BEN & ME
STATE GOAL 1: Read with understanding and fluency.
C. Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
1.C.1b - Identify important themes and topics.
1.C.1e - Identify how authors and illustrators express their ideas in text and graphics (e.g., dialogue, conflict, shape, color, characters).
LATE ELEMENTARY
1.C.2b - Make and support inferences and form interpretations about main themes and topics.
1.C.2e - Explain how authors and illustrators use text and art to express their ideas (e.g., points of view, design hues, metaphor).
STATE GOAL 2: Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.
A. Understand how literary elements and techniques are used to convey meaning.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
2.A.1a - Identify the literary elements of theme, setting, plot and character within literary works.
2.A.1c - Describe differences between prose and poetry.
LATE ELEMENTARY
2.A.2a - Identify literary elements and literary techniques (e.g., characterization, use of narration, use of dialogue) in a variety of literary works.
2.A.2b - Describe how literary elements (e.g., theme, character, setting, plot, tone, conflict) are used in literature to create meaning.
B. Read and interpret a variety of literary works.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
2.B.1b - Identify common themes in literature from a variety of eras.
2.B.1c - Relate character, setting and plot to real-life situations.
LATE ELEMENTARY
2.B.2b - Identify and explain themes that have been explored in literature from different societies and eras.
2.B.2c - Relate literary works and their characters, settings and plots to current and historical events, people and perspectives.
STATE GOAL 11: Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems.
A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
11.A.1a - Describe an observed event.
11.A.1b - Develop questions on scientific topics.
LATE ELEMENTARY
11.A.2a - Formulate questions on a specific science topic and choose the steps needed to answer the questions.
11.A.2b - Collect data for investigations using scientific process skills including observing, estimating and measuring.
11.A.2d Use data to produce reasonable explanations.
B. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
11.B.1a - Given a simple design problem, formulate possible solutions.
11.B.1b - Design a device that will be useful in solving the problem.
11.B.1c - Build the device using the materials and tools provided.
11.B.1d - Test the device and record results using given instruments, techniques and measurement methods.
LATE ELEMENTARY
11.B.2a - Identify a design problem and propose possible solutions.
11.B.2b - Develop a plan, design and procedure to address the problem identifying constraints (e.g., time, materials, technology).
11.B.2c - Build a prototype of the design using available tools and materials.
11.B.2d - Test the prototype using suitable instruments, techniques and quantitative measurements to record data.
STATE GOAL 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.
C. Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
LATE ELEMENTARY
12.C.2a - Describe and compare types of energy including light, heat, sound, electrical and mechanical.
STATE GOAL 13: Understand the relationships among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contexts.
A. Know and apply the accepted practices of science.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
13.A.1c - Explain how knowledge can be gained by careful observation.
B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
13.B.1c - Describe contributions men and women have made to science and technology.
13.B.1d - Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives (e.g., transportation, medicine, agriculture, sanitation,communication occupations).
LATE ELEMENTARY
13.B.2b - Describe the effects on society of scientific and technological innovations (e.g., antibiotics, steam engine, digital computer).
13.B.2c - Identify and explain ways that science and technology influence the lives and careers of people.
STATE GOAL 14: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
A. Understand and explain basic principles of the United States government.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.A.1 -Describe the fundamental principles of government including representative government, government of law, individual rights and the common good.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.A.2 - Explain the importance of fundamental concepts expressed and implied in major documents including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Illinois Constitution.
C. Understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.C.1 - Identify concepts of responsible citizenship including respect for the law, patriotism, civility and working with others.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.C.2 - Describe and evaluate why rights and responsibilities are important to the individual, family, community, workplace, state and nation (e.g., voting, protection under the law).
D. Understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.D.1 - Identify the roles of civic leaders (e.g., elected leaders, public service leaders).
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.D.2 - Explain ways that individuals and groups influence and shape public policy.
F. Understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.F.1 - Describe political ideas and traditions important to the development of the United States including democracy, individual rights and the concept of freedom.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.F.2 - Identify consistencies and inconsistencies between expressed United States political traditions and ideas and actual practices (e.g., freedom of speech, right to bear arms, slavery, voting rights).
STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.A.1a - Explain the difference between past, present and future time; place themselves in time.
16.A.1b - Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources (e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources).
16.A.1c - Describe how people in different times and places viewed the world in different ways.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.A.2a - Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing.
16.A.2b - Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present.
16.A.2c - Ask questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.
B. Understand the development of significant political events.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.B.1b (US) - Explain why individuals, groups, issues and events are celebrated with local, state national holidays or days of recognition (e.g., Lincoln’s Birthday, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Pulaski Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving).
16.B.1 (W) - Explain the contributions of individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and traditions.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.B.2a (US) - Describe how the European colonies in North America developed politically.
16.B.2b (US) - Identify major causes of the American Revolution and describe the consequences of the Revolution through the early national period, including the roles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.
16.B.2d (US) - Identify major political events and leaders within the United States historical eras since the adoption of the Constitution, including the westward expansion, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, and 20th century wars as well as the roles of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
D. Understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.D.2a (US) - Describe the various individual motives for settling in colonial America.
16.D.2c (US) - Describe the influence of key individuals and groups, including Susan B. Anthony/suffrage and Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights, in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States.
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b - Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement, vocal and nonvocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c - Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d - Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b - Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising, physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles of conflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c - Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, harmony, melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
25.A.2d - Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; and the expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 - Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 - Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b - Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c - Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b - Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c - Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a - Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b - Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a - Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 - Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 - Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
BY THE NUMBERS
STATE GOAL 6: Demonstrate and apply a knowledge and sense of numbers, including numeration and operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), patterns, ratios and proportions.
A. Demonstrate knowledge and use of numbers and their representations in a broad range of theoretical and practical settings.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
6.A.1a -
Identify whole numbers and compare them using the symbols <, >, or = and the words “less than”, “greater than”, or “equal to”, applying counting, grouping and place value concepts.
6.A.1b -
Identify and model fractions using concrete materials and pictorial representations.
LATE ELEMENTARY
6.A.2 -
Compare and order whole numbers, fractions and decimals using concrete materials, drawings and mathematical symbols.
B. Investigate, represent and solve problems using number facts, operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and their properties, algorithms and relationships.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
6.B.1 -
Solve one- & two-step problems with whole numbers using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
LATE ELEMENTARY
6.B.2 -
Solve one- & two-step problems involving whole numbers, fractions and decimals using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
C. Compute and estimate using mental mathematics, paper-and-pencil methods, calculators and computers.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
6.C.1a -
Select and perform computational procedures to solve problems with whole numbers.
6.C.1b -
Show evidence that whole number computational results are correct and/or that estimates are reasonable.
LATE ELEMENTARY
6.C.2a -
Select & perform computational procedures to solve problems with whole numbers, fractions & decimals.
6.C.2b -
Show evidence that computational results using whole numbers, fractions and decimals are correct and/or that estimates are reasonable.
D. Solve problems using comparison of quantities, ratios, propor-tions and percents.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
6.D.1 -
Compare the numbers of objects in groups.
LATE ELEMENTARY
6.D.2 -
Describe the relationship between two sets of data using ratios & appropriate notations (e.g., a/b, a to b, a:b).
STATE GOAL 7: Estimate, make and use measurements of objects, quantities and relationships and determine acceptable levels of accuracy.
A. Measure and compare quantities using appropriate units, instruments and methods.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
7.A.1a -
Measure length, volume and weight/mass using rulers, scales and other appropriate measuring instruments in the customary andmetric systems.
7.A.1b -
Measure units of time using appropriate instruments (e.g., calendars, clocks, watches—both analog and digital).
7.A.1c -
Identify and describe the relative values and relationships among coins and solve addition and subtraction problems using currency.
7.A.1d -
Read temperatures to the nearest degree from Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers.
LATE ELEMENTARY
7.A.2a -
Calculate, compare and convert length, perimeter, area, weight/mass and volume within the customary and metric systems.
7.A.2b -
Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems using currency.
B. Estimate measurements and determine acceptable levels of accuracy.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
7.B.1a -
Given a problem, describe possible methods for estimating a given measure.
7.B.1b -
Compare estimated measures to actual measures take with appropriate measuring instruments.
LATE ELEMENTARY
7.B.2a -
Determine and communicate possible methods for estimating a given measure, selecting proper units in both customary and metric systems.
7.B.2b -
Estimate conversions between measures within the customary and metric systems.
C. Select and use appropriate technology, instruments and formulas to solve problems, interpret results and communicate findings.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
7.C.1 -
Determine perimeter and area using concrete materials (e.g., geoboards,square tiles, grids, measurement instruments).
LATE ELEMENTARY
7.C.2a -
Describe relationships in a simple scale drawing.
7.C.2b -
Construct or draw figures with given perimeters and areas.
STATE GOAL 8: Use algebraic and analytical methods to identify and describe patterns and relationships in data, solve problems and predict results.
A. Describe numerical relationships using variables and patterns.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
8.A.1a -
Identify, describe and extend simple geometric and numeric patterns.
8.A.1b -
Solve simple number sentences (e.g., 2 + * = 5).
LATE ELEMENTARY
8.A.2a -
Identify, describe, extend and create geometric and numeric patterns.
8.A.2b -
Construct and solve number sentences using a variable to represent an unknown quantity.
B. Interpret and describe numerical relationships using tables, graphs and symbols.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
8.B.1 -
Solve problems involving pattern identification and completion patterns.
LATE ELEMENTARY
8.B.2 -
Analyze a geometric pattern and express the results numerically.
C. Solve problems using systems of numbers and their properties.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
8.C.1 -
Describe the basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) orally, in writing and using concrete materials and drawings.
LATE ELEMENTARY
8.C.2 -
Explain operations and number properties including commutative, associative, distributive, transitive, zero, equality and order of operations.
D. Use algebraic concepts and procedures to represent and solve problems.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
8.D.1 -
Find the unknown numbers in whole-number addition, subtraction, multiplication and division situations.
LATE ELEMENTARY
8.D.2 -
Solve linear equations involving whole numbers.
STATE GOAL 9: Use geometric methods to analyze, categorize and draw conclusions about points, lines, planes and space.
A. Demonstrate and apply geo-metric concepts involving points, lines, planes and space.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
9.A.1a -
Identify related two- and three-dimensional shapes including circle-sphere, square-cube, triangle-pyramid, rectangle-rectangular prism and their basic properties.
9.A.1b -
Draw two-dimensional shapes.
LATE ELEMENTARY
9.A.2a -
Build physical models of two- and three-dimensional shapes.
9.A.2b -
Identify and describe how geometric fig
ures are used in practical settings (e.g., construction, art, advertising).
9.A.2c -
Describe and draw repre-sen-ta-tions of geometric relationships, patterns, symmetries, and designs in two- and three-dimensions with and without technology.
C. Construct convincing arguments and proofs to solve problems.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
9.C.1 -
Draw logical conclusions and communicate reasoning about simple geometric figures and patterns using concrete materials, diagrams and contemporary technology.
LATE ELEMENTARY
9.C.2 -
Formulate logical arguments about geometric figures & patterns and communicate reasoning.
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement, vocal and non vocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c -
Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d -
Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles of conflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c -
Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, harmony, melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
25.A.2d -
Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; a ndthe expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 -
Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 -
Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c -
Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b -
Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c -
Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a -
Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b -
Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a -
Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 -
Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 -
Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
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STATE GOAL 11: Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems.
A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
11.A.1a -
Describe an observed event.
11.A.1b -
Develop questions on scientific topics.
LATE ELEMENTARY
11.A.2a -
Formulate questions on a specific science topic and choose the steps needed to answer the questions.
11.A.2b -
Collect data for investigations using scientific process skills including observing, estimating and measuring.
11.A.2d -
Use data to produce reasonable explanations.
B. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
11.B.1a -
Given a simple design problem, formulate possible solutions.
11.B.1b -
Design a device that will be useful in solving the problem.
11.B.1c -
Build the device using the materials and tools provided.
11.B.1d -
Test the device and record results using given instruments, techniques and measurement methods.
11.B.1e -
Report the design of the device, the test process and the results in solving a given problem.
LATE ELEMENTARY
11.B.2a -
Identify a design problem and propose possible solutions.
11.B.2b -
Develop a plan, design and procedure to address the problem identifying constraints (e.g., time, materials, technology).
11.B.2c -
Build a prototype of the design using available tools and materials.
11.B.2d -
Test the prototype using suitable instruments, techniques and quantitative measurements to record data.
11.B.2e -
Assess test results and the effectiveness of the design using given criteria and noting possiblesources of error.
STATE GOAL 13: Understand the relationships among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contexts.
A. Know and apply the accepted practices of science.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
13.A.1c -
Explain how knowledge can be gained by careful observation.
B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
13.B.1c -
Describe contributions men and women have made to science and technology.
13.B.1d -
Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives (e.g., transportation, medicine, agriculture, sanitation,communication occupations).
LATE ELEMENTARY
13.B.2b -
Describe the effects on society of scientific and technological innovations (e.g., antibiotics, steam engine, digital computer).
13.B.2c -
Identify and explain ways that science and technology influence the lives and careers of people.
STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.A.1a -
Explain the difference between past, present and future time; place themselves in time.
16.A.1b -
Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources (e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources).
16.A.1c -
Describe how people in different times and places viewed the world in different ways.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.A.2a -
Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing.
16.A.2b -
Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present.
16.A.2c -
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k questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.
B. Understand the development of significant political events.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.B.1 (W) -
Explain the contributions of individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and traditions
C. Understand the development of economic systems.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.C.2b (US) -
Explain how individuals, including John Deere, Thomas Edison, Robert McCormack, GeorgeWashington Carver and Henry Ford, contributed to economic change through ideas, inventions and entrepreneurship.
D. Understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.D.2c (US) -
Describe the influence of key individuals and groups, including Susan B. Anthony/suffrage and Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights, in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States.
E. Understand Illinois, United States and world environmental history.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.E.2b (W) -
Identify individuals and their inventions (e.g., Watt/steam engine, Nobel/TNT, Edison/electric light) which influenced world environmental history.
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement, vocal and non vocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c -
Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d -
Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles of conflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c -
Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, harmony, melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
25.A.2d -
Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; a ndthe expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 -
Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 -
Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c -
Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b -
Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c -
Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a -
Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b -Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a -
Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 -
Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 -
Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
EDISON: The Wizard of Menlo Park
STATE GOAL 11: Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems.
A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
11.A.1a - Describe an observed event.
11.A.1b - Develop questions on scientific topics.
LATE ELEMENTARY
11.A.2a - Formulate questions on a specific science topic and choose the steps needed to answer the questions.
11.A.2b - Collect data for investigations using scientific process skills including observing, estimating and measuring.
11.A.2d Use data to produce reasonable explanations.
B. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
11.B.1a - Given a simple design problem, formulate possible solutions.
11.B.1b - Design a device that will be useful in solving the problem.
11.B.1c - Build the device using the materials and tools provided.
11.B.1d - Test the device and record results using given instruments, techniques and measurement methods.
11.B.1e - Report the design of the device, the test process and the results in solving a given problem.
LATE ELEMENTARY
11.B.2a - Identify a design problem and propose possible solutions.
11.B.2b - Develop a plan, design and procedure to address the problem identifying constraints (e.g., time, materials, technology).
11.B.2c - Build a prototype of the design using available tools and materials.
11.B.2d - Test the prototype using suitable instruments, techniques and quantitative measurements to record data.
11.B.2e - Assess test results and the effectiveness of the design using given criteria and noting possible sources of error.
STATE GOAL 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.
C. Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
12.C.1a - Identify and compare sources of energy (e.g., batteries, the sun).
LATE ELEMENTARY
12.C.2a - Describe and compare types of energy including light, heat, sound, electrical and mechanical.
STATE GOAL 13: Understand the relationships among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contexts.
A. Know and apply the accepted practices of science.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
13.A.1c - Explain how knowledge can be gained by careful observation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
13.A.2c - Explain why keeping accurate and detailed records is important.
B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
13.B.1c - Describe contributions men and women have made to science and technology.
13.B.1d - Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives (e.g., transportation, medicine, agriculture, sanitation,communication occupations).
LATE ELEMENTARY
13.B.2b - Describe the effects on society of scientific and technological innovations (e.g., antibiotics, steam engine, digital computer).
13.B.2c - Identify and explain ways that science and technology influence the lives and careers of people.
STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.A.1a - Explain the difference between past, present and future time; place themselves in time.
16.A.1b - Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources (e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources).
16.A.1c - Describe how people in different times and places viewed the world in different ways.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.A.2a - Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing.
16.A.2b - Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present. 16.A.2c - Ask questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.
B. Understand the development of significant political events.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.B.1b (US) - Explain why individuals, groups, issues and events are celebrated with local, state or national holidays or days of recognition (e.g., Lincoln’s Birthday, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Pulaski Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving).
16.B.1 (W) - Explain the contributions of individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and traditions.
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
A. Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions and institutions.
LATE ELEMENTARY
18.A.2 - Explain ways in which language, stories, folk tales, music, media and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture.
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b - Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement, vocal and non vocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character,setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions. 25.A.1c - Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d - Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b - Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising, physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles of conflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c - Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, harmony, melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles. 25.A.2d - Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; and the expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 - Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 - Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b - Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre. 26.A.1c - Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b - Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c - Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a - Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b - Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a - Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 - Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 - Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
HONEST ABE
STATE GOAL 14: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
A. Understand and explain basic principles of the United States government.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.A.1 -
Describe the fundamental principles of government including representative government, government of law, individual rights and the common good.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.A.2 -
Explain the importance of fundamental concepts expressed and implied in major documents including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Illinois Constitution.
B. Understand the structures and functions of the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.B.1 -
Identify the different levels of government as local, state and national.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.B.2 - Explain what government does at local, state and national levels.
C. Understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.C.1 -
Identify concepts of responsible citizenship including respect for the law, patriotism, civility and working with others.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.C.2 -
Describe and evaluate why rights and responsibilities are important to the individual, family, community, workplace, state and nation (e.g., voting, protection under the law).
D. Understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.D.1 -
Identify the roles of civic leaders (e.g., elected leaders, public service leaders).
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.D.2 -
Explain ways that individuals and groups influence and shape public policy.
E. Understand United States foreign policy as it relates to other nations and international issues.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.E.1 -
Identify relationships that the federal government establishes with other nations.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.E.2 -
Determine and explain the leadership role of the United States in international settings.
F. Understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.F.1 -
Describe political ideas and traditions important to the development of the United State including democracy, individual rights and the concept of freedom.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.F.2 -
Identify consistencies and inconsistencies between expressed United States political traditions and ideas and actual practices (e.g., freedom of speech, right to bear arms, slavery, voting rights).
STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.A.1a -
Explain the difference between past, present and future time; place themselves in time
16.A.1b -
Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources (e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources).
16.A.1c -
Describe how people in different times and places viewed the world in different ways.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.A.2a -
Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing.
16.A.2b -
Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present.
16.A.2c -
Ask questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.
B. Understand the development of significant political events.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.B.1a (US) -
Identify key individuals and events in the development of the local community (e.g., Founders days, names of parks, streets, public buildings).
16.B.1b (US) -
Explain why individuals, groups, issues and events are celebrated with local, state or national holidays or days of recognition (e.g., Lincoln’s Birthday, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Pulaski Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving).
16.B.1 (W) -
Explain the contributions of individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and traditions.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.B.2a (US) -
Describe how the European colonies in North America developed politically.
16.B.2b (US) -
Identify major causes of the American Revolution and describe the consequences of the Revolution through the early national period, including the roles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.
16.B.2c (US) -
Identify presidential elections that were pivotal in the formation of modern political parties
16.B.2d (US) -
Identify major political events and leaders within the United States historical eras since the adoption of the Constitution, including the westward expansion, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, and 20th century wars as well as the roles of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.D. Understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
D. Understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.D.2a (US) -
Describe the various individual motives for settling in colonial America.
16.D.2c (US) -
Describe the influence of key individuals and groups, including Susan B. Anthony/suffrage and Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights, in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States.
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
LATE ELEMENTARY
18.B.2b -
Describe the ways in which institutions meet the needs of society.
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sens
ory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement, vocal and non vocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c -
Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d -
Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles ofconflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c -
Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, h armony,melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
25.A.2d -
Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; and the expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 -
Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 -
Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c -
Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b -
Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c -
Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a -
Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b -
Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a -
Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 -
Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 -
Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LEWIS AND CLARK
STATE GOAL 2: Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.
B. Read and interpret a variety of literary works.
LATE ELEMENTARY
2.B.2c -
Relate literary works and their characters, settings and plots to current and historical events, people and perspectives.
STATE GOAL 15: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
D. Understand trade as an exchange of goods or services.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
15.D.1a -
Demonstrate the benefits of simple voluntary exchanges.
15.D.1b -
Know that barter is a type of exchange and that money makes exchange easier.
LATE ELEMENTARY
15.D.2a -
Explain why people and countries voluntarily exchange goods and services.
E. Understand the impact of government policies and decisions on production and consumption in the economy.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
15.E.1 -
Identify goods and services provided by government.
STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.A.1a -
Explain the difference between past, present and future time; place themselves in time.
16.A.1b -
Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources (e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources).
16.A.1c -
Describe how people in different times and places viewed the world in different ways.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.A.2a -
Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing.
16.A.2b -
Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present.
16.A.2c -
Ask questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.
B. Understand the development of significant political events.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.B.1b (US) -
Explain why individuals, groups, issues and events are celebrated with local, state or national holidays or days of recognition (e.g., Lincoln’s Birthday, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Pulaski Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving).
16.B.1 (W) -
Explain the contributions of individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and traditions.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.B.2a (US) -
Describe how the European colonies in North America developed politically.
16.B.2b (US) -
Identify major causes of the American Revolution and describe the consequences of the Revolution through the early national period, including the roles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.
16.B.2d (US) -
Identify major political events and leaders within the United States historical eras since the adoption of the Constitution, including the westward expansion, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, and 20th century wars as well as the roles of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
C. Understand the development of economic systems.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.C.1a (US) -
Describe how Native American people in Illinois engaged in economic activities with other tribes and traders in the region prior to the BlackHawk War.
16.C.1b (W) -
Explain how trade among people brought an exchange of ideas, technology and language.
D. Understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.D.2b (US) -
Describe the ways in which participation in the westward movement affected families and communities.
16.D.2c (US) -
Describe the influence of key individuals and groups, including Susan B. Anthony/suffrage and Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights, in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States.
STATE GOAL 17: Understand world geography and the effects of geography on society, with an emphasis on the United States.
A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
17.A.1a -
Identify physical characteristics of places, both local and global (e.g., locations, roads, regions, bodies of water).
17.A.1b -
Identify the characteristics and purposes of geographic representations including maps, globes, graphs, photographs, software, digital images and be able to locate specific places using each.
LATE ELEMENTARY
17.A.2a -
Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, land forms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards.
17.A.2b -
Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments.
C. Understand relationships between geographic factors and society.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
17.C.1a -
Identify ways people depend on and interact with the physical environment (e.g., farming, fishing, hydroelectric power).
LATE ELEMENTARY
17.C.2c -
Explain how human activity affects the environment.
D. Understand the historical significance of geography.
LATE ELEMENTARY
17.D.2a -
Describe how physical characteristics of places influence people’s perceptions and their roles in the world over time.
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
A. Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions and institutions.
LATE ELEMENTARY
18.A.2 -
Explain ways in which language, stories, folk tales, music, media and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
18.B.1a -
Compare the roles of individuals in group situations (e.g., student, committee member, employee/employer).
LATE ELEMENTARY
18.B.2b -
Describe the ways in which institutions meet the needs of society.
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
18.C.1 -
Describe how individuals interacted within groups to make choices regarding food, clothing and shelter.
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement,vocal and non vocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c -
Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d -
Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles of conflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c -
Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, harmony, melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
25.A.2d -
Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; and the expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 -
Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 -
Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c -
Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b -
Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c -
Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a -
Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b -
Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a -
Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 -
Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 -
Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON FOLLIES
STATE GOAL 2: Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.
B. Read and interpret a variety of literary works.
LATE ELEMENTARY
2.B.2c -
Relate literary works and their characters, settings and plots to current and historical events, people and perspectives.
STATE GOAL 14: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
A. Understand and explain basic principles of the United States government.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.A.1 -
Describe the fundamental principles of government including representative government, government of law, individual rights and the common good.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.A.2 -
Explain the importance of fundamental concepts expressed and implied in major documents including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Illinois Constitution.
B. Understand the structures and functions of the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.B.1 -
Identify the different levels of government as local, state and national.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.B.2 - Explain what government does at local, state and national levels.
C. Understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.C.1 -
Identify concepts of responsible citizenship including respect for the law, patriotism, civility and working with others.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.C.2 -
Describe and evaluate why rights and responsibilities are important to the individual, family, community, workplace, state and nation (e.g., voting, protection under the law).
D. Understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.D.1 -
Identify the roles of civic leaders (e.g., elected leaders, public service leaders).
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.D.2 -
Explain ways that individuals and groups influence and shape public policy.
E. Understand United States foreign policy as it relates to other nations and international issues.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.E.1 -
Identify relationships that the federal government establishes with other nations.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.E.2 -
Determine and explain the leadership role of the United States in international settings.
F. Understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
14.F.1 -
Describe political ideas and traditions important to the development of the United State including democracy, individual rights and the concept of freedom.
LATE ELEMENTARY
14.F.2 -
Identify consistencies and inconsistencies between expressed United States political traditions and ideas and actual practices (e.g., freedom of speech, right to bear arms, slavery, voting rights).
STATE GOAL 15: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
E. Understand the impact of government policies and decisions on production and consumption in the economy.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
15.E.1 -
Identify goods and services provided by government.
STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.A.1a -
Explain the difference between past, present and future time; place themselves in time
16.A.1b -
Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources (e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources).
16.A.1c -
Describe how people in different times and places viewed the world in different ways.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.A.2a -
Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing.
16.A.2b -
Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present.
16.A.2c -
Ask questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.
B. Understand the development of significant political events.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.B.1b (US) -
Explain why individuals, groups, issues and events are celebrated with local, state or national holidays or days of recognition (e.g., Lincoln’s Birthday, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Pulaski Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving).
16.B.1 (W) -
Explain the contributions of individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and traditions.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.B.2a (US) -
Describe how the European colonies in North America developed politically.
16.B.2b (US) -
Identify major causes of the American Revolution and describe the consequences of the Revolution through the early national period, including the roles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.
16.B.2d (US) -
Identify major political events and leaders within the United States historical eras since the adoption of the Constitution, including the westward expansion, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, and 20th century wars as well as the roles of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
16.B.2a (W) -
Describe the historical development of monarchies, oligarchies and city-states in ancient civilizations.
D. Understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.D.2a (US) -
Describe the various individual motives for settling in colonial America.
16.D.2c (US) -
Describe the influence of key individuals and groups, including Susan B. Anthony/suffrage and Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights, in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States.
16.D.2 (W) -
Describe the various roles of men, women and children in the family, at work, and in the community in various time periods and places (e.g., ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, ancient China, Sub-Saharan Africa).
E. Understand Illinois, United States and world environmental history.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.E.2b (W) -
Identify individuals and their inventions (e.g., Watt/steam engine, Nobel/TNT, Edison/electric light) which influenced world environmental history.
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
LATE ELEMENTARY
18.B.2b -
Describe the ways in which institutions meet the needs of society.
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement, vocal and non vocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c -
Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d -
Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles ofconflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c -
Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, h armony,melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
25.A.2d -
Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; and the expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 -
Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 -
Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c -
Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b -
Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c -
Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a -
Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b -
Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a -
Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 -
Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 -
Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
THE WRIGHT STUFF
STATE GOAL 11: Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems.
A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
11.A.1a -
Describe an observed event.
11.A.1b -
Develop questions on scientific topics.
LATE ELEMENTARY
11.A.2a -
Formulate questions on a specific science topic and choose the steps needed to answer the questions.
11.A.2b -
Collect data for investigations using scientific process skills including observing, estimating and measuring.
11.A.2d -
Use data to produce reasonable explanations.
B. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
11.B.1a -
Given a simple design problem, formulate possible solutions.
11.B.1b -
Design a device that will be useful in solving the problem.
11.B.1c -
Build the device using the materials and tools provided.
11.B.1d -
Test the device and record results using given instruments, techniques and measurement methods.
11.B.1e -
Report the design of the device, the test process and the results in solving a given problem.
LATE ELEMENTARY
11.B.2a -
Identify a design problem and propose possible solutions.
11.B.2b -
Develop a plan, design and procedure to address the problem identifying constraints (e.g., time, materials, technology).
11.B.2c -
Build a prototype of the design using available tools and materials.
11.B.2d -
Test the prototype using suitable instruments, techniques and quantitative measurements to record data.
11.B.2e -
Assess test results and the effectiveness of the design using given criteria and noting possible sources of error.
STATE GOAL 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.
D. Know and apply concepts that describe force and motion and the principles that explain them.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
12.D.1b -
Identify observable forces in nature (e.g., pushes, pulls, gravity, magnetism).
LATE ELEMENTARY
12.D.2b -
Demonstrate and explain ways that forces cause actions and reactions (e.g., magnets attracting and repelling; objects falling, rolling and bouncing).
STATE GOAL 13: Understand the relationships among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contexts.
A. Know and apply the accepted practices of science.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
13.A.1c -
Explain how knowledge can be gained by careful observation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
13.A.2c -
Explain why keeping accurate and detailed records is important.
B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
13.B.1c -
Describe contributions men and women have made to science and technology.
13.B.1d -
Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives
(e.g., transportation, medicine, agriculture, sanitation,communication occupations).
LATE ELEMENTARY
13.B.2b -
Describe the effects on society of scientific and technological innovations (e.g., antibiotics, steam engine, digital computer).
13.B.2c -
Identify and explain ways that science and technology influence the lives and careers of people.
STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.A.1a -
Explain the difference between past, present and future time; place themselves in time.
16.A.1b -
Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources
(e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources).
16.A.1c -
Describe how people in different times and places viewed the world in diff
erent ways.
LATE ELEMENTARY
16.A.2a -
Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing.
16.A.2b -
Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present.
16.A.2c -
Ask questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.
B. Understand the development of significant political events.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
16.B.1b (US) -
Explain why individuals, groups, issues and events are celebrated with local, state or national
holidays or days of recognition (e.g., Lincolns Birthday, Martin Luther Kings Birthday, Pulaski Day,
Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving).
16.B.1 (W) -
Explain the contributions of individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and traditions.
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
A. Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions and institutions.
LATE ELEMENTARY
18.A.2 -
Explain ways in which language, stories, folk tales, music, media and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture.
B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
18.B.1a -
Compare the roles of individuals in group situations (e.g., student, committee member, employee/employer).
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement, vocal and non vocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c -
Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d -
Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape,pre;"> line, and level); the principles of conflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c -
Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, harmony, melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
25.A.2d -
Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; and the expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 -
Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 -
Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c -
Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b -
Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c -
Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a -
Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b -
Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a -
Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 -
Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 -
Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
WRITING ROYALLY
STATE GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.
B. Compose well-organized and coherent writing for specific purposes and audiences.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
3.B.1a -
Use prewriting strategies to generate and organize ideas (e.g., focus on one topic; organize writing to include a beginning, middle and end; use descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, events).
3.B.1b -
Demonstrate focus, organization, elaboration and integration in written compositions (e.g., short stories, letters, essays, reports).
LATE ELEMENTARY
3.B.2a -
Generate and organize ideas using a variety of planning strategies (e.g., mapping, outlining, drafting).
3.B.2b -
Establish central idea, organization, elaboration and unity in relation to purpose and audience.
3.B.2c -
Expand ideas by using modifiers, subordination and standard paragraph organization.
C. Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
3.C.1a -
Write for a variety of purposes including description, information, explanation, persuasion and narration.
LATE ELEMENTARY
3.C.2a -
Write for a variety of purposes and for specified audiences in a variety of forms including narrative (e.g., fiction, autobiography), expository (e.g., reports, essays) and persuasive writings (e.g., editorials, advertisements).
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement,vocal and non vocal sound, story making; the principles of plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message; and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c -
Music: Identify differences in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction; long and short duration; same and different form, tone color or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d -
Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.A.2b -
Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles of conflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
25.A.2c -
Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, harmony, melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
25.A.2d -
Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3- dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; and the expressive qualities of symbol and story.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
25.B.1 -
Identify similarities in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
LATE ELEMENTARY
25.B.2 -
Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
26.A.1b -
Drama: Understand the tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c -
Music: Identify a variety of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and environmental sounds).
LATE ELEMENTARY
26.A.2b -
Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.2c -
Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.A.1a -
Identify the distinctive roles of artists and audiences.
27.A.1b -
Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.A.2a -
Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theatre, gallery).
B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
EARLY ELEMENTARY
27.B.1 -
Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times.
LATE ELEMENTARY
27.B.2 -
Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.
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