Demonstrate the ability to draw numbers in the air using parts of the body.

View a dance film with teacher assistance, relate it to literature.

Use developmentally appropriate singing voice and physically show melodic contour.

Sing and play from memory songs representing various cultures and genres.

Demonstrate the following skills: run, hop (one foot to the same foot), skip, leap (one foot to the other), jump [...]

Demonstrate accurately non-locomotor movement within personal space using large muscle groups of the torso and legs.

Explore shapes at low, middle, and high levels using non-locomotor/axial movements.

Explore personal space by standing, sitting, kneeling, lying prone, and supine.

Demonstrate the ability to execute movement at a moderate tempo and a fast tempo in general space.

Discover range of movement of identified body parts.

Demonstrate the ability to use locomotor movements with a partner while holding one hand.

Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.

Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the [...]

I can use capital letters correctly. I can use punctuation correctly. I can use common spelling pattern when writing words.

Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.

Use commas in greetings and closings of letters.

Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.

Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil).

Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings

I can recognize and explain how formal English differs from informal English. I can use formal and informal English when [...]

Compare formal and informal uses of English.

I can determine the meaning of an unknown word using context clues. I can determine the meaning of an unknown [...]

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, [...]

Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., [...]

Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, [...]

Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

I can make real-life connections to words I hear and read. I can recognize verbs and adjectives that have similar [...]

Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).

Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, [...]

I can discover new words and phrases through reading, listening, and conversation. I can use my new words and phrases [...]

I can introduce an informational topic. I can use facts to explain my informational topic. I can write a concluding [...]

I can write a narrative with a beginning, middle and end. I can include details that describe actions, thoughts, and [...]

I can recognize that a good piece of writing requires more than one draft. I can revise my writing with [...]

I can identify digital tools that will help me produce and publish my writing. I can use digital tools to [...]

I can define research and explain how it is different from other types of writing. I can research a topic [...]

I can answer questions using information recalled or gathered.

I can identify and follow up on rules for discussion. I can make connections between comments of others.

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at [...]

Build on others’ talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.

Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.

I can identify information from a text being read aloud. I can identify information that is presented in different formats. [...]

I can ask a speaker questions to get more information, to understand a topic better. I can ask a speaker [...]

I can tell a story or share an experience with facts and appropriate details. I can tell a story or [...]

I can read aloud stories or poems and use my voice to make them come to life. I can speak [...]

I can recognize a complete sentence. I can speak using complete sentences.

I can define collective nouns and use them correctly. I can identify irregular plural nouns and use them correctly. I [...]

Use collective nouns (e.g., group).

Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).

Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).