Meeting the standards.

ARTICLE         PAGE             MATHEMATICS                      GRADES

Marilyn Burns:   16   Uses discussions with teachers and other      K-8
10 Big Math           students to understand problems; Explains
Ideas                 to others how she or he went about solving
                      a numerical problem; Uses whole number
                      models to represent problems
Helping Kids     27   Knows the difference between pertinent and    K-8
Think and Work        irrelevant information when solving
on Their Own          problems; Uses the process of elimination
                      to solve problems; Understands that some
                      ways to solve a problem are more helpful
                      than others
Origami Math     41   Understands basic properties of figures       3-6
                      (e.g., two-or three-dimensionality,
                      symmetry, number of faces); Uses a variety
                      of strategies to understand problem
                      situations (e.g., modeling problem with
                      physical objects)
Web Sitings:     62   Understands the general uses of               3-8
Math Games            mathematics; Uses a variety of strategies
                      to understand problem situations (e.g.,
                      modeling problem with diagrams)

ARTICLE         PAGE             LANGUAGE ARTS                    GRADES
Poetry           37   Uses reading skills and strategies to         2-6
Workshop:             understand a variety of literary passages
Waxing Poetic         and texts (e.g., nonfiction, poems,
                      fables); Knows the defining
                      characteristics of a variety of literary
                      forms and genres (e.g., poems)
Booktalk:        65   Uses reading skills and strategies to         K-8
New Fantasy           understand a variety of texts (e.g.,
                      fairy tales, fiction, nonfiction); Relates
                      stories to personal experiences

ARTICLE         PAGE              ART                             GRADES
Art Workship:    34   Knows how various concepts and principles     3-8
How to Paint          are used in the arts and disciplines
Like Georgia          outside the arts (e.g., balance, shape,
O'Keeffe              pattern); Understands and applies media,
                      techniques, and processes related to the
                      visual arts
Masterpiece      36   Understands how factors of time and place     3-8
Lesson:               (e.g., climate, resources, ideas,
Georgia               technology) influence visual, spatial, or
O'Keeffe              temporal characteristics that give meaning
                      or function to a work of art
Origami Math     41   Knows that the visual arts have both a        3-6
                      history and a specific relationship to
                      various cultures; Knows ways in which the
                      principles of other disciplines taught in
                      school are interrelated with those of the
                      arts

ARTICLE         PAGE       SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE             GRADES
Zap! How         46   Knows that electricity in circuits can        3-6
Electricity           produce light, heat, sound, and magnetic
Works                 effects; Knows the organization of a
                      simple electrical circuit (e.g., battery,
                      wire, or a complete loop through which
                      the electrical current can pass)
Hot Spots:       51   Uses map grids (e.g., latitude and            4-8
The Equator           longitude or alphanumeric system); Knows
                      the location of physical and human
                      features on maps and globes; Understands
                      how physical systems affect human systems
CyberHunt:       56   Knows that living organisms have distinct     4-8
Venus Flytrap         structures and body systems that serve
                      specific functions in growth, survival,
                      and reproduction; Knows that plants have
                      features that help them live in different
                      environments

The standards cited 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 are those recommended by
Instructor.