexile Level | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 3 | RI.3.10-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 2_3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. AR |
| 3 | RI.3.10-Guided Reading | 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 2_3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Guided Reading |
| 3 | RI.3.10-Lexile Level | 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 2_3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 3 | RI.3.9 | Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. (story versus For Creative Minds non-fiction component) |
| 3 | RL.3.10-AR/ATOS | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2_3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. AR |
| 3 | RL.3.10-Guided Reading | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2_3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Guided Reading |
| 3 | RL.3.10-Lexile Level | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2_3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 4 | L.4.6 | Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases: Rock formations show earth forces (earthquakes) and age, fossils, rainfall shapes land, rocks/soils/sediments moved by earth/water/living things, plate tectonics: location of mountain ranges/deep ocean trenches/earthquakes/volcanoes with maps to locate, Living things affect the physical characteristics of their regions, natural resources=renewable/non-renewable, natural hazards: earthquakes/tsunamis/volcanoes, plants/animals internal/external structures for growth/survival/behavior/reproduction, senses, fast-moving objects have more energy, energy moves through sound/light/electric currents, colliding objects may make sound, light transfers energy/produces heat, colliding objects change course, produce energy, wave motion, technology moves information over long distances, multiplication/division fact families with unknown numbers, factor pairs for whole numbers to 100, prime/composite numbers, number/shape patterns, multi-digit numbers/place value and compare with symbols (>,=,<), place value rounding, add/subtract multi-digit numbers, long division, fraction equivalents and comparisons, add/subtract mixed numbers like denominators, add/subtract fractions, multiply fraction by whole number, decimals, compare decimals to hundredths, measurement conversions, area/perimeter, line plot fractions, angle measurements whole numbers w protractor, points/lines/line segments/rays/angles/perpendicular/parallel lines, classify triangles, line of symmetry in two-dimensional figure, |
| 4 | NGSS: 4-ESS1.C | Local, regional, and global patterns of rock formations reveal changes over time due to earth forces, such as earthquakes. The presence and location of certain fossil types indicate the order in which rock layers were formed. (4-ESS1-1) |
| 4 | RI.4.3 | Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. |
| 4 | RI.4.4 | Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area: Rock formations show earth forces (earthquakes) and age, fossils, rainfall shapes land, rocks/soils/sediments moved by earth/water/living things, plate tectonics: location of mountain ranges/deep ocean trenches/earthquakes/volcanoes with maps to locate, Living things affect the physical characteristics of their regions, natural resources=renewable/non-renewable, natural hazards: earthquakes/tsunamis/volcanoes, plants/animals internal/external structures for growth/survival/behavior/reproduction, senses, fast-moving objects have more energy, energy moves through sound/light/electric currents, colliding objects may make sound, light transfers energy/produces heat, colliding objects change course, produce energy, wave motion, technology moves information over long distances, multiplication/division fact families with unknown numbers, factor pairs for whole numbers to 100, prime/composite numbers, number/shape patterns, multi-digit numbers/place value and compare with symbols (>,=,<), place value rounding, add/subtract multi-digit numbers, long division, fraction equivalents and comparisons, add/subtract mixed numbers like denominators, add/subtract fractions, multiply fraction by whole number, decimals, compare decimals to hundredths, measurement conversions, area/perimeter, line plot fractions, angle measurements whole numbers w protractor, points/lines/line segments/rays/angles/perpendicular/parallel lines, classify triangles, line of symmetry in two-dimensional figure, natural hazards), energy) |
| 5 | K-4)3.7.1 | There are four components of Earth’s physical systems (the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere) sky, clouds, plants, soil, oceans, lakes, mountains (See also NGSS ESS2.A1) |
| K-4 | K-4)3.11.3 | People and countries trade locally produced goods and services for goods and services that are produced in other places |
| K-4 | K-4)3.16.1 | The characteristics of renewable, nonrenewable, and flow resources |
| K-4 | K-4)7 | This theme provides for the study of how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and prepares students for the study of domestic and global economic issues. |
| K-5 | Dewey | [E] |
