Standards
Indiana Academic Standards:
English
1.2.1 Identify the title, author, illustrator, and table of contents of a reading selection.
1.2.3 Respond to who, what, when, where, why, and how questions and recognize the main idea of what is read.
1.2.6 Draw conclusions or confirm predictions about what will happen next in a text by identifying key words
1.3.1 Identify and describe the plot, setting, and character(s) in a story. Retell a story’s beginning, middle, and ending.
1.4.1 Discuss ideas and select a focus for group stories or other writing.
1.4.2 Use various organizational strategies to plan writing.
1.4.3 Revise writing for others to read.
1.5.1 Write brief narratives (stories) describing an experience.
1.5.4 Use descriptive words when writing.
ISTE Technology Standards
I. Basic Operations and Concepts
- Successfully uses computer devices such as mouse, keyboard and printer.
- Locates letter and numbers on the keyboard.
- Is able to save his/her work onto a floppy/network folder, etc.
III. Technology Productivity Tools
- Produces short documents using a word-processing program.
- Is able to use paint tools to create his/her own graphic.
Standard 1
The Nature of Science and Technology
Students are actively engaged in exploring how the world works. They explore, observe, count, collect, measure, compare, and ask questions. They discuss observations and use tools to seek answers and solve problems. They share their findings.
Scientific Inquiry
1.1.1 Observe, describe, draw, and sort objects carefully to learn about them.
1.1.2 Investigate and make observations to seek answers to questions about the world, such as “In what ways do animals move?”
The Scientific Enterprise
1.1.3 Recognize that and demonstrate how people can learn much about plants and animals by observing them closely over a period of time. Recognize also that care must be taken to know the needs of living things and how to provide for them.
Standard 4
The Living Environment
Students ask questions about a variety of living things and everyday events that can be answered through observations. They become aware of plant and animal interaction. They consider things and processes that plants and animals need to stay alive.
Diversity of Life
1.4.1 Identify when stories give attributes to plants and animals, such as the ability to speak, that they really do not have.
1.4.2 Observe and describe that there can be differences, such as size or markings, among the individuals within one kind of plant or animal group.
Interdependence of Life
1.4.3 Observe and explain that animals eat plants or other animals for food.
1.4.4 Explain that most living things need water, food, and air.