Alignment to CORE and NGSS Standards
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NGSS: 1-LS1.A: | All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow. (1-LS1-1) |
| 1 | NGSS: 1-LS1.D: | Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival. Animals respond to these inputs with behaviors that help them survive. Plants also respond to some external inputs. (senses) (1-LS1-1) |
| 1 | RF.1.4a-Lexile Level | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Lexile Level 190L to 530L |
| 1 | RI.1.10-Lexile Level | With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1. (Non-fiction For Creative Minds)Lexile Level 190L to 530L |
| 1 | RI.1.9 | Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic. (story versus For Creative Minds non-fiction component) |
| 1 | RL.1.10-Lexile Level | With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.Lexile Level 190L to 530L |
| 1 | RL.1.5 | Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, (paired fiction & For Creative Minds non-fiction) |
| 2 | NGSS: 2-ESS2.C | Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form. (2-ESS2-3) |
| 2 | NGSS: 2-LS4.D | There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. Classification (2-LS4-1) |
| 2 | RF.2.4a-AR/ATOS | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. AR |
| 2 | RF.2.4a-Guided Reading | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Guided Reading |
| 2 | RF.2.4a-Lexile Level | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 2 | RF.2.4a-Reading Counts! | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Reading Counts! |
| 2 | RI.2.10-AR/ATOS | By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. AR |
| 2 | RI.2.10-Guided Reading | By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2_3 text Guided Readingcomplexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Guided Reading |
| 2 | RI.2.10-Lexile Level | By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 2 | RI.2.10-Reading Counts! | By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Counts! |
| 2 | RI.2.3 | Describe the connection between scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text: Earth processes: quickly/slowly, wind/water shape land, plate tectonics, maps, water: ocean/rivers/lakes-solid or liquid, STEM: drawings, plant basic needs, seed dispersal, biodiversity, state of matter: solid/liquid, small objects make larger, heating/cooling substance causes observable change, add/subtract 100-20 mentally, equal groups for multiplication foundation, odd/even numbers, place value 3 digits, skip counting, measure length using 2 different measurements (inches/feet/yard/cm/m), compare objects by measurement, number line, time to 5 minutes, money/currency, line plot, picture graph, bar graph 4 categories, shapes/angles/number faces, divide shapes into halves, thirds, quarters, fables/folktales from diverse cultures, rhyme and rhythm, compare two/more versions same story, collective nouns |
| 2 | RI.2.4 | Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area: Earth processes: quickly/slowly, wind/water shape land, plate tectonics, maps, water: ocean/rivers/lakes-solid or liquid, STEM: drawings, plant basic needs, seed dispersal, biodiversity, state of matter: solid/liquid, small objects make larger, heating/cooling substance causes observable change, add/subtract 100-20 mentally, equal groups for multiplication foundation, odd/even numbers, place value 3 digits, skip counting, measure length using 2 different measurements (inches/feet/yard/cm/m), compare objects by measurement, number line, time to 5 minutes, money/currency, line plot, picture graph, bar graph 4 categories, shapes/angles/number faces, divide shapes into halves, thirds, quarters, fables/folktales from diverse cultures, rhyme and rhythm, compare two/more versions same story, collective nouns |
| 2 | RL.2.10-AR/ATOS | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. AR |
| 2 | RL.2.10-Guided Reading | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Guided Reading |
| 2 | RL.2.10-Lexile Level | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 2 | RL.2.10-Reading Counts! | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2_3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Counts! |
| 2 | RL.2.3 | Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. |
| 2 | RL.2.4 | Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. |
| 3 | RF.3.4a-Lexile Level | Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 3 | RI.3.10-Lexile Level | 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. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 3 | RL.3.10-Lexile Level | By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2_3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Lexile Level 420L - 820L |
| 4 | NGSS: 4-LS1.D | Different sense receptors are specialized for particular kinds of information, which may be then processed by the animal’s brain. Animals are able to use their perceptions and memories to guide their actions. (4-LS1-2) |
| K | NGSS: K-ESS3.A1 | Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. (K-ESS3-1) |
| K | NGSS: K-LS1.C | All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow. (K-LS1-1) |
| K-5 | Dewey - Fiction | Fiction |
