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North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 1

• Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.
  • Objective 5.03: Use geographic terminology and tools to create representations of the earth's physical and human features through simple maps, models, and pictures.

Grade 2

• Goal 5: The learner will understand the relationship between people and geography in various communities.
  • Objective 5.05: Interpret maps, charts, and pictures of locations.

Kindergarten

• Goal 5: The learner will express basic geographic concepts in real life situations.
  • Objective 5.01: Locate and describe familiar places in the home, school, and other environments.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 1

• Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
  • Objective 1.05: Increase vocabulary, concepts, and reading stamina by reading self-selected texts independently for 15 minutes daily. Self-selected texts should be consistent with the student's independent reading level.
• Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
  • Objective 5.04: Use complete sentences to write simple texts.

Grade 2

• Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
  • Objective 1.05: Use a variety of strategies and skills to read self-selected texts independently for 20 minutes daily. Self-selected texts should be consistent with the student's independent reading level.
• Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
  • Objective 5.06: Use correctly in written products:
    • letter formation, lines, and spaces to create readable documents
    • plural forms of commonly used nouns
    • common, age - appropriate contractions.

Kindergarten

• Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies to read and write.
  • Objective 1.04: Read or begin to read.
    • Read or attempt to read own dictated story.
    • Attempt to read/reads simple patterned text, decodable text, and/or predictable texts using letter-sound knowledge and pictures to construct meaning.
• Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
  • Objective 5.01: Develop spelling strategies and skills by:
    • representing spoken language with temporary and/or conventional spelling.
    • writing most letters of the alphabet.
    • analyzing sounds in a word and writing dominant consonant letters.

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 1

• Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
  • Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, describe and display data using line plots and tallies.

Grade 2

• Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
  • Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, describe and display data using Venn diagrams (three sets) and pictographs where symbols represent multiple units (2's, 5's, 10's).

Kindergarten

• Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will collect, organize and display data.
  • Objective 4.02: Display and describe data with concrete and pictorial graphs as a group activity.