Amazing Animals

1-LS1-1 — Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. Clarification Statement: Examples of human problems that can be solved by mimicking plant or animal solutions could include designing clothing or equipment to protect bicyclists by mimicking turtle shells, acorn shells, and animal scales; stabilizing structures by mimicking animal tails and roots on plants; keeping out intruders by mimicking thorns on branches and animal quills; and, detecting intruders by mimicking eyes and ears.

1-LS1-2 — Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive. Clarification Statement: Examples of patterns of behaviors could include the signals that offspring make (such as crying, cheeping, and other vocalizations) and the responses of the parents (such as feeding, comforting, and protecting the offspring).

L.1.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.1.1.a — Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

L.1.1.b — Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

L.1.1.f — Use frequently occurring adjectives.

L.1.1.g — Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).

L.1.1.j — Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.

L.1.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.1.2.b — Use end punctuation for sentences.

L.1.2.d — Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.

L.1.2.e — Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

L.1.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

L.1.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).

RI.1.2 — Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

RI.1.3 — Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

RI.1.4 — Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

RI.1.6 — Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

RI.1.7 — Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

RI.1.9 — Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

SL.1.3 — Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.

SL.1.4 — Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.

SL.1.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

SL.1.6 — Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.

W.1.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

W.1.3 — Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.

W.1.5 — With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

W.1.7 — Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).

W.1.8 — With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.