STANDARDS

Included below are California (K - 6) standards that can be met by participating in this project. Please adapt the standards to your personal teaching needs as necessary. If I have missed a standard which you feel is covered, please let me know. However, I will not be posting state by state standards. You can find that information by clicking HERE!   California Standards K 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kindergarten History K.1 Students understand that being a good citizen involves acting in certain ways. 2. Learn examples of honesty, courage, determination, individual responsibility, and patriotism in American and world history from stories and folklore. K.6 Students understand that history relates to events, people, and places of other times. 2. Know the triumphs in American legends and historical accounts through the stories of such people as Pocahontas, George Washington, Booker T. Washington, Daniel Boone, and Benjamin Franklin. Language Arts (Writing) 1.0 Writing Strategies Students write words and brief sentences that are legible. Organization and Focus 1.1 Use letters and phonetically spelled words to write about experiences, stories, people, objects, or events. Math 1.0 Students understand the concept of time and units to measure it; they understand that objects have properties, such as length, weight, and capacity, and that comparisons may be made by referring to those properties 1.1 Compare the length, weight, and capacity of objects by making direct comparisons with reference objects (e.g., note which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, or holds more). First Grade History 1.4 Students compare and contrast everyday life in different times and places around the world and recognize that some aspects of people, places, and things change over time while others stay the same. 2. Study transportation methods of earlier days. Language Arts (Writing) 1.0 Writing Strategies Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the audience and purpose. Students progress through the stages of the writing process (e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing successive versions). Math 1.0 Students use direct comparison and nonstandard units to describe the measurements of objects: 1.1 Compare the length, weight, and volume of two or more objects by using direct comparison or a nonstandard unit. Second Grade History 2.1 Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday. 3. Place important events in their lives in the order in which they occurred (e.g., on a time line or storyboard). 2.5 Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others' lives (e.g., from biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Louis Pasteur, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Golda Meir, Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride). Language Arts (Writing Applications) 1.0 Listening and Speaking Strategies Students listen critically and respond appropriately to oral communication. They speak in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch, and modulation. Comprehension 1.1 Determine the purpose or purposes of listening (e.g., to obtain information, to solve problems, for enjoyment). 1.2 Ask for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas. 1.3 Paraphrase information that has been shared orally by others. 1.4 Give and follow three-and four-step oral directions Math 1.0 Students understand that measurement is accomplished by identifying a unit of measure, iterating (repeating) that unit, and comparing it to the item to be measured: 1.1 Measure the length of objects by iterating (repeating) a nonstandard or standard unit. 1.2 Use different units to measure the same object and predict whether the measure will be greater or smaller when a different unit is used. 1.3 Measure the length of an object to the nearest inch and/ or centimeter. Third Grade History 3.4 Students understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the U.S. government. 6. Describe the lives of American heroes who took risks to secure our freedoms (e.g., Anne Hutchinson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr.). Language Arts (Writing Applications) Students write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard American English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0. 2.2 Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places, things, or experiences. Fourth Grade History 4.4 Students explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power, tracing the transformation of the California economy and its political and cultural development since the 1850s 6. Describe the development and locations of new industries since the turn of the century, such as the aerospace industry, electronics industry, large-scale commercial agriculture and irrigation projects, the oil and automobile industries, communications and defense industries, and important trade links with the Pacific Basin. Language Arts (Writing) 1.2 Create multiple-paragraph compositions: a. Provide an introductory paragraph. b. Establish and support a central idea with a topic sentence at or near the beginning of the first paragraph. c. Include supporting paragraphs with simple facts, details, and explanations. d. Conclude with a paragraph that summarizes the points. e. Use correct indention. Fifth Grade Math (Mathematical Reasoning) 2.0 Students use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions: 2.1 Use estimation to verify the reasonableness of calculated results. 2.2 Apply strategies and results from simpler problems to more complex problems. 2.3 Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, and models, to explain mathematical reasoning. Language Arts (Writing Strategies) 1.2 Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions: a. Establish a topic, important ideas, or events in sequence or chronological order. b. Provide details and transitional expressions that link one paragraph to another in a clear line of thought. c. Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details. Sixth Grade Math (Algebra and Functions) 2.0 Students analyze and use tables, graphs, and rules to solve problems involving rates and proportions: 2.1 Convert one unit of measurement to another (e.g., from feet to miles, from centimeters to inches). Language Arts (Writing Applications) 2.3 Write research reports: a. Pose relevant questions with a scope narrow enough to be thoroughly covered. b. Support the main idea or ideas with facts, details, examples, and explanations from multiple authoritative sources (e.g., speakers, periodicals, online information searches). c. Include a bibliography.