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Reading Comprehension - Fiction

Reading Comprehension - Nonfiction

Structure

Development (Craft and Elaboration)

Language Conventions

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

Build on others’ talk in conversations by linking comments to the remarks of others.

Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.

Phonics and Word Recognition

Vocabulary Acquisition

Earth Processes

Classifying by Properties

Plants Investigation

Plants and Animals and Habitats

Types of Communities

History and Development of Western Springs

Map Skills

America's Independence

Cooperation, participation and appropriate use of materials.

Demonstrates grade level appropriate PE skills and knowledge.

Cooperation, participation and appropriate use of materials.

Demonstrates grade level appropriate skills while creating, performing, or responding to music.

Cooperation, participation and appropriate use of materials.

Demonstrates grade level appropriate skills while creating, presenting, and responding to art.

Create and solve one and two-step addition and subtraction real world problems within 100 by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown.

List one and two digit fact families. For example, 3+4=7, 30 +40=70 

Add three one-digit numbers with sums to 27. 

Add to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to five rows and up to five columns; write an equation to express as a sum of equal addends.

Identify whether a number is odd or even and use objects, pictures, or equations to explain whether a number up to 100 has an odd or even number of members.

Use mental arithmetic strategies to add and subtract problems within 20.

Identify equivalent names for numbers up to 100. For example, 8 can equal 8 tally marks, 4 +4, 8 pennies, etc.

Count within 1,000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, 100s and identify and explain the pattern.

Add and subtract within 100 without regrouping using strategies including repeated addition, skip counting, fact retrieval (identifying even and odd numbers).

Identify place value in 2, 3, 4-digit numbers. For example, in the number 4,267 the 2 is in the hundreds place. 

Identify the value of each digit in a 2, 3, or 4-digit number and write the number in expanded form. For example, 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, 6ones.

Make exchanges among place values using manipulatives. For example, 100 is 10 tens. 

Read and write 2, 3, 4-digit numbers using standard form and number names. 

Compare and order 2, 3, 4-digit numbers using < , >, =. 

Mentally add and subtract 10s or 100s to any number 100-1,000. 

Justify and model why addition and subtraction strategies work using place value and the properties of operations with problems of 2 or 3 digits. 

Round a single number to the nearest 10’s or 100’s place and estimate solutions to addition and subtraction problems. 

Add up to four two-digit numbers using strategies based on place value properties of operations. 

Subtract numbers within 100 using strategies based on place value properties of operations. 

Add and subtract two three-digit numbers with regrouping using concrete models and explain the strategy in writing.

Estimate and solve real world problems using addition and subtraction strategies and justify the solution by explaining the strategy used. 

Select appropriate tool used for measuring such as a ruler, yardstick, meter stick, and tape-measure.

Measure a line segment to the nearest half inch.

Compare the length of an object measured twice, using different length units(for example feet and inches) and explain how the two measurements relate to the size of the units chosen.

Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters and meters.

Measure in standard units (inches, feet, centimeters, meters) to determine how much longer one object is than another. 

 Define perimeter as the distance around the outside of a polygon.

Solve perimeter problems by measuring all the whole number side lengths of a polygon.

Solve addition and subtraction real word problems within 100 involving lengths that are given in same units using number lines, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Identify and write the value of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, $1.00 bills, and $5.00 bills using dollar-and-cent notation. For example, a nickel=$0.05

Compute the value of coins and bills in combinations to $5.00.

Identify the value of a given combination of coins and compare sets of money using < , > , = up to $5.00.

Identify coin equivalencies using pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters and make coin exchanges.

Calculate accurately the change needed up to $1.00.

Solve real world addition and subtraction problems using manipulatives or calculators, involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ or ¢ (symbols) up to $5.00.

Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.

Solve simple real world problems using time. For example, What time do you wake up? 8:00 a.m.

Use a thermometer in Fahrenheit and Celsius to solve temperature problems up to 100 degrees.

Collect data including time, temperature, and measurement by tallying the results.

Create a picture graph, a bar graph, and a line plot, given a constructed template, with a single-unit scale to represent a collected data set with up to four categories.

Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in picture graphs and bar graphs.

Classify previously mastered shapes (see appendix) as quadrilaterals and/or polygons.

Identify the number of angles and line segments/sides in previously identified two-dimensional shapes.

Identify, draw, and name: points, lines, and line segments.

Identify and draw parallel lines.

Identify the base and the number of faces, edges, and vertices on previously introduced shapes and three-dimensional shapes (see appendix).

Identify and draw up to four lines of symmetry on previously mastered shapes.

Explain the difference between two given shapes (see appendix) using words (angles and faces) to describe their attributes.

Draw previously mastered two-dimensional shapes given a specific number of line segments/sides and angles (see appendix).

Divide a rectangle into rows and columns of the same size squares and count to find the total number of squares.

 Divide circles, rectangles, and squares into two, three, or four equal shares using halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc. and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, and four fourths.

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, when, where, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. 

Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures.

Determine the central message, lesson, or moral of stories from diverse cultures

Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Describe the overall structure of a story, including how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.

Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. 

Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures. 

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, when, where, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

Explain the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

Locate key facts or information in a text efficiently by using various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, and icons).

Identify the main purpose of a text including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

Write opinion pieces; introduce the topic, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

Write informative/explanatory pieces; introduce a topic, separate different information into parts and provide a concluding statement or section.

 Write well-elaborated narrative pieces; recount an event or short sequence of events, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

Supply reasons to support your opinion and write a few sentences about each reason.

Write to teach your reader by including facts, definitions, details, steps, or tips in informative/explanatory pieces.

Include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings in narrative pieces.

Use collective nouns (e.g., group). 

Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns. 

Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).

Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs.

Identify adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is being modified.

Produce and expand simple and compound sentences.

Form and use simple verb tenses (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk).

Use capitals at the beginning of every sentence and capitalize proper nouns (e.g., holidays, product names, and geographic names). 

Use ending punctuation marks as well as commas in greetings and closings of letters.

Use apostrophes to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.

Identify and use learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., long and short vowels, vowel/consonant digraphs, trigraphs, consonant clusters/blends, vowel r, and base/affixes).

Consult reference materials as needed to check and correct spellings.

Distinguish long and short single-letter vowel phonemes when reading decodable one-syllable words (e.g. bake, spot, mat).

 Use spelling-sound (phoneme-grapheme) correspondences (e.g., long and short vowels, vowel/consonant digraphs, trigraphs, consonant clusters/blends, vowel r, and base/affixes) 

Read decodable two-syllable words with short and long vowels (digraphs).

Read words with common prefixes and suffixes.

 Identify and explore words with common phoneme-grapheme correspondences that have alternate pronunciations (e.g. most/cost, bear/near).

Read grade-appropriate high-frequency words.

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word/phrase. (e.g., light).

Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known base. (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell)

Utilize a known base word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same base.

Apply knowledge of the meaning of individual words to determine the meaning of compound words (e.g., lighthouse/birdhouse, bookshelf/bookmark).

Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny).

Consult glossaries, dictionaries, and other print and digital tools (e.g., Oxford English Dictionary Online, Etymology Online, Latin Dictionary), to determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases.

Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy.)

Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

Identify where water is found and the types of bodies of water (i.e. oceans, lakes, rivers, streams).

Develop and present a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.

Describe earth events (i.e. earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, erosion) and classify them as occurring quickly or slowly.

Produce an evidence-based report of a recent earth event shaping or altering the earth using media.

Create a model that represents one of the processes that shapes or alters the shape of the land. (i.e. technology project, cookie experiment)

Record a list of solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land as a group.

Describe and classify materials by their observable properties (strength, flexibility, hardness, texture, color, absorbency).

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials (plastic tubing, nail, cardboard, wire, wooden block, felt) to determine which materials are best suited for an intended purpose.

Build two different structures using the same materials to show how an object can be disassembled and made into a new object(s). [Teaching connections: properties of materials determine usefulness within a structure, and changes can be reversed.]

Record which of a given set of materials have altered properties after being heated or cooled and if this change can be reversed (i.e. water, crayons, shrinky dinks, wood).

Match the parts of the Scientific Method (question, hypothesis, experiment, observations, conclusions) with their definition. (see graphic organizer and “I Am a Scientist” lesson)

Collaboratively plan an investigation to determine the cause and effect relationship between plants and sunlight and plants and water.

Collect and record data of plant growth, make comparisons in discussion based on variables tested, and draw conclusions (light vs. darkness, water vs. no water).

List plants and animals in different habitats (Terrestrial: forests, deserts, grasslands; Aquatic: saltwater and freshwater), using text and media.

Match animals to their habitat. (i.e. diorama)

Compare omnivores, carnivores, and herbivores and provide examples of each.

Identify examples of predator/prey relationships within each habitat.

Develop a simple model or role play to mimic the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.

Produce an ecosystem model that incorporates the interdependent relationships between animals and plants.

Define an urban, suburban, and rural community.

Describe a place and event that could take place in an urban, suburban, and rural community.

Compare and contrast the three major types of communities (urban, suburban, and rural).

Create an example community which depicts the characteristics of one of the learned types of communities.

Define citizenship and give examples of how to be a good citizen within a community.

Describe the Potawatomi tribe and their influence on the local area.

Sequence the events that led to the development of the Western Springs community.

Analyze why settlers chose to live in Western Springs and why people today choose to live in Western Springs.

Create a visual that illustrates and describes the history and development of Western Springs and how it relates to the rest of the state.

Identify and locate the seven continents and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, label a compass rose with the cardinal directions, and identify the location of the United States.

Compare and contrast landforms including mountains, hills, plains, valleys, deserts, rivers and lakes within the United States.

Design a map that includes landforms and a map key.

Exhibits responsible personal and social behaviors that respects self and others

Demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns

Applies knowledge of concepts/strategies related to movement and performance

Demonstrates the knowledge and and skills to achieve and maintain a healthy level of physical activity and fitness

Recognizes the value of physical activity for health enjoyment, challenge, self expressions and/or social interactions

Create - Develop, organize and evaluate personal musical ideas.

Perform - Rehearse musical pieces in order to perform with understanding.

Respond - Evaluate musical pieces or performances in order to discuss them.

Connect - Connect music to personal experience, history and culture.

Creating and Connecting: generate, develop, and refine artistic ideas/work that can relate to personal experiences, society, cultural, or historical context. 

Presenting and Responding: analyze/interpret/ evaluate techniques of artwork both personally and professionally

Skills and Techniques: demonstrate appropriate art skills, craftsmanship skills, and knowledge in the creation of artwork.

Define independence and give the political, religious, and economic reasons why America wanted freedom.

Define citizenship and give examples of how to be a good citizen.

Examine the Preamble to the Constitution in order to understand the purpose of the Constitution.

Summarize the rights and responsibilities of being a United States citizen as stated in the Constitution through a project.