• Standard 1
       Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials, using a variety of strategies for different purposes.
• Standard 2
       Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
• Standard 3
       Students communicate using standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and handwriting.
• Standard 5
       Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge.
• Standard 6
       Students read, analyze, and respond to literature as a record of life experiences.

• ELA-1-E5
       reading, comprehending, and responding to written, spoken, and visual texts in extended passages;   (1,3,4)
• ELA-1-E6
       interpreting texts to generate connections to real-life situations;   (1,2,4)
• ELA-1-E7
       reading with fluency for various purposes (e.g., enjoying, learning, problem solving).   (1,2,4)
• ELA-1-M4
       interpreting texts with supportive explanations to generate connections to real-life situations and other texts (e.g., business, technical, scientific);   (1,2,4,5)
• ELA-2-E3
       creating written texts using the writing process;   (1,4)
• ELA-2-M3
       applying the steps of the writing process;   (1,2,4)
• ELA-3-E1
       writing legibly;   (1,4)
• ELA-3-E2
       demonstrating use of punctuation (e.g., comma, apostrophe, period, question mark, exclamation mark), capitalization, and abbreviations in final drafts of writing assignments;   (1,4)
• ELA-3-E3
       demonstrating standard English structure and usage;   (1,4)
• ELA-3-E4
       using knowledge of the parts of speech to make choices for writing;   (1,4)
• ELA-3-E5
       spelling accurately using strategies (e.g., letter-sound correspondence, hearing and recording sounds in sequence, spelling patterns, pronunciation) and resources (e.g., glossary, dictionary) when necessary.   (1,4)
• ELA-2-E6
       writing as a response to texts and life experiences (e.g.., journals, letters, lists).   (1,4)

• Arts : Creative Expression
       Students develop creative expression through the application of knowledge, ideas, communication skills, organization abilities and imagination.
• Arts : Historical and Cultural Perception
       Students develop historical perspective and cultural perception by recognizing and understanding that the arts throughout history are a record of human experience with a past, present, and future.

• Identify, explain, and effectively use input, output and storage devices of computers and other technologies (e.g., keyboard, mouse, scanner, adaptive devices, monitor, printer floppy disk, hard drive).
• Use a variety of developmentally appropriate resources and productivity tools (e.g., logical thinking programs, writing and graphic tools, digital cameras, graphing software) for communication, presentation, and illustration of thoughts, ideas, and stories.
• Use technology tools (e.g., publishing, multimedia tools, and word processing software) for individual and for simple collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities for a variety of audiences.
• Utilize search strategies employing keywords, phrases, and Boolean operators (and, or, not) to access and retrieve information.
• Demonstrate the operations of a computer (e.g., touch-keyboarding skills, save, organize and back-up files) and other peripheral devices (scanner, digital and video cameras, VCR, laser disc player) at an intermediate level.

Hardware:
Computers

Software:
KidPix

Websites:
Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com/

• Writing Rubric
• Venn Diagram for Transportation
• Venn Diagram for Culture
• Venn Diagram for Animals