Alignment to CORE and NGSS Standards
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NGSS: 1-LS1.A: | All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow. (1-LS1-1) |
| 1 | NGSS: 1-LS1.B | Adult plants and animals can have young. In many kinds of animals, parents and the offspring themselves engage in behaviors that help the offspring to survive. (1-LS1-2) |
| 1 | NGSS: 1-LS3.A | Young animals are very much, but not exactly, like their parents. Plants also are very much, but not exactly, like their parents. (1-LS3-1) |
| 1 | NGSS: 1-LS3.B | Individuals of the same kind of plant or animal are recognizable as similar but can also vary in many ways. |
| 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.1.5 | Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, (paired fiction & For Creative Minds non-fiction) |
| 2 | RF.2.4a-Lexile Level | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 2 | RI.2.4 | Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area: Earth processes: quickly/slowly, wind/water shape land, plate tectonics, maps, water: ocean/rivers/lakes-solid or liquid, STEM: drawings, plant basic needs, seed dispersal, biodiversity, state of matter: solid/liquid, small objects make larger, heating/cooling substance causes observable change, add/subtract 100-20 mentally, equal groups for multiplication foundation, odd/even numbers, place value 3 digits, skip counting, measure length using 2 different measurements (inches/feet/yard/cm/m), compare objects by measurement, number line, time to 5 minutes, money/currency, line plot, picture graph, bar graph 4 categories, shapes/angles/number faces, divide shapes into halves, thirds, quarters, fables/folktales from diverse cultures, rhyme and rhythm, compare two/more versions same story, collective nouns |
| 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 | L.3.6 | Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate domain-specific words and phrases: Weather prediction, weather versus climate, natural hazards, life cycles, changing environments: organisms survive/move/adapt/die, animal group behavior, inherited traits, instinct/learned behavior, extinct animals, fossils, individual advantages survival/mating, habitat survival: physical/behavioral adaptations, living things change habitats, force/motion: strength/direction/electric/magnetic, multiplication/division, unknown number m/d equation, m/d fact families, two-step word problems, place value rounding, fractions, time to minute, liquid volumes, scaled picture graph/bar graph, measurements to fractional inches, line plot, area, square units, area=multiplication/division, perimeter, shapes in different categories (rhombus/rectangle=quadrilateral), divide shapes by equal area, fables/folktales/myths from diverse cultures, compare/contrast stories from same author/series, |
| 3 | NGSS: 3-LS2.C | When the environment changes in ways that affect a place’s physical characteristics, temperature, or availability of resources, some organisms survive and reproduce, others move to new locations, yet others move into the transformed environment, and some die. (secondary to 3-LS4-4) |
| 3 | NGSS: 3-LS3.A | Many characteristics of organisms are inherited from their parents. (3-LS3-1 ) Other characteristics result from individuals’ interactions with the environment, which can range from diet to learning. Many characteristics involve both inheritance and environment. (3-LS3-2) |
| 3 | RF.3.4a-Lexile Level | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 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-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 | NGSS: 4-LS1.A | Plants and animals have both internal and external structures that serve various functions in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction. (4-LS1-1) |
| 4 | RF.4.4a | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. |
| 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 | NGSS: 5-LS1.C-1 | Food provides animals with the materials they need for body repair and growth and the energy they need to maintain body warmth and for motion. (secondary to 5-PS3-1) |
| 5 | RI.5.5 | Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. (Paired reading-story versus For Creative Minds non-fiction component) |
| K | NGSS: K-LS1.C | All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow. (K-LS1-1) |
| 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 599.7 | 599.7 |
