3rd grade
• Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.( CCSS: RL. 3.1)
• Read grade level text accurately and fluently, attending to phrasing, intonation, and punctuation
• Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.( CCSS: RI. 3.2)
• 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 / effect.( CCSS: RI. 3.3)
• Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.( CCSS: RI. 3.4)
• Use information gained from illustrations( e. g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text( e. g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).( CCSS: RI. 3.7)
• 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.( CCSS: RI. 3.10)
• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.( CCSS: RF. 3.3)
• Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.( CCSS: RF. 3.4)
• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.( CCSS: W. 3.3)
• Write informative / explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.( CCSS: W. 3.2)
• Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.( CCSS: W. 3.7)
4th grade
• Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.( CCSS: RI. 4.1)
• 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.( CCSS: RI. 4.3)
• Describe the overall structure( e. g., chronology, comparison, cause / effect, problem / solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.( CCSS: RI. 4.5)
• Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively( e. g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.( CCSS: RI. 4.7)
• By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history / social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4 – 5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.( CCSS: RI. 4.10)
• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.( CCSS: RF. 4.3)
• Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.( CCSS: RF. 4.4)
• Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being( e. g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic( e. g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).( CCSS: L. 4.6)
• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.( CCSS: W. 4.3)
• Write informative / explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.( CCSS: W. 4.2)
• Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.( CCSS: W. 4.7)
SOCIAL STUDIES 2nd grade
• Identify and locate various physical features on a map( DOK 1)
• Identify how communities manage and use nonrenewable and renewable resources( DOK 1-2)
• Give examples of choices people make when resources are scarce( DOK 1-2
• Identify possible solutions when there are limited resources and unlimited demands( DOK 1-2)
• Describe ways in which you can take an active part in improving your school or community( DOK 1-2)
3rd grade
• Find oceans and continents, major countries, bodies of water, mountains, and urban areas, the state of Colorado, and neighboring states on maps( DOK 1)
• Identify geography-based problems and examine the ways that people have tried to solve them( DOK 1-2)
• Describe the difference between producers and consumers and explain how they need each other( DOK 1-2)
National Agriculture Literacy Outcomes Agriculture and the Environment Outcomes Early Elementary b. Describe the importance of soil and water in raising crops and livestock c. Identify natural resources d. Provide examples of how weather patterns affect plant and animal growth for food Upper Elementary b. Explain how the interaction of the sun, soil, water, and weather in plant and animal growth impacts agricultural production c. Identify land and water conservation methods used in farming systems( wind barriers, conservation tillage, laser leveling, GPS planting, etc.) e. Recognize the natural resources used in agricultural practices to produce food, feed, clothing, landscaping plants, and fuel( e. g., soil, water, air, plants, animals, and minerals) Plants and Animals for Food, Fiber & Energy Outcomes Early Elementary e. Identify the importance of natural resources( e. g., sun, soil, water, minerals) in farming
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