Language Arts (Correlated with the Illinois State Learning Standards) Apply decoding skills to recognize new words-including: Successfully use sound/letter association 1.A. 1a Recognizes and uses common spelling patterns (consonant blends, diagraphs, diphthongs, short & long vowel sounds) 1. A. 1a. Successfully uses context clues 1.A.1b Recognizes and uses knowledge of root/base words, prefixs, suffixes and tense endings 1.A.2a Identify and correctly uses knowledge of synonyms and antonyms 1.A.2a Preview, predict and establish a purpose for reading 1.B.2b Demonstrate an understanding of cause/effect relationships in reading selection 1.B.2b Correctly identify sequence of events (chronological order) in reading selection 1.B.2b Recognize and identify topic/main idea of a reading selection 1.B.2b- 1.C.1b Recognize and identify an author’s purpose for writing a selection 1.C.2d-1.C.2e-1.C.1e Demonstrate successful use of maps, charts, tables and pictures to enhance understanding of a reading selection 1.C.2f Read age appropriate material aloud with fluency, accuracy and understanding 1.B.2d Accurately paraphrase or summarize reading selections 1.C.1d-1.C.2d Recognize and identify literature genres (fiction, nonfiction, biography, poetry and plays) 2.A.2c - 2.A.1b-2.A.1c Compare and contrast reading selections a.C.2c Recognize and identify the main characters in a reading selection 2.A.2a - 2.A.1a - 2.A.2b Recognize and identify the characters' goals in a reading selection s.A.1a - 2.A.2a. and b Recognize and identify the setting and plot of a reading selection 2.A.1a - 2.A.2a and b Recognize and identify the setting and plot of a reading selection 2.A.1a - 2.A.2b Relate personal experience to a story 2.B.1a Recognize common themes in reading selections 2.B.2b Present brief oral reports to successfully communicate ideas and information 2.B.2a - 3.A.2 - 3.C.2 a and b Successfully use visual aids in oral reports to increase understanding and communication of ideas 3.C. 2b- 4. B. 2a- 4.B.1a- 4.A.1d Demonstrate knowledge and use of correct sentence structure- including: Capitalization and Punctuation 3. A. 1 Subject/verb Agreement 3. A. 1 Use of commas to separate items in a list 3. A.1 Use of quotation marks to express dialogue 3.A. 1 Recognizes complete sentences as complete thoughts (avoids run-on and fragmented sentences) 3.A. Demonstrate knowledge and use of correct paragraph structure- including: Effective use of pre-writing strategies to organize writing 3.B.1a Establish and maintains focus throughout 3.B.1b Development of appropriate topic/main idea 3.B.2a & b-3.B.1b Appropriate and adequate use of details sentences 3.B.2c Uses a variety of sentence structures 3.A.2 Correctly uses adverbs and adjectives (sense words) to enhance writing 3.A.2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of multi-paragraph, expository compositions- including: Establish topic and preview entire composition in introductory paragraph 3.B.2a-d-3.C.2a & b Maintain focus (topic) throughout composition 3.B.2b-3.B.2d-3.C.2a and b Correctly uses transition words to connect paragraphs and ideas 3.B.2a-d-3.C.2a and b Create appropriate conclusion to summarize composition 3.B.2b Recognize, Identify and Use the different sections of a library 5.A.1a and b- 5.A.2a and b- 5.B.1a and b- 5.B.2a and b Demonstrate knowledge and successful use of a dictionary 5.A. 1b- 5.A.2b Use a variety of resources to gather information 5.A.1a and b- 5.A.2a and b- 5.B.1a and b- 5.B.2a and b 3rd Grade Social Studies Recognize and use basic map symbols 17.A.2b  Map keys/legends 17.A.2b Compass rose 17.A.2b Scale 17.A.2b Demonstrate basic use of a map (locate places and things) 17.A.1b Label and use the four basic directions on a map (north, south, east, west) 17.A.2b Identify and label the Equator and the Prime Meridian on map or globe 17.A.2b Identify and label lines of latitude (parallels) and longitude (meridians) on a globe 17.A.2b Identify and label the seven continents on a map or globe 17.A.2b Identify and label the four oceans on a map or globe 17.A.2b Identify and label the following landforms: bay, coast, ocean, continent, island, peninsula, mountain, valley and plain 17.A.2a Demonstrate and explain land divisions (differentiate between continents, countries, counties, states, cities) 17.D.1 Define/Describe the concept of a "community" 17.D.2a Recognize, identify and explain the influence of climate on a community 17.C.2a Explain importance of making and enforcing laws 14.B.2 & 14.C.2 Explain who makes the laws in your community, state and country 14.B.2 Describe how community, state and federal leaders are chosen 14.A.2 Describe and differentiate between the different types of communities (urban, suburban, rural) 17.D.2b Demonstrate knowledge of place and time (history is the "past") 16.A.1a Explain importance of people working together 14.D.2 Explain and differentiate between culture, tradition and custom 18.A.2 Demonstrate tolerance for different cultures 18.A.2 Define, describe and cite examples of national holidays 16.D.2c & 16.B.16 Identify the "first Americans" (Native Americans) 16.B.1a Identify some cultural aspects of the Iroquois and Hopi Native American groups 18.A.2 Identify the first English settlement in America (Jamestown, VA) 16.B.1a & 16.B.2a Define "adapt" and explain how Native Americans helped English settlers adapt 16.E.2a Identify the leaders of Jamestown 16.B.1a Identify famous Native Americans and explain what they are famous for (Pocahontas, Sequoia, Sacagawea, Hiawatha) 16.B.1a Explain how and why the first Africans came to the U.S. 16.b.2d – 16.C.2a Explain/Define concepts of "trade" and "barter" 15.D.1b Define "natural resource" and "mineral" and give examples of each 17.C.1a Explain how natural resources effected the location of U.S. settlements 17.B.2a & 17.D.2b & 17.C.2b Explain transportation in early America 17.C.2b Define "immigrant" 16.C.2c List some different reasons immigrants/settlers moved to the U.S. 16.C.2c & 14.A.2 Recognize and identify a role of Ellis Island in immigration to the U.S. 16.C.2c Describe some difficulties faced by immigrants 16.C.2c – 18.A.2 Recognize, identify and explain meanings of American symbols (flag, pledge, Star Spangled Banner, bald eagle) 18.A.2 Explain how growth of factories and technological advances effected the way people lived 16.C.2 Define and give examples of "goods" 15.A.2a Define/Explain the concept of "economy" 15.A.2a – 2c and 15.B.2a – 2C and 15.C.2a – 2c Define "supply" and "demand" and explain their relationship to the economy 15.B.2b and 15.C.2a List and explain several different ways people earn a living 17.C.2a – 2c Differentiate between "service" jobs and "production" jobs 15.A.1b Recognize and explain how consumers effect supply and demand 15.A.2a, 15.B.2a – 2c, 15.C.2a – 2c List the four different levels of government (local, county, state and federal) 14.B.2 Identify and list the head of government for each level 14.B.2 and 14.D.1 Define "tax" 14.F.2, 14.B.2, 15.E.2a – 2b Explain how tax money is collected and used. 15.E.2a. and 2b List services provided by the government 15.E.1 – 15.E.2a and 2b 3rd Grade Science Demonstrate knowledge and use of basic safety practices 13.A.2a Define/explain scientific observation 11.A.2a and b Describe and observed event by Collecting data using measured instruments and available technology 11.A.2b Recording and arranging data into charts and graphs 11.A.2b Constructing charts and visual aids to display/explain data 11.A.2c and e Using data to produce reasonable explanations and/or solve problems 11.A.and e Make appropriate predictions 11.A.2a and d Define/Construct hypotheses 11.A.2a Explain and use Scientific processes to solve problems and test predictions 11.A.2a and d Demonstrate/explain that scientific experiments will have similar outcomes if similar procedures are followed 13A.2b Compare scientific observations 11.A.2b, d, and e Explain/describe the life cycle of a plant 12.A.2a Identify and explain the function of a different parts of a plant (seed, root, stem, leaf) 12.B.2b Classify and sort living things by their characteristics 12.A.2b Describe types of environments plants and animals need for survival 12.B.2b Identify/describe the main body systems 12.A.1a Describe/explain the function of each body system 12.A.1a Describe/explain the effect of diet on your body 12.B.1a Describe/explain the role of nutrients in you body 12.B.1a Describe/explain germs and their effect on your body 12.B.1a Explain and demonstrate ways to prevent germs from entering your body 12.B.1a Identify/describe the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs on your body 12.B.1a Identify safe medicines and explain the importance of using correctly 12.B.2a Describe/Define matter 12.C.1b Explain/illustrate/differentiate between the three states of matter 12.C.2b Explain/describe/differentiate between physical and chemical changes 12.C.2b Compare/contrast matter 12.C.2b Define friction 12.D.1b Define gravity 12.D.1b Describe/explain how gravity effects objects 12.D.2b Define/describe/explain how the following simple machines work: wedge, pulley, incline plane, lever, screw, wheel and axle 12.D.2b Describe how animals use body parts as simple machines 12.B.2b Describe the life cycle of insects 12.A.2a Describe the life cycle of a frog 12.A.2a Demonstrate knowledge of how living things function, adapt and change (e.g. birds have feathers, people have bones, some animals use camouflage) 12.A.1a Explain/describe how living things interact and depend on each other 12.B.2a Define habitat 12.B.2a Describe/explain a food chain 12.B.2a Define and differentiate between "extinct" and "endangered" 13.B.2f Describe/explain effect of pollution on the environment and on living things Describe/explain "reduce, reuse and recycle" and when it is appropriate to use 13.B.2d, 2e, 2f Describe how soil forms 12.E.2a Describe/explain erosion and its effect on the environment 12.E.2b Describe and illustrate the water cycle 12.E.2a Demonstrate knowledge and application of the Earth’s processes including: Weather and seasonal changes 12.F.2a Climate (tropical, desert, arctic) 12.E.2a Rotation and orbit of the Earth’s (e.g. Earth’s orbit around the Sun creates seasons; rotation of the Earth on its axis creates day and night 12.F.2a Natural disasters (e.g. storms, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods) 12.E.2b Describe and differentiate between different cloud types 12.E.2a Describe/explain the ways science and technology impact our lives 13.B.2a – 2f 3rd Grade Math   Count, compare and order numbers to 1,000 (using =, >, <) 6.A.1a Use properties of Addition to add numbers to 4-digits 6.B.1 Use doubles and tens (addends that equal 10) to help solve addition problems 6.B.1, 8.A.2b and 6.C.1a Correctly solve addition problems with 3 or more addends 6.B.1 and 6.C.1a and 8.D.1 Create and use fact families (addition/subtraction AND multiplication/division) to solve problems 6.B.1, 6.C.1a and 8.A.2b and 8.D.1 Correctly solve subtraction problems up to 4 digits 6.B.1 Solve math problems requiring 2 or 3 steps 6.B.1 and 6.C.1a and 8.!.2b and 8.D.1 Know and use concepts of place value (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands) 6.A.1a Write numbers from 0 to 9,999 in standard, expanded and word form 6.A.1a Estimate (or round) numbers to the nearest 10 or 100    6.C.1b Read and write times shown on digital and dial clocks to the nearest minute 7.A.1b State and use A.M. and P.M. time concepts 7.A.1b Identify, count, write and use money amounts (all bills and coins) 7.A.1c and 7.A.2b Make accurate change for money amounts to $10  7.A.2b Explain and correctly use regrouping for solving addition problems to 4 digits  6.B.1 and 6.C.1a and 8.A.2b and 8.D.1 Explain and correctly use regrouping (borrowing) for solving subtraction problems to 4 digits   6.B.1 and 6.C.1a and 8.A.2b and 8.D.1 Estimate the sum or difference of 2-,3-, and 4-digit numbers by rounding to nearest 10 or 100   6.C.1b Collect and record data in an accurate and meaningful way  10.B.2a - 10.B.2b - 10.B.1c - 10.A.1a Analyze and use data on a variety of graphs (pictograph, line graph, bar graph and pie graph)  10.A. 1b - 10. A.2c - 10. B. 2d Accurately predict the chances of an event occurring and test the prediction (probability)  10.C.2a - 2c Explain and demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between addition and multiplication  8.C.1 and 6.C.1a and b and 6.D.1 and 6.D.2 and 8.D.1 State and use The Zero Property, the Property of One and the Order Property (multiplication properties). 8.C.2 Correctly solve multiplication problems using factors from 0 to 10  6.B.1, 6.C.1a and b, 8.A.2b, 8.D.1 Correctly solve division problems with quotients from 0 to 10  6.B.1, 6.C.1a and b, 8.A.2b, 8.D.1 Explain and demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between multiplication and division 8.A.2a and b - 6.D.1 and 2 Apply knowledge of multiplication and division to correctly solve practical problems 6.B.1-6.C.1a-6.D.1-8.A.2b-8.D.1 Recognize, define and create these geometric concepts:  slide, flip, turn  9.B.1a and b - 9.A.2c - 9.A.1b State and use the geometric concept "congruent"  9.A.1b - 9 A. 2c - 9.B.2 - 9.B.1a and b - 9.C.2 Recognize, define and create one or more lines of symmetry in plane figures  9.A.2c - 9.B.2 - 9.C.2 Recognize, define, and draw a right angel   9.A.2c - 9.B.2 Correctly compare various angles to a right angle  9.B.2 and 9.A.2b Identify and compare solid geometric shapes (cone, cylinder, cube, sphere, pyramid, triangular prism, rectangular prism)  9.A.2a-c - 9.B.2 - 9.C2 Identify and use the following characteristics of geometric figures: edges, faces, corners  9.A.2c - 9.B.2 Define and identify line, line segment, parallel lines and intersecting lines 9.A.2c - 9.B.2 Determine the area of a polygon using half and whole square units 7.C.1 Write and use fractions to identify parts of objects or pictures.  6.A.1b and 6.D.2 Compare fractions with a common denominator 6.A.2 - 6.A.1b - 6.D.2 Define and Identify the numerator and the denominator in a fraction  6.A.1b - 6.A.2 - 6.D.2 Add and subtract fractions with a common denominator  6.A.2 - 6.B.2 - 6.C.2a Measure length, width, temperature, volume and mass of objects using standard and metric measurement  7.A.1a - 7.A.1d