The grade level targeted with this text-set is first grade. The following SOLs are involved:

 

Science

 

1.5 The student will investigate and understand that animals, including humans, have basic needs and certain distinguishing characteristics. Key concepts include a) basic needs include adequate air, food, water, shelter, and space (habitat); b) animals, including humans, have many different physical characteristics; and c) animals can be classified according to a variety of characteristics.

 

Art

 

1.4 The student will create works of art inspired by stories or poems, ideas, and themes.

 

1.12 The student will use motor skills (e.g., cutting, modeling, molding, tearing, weaving) to create two- and three-dimensional works of art.

 

Music

 

1.3 The student will sing a variety of songs alone and with others, including 1. matching pitches, using the head voice; and 2. singing three-pitch (sol, mi, la) songs, using echo and ensemble singing.

 

English

 

1.1 The student will continue to demonstrate growth in the use of oral language. a) Listen and respond to a variety of electronic media and other age-appropriate materials. b) Tell and retell stories and events in logical order. c) Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral speaking and reciting short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns. d) Participate in creative dramatics. e) Express ideas orally in complete sentences.

 

1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes. a) Generate ideas. b) Focus on one topic. c) Revise by adding descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events. d) Use complete sentences in final copies. e) Begin each sentence with a capital letter and use ending punctuation in final copies. f) Use correct spelling for commonly used sight words and phonetically regular words in final copies. g) Share writing with others.