All Subjects

Math

Reading: Fiction

Reading: Nonfiction

Writing

Speaking and Listening

Science

Social Studies

PE

Music

Art

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Number and Operations in Base Ten

Number and Operations - Fractions

Measurement and Data

Geometry

Text Features and Structures

Thinking about Characters

Plot and Setting

Themes and Ideas

Text Features and Structures

Main Topics and Ideas

Key Details

Structure

Language Conventions

Comprehension and Collaboration

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Word Work

Life Cycles

Environmental Impact

Environmental Impact

Properties of Magnets

Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Map Skills

Illinois

Chicago

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.

Illustrate multiplication and division through drawings, arrays, or repeated number sentences in order to show number patterns and represent multiplication as repeated addition.

Depict multiplication and division as equal sharing and equal grouping.

Use fact families and number properties to solve multiplication and division problems.

Memorize the multiplication facts from 0 to 9 and fluently multiply and divide the basic facts to 100.

Identify the arithmetic patterns in addition or multiplication tables. For example, 2x6 = 6x2, or 4 x a number is always even.

Solve for the unknown number in multiplication and division number sentence.

Multiply and divide multiples of 10s,100s, and 1000s.

Use letters and other symbols for unknown numbers in all four operations.

Solve real world two-step (with and without parentheses) multiplication and division problems using drawings, equations, or symbols to represent missing factors and consider the reasonableness of answers.

Read and write multi-digit whole numbers to 4 digits using numerals, words, and expanded form.

Identify the value of digits of whole numbers through 1000

Round whole numbers to the 1,000s place.

Write decimals to the hundredths place.

Identify the value of a digit in decimals to hundredths place. For example, 0.27, the 7 is in the hundredths place.

Solve multi-digit addition and subtraction problems with regrouping through 1,000.

Evaluate answers to multi-digit addition and subtraction real world problems through 1,000 using estimation strategies.

Demonstrate that the amount of the same fractional part (one fourth) depends on the size of the whole by comparing two different sized figures.

Identify the numerator and denominator of given fractions.

Identify the shaded part of a figure as a fraction with the numerator as one and denominator as the total number of the parts, “a over b” using 1/b, known as a unit fraction.

Measure a line segment to the nearest quarter of an inch and read the resulting mixed number.

Identify fractions on a number line as equal parts of b with an end point and represent the fraction on the number line.

Identify whole numbers and sets as fractions.

Construct models of equivalent fractions showing that they mean equal or the same when they have the same point on a number line.

Compare two models of a fractional amount showing how they are related by using the symbols <, >, or = .

Name and compare fractional amounts in the context of real world problems.

Tell time to the nearest minute and quarter hour using an analog clock.

Identify and write the time to the nearest minute and quarter hour using an analog clock.

Measure time in intervals (elapsed time) up to three hours.

Solve real world problems to determine time intervals.

Compute the value of coins and bills in combinations to $20.00.

Solve real world problems by adding or subtracting money amounts to $20.00.

Calculate accurately the change needed up to $5.00.

Solve real world problems involving change to $5.00.

Use tiles to find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths.

Use the area formula of a rectangle to multiplying the length times the width and report the area in square units.

Create a whole-number multiplication equation to represent the area of a rectangle in square units including square inches, feet, yards, centimeters, or meters.

Decompose a tiled rectangle into 2 non-overlapping parts to explain the sum of the 2 parts is equal to the area of the original rectangle, including squares. (Distributive Property)

Determine the unknown side of a rectangle, including squares, given three sides and calculate the perimeter of the rectangle.

Draw rectangles using grid paper that have the same perimeter but different area, and the same area but different perimeter.

Solve real world problems involving the area and perimeter of rectangles.

Construct the Xs on a given line plot using measurement data to the halves and fourths of an inch.

Interpret information by asking and answering questions about a given line plot.

Create the pictures in a picture graph given different values other than a one to one correspondence. For example, each picture represents 2, 5, or 10.

Interpret information by asking and answering questions about a given scaled picture graph.

Create the bars in a bar graph using measurement data of different units. For example, each unit in a bar represents 2, 5, or 10.

Interpret information by asking and answering questions about a given scaled bar graph.

Identify that the standard unit of measurement for liquid volume in the metric system is liters or milliliters and compare their relative size by using drawings, pictures, or number comparisons.

Estimate liquid volume in liters or milliliters by examining pictures or drawings such as a beaker or bottle with measurements marked to represent the problem and measure using standard units.

Solve one-step real world problems involving liquid volume that are given in the same unit by using drawings, pictures, or mathematical equations to represent the problem.

Identify that the standard unit of measurement for mass in the metric system is grams or kilograms and compare their relative size by examining pictures or drawings.

Estimate mass in grams or kilograms by using drawings, pictures such as a scale to represent the problem and measure using standard units. 

Solve one-step real world problems involving mass that are given in the same unit by using drawings, pictures, or mathematical equations to represent the problem.

Describe acute, obtuse, or right angles in words or with pictures without measuring. For example, comparing another angle to a right angle.

Identify acute, obtuse, and right triangles based on their attributes (linesand angles).

Construct and draw quadrilaterals. For example, construct using straws and twist ties.

Identify types of quadrilaterals based on their attributes of parallel line segments, line segment lengths, and angles (square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid).

Organize triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons into groups according to their attributes, including regular or irregular sides.

Partition quadrilaterals into areas of equal amounts as in fourths, eighths, or sixteenths.

Identify the area of each fractional part (fourths, eighths, or sixteenths) as a unit of the whole.

Evaluate shapes in the real world and categorize them according to their attributes (lines and angles) 

Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on early sections.

Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by words in the story (eg. create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).

Characters) Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings), and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Distinguish own perspective from that of the narrator or those of characters.

LA.3.6.3 Recount a story by sequencing events in a text. (RL.3.2)

LA.3.6.4 (Plot andSetting) Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings), and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. (RL.3.3) (Plot and Setting)

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Determine the lesson/central message of stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; give key details as support. 

Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from series).

Locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently using text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks).

Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in the text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, how key events occur). 

LA.3.7.2 Determine the main idea of the text and use key details to support it. (RI.3.2)

LA.3.7.5 Distinguish the reader’s point of view from that of the author of the text. (RI.3.6)

LA.3.7.8 - Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. (RI.3.9)

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for answers.

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause and effect.

Explain the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence). 

Write an introduction that hooks readers and includes a claim. (Opinion)

Group ideas into paragraphs by reasons to support the claim. (Opinion)

Connect ideas and reasons with examples by using transition words or phrases. (Opinion)

Write a conclusion that includes a thought related to the opinion and restates the claim. (Opinion)

Write an introduction that hooks a reader and gets readers ready to learn information about one topic.  (Informational)

Group related information into paragraphs.  (Informational)

Include dialogue to develop characters and propel action.(Narrative)

Use strong words and sensory details.(Narrative)

Use figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification).(Narrative)

Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs and use them accurately in a sentence. 

Form and use regular, irregular plural, and possessive nouns.

Distinguish between and use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood) and concrete nouns.

Form and use regular and irregular verbs.

Maintain subject-verb agreement

Maintain pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.

Produce, expand, and rearrange simple and compound sentences (i.e., and, but, or) and identify complex sentences.

Capitalize appropriate words in titles and abbreviations of proper nouns.

Use appropriate punctuation in mailing addresses. 

Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.

Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.

Check and correct spelling, conventions, and punctuation.

Explicitly draw on information from text and background knowledge about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

Explain own ideas and understanding of the topic related to discussions.

Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats.

Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details; speak clearly at an understandable pace. 

Create audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.

Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide clarification.

Identify and know the meaning of common prefixes and suffixes, noting that prefixes do not have a set meaning but rather a sense or a force (e.g., recoil - “shrink away from”, recoil -“coil again”). 

Determine the meaning and part of speech of a new word by identifying affixes when added to a known base 

 Identify a known base word to establish the meaning of an unknown word with the same base, using etymology to determine if the bases are related. 

 Read multisyllabic words. 

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning and/or connotation of a word or phrase (e.g., knew, believed, suspected). (L.3.4.A) (L.3.5.C)

Consult reference materials (e.g., Oxford English Dictionary Online, Etymology Online, Latin Dictionary) and other print and digital resources, to determine or clarify the meaning and etymology of words.

Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).

 Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. 

Identify and describe the life cycle of a flowering plant (including birth, growth, reproduction, and death).

Identify and describe the life cycle of an animal (i.e., frog, butterfly, mealworm, etc.)

Create a diagram to compare and contrast the life cycles of different organisms to demonstrate that all organisms have a shared pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

Support the conclusion that all living organisms share commonalities in their life cycle.

S.3.2.1 Define environmental niche (environmental preferences and range of tolerance).

S.3.2.2 Identify the niche of select plants and animals.

S.3.2.3 Define and identify various forms of plant and animal adaptations.

S.3.2.4 Define and identify various forms of environmental changes, both naturally occurring and caused by humans.

S.3.2.5 Chart the impact of various environmental changes on plants and animals to determine how their traits and behaviors change over the course of time.

S.3.2.6 Make inferences about how an environment may have been different long ago based on the fossils (evidence) of plants and animals.

S.3.2.7 Predict the outcome of a plant or animal’s survival in a particular habitat based on one environmental change.

S.3.2.8 List examples of human solutions to environmental changes that impact plants and animals, using text and media sources.

S.3.2.9 Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of two given solutions to a problem caused by an environmental change.

S.3.2.10 Evaluate a solution to a problem, given an environmental change.

Collect and represent data (temperature, rainfall, wind) in tables and graphical displays to show evidence of typical weather patterns in a particular season in a region of the world.

Compare typical weather patterns in a particular season in different regions of the world based on collected data.

Define climate and describe the climate in different regions of the world, based on collected data.

Identify types of weather-related hazards.

Categorize types of weather-related hazards by season and region of the world.

List examples of design solutions that reduce the impact of a weather-related hazard.

Classify multiple design solutions by weather-related hazard.

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of each design solution.

Propose and evaluate a design solution to reduce the impact of a given weather-related hazard. (i.e., barriers to prevent flooding, wind-resistant roofs, lightning rods, etc.)

S.3.4.1 Identify and describe basic properties of magnets (e.g., shapes, strengths, other objects that are attracted by magnets).

S.3.4.2 Diagram the force between two or more magnets (e.g., attraction, repulsion, etc.)

S.3.4.3 Qualitatively measure the change of force between two magnets as the distance changes.

S.3.4.4 Demonstrate and explain the cause and effect relationship between two magnets.

S.3.4.5 Ask a question and generate a hypothesis that can be investigated based on the cause and effect relationship between magnets. (i.e., How far apart do two magnets have to be before they do not attract each other?)

S.3.4.6 Based on student-generated questions (from S.3.1.5), conduct an investigation to make observations and measurements and record data to answer their questions.

S.3.4.7 Create a new or improved object or tool using a magnet to solve a teacher or student-defined problem. (i.e., constructing a latch to keep a door shut or creating a device to keep two objects from touching each other.)

Define and provide examples of force interactions, i.e., balanced and unbalanced forces, including the force of gravity.

Chart observations of the interactions between forces on objects.

Make predictions about the motion of an object based on the observed patterns occurring as a result of balanced or unbalanced forces.

Ask simple questions and generate a hypothesis about number, size, or direction of forces that can be investigated based on patterns of motion and the effect of gravity.

Conduct a controlled experiment with one variable using tools and machines to demonstrate the effect of the size, direction, or number of forces on the motion of one object.

Present a conclusion using evidence to describe how an object’s motion is influenced by forces.

Define and locate the prime meridian and equator.

Locate and label the five oceans, the seven continents, the United States, Canada, and Mexico and describe their location within the four hemispheres.

Apply the cardinal and intermediate directions to show routes from Illinois to other locations.

Evaluate the economic impact of major natural resources and landforms located in Illinois. (economy and environment)

Analyze how historical events and people shaped the development of the state. (history and social systems)

Create a timeline plotting historical events that contributed to the development of Illinois.

Identify and explain the function of the branches of the Illinois government. (politics)

Develop an Illinois map that includes 2 major cities, 5 border states, 4 rivers, Lake Michigan, a compass rose and a key.

Explain the significance of a historical event in Chicago (Fort Dearborn, The Chicago Fire, The World’s Fair). (history)

Research and present information about one person or industry that made major contributions to the development of Chicago. (economy)

Identify and describe the roles of the local government of Chicago (mayor, alderman, treasurer, city clerks). (politics)

Locate and label famous sites and landmarks in Chicago including Buckingham Fountain, John Hancock Center, Willis Tower, Navy Pier, and the museums. (environment)

Examine the cultural influences of different communities within Chicago (for example, Polish, Lithuanian, German, Hungarian, Irish, Bohemian, Russian, Albanian, Italian, Czech, Slovak, French, Scots, Hispanics, Asian Americans, etc.). (Social Systems)

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.