Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Texas Content Standards
Science Standards
- construct reasonable explanations
- make decisions using information
- discuss and justify the merits of decisions
- explain a problem in his/her own words and propose a solution
- describe properties of objects and characteristics of organisms
Language Arts Standards
- listen critically to interpret and evaluate
- connect experiences and ideas with those of others through speaking and listening
- ask and answer relevant questions and make contributions in small or large group discussions
- clarify and support spoken messages using appropriate props such as objects, pictures, or charts
- retell a spoken message by summarizing or clarifying
- use prior knowledge to anticipate meaning and make sense of texts
- describe how illustrations contribute to the text
- distinguish fiction from nonfiction, including fact and fantasy
- identify relevant questions for inquiry
- draw conclusions from information gathered
- write to record ideas and reflections
- use available technology to compose text
- record or dictate questions for investigating
Health
- name people who can provide helpful health information such as parents, doctors, teachers, and nurses
Student Objectives
Student will be able to:
- Gather, analyze, organize, reflect, and process information in a variety of ways
- Retell a story in sequential order
- Distinguish between fact and fiction
- Work cooperatively in small groups to identify dangerous animals and determine characteristics of dangerous animals
- Make predictions and connections to other stories they have read
- Access prior knowledge and relate it to new information they are learning both inside and outside of school
- Write sentences and draw illustrations to show comprehension of information
- Make reasonable decisions as individuals and as a class
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