Meeting the standards.

ARTICLE            PAGE  MATHEMATICS                              GRADES

Using Storybooks    27   Understands that numbers can be used to   K-3
to Teach Math            describe things in the real world and
                         to predict what might occur;
                         Understands that mathematical ideas and
                         concepts can be represented concretely,
                         graphically, and symbolically
From Our            43   Solves real-world problems involving      3-5
Readers:                 number operations (e.g., computations
Money Smarts             with dollars and cents); Knows
                         processes for telling time, counting
                         money, and measuring length, weight,
                         and temperature
From Our            43   Understands basic properties (e.g.,       K-2
Readers:                 number of sides, corners, square
Shape Bracelets          corners) of simple geometric shapes and
                         recognizes similarities and differences
                         among them
The Dynamite        45   Solves problems involving measurement     4-8
Dollar                   and unit conversion (e.g., between
                         metric and U.S. customary systems,
                         between U.S. and foreign currencies)
Ladybug,            49   Counts whole numbers (both cardinal and   K-2
Ladybug ...              ordinal numbers); Understands basic
                         properties of figures, such as
                         symmetry; Collects and represents
                         information about objects or events in
                         simple graphs

ARTICLE            PAGE  READING AND WRITING                      GRADES

Drum Roll           32   Understands the ways in which language    K-8
Please ... Poetry        is used in literary texts (e.g.,
Contest Winners          personification, alliteration, simile,
                         onomatopoeia, metaphor, hyperbole,
                         rhythm); Uses descriptive language that
                         clarifies and enhances ideas
From Our Readers:   43   Uses conventions of spelling in written   K-6
Spelling Treasure        compositions (e.g., spells high-
                         frequency and commonly misspelled words
                         from appropriate grade-level list; uses
                         a dictionary and other resources to
                         spell words)
Booktalk:           54   Uses reading skills and strategies to     K-8
Poems Across             understand a variety of familiar
the Curriculum           literary passages and texts (e.g.,
                         poems, nursery rhymes, picture books,
                         predictable books)

ARTICLE            PAGE  SCIENCE                                  GRADES

Ladybug,            49   Knows the basic needs of plants and       K-2
Ladybug ...              animals (e.g., air, water, nutrients,
                         light or food, shelter); Knows that
                         plants and animals have features that
                         help them live in different
                         environments
CyberHunt:          52   Knows that living organisms have          4-8
Swimming                 distinct structures and body systems
With Dolphins            that serve specific functions in
                         growth, survival, and reproduction
                         (e.g., various body structures for
                         walking, flying, or swimming)

ARTICLE            PAGE  SOCIAL STUDIES AND ART                   GRADES

Masterpiece         41   Understands the historical and cultural   3-8
Lesson:                  contexts of a variety of art objects;
Paul Gauguin             Knows different subjects, themes, and
                         symbols (through context, value, and
                         aesthetics), which convey intended
                         meaning in artworks
The Dynamite        45   Knows how various symbols are used to     4-8
Dollar                   depict Americans' shared values and
                         beliefs (e.g., the Great Seal, mottoes
                         such as E Pluribus Unum); Knows that
                         different currencies are used in
                         different countries
CyberHunt:          52   Understands how Americans can monitor     4-8
Swimming                 and influence politics and government
With Dolphins            at local, state, and national levels
                         (e.g., through circulating and signing
                         petitions, taking part in peaceful
                         demonstrations, and voting)
Web Sitings:        57   Knows the basic elements of maps and      3-8
Mapping the Earth        globes (e.g., title, legend, cardinal
                         and intermediate directions, scale,
                         grid, principal parallels, meridians,
                         projection); Interprets topography
                         using aerial photos and maps

The standards used here are the K-8 national standards determined by
McREL (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning). To learn
more, go to www.mcrel.org. The grade levels listed here are recommended
by Instructor.