Alignment to Standards for VA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MA-1.5 | identify the ordinal positions first through tenth, using an ordered set of objects. |
| 1 | SC-1.5b | animal characteristics:body coverings, body shape, appendages, and methods of movement) |
| 1 | SC-1.5c | animal characteristics. Key concepts include other characteristics (wild/tame, water homes/land homes). |
| 1 | SC-1.7a | Seasonal changes: Key concepts include how temperature, light, and precipitation bring about changes in plants (growth, budding, falling leaves, and wilting); |
| 1 | SC-1.7b | Seasonal changes: Key concepts include how temperature, light, and precipitation bring about changes in animals (behaviors, hibernation, migration, body covering, and habitat); and |
| 1 | SC-1.7c | Seasonal changes: Key concepts include how temperature, light, and precipitation bring about changes in people (dress, recreation, and work). |
| 2 | CIV-2.10c | responsibilities of a good citizen: actions that can improve the school and community; |
| 2 | SC-2.5a | living things are part of a system. Key concepts include living organisms are interdependent with their living and nonliving surroundings; and |
| 2 | SC-2.5b | living things are part of a system. Key concepts include habitats change over time due to many influences. |
| 2 | SC-2.6a | weather. Key concepts include temperature, wind, precipitation, drought, flood, and storms; and |
| 2 | SC-2.7a | Seasonal changes: Key concepts include effects on growth and behavior of living things (migration, hibernation, camouflage, adaptation, dormancy); and |
| 2 | SC-2.8c | Plants importance Key concepts include plants provide homes and food for many animals and prevent soil from washing away. |
| 3 | SC-3.4a | animal adaptations: methods of gathering and storing food, finding shelter, defending themselves, and rearing young; |
| 3 | SC-3.4b | animal adaptations: hibernation, migration, camouflage, mimicry, instinct, and learned behavior. |
| 3 | SC-3.6b | environments Key concepts include dry-land environments (desert, grassland, rain forest, and forest environments) |
| 3 | SC-3.8a | Key concepts include patterns of natural events (day and night, seasonal changes, phases of the moon, and tides); and |
| 4 | SC-4.6b | Key concepts include weather phenomena (fronts, clouds, and storms). |
| 4 | SC-4.8b | Virginia natural resources. Key concepts include animals and plants; |
| K | CIV-K.8e | being a good citizen involves honesty, self-control, and kindness to others. |
| K | SC-K.8a | simple patterns in daily life. Key concepts include weather observations; |
