Minnesota Academic Standards

Main Criteria: Minnesota Academic Standards
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Subjects: Health and PE, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3
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Minnesota Academic Standards
Health and PE
Grade: K - Adopted: 2015
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 1.Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.2.1.Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 2.Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.2.2.Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices and behaviors.

ReadyRosie
Super Kindness
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 3.Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.2.1.Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.

ReadyRosie
All About My Family
Family Poem
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.2.2.Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.

ReadyRosie
Super Kindness
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 4.Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.1.Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.

ReadyRosie
Emotion Meter Scale
Family Poem
Feelings Charades
School Routine Practice
What Do I Like?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.2.Demonstrate listening skills to enhance health.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
Feelings Charades
Routine Strategy: Transition Timer
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Sink or Swim
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.3.Demonstrate ways to respond in an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.

ReadyRosie
How can I stop my kids from fighting?
Problem Solving Tool: Rock, Paper, Scissors
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 5.Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.2.1.Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.2.2.Differentiate between situations when a health-related decision can be made individually or when assistance is needed.

ReadyRosie
Super Kindness
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 6.Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 6.2.1.Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.

ReadyRosie
Setting Summer Learning Goals
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 7.Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.2.1.Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.2.2.Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

ReadyRosie
Red Light Purple Light Challenge
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 8.Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 8.2.1.Make requests to promote personal health.

ReadyRosie
Emotion Meter Scale
Family Poem
Feelings Charades
School Routine Practice
What Do I Like?
Grade: K - Adopted: 2018
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.0.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.0.4.1.Personal Responsibility
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.4.1.1.Identify class rules and protocols related to self, space and equipment.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
Fishing for Tens
How do I get my child to______?
Red Light, Green Light
Routine Strategy: Transition Timer
School Routine Practice
Sink or Swim
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.0.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.0.4.3.Working with others
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.4.3.1.Share equipment and space with others.

ReadyRosie
Clap and Count
Problem Solving Tool: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Super Kindness

Minnesota Academic Standards
Health and PE
Grade: 1 - Adopted: 2015
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 1.Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.2.1.Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 2.Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.2.2.Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices and behaviors.

ReadyRosie
Super Kindness
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 3.Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.2.1.Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.

ReadyRosie
All About My Family
Family Poem
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.2.2.Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.

ReadyRosie
Super Kindness
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 4.Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.1.Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.

ReadyRosie
Emotion Meter Scale
Family Poem
Feelings Charades
I Love My Family Because...
Inside Outside Traits
School Routine Practice
What Do I Like?
What Do I See When I Hear...?
What I Like About Me
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.2.Demonstrate listening skills to enhance health.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
Feelings Charades
I Love My Family Because...
Routine Strategy: Transition Timer
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Sink or Swim
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.3.Demonstrate ways to respond in an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.

ReadyRosie
How can I stop my kids from fighting?
Problem Solving Tool: Rock, Paper, Scissors
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 5.Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.2.1.Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.2.2.Differentiate between situations when a health-related decision can be made individually or when assistance is needed.

ReadyRosie
Super Kindness
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 6.Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 6.2.1.Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.

ReadyRosie
Setting Summer Learning Goals
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 7.Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.2.1.Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.2.2.Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

ReadyRosie
Red Light Purple Light Challenge
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 8.Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 8.2.1.Make requests to promote personal health.

ReadyRosie
Emotion Meter Scale
Family Poem
Feelings Charades
I Love My Family Because...
Inside Outside Traits
School Routine Practice
What Do I Like?
What Do I See When I Hear...?
What I Like About Me
Grade: 1 - Adopted: 2018
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.1.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.1.4.1.Personal Responsibility
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.4.1.1.Follow class rules and protocols related to self, space and equipment with minimal teacher prompting.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
Fishing for Tens
How do I get my child to______?
Red Light, Green Light
Routine Strategy: Transition Timer
School Routine Practice
Sink or Swim
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.1.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.1.4.3.Working with others
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.4.3.1.Work respectfully with a partner while sharing equipment and space.

ReadyRosie
Clap and Count
Conversation Starters
Folding a Blanket
Problem Solving Tool: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Super Kindness

Minnesota Academic Standards
Health and PE
Grade: 2 - Adopted: 2015
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 1.Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.2.1.Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 2.Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.2.2.Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices and behaviors.

ReadyRosie
Super Kindness
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 3.Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.2.1.Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.

ReadyRosie
Family Poem
This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.2.2.Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.

ReadyRosie
Super Kindness
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 4.Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.1.Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.

ReadyRosie
Emotion Meter Scale
Family Poem
Feelings Charades
I Love My Family Because...
Inside Outside Traits
This Is Important
What Do I See When I Hear...?
What I Like About Me
Who Are Your Heroes?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.2.Demonstrate listening skills to enhance health.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
Feelings Charades
I Love My Family Because...
Kitchen Conversations
Routine Strategy: Transition Timer
Sharing Chores and Your Day
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.2.3.Demonstrate ways to respond in an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.

ReadyRosie
How can I stop my kids from fighting?
Problem Solving Tool: Rock, Paper, Scissors
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 5.Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.2.1.Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.2.2.Differentiate between situations when a health-related decision can be made individually or when assistance is needed.

ReadyRosie
Fair Share
Super Kindness
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 6.Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 6.2.1.Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.

ReadyRosie
Setting Summer Learning Goals
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 7.Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.2.1.Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.2.2.Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

ReadyRosie
Red Light Purple Light Challenge
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 8.Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 8.2.1.Make requests to promote personal health.

ReadyRosie
Emotion Meter Scale
Family Poem
Feelings Charades
I Love My Family Because...
Inside Outside Traits
This Is Important
What Do I See When I Hear...?
What I Like About Me
Who Are Your Heroes?
Grade: 2 - Adopted: 2018
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.2.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.2.4.1.Personal Responsibility
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.4.1.1.Follow class rules and protocols related to self, space and equipment.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
How do I get my child to______?
Routine Strategy: Transition Timer
Subtraction War
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.2.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.2.4.3.Working with others
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.4.3.1.Work respectfully in small or large group activities while sharing equipment and space.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
Fair Share
Kitchen Conversations
Problem Solving Tool: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Super Kindness

Minnesota Academic Standards
Health and PE
Grade: 3 - Adopted: 2015
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 1.Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.5.1.Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.5.3.Describe ways in which safe and healthy school and community environments can promote personal health.

ReadyRosie
I Love My Family Because...
Super Kindness
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 2.Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.5.3.Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

ReadyRosie
I Love My Family Because...
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.5.4.Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.

ReadyRosie
I Love My Family Because...
Super Kindness
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 3.Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.5.2.Locate resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.

ReadyRosie
I Love My Family Because...
Super Kindness
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 4.Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.5.1.Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.

ReadyRosie
Emotion Meter Scale
Family Poem
Feelings Charades
I Love My Family Because...
Inside Outside Traits
Sharing Chores and Your Day
This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.5.3.Demonstrate nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflict.

ReadyRosie
How can I stop my kids from fighting?
Problem Solving Tool: Rock, Paper, Scissors
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 4.5.4.Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health.

ReadyRosie
Emotion Meter Scale
Family Poem
Feelings Charades
I Love My Family Because...
Inside Outside Traits
This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 5.Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.5.1.Identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.5.2.Analyze when assistance is needed in making a health-related decision.

ReadyRosie
Fair Share
Super Kindness
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 5.5.5.Choose a healthy option when making a decision.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 6.Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 6.5.1.Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.

ReadyRosie
Setting Summer Learning Goals
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN National Health Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Standard 7.Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND Performance Indicators
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.5.1.Identify responsible personal health behaviors.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
Red Light Purple Light Challenge
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.5.2.Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

ReadyRosie
Brushing Your Teeth
Red Light Purple Light Challenge
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 7.5.3.Demonstrate a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks.

ReadyRosie
Red Light Purple Light Challenge
Grade: 3 - Adopted: 2018
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.3.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.3.4.1.Personal Responsibility
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.4.1.1.Work independently for extended periods of time while exhibiting personal responsibility related to self, space and equipment.

ReadyRosie
Books on the Go
Emotion Meter Scale
Is my child overscheduled?
Race to Be Ready
Routine Strategy: Chore Chart
Routine Strategy: Routine Chart
Routine Strategy: Transition Timer
Simon Says
This Is Important
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.3.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.3.4.3.Working with others
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.4.3.1.Work cooperatively and respectfully with classmates in small or large group activities.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
Fair Share
Kitchen Conversations
Problem Solving Tool: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Super Kindness
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN Minnesota Physical Education Standards
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT MN.PE.3.4.Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND PE.3.4.4.Rules and etiquette
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.4.4.1.Identify the role of rules and etiquette used in a variety of physical activities.

ReadyRosie
Conversation Starters
How do I get my child to______?
Routine Strategy: Transition Timer

Minnesota Academic Standards
Language Arts
Grade: K - Adopted: 2010
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Key Ideas and Details
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.1.1.With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

ReadyRosie
Isn't That Bold?
Making Connections
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading and Making Connections
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Do I Like?
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.2.2.With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

ReadyRosie
Retelling the Story
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Do I Like?
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.3.3.With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

ReadyRosie
Feelings Charades
Making Connections
Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Do I Like?
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Craft and Structure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.4.4.Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

ReadyRosie
Feelings Charades
Nursery Rhymes
Reading Rhymes
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.5.5.Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).

ReadyRosie
What Do I Like?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.6.6.With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

ReadyRosie
Isn't That Bold?
Storytelling with a Picture Book
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.7.7.With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

ReadyRosie
Isn't That Bold?
Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Retelling the Story
Wordless Picture Books
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.9.9.With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

ReadyRosie
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.1.10.10.Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding, including the appropriate selection of texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

ReadyRosie
I Read to You, You Read to Me
Making Connections
Pattern Books
Storytelling with a Picture Book
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Key Ideas and Details
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.2.1.1.With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

ReadyRosie
Book Cover Conversations
What's Cool About Nonfiction?
Who Am I?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.2.2.2.With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

ReadyRosie
Book Cover Conversations
Is It Real?
What's Cool About Nonfiction?
Who Am I?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Craft and Structure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.2.4.4.With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

ReadyRosie
Share Your Knowledge
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.2.7.7.With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).

ReadyRosie
Books I Like
How Far Does It Fly?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.2.8.8.With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

ReadyRosie
Book Cover Conversations
Is It Real?
What's Cool About Nonfiction?
Who Am I?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.2.10.10.Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding, including the appropriate selection of texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

ReadyRosie
I Read to You, You Read to Me
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Print Concepts
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.3.0.1.Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.1.a.Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

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Environmental Print
Reading Strategy: Using Your Reading Finger
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.1.c.Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

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Reading Strategy: Using Your Reading Finger
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.1.d.Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

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Alphabet Dice Game
Letters on My Back
Matching Letters to Favorite Things
Race to the Letter Sound
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Phonological Awareness
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.3.0.2.Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.2.a.Recognize and produce rhyming words.

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Name Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes
Reading Rhymes
Silly Song Singing
Stinkle, Stinkle, Stittle Star
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.2.c.Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

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Reading Strategy: Chunk the Word
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.2.d.Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

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Family Alliteration Name Game
Stinkle, Stinkle, Stittle Star
Super Hero Names
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.2.e.Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.

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Name Rhymes
Silly Song Singing
Stinkle, Stinkle, Stittle Star
Super Hero Names
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Phonics and Word Recognition
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.3.0.3.Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.3.a.Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.

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All About My Family
Alphabet Dice Game
I Found This
Letters on My Back
Matching Letters to Favorite Things
Race to the Letter Sound
Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Super Hero Names
You Know It!
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.3.b.Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

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All About My Family
I Found This
Letters on My Back
Race to the Letter Sound
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.3.c.Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).

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Fishing for Words
My Words, Your Words
Where's That Word?
You Know It!
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.3.d.Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

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Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Reading Strategy: Chunk the Word
Word Man
You Know It!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Fluency
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.3.0.4.Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Daily Reading Routines
Making Connections
My Library List
Pattern Books
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Reading Strategy: Choral Reading
Reading Strategy: Echo Reading
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
Reading Strategy: Model Expressive Reading
Reading and Making Connections
Seeing the Story
What Do I Like?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Text Types and Purposes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.6.1.1.Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is . . .).

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Captioning Your Childhood
My First Journal
Tips for helping your child love reading
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.6.2.2.Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.

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All About Me
All About My Family
Captioning Your Childhood
Family Adventure List
Here Are the Facts
I Found This
I Know All About
Make a Card
Make an Invitation
My Family Journal
Nature Journaling
Write About a Family Tradition
Write a Favorite Family Recipe
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.6.3.3.Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.

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A Memorable Story
Captioning Your Childhood
Labeling Your Story
My Family Journal
My First Journal
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Storytelling Together
Tips for storytelling: Using gestures
Why is storytelling important?
Why should we tell family stories?
Write Me a Story
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Production and Distribution of Writing
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.6.5.5.With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from adults and peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

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All About Me
Captioning Your Childhood
I Know All About
Labeling Your Story
Make a Card
Nature Journaling
Write Me a Story
Write a Favorite Family Recipe
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Research to Build and Present Knowledge
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.6.7.7.Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).

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Color Poem
Create a Crazy Character
Family Adventure List
I Want to Know About
Make a Card
Nature Journaling
Write Me a Story
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.6.8.8.With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

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I Found This
I Want to Know About
Let's Explore
Nature Journaling
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Comprehension and Collaboration
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.8.1.1.Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.8.1.1.a.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

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A Memorable Story
Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Guess Who
I Know All About
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story of Your Name
Storytelling Together
When I Grow Up
Where Would You Go?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.8.1.1.b.Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.

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A Memorable Story
Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Guess Who
I Know All About
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story of Your Name
Storytelling Together
When I Grow Up
Where Would You Go?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.8.1.1.c.Listen to others and name emotions by observing facial expression and other nonverbal cues.

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Conversation Starters
I Know All About
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Where Would You Go?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.8.1.1.d.Follow basic oral directions.

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Freeze Dance
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Comprehension and Collaboration
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.8.2.2.Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (e.g., poems, rhymes, songs) by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

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20 Questions Draw
A Memorable Story
Family Movie Night
I Read to You, You Read to Me
I Went to the Zoo and Saw
Making Connections
Pattern Books
Seeing the Story
Storytelling with a Picture Book
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.8.3.3.Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

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20 Questions Draw
Conversation Starters
Freeze Dance
Guess Who
I Spy
Library Visit
Storytelling Together
Who Am I?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.8.4.4.Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.

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20 Questions Draw
A Memorable Story
Color Poem
Conversation Starters
Here Are the Facts
I Know All About
I Spy
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Where Would You Go?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.8.5.5.Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

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20 Questions Draw
A Memorable Story
Color Poem
Conversation Starters
Here Are the Facts
I Know All About
I Spy
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Where Would You Go?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.8.6.6.Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly, and respond to poems, rhymes, and songs.

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Conversation Starters
Here Are the Facts
I Know All About
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Where Would You Go?
Who Am I?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Media Literacy
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.8.7.7.Distinguish among different types of print, digital, and multimodal media.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.8.7.7.a.Recognize common signs and logos.

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Environmental Print
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Media Literacy
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.8.8.8.With prompting and support, create an individual or shared multimedia work for a specific purpose (e.g., to share lived or imagined experiences, to present information, to entertain, or as artistic expression.)

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Here Are the Facts
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Conventions of Standard English
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.10.1.1.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.1.1.a.Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

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Captioning Your Childhood
Favorite People Place Cards
Letters on My Back
Make an Invitation
Write Your Name
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.1.1.b.Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.

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All About My Family
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.1.1.d.Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).

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20 Questions Draw
Conversation Starters
Freeze Dance
Guess Who
I Spy
Library Visit
Storytelling Together
Who Am I?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.1.1.f.Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

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Captioning Your Childhood
Make a Card
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Conventions of Standard English
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.10.2.2.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.2.2.a.Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.

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Make an Invitation
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.2.2.b.Recognize and name end punctuation.

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Isn't That Bold?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.2.2.c.Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).

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Captioning Your Childhood
Favorite People Place Cards
Letters on My Back
Make an Invitation
Write Your Name
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.2.2.d.Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

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All About My Family
I Found This
Make a Card
Make a List
Make an Invitation
Word Man
Write a Letter
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.10.5.5.With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings to develop word consciousness.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.5.5.a.Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

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Guess the Group
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.5.5.b.Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).

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Speedy Synonyms
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.10.5.5.d.Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.

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Nursery Rhymes
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.10.6.6.Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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Family Sensory Walk
Feelings Charades
How can I help my child learn new words?
Nursery Rhymes
Reading Rhymes
Share Your Knowledge
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Makes a Good Storyteller

Minnesota Academic Standards
Language Arts
Grade: 1 - Adopted: 2010
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Key Ideas and Details
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.1.1.Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

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Chapter Books
Funny Pictures
Preview & Predict
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading and Making Connections
Story Train
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Do I Like?
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.2.2.Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

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Chapter Books
Funny Pictures
Retelling the Fable
Story Train
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Do I Like?
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.3.3.Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

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Chapter Books
Character Connection
Feelings Charades
Funny Pictures
Inside Outside Traits
Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
Story Train
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Do I Like?
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Craft and Structure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.4.4.Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

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Let's Look Closer
Poetry Routine
Read a Little, Think a Little
Seeing the Story
What Do I Like?
What Do I See When I Hear...?
What Was That For?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.5.5.Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.

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Chapter Books
What Do I Like?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.6.6.Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

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Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.7.7.Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

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Chapter Books
Character Connection
Favorite Illustrators
Feelings Charades
Funny Pictures
Inside Outside Traits
Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
Story Train
Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Do I Like?
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.9.9.Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.

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Storytelling with a Picture Book
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.10.10.With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1 as well as select texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

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Poetry Routine
Reading Strategy: Model Expressive Reading
What Do I Like?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Key Ideas and Details
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.1.1.Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

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How To
What Do You Want to Know?
What's Cool About Nonfiction?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.2.2.Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

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How To
Is It Real?
What Do You Want to Know?
What's Cool About Nonfiction?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Craft and Structure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.4.4.Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

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Share Your Knowledge
Wondering About Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.5.5.Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.

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Getting Into Information
How To
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.6.6.Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

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How Far Does It Fly?
How To
Is It Real?
What Do You Want to Know?
What's Cool About Nonfiction?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.7.7.Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

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How Far Does It Fly?
How To
Is It Real?
What Do You Want to Know?
What's Cool About Nonfiction?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.8.8.Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

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How To
Is It Real?
What's Cool About Nonfiction?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.10.10.With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1, as well as select texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

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Books on the Go
Daily Reading Routines
Five Finger Rule
Reading Strategies: Punctuation Expression
Reading Strategy: Echo Reading
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
What Do I Like?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Print Concepts
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.0.1.Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.1.a.Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).

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Reading Strategies: Punctuation Expression
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Phonological Awareness
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.0.2.Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.2.a.Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

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All About My Family
I Found This
Letters on My Back
Race to the Letter Sound
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.2.b.Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.

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Looking for Chunks
Reading Strategy: Chunk the Word
Word Man
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.3.0.2.c.Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.

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Begin with the End
Family Alliteration Name Game
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Phonics and Word Recognition
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.0.3.Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.3.a.Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs, and initial and final consonant blends

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Looking for Chunks
Reading Strategy: Chunk the Word
Word Man
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.3.b.Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

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Looking for Chunks
Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Reading Strategy: Chunk the Word
Word Man
You Know It!
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.3.c.Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.

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Change One Letter
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.3.d.Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.

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Rhyming Hand Game
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.3.e.Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.

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Little Words Inside Bigger Words
Looking for Chunks
Reading Strategy: Cover the Suffix
Rhyming Hand Game
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.3.g.Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words, including high- frequency words.

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Change One Letter
Fishing for Words
Magical Creature Writing
Make a Card
My Words, Your Words
Race You To the Top
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
Thinking About Word Chunks
Where's That Word?
Word Challenge
Word Man
Write a Letter
You Know It!
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Fluency
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.0.4.Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.4.a.Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.

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Books on the Go
Building a Fort
Chapter Books
Daily Reading Routines
Five Finger Rule
I Read to You, You Read to Me
My Library List
Preview & Predict
Read Like You Talk
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Reading Strategies: Punctuation Expression
Reading Strategy: Choral Reading
Reading Strategy: Echo Reading
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
Reading Strategy: Model Expressive Reading
Reading and Making Connections
Seeing the Story
What Do I Like?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.4.b.Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.

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Building a Fort
Reading Strategies: Punctuation Expression
Reading Strategies: Slow Down, Reread
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.0.4.c.Use context and other cues (e.g., phonics, word recognition skills, prior knowledge) to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

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Preview & Predict
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading Rhymes
Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Reading Strategies: Slow Down, Reread
What Does It Mean?
Wondering About Words
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Text Types and Purposes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.6.1.1.Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

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Captioning Your Childhood
My First Journal
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.6.2.2.Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

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All About My Family
Captioning Your Childhood
Family Adventure List
I Found This
I Love My Family Because...
I'd Really Like
I'm An Expert
Make a Card
Make an Invitation
Nature Journaling
Tell Me How
Write About a Family Tradition
Write a Favorite Family Recipe
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.6.3.3.Write narratives and other creative texts 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.

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Captioning Your Childhood
Labeling Your Story
My First Journal
Remember The Story
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Tips for storytelling: Using gestures
Why is storytelling important?
Why should we tell family stories?
Write Around
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Production and Distribution of Writing
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.6.5.5.With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from adults and peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

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Bake Sale/Lemonade Stand
Captioning Your Childhood
Color Poem
Create a Crazy Character
Family Adventure List
I'd Really Like
Labeling Your Story
Magical Creature Writing
Make a Card
Make a List
Math Journal Walk
Nature Journaling
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Research to Build and Present Knowledge
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.6.7.7.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).

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Bake Sale/Lemonade Stand
Color Poem
Create a Crazy Character
Family Adventure List
I'd Really Like
Make a Card
Nature Journaling
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.6.8.8.With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

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I Found This
I Want to Know About
Let's Explore
Nature Journaling
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Comprehension and Collaboration
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.8.1.1.Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.8.1.1.a.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

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Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Making Playdough Together
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
What I Like About Me
When I Grow Up
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.8.1.1.b.Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.

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Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Making Playdough Together
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
What I Like About Me
When I Grow Up
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.8.1.1.c.Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.

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20 Questions Draw
Conversation Starters
Freeze Dance
Guess Who
Library Visit
What I Like About Me
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.8.1.1.d.Listen to others' ideas and identify others' points of view.

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Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Making Playdough Together
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
What I Like About Me
When I Grow Up
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.8.1.1.e.Follow two-step oral directions.

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Freeze Dance
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Comprehension and Collaboration
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.8.2.2.Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (e.g., stories, poems, rhymes, songs).

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20 Questions Draw
Family Movie Night
I Read to You, You Read to Me
I Went to the Zoo and Saw
Seeing the Story
Storytelling with a Picture Book
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.8.3.3.Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.

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20 Questions Draw
Conversation Starters
Freeze Dance
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Library Visit
What I Like About Me
Who's Coming to Dinner?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.8.4.4.Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.

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20 Questions Draw
Color Poem
Conversation Starters
Describe It
Funny Pictures
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
What I Like About Me
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.8.5.5.Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

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20 Questions Draw
Create a Crazy Character
Funny Pictures
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.8.6.6.Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation, and respond to stories, poems, rhymes and songs with expression. (See grade 1 Language standards 1and 3 on page 38 for specific expectations.)

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Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
What I Like About Me
Who's Coming to Dinner?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Media Literacy
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.8.7.7.Distinguish among and understand purposes of different types of print, digital, and multimodal media.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.8.7.7.a.Demonstrate understanding of media by asking and answering appropriate questions about what is read, heard or viewed.

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Family Movie Night
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.8.7.7.b.Summarize ideas from media in own words.

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Family Movie Night
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Conventions of Standard English
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.10.1.1.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.1.1.a.Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

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Captioning Your Childhood
Letters on My Back
Make an Invitation
Write Your Name
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.1.1.b.Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

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All About My Family
Noun Charades
Picture Talk
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.1.1.c.Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).

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Captioning Your Childhood
Noun Charades
Picture Talk
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.1.1.d.Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything).

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Picture Talk
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.1.1.e.Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

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Magical Creature Writing
Picture Talk
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.1.1.f.Use frequently occurring adjectives.

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Make a Card
Picture Talk
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.1.1.i.Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).

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Picture Talk
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.1.1.j.Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.

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Captioning Your Childhood
Magical Creature Writing
Make a Card
Picture Talk
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Conventions of Standard English
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.10.2.2.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.2.2.a.Capitalize dates and names of people.

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Make a Card
Make an Invitation
Write a Letter
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.2.2.b.Use end punctuation for sentences.

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Magical Creature Writing
Write a Letter
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.2.2.d.Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.

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All About My Family
Change One Letter
I Found This
Magical Creature Writing
Make a Card
Make a List
Make an Invitation
Race You To the Top
Thinking About Word Chunks
Word Challenge
Word Man
Write a Letter
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.2.2.e.Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

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All About My Family
Change One Letter
I Found This
Magical Creature Writing
Make a Card
Make a List
Make an Invitation
Thinking About Word Chunks
Word Challenge
Word Man
Write a Letter
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.10.4.4.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.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.4.4.a.Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

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Reading Rhymes
Reading Strategies: Look at the Picture
Reading Strategies: Slow Down, Reread
What Does It Mean?
Wondering About Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.4.4.b.Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.

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Reading Strategy: Cover the Suffix
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.10.5.5.With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings to develop word consciousness.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.5.5.a.Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

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Noun Charades
Words to Chew On
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.5.5.b.Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

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Noun Charades
Words to Chew On
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.5.5.c.Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).

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Million Dollar Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.10.5.5.d.Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.

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Million Dollar Words
Nursery Rhymes
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.10.6.6.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., I named my hamster Nibblet because she nibbles too much because she likes that).

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Family Sensory Walk
Feelings Charades
How can I help my child learn new words?
Nursery Rhymes
Reading Rhymes

Minnesota Academic Standards
Language Arts
Grade: 2 - Adopted: 2010
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Key Ideas and Details
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.1.1.Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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20 Questions
Can You See It?
Chapter Books
Pow Wow Crunch
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading is Thinking
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.3.3.Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

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Can You See It?
Chapter Books
Character Chat
Character Comparison
Feelings Charades
Funny Pictures
Inside Outside Traits
Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
Story Train
Summarizing the Story
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Craft and Structure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.4.4.Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

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Car Tongue Twisters
Color Poem Free Verse
Family Rap
My Turn, Your Turn Poetry
Poetry
Song Lyrics
Tongue Twister Time
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.5.5.Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

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Summarizing the Story
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.6.6.Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.

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Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.7.7.Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

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Can You See It?
Chapter Books
Character Chat
Character Comparison
Favorite Illustrators
Feelings Charades
Funny Pictures
Inside Outside Traits
Pow Wow Crunch
Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
Story Train
Summarizing the Story
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.10.10.By the end of the year, select, read and comprehend literature including stories and poetry for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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Books on the Go
Can You See It?
Chapter Books
Color Poem Free Verse
Daily Reading Routines
Five Finger Rule
My Turn, Your Turn
My Turn, Your Turn Poetry
Poetry
Pow Wow Crunch
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading Dialogue
Reading Strategies: Punctuation Expression
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
Reading Strategy: Model Expressive Reading
Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
Song Lyrics
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Key Ideas and Details
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.1.1.Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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How To
I Want to Know About
Reading Recipes
That's So Cool
What Do You Wonder?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.2.2.Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

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How To
That's So Cool
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.3.3.Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

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How Far Does It Fly?
How To
I Want to Know About
I Went to the Zoo and Saw
Reading Recipes
That's So Cool
What Do You Wonder?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Craft and Structure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.4.4.Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

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Share Your Knowledge
Wondering About Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.5.5.Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

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Comprehension Clues
Finding Information
How To
Let's Explore
Reading Recipes
What's Up with That?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.6.6.Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

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Random, Bizarre Facts
Reading Recipes
That's So Cool
What Do You Wonder?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.7.7.Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

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How Far Does It Fly?
That's So Cool
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.8.8.Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

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How To
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.10.10.By the end of year, select, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range for personal interest, enjoyment, and academic tasks.

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Books on the Go
Daily Reading Routines
Five Finger Rule
I Want to Know About
I Went to the Zoo and Saw
Reading Strategies: Punctuation Expression
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
That's So Cool
What Do You Wonder?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Phonics and Word Recognition
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.3.0.3.Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.3.0.3.b.Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.

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Shopping for Syllables
Thinking About Word Chunks
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.3.0.3.c.Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels.

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Little Words Inside Bigger Words
Reading Strategy: Cover the Suffix
Rhyming Hand Game
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.3.0.3.d.Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.

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Reading Strategy: Cover the Suffix
Shopping for Syllables
Understanding Big Words
Unpacking Prefixes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.3.0.3.e.Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.

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Reading Strategy: Give the Word
Thinking About Word Chunks
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.3.0.3.f.f. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words, including high-frequency words.

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My Words, Your Words
Race You To the Top
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
Thinking About Word Chunks
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Fluency
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.3.0.4.Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.3.0.4.a.Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.

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Books on the Go
Building a Fort
Can You See It?
Chapter Books
Daily Reading Routines
Five Finger Rule
I Read to You, You Read to Me
My Library List
My Turn, Your Turn
Pow Wow Crunch
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading Dialogue
Reading Strategies: Punctuation Expression
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
Reading Strategy: Model Expressive Reading
That's So Cool
What Do You Wonder?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.3.0.4.b.Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.

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Building a Fort
Reading Dialogue
Reading Strategies: Punctuation Expression
Reading Strategies: Slow Down, Reread
Reading Strategy: Give the Word
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.3.0.4.c.Use context and other cues (e.g., phonics, word recognition skills, prior knowledge) to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

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Can You See It?
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading Strategies: Slow Down, Reread
Wondering About Words
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Text Types and Purposes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.6.1.1.Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

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This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.6.2.2.Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

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Color Poem Free Verse
Create a Song
I'd Really Like
Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
Tell Me How
This Is Important
Write About a Family Tradition
Write a Favorite Family Recipe
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.6.3.3.Write narratives and other creative texts in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

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Family Journaling
Funny Pictures
Magical Creature Writing
My Family Comic Strip
Story Train
Write Around
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Production and Distribution of Writing
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.6.5.5.With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.

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Color Poem Free Verse
Create a Song
Family Journaling
I'd Really Like
Magical Creature Writing
Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
Please Can I?
Take a Stand
Tell Me How
This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
Write About a Family Tradition
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Research to Build and Present Knowledge
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.6.7.7.Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).

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Color Poem
Family Adventure List
I Want to Know About
I'd Really Like
Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
This Is Important
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.6.8.8.Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

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Family Interview
I Want to Know About
Let's Explore
Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Comprehension and Collaboration
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.8.1.1.Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.8.1.1.a.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

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Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Family Interview
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Kitchen Conversations
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
Take a Stand
What Do You Wonder?
What I Like About Me
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.8.1.1.b.Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.

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Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Family Interview
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Kitchen Conversations
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
Take a Stand
What Do You Wonder?
What I Like About Me
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.8.1.1.c.Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.

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20 Questions
20 Questions Draw
Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Family Interview
Freeze Dance
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
I Read to You, You Read to Me
Interview an Expert
Kitchen Conversations
Library Visit
My Turn, Your Turn
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
Take a Stand
This Is Important
What Do You Wonder?
What I Like About Me
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.8.1.1.e.Follow two- and three-step oral directions.

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Freeze Dance
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Comprehension and Collaboration
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.8.2.2.Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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20 Questions Draw
Family Movie Night
I Read to You, You Read to Me
I Went to the Zoo and Saw
My Turn, Your Turn
Random, Bizarre Facts
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.8.3.3.Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

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20 Questions
20 Questions Draw
Conversation Starters
Family Interview
Freeze Dance
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Interview an Expert
Library Visit
This Is Important
What Do You Wonder?
What I Like About Me
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.8.4.4.Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

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20 Questions
20 Questions Draw
Create a Song
Family Interview
Sharing Chores and Your Day
What I Like About Me
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.8.6.6.Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 2 Language standards 1and 3 on page 38 for specific expectations.)

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20 Questions
Family Interview
Guess Who
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Take a Stand
What I Like About Me
Who's Coming to Dinner?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Media Literacy
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.8.8.8.With prompting and support, create an individual or shared multimedia work for a specific purpose (e.g., to create or integrate knowledge, to share experiences or information, to persuade, to entertain, or as artistic expression.)
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.8.8.8.a.With prompting and support, critique each found image under consideration for use in a multimedia project for its appropriateness to purpose, its effectiveness in conveying the message, and its effect on the intended audience and justify its use in the project.

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How Far Does It Fly?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Conventions of Standard English
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.10.1.1.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.1.1.a.Use collective nouns (e.g., group).

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20 Questions
Noun Charades
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.1.1.b.Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).

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Noun Charades
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.1.1.d.Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told).

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Family Journaling
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.1.1.e.Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.

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Acrostic Poem
Picture Talk
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.1.1.f.Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).

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20 Questions
Guess Who
Hidden Messages
Magical Creature Writing
Simon Says
What I Like About Me
Who's Coming to Dinner?
Writing Telephone Game
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Conventions of Standard English
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.10.2.2.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.2.2.a.Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.

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Writing Telephone Game
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.2.2.b.Use commas in greetings and closings of letters.

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Hidden Messages
Write a Thank You Note
Write to the Tooth Fairy
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.2.2.d.Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage-->badge; boy-->boil).

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Change One Letter
Magical Creature Writing
Race You To the Top
Spelling Pattern Game
Thinking About Word Chunks
Word Challenge
Write a Letter
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Knowledge of Language
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.10.3.3.Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.3.3.a.Compare formal and informal uses of English.

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Share Your Knowledge
Sharing Chores and Your Day
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.10.4.4.Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.4.4.a.Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

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Reading Strategies: Slow Down, Reread
Wondering About Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.4.4.b.Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).

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Shopping for Syllables
Understanding Big Words
Unpacking Prefixes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.4.4.c.Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional).

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Digging Into Roots
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.4.4.d.Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).

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Playground Compounds
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.4.4.e.Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

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Comprehension Clues
Finding Information
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.10.5.5.Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings to develop word consciousness.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.5.5.a.Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).

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Category Competition
Hink Pink
Million Dollar Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.10.5.5.b.Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny).

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Category Competition
Hink Pink
Million Dollar Words
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.10.Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.10.6.6.Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).

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20 Questions Draw
Color Poem
Color Poem Free Verse
Conversation Starters
Describe It
Feelings Charades
Funny Pictures
Hink Pink
How can I help my child learn new words?
Sharing Chores and Your Day
What I Like About Me
What Makes a Good Storyteller
Who's Coming to Dinner?

Minnesota Academic Standards
Language Arts
Grade: 3 - Adopted: 2010
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Key Ideas and Details
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.1.1.Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

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20 Questions
Chapter Books
It's All In Your Head
Pow Wow Crunch
Read a Little, Think a Little
Talking About Books
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.2.2.Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

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Chapter Books
Sequence and Summarize
Story Train
Talking About Books
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.3.3.Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

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Chapter Books
Character Chat
Feelings Charades
Inside Outside Traits
Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
Story Train
Talking About Books
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Craft and Structure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.4.4.Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language, including figurative language such as similes.

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Hinky Pinky and Hinketty Pinketty
Let's Look Closer
Talking About Books
What Makes a Good Storyteller
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.5.5.Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

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Favorite Genres
My Turn, Your Turn Poetry
Poetry
Poetry Routine
Pow Wow Crunch
Song Lyrics
Talking About Books
Tips for helping your child love reading
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.6.6.Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

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Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.7.7.Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).

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Pow Wow Crunch
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.9.9.Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).

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What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.1.Reading Benchmarks: Literature K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.10.10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature and other texts including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.1.10.10.a.Self-select texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

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Books on the Go
Chapter Books
Daily Reading Routines
Favorite Genres
Five Finger Rule
It's All In Your Head
My Turn, Your Turn
My Turn, Your Turn Poetry
Poetry
Poetry Routine
Pow Wow Crunch
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading Dialogue
Reading Strategy: Model Expressive Reading
Reading Strategy: Reading and Making Connections
Song Lyrics
What Makes a Good Storyteller
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Key Ideas and Details
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.1.1.Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

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Reading Recipes
That's So Cool
What Will You Learn?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.2.2.Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

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That's So Cool
What Will You Learn?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.3.3.Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

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Double the Recipe
How Far Does It Fly?
I Want to Know About
Reading Recipes
That's So Cool
What Will You Learn?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Craft and Structure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.4.4.Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

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Share Your Knowledge
Wondering About Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.5.5.Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.

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Comprehension Clues
Reading Recipes
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.7.7.Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

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How Far Does It Fly?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.2.Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.10.10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.2.10.10.a.Self-select texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

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Books on the Go
Building a Fort
Daily Reading Routines
Double the Recipe
Favorite Genres
Five Finger Rule
I Want to Know About
That's So Cool
What Will You Learn?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Phonics and Word Recognition
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.3.0.3.Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.3.0.3.a.Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.

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Shopping for Syllables
Understanding Big Words
Unpacking Prefixes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.3.0.3.b.Decode words with common Latin suffixes.

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Shopping for Syllables
Understanding Big Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.3.0.3.d.Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words, including high-frequency words.

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Change One Letter
Magical Creature Writing
Race You To the Top
Thinking About Word Chunks
Word Challenge
Write a Letter
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.3.Reading Benchmarks: Foundational Skills K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Fluency
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.3.0.4.Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.3.0.4.a.Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.

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Books on the Go
Building a Fort
Chapter Books
Daily Reading Routines
Favorite Genres
Five Finger Rule
It's All In Your Head
My Library List
My Turn, Your Turn
Pow Wow Crunch
Read a Little, Think a Little
Reading Dialogue
Reading Strategy: Model Expressive Reading
That's So Cool
What Will You Learn?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.3.0.4.b.Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings

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Favorite Genres
My Turn, Your Turn Poetry
Poetry
Poetry Routine
Pow Wow Crunch
Reading Strategy: Model Expressive Reading
Song Lyrics
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.3.0.4.c.Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

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Wondering About Words
Word Detective
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Text Types and Purposes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.6.1.1.Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.1.a.Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

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This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.1.c.Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.

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This Is Important
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.1.d.Provide a concluding statement or section.

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This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Text Types and Purposes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.6.2.2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.2.a.Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

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Create a Song
Family Adventure List
Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
This Is Important
Write About a Family Tradition
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.2.b.Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

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Create a Song
Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
This Is Important
Write About a Family Tradition
Write a Favorite Family Recipe
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.2.c.Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.

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Create a Song
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.2.d.Provide a concluding statement or section.

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Write About a Family Tradition
Write a Favorite Family Recipe
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Text Types and Purposes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.6.3.3.Write narratives and other creative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.3.a.Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

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A Really Good Story
Family Journaling
Magical Creature Writing
Make a Neighborhood Map
My Family Comic Strip
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Tips for storytelling: Using gestures
Why is storytelling important?
Why should we tell family stories?
Write Around
Writing Telephone Game
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.3.b.Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

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A Really Good Story
Family Poem
Magical Creature Writing
Write Around
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.3.c.Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.

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Family Journaling
My Family Comic Strip
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Write Around
Writing Telephone Game
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.W.3.d.Provide a sense of closure.

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Family Journaling
Magical Creature Writing
My Family Comic Strip
Story Train
Write Around
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Production and Distribution of Writing
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.6.4.4.With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

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Family Adventure List
Family Journaling
I Love My Family Because...
Interview an Expert
Magical Creature Writing
Make a Neighborhood Map
My Family Comic Strip
Nature Journaling
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Story Train
This Is Important
Tips for storytelling: Using gestures
Why is storytelling important?
Why should we tell family stories?
Write About a Family Tradition
Write Around
Write a Favorite Family Recipe
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.6.5.5.With guidance and support from peers and adults, use a writing process to develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3 on page 41-42.)

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Family Journaling
Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
This Is Important
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Research to Build and Present Knowledge
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.6.7.7.Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

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Family Interview
I Want to Know About
Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
Who Are Your Heroes?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.6.8.8.Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

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Make a Neighborhood Map
Nature Journaling
Who Are Your Heroes?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.6.Writing Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Range of Writing
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.6.10.10.Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.6.10.10.a.Independently select writing topics and formats for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

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This Is Important
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Comprehension and Collaboration
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.8.1.1.Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.8.1.1.a.Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.

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Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Family Interview
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Kitchen Conversations
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
Take a Stand
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.8.1.1.b.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

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Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Family Interview
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Kitchen Conversations
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
Take a Stand
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.8.1.1.c.Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.

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20 Questions
20 Questions Draw
Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Family Interview
Freeze Dance
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Interview an Expert
Kitchen Conversations
Library Visit
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
Take a Stand
This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.8.1.1.d.Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

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Conversation Starters
Conversations in the Car
Family Interview
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Kitchen Conversations
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Story Train
Story of Your Name
Take a Stand
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.8.1.1.f.Follow multi-step oral directions.

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Freeze Dance
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Comprehension and Collaboration
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.8.2.2.Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

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20 Questions Draw
Family Movie Night
My Turn, Your Turn
Random, Bizarre Facts
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.8.3.3.Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

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20 Questions
20 Questions Draw
Conversation Starters
Family Interview
Freeze Dance
Guess Who
I Love My Family Because...
Interview an Expert
Library Visit
Sharing Chores and Your Day
This Is Important
Who Are Your Heroes?
Who's Coming to Dinner?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.8.4.4.Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

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20 Questions
20 Questions Draw
Create a Song
Family Interview
Share Your Knowledge
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Who's Coming to Dinner?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.8.6.6.Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 3 Language standards 1 and 3 on page 41-42 for specific expectations.)

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Family Interview
Sharing Chores and Your Day
Simon Says
Take a Stand
Who's Coming to Dinner?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Media Literacy
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.8.7.7.Distinguish among, understand, and use different types of print, digital, and multimodal media.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.8.7.7.c.Check for accuracy in pictures and images.

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How Far Does It Fly?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.8.Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Media Literacy
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.8.8.8.With prompting and support, create an individual or shared multimedia work for a specific purpose (e.g., to create or integrate knowledge, to share experiences or information, to persuade, to entertain, or as artistic expression.)
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.8.8.8.a.With prompting and support, critique each found image under consideration for use in a multimedia project for its appropriateness to purpose, its effectiveness in conveying the message, and its effect on the intended audience and justify its use in the project.

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How Far Does It Fly?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.10Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Conventions of Standard English
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.10.1.1.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.1.1.a.Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

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Acrostic Poem
Noun Charades
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.1.1.b.Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.

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Noun Charades
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.1.1.c.Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).

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Noun Charades
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.1.1.e.Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.

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Magical Creature Writing
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.1.1.g.Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.

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Category Competition
Hinky Pinky and Hinketty Pinketty
Million Dollar Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.1.1.i.Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.

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Magical Creature Writing
Writing Telephone Game
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.10Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Conventions of Standard English
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.10.2.2.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.2.2.c.Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.

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Write Around
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.2.2.e.Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).

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Change One Letter
Magical Creature Writing
Shopping for Syllables
Spelling Pattern Game
Thinking About Word Chunks
Understanding Big Words
Word Challenge
Write a Letter
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.2.2.f.Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.

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Change One Letter
Magical Creature Writing
Spelling Pattern Game
Thinking About Word Chunks
Word Challenge
Write a Letter
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.10Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Knowledge of Language
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.10.3.3.Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.3.3.a.Choose words and phrases for effect.

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Acrostic Poem
Create a Song
Hinky Pinky and Hinketty Pinketty
Million Dollar Words
Noun Charades
Sharing Chores and Your Day
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.10Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.10.4.4.Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.4.4.a.Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

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Wondering About Words
Word Detective
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.4.4.b.Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).

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Shopping for Syllables
Understanding Big Words
Unpacking Prefixes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.4.4.c.Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).

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Digging Into Roots
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.4.4.d.Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

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Comprehension Clues
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.10Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.10.5.5.Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings to develop word consciousness.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.5.5.a.Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).

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Hinky Pinky and Hinketty Pinketty
Let's Look Closer
Wondering About Words
Word Detective
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.5.5.b.Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).

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Category Competition
Hinky Pinky and Hinketty Pinketty
Million Dollar Words
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 3.10.5.5.c.Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).

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Category Competition
Hinky Pinky and Hinketty Pinketty
Million Dollar Words
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.10Language Benchmarks K-5
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.10.6.6.Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

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Category Competition
Create a Song
Feelings Charades
Hinky Pinky and Hinketty Pinketty
How can I help my child learn new words?
Million Dollar Words
Noun Charades
Share Your Knowledge
Sharing Chores and Your Day
What Makes a Good Storyteller
Wondering About Words

Minnesota Academic Standards
Mathematics
Grade: K - Adopted: 2008
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.K.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT K.1.1.Understand the relationship between quantities and whole numbers up to 31.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.1.1.2.Read, write, and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 31. Representations may include numerals, pictures, real objects and picture graphs, spoken words, and manipulatives such as connecting cubes.

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Go Fish
My Favorite Things
Numbers on My Back
Sneaky Math Note
Ten in a Row
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.1.1.3.Count, with and without objects, forward and backward to at least 20.

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Car Race
Count with Your Eyes
I See Three
In Ten Seconds
Sneaky Math Note
Spill the Beans
The Biggest Number
What Am I Counting?
What Do I Have?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.1.1.5.Compare and order whole numbers, with and without objects, from 0 to 20.

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In Ten Seconds
Ten in a Row
The Biggest Number
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.K.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT K.1.2.Use objects and pictures to represent situations involving combining and separating.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.1.2.1.Use objects and draw pictures to find the sums and differences of numbers between 0 and 10.

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Car Race
Finish My Set
Fishing for Tens
How Many Legs?
Putting Away Dishes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.1.2.2.Compose and decompose numbers up to 10 with objects and pictures.

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Fishing for Tens
Give Me Five
Make Ten
Sneaky Math Note
What Do I Have?
What's Left?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.K.2.Algebra
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT K.2.1.Recognize, create, complete, and extend patterns.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.2.1.1.Identify, create, complete, and extend simple patterns using shape, color, size, number, sounds and movements. Patterns may be repeating, growing or shrinking such as ABB, ABB, ABB or o, oo, ooo.

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Make a Pattern
Pattern Walk
Secret Family Pattern
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.K.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT K.3.1.Recognize and sort basic two and three dimensional shapes; use them to model real world objects.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.3.1.1.Recognize basic two- and three-dimensional shapes such as squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres.

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Canned
Shape Scavenger Hunt
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.3.1.2.Sort objects using characteristics such as shape, size, color and thickness.

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Card Sorting
I Spy a Coin
Toy Organization
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.3.1.3.Use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to model objects in the real-world.

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Is it a Triangle?
Pattern Walk
Shape Scavenger Hunt
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.K.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT K.3.2.Compare and order objects according to location and measurable attributes.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.3.2.1.Use words to compare objects according to length, size, weight and position.

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Blow Your House Down!
Guess and Measure
How Far Does It Fly?
Hunt and Measure
Measurable Me
Measure your Steps
Pattern Walk
Ramp Car Racing
The Right Size
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND K.3.2.2.Order 2 or 3 objects using measurable attributes, such as length and weight.

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Blow Your House Down!
Guess and Measure
How Far Does It Fly?
Hunt and Measure
Measurable Me
Measure your Steps
Ramp Car Racing
The Right Size

Minnesota Academic Standards
Mathematics
Grade: 1 - Adopted: 2008
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 1.1.1.Count, compare and represent whole numbers up to 120, with an emphasis on groups of tens and ones.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.1.1.Use place value to describe whole numbers between 10 and 100 in terms of tens and ones.

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How Many Fingers?
How Many Tens in 50?
Location Guess My Number
Stacking Pennies
Ten Dimes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.1.2.Read, write and represent whole numbers up to 120. Representations may include numerals, addition and subtraction, pictures, tally marks, number lines and manipulatives, such as bundles of sticks and base 10 blocks.

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Fishing for Tens
Make Ten
Sneaky Math Note
Ten in a Row
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.1.3.Count, with and without objects, forward and backward from any given number up to 120.

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Car Race
I Can Make You Say 21
Sneaky Math Note
Spill the Beans
Ten in a Row
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.1.5.Compare and order whole numbers up to 120.

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Greater Than
I'm Thinking of a Number
Location Guess My Number
Ten in a Row
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.1.6.Use words to describe the relative size of numbers.

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Greater Than
I'm Thinking of a Number
Location Guess My Number
Ten in a Row
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 1.1.2.Use a variety of models and strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems in real world and mathematical contexts.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.2.1.Use words, pictures, objects, length-based models (connecting cubes), numerals and number lines to model and solve addition and subtraction problems in part-part-total, adding to, taking away from and comparing situations.

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Car Race
Family Math Book
Fishing for Tens
Math Journal Walk
Ten Dimes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.2.2.Compose and decompose numbers up to 12 with an emphasis on making ten.

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Fishing for Tens
Make Ten
Sneaky Math Note
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.1.2.3.Recognize the relationship between counting and addition and subtraction. Skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s.

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Pairs of Socks
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.2.Algebra
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 1.2.1.Recognize and create patterns; use rules to describe patterns.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.1.1.Create simple patterns using objects, pictures, numbers and rules. Identify possible rules to complete or extend patterns. Patterns may be repeating, growing or shrinking. Calculators can be used to create and explore patterns.

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Make a Pattern
Secret Family Pattern
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.2.Algebra
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 1.2.2.Use number Sentences involving addition and subtraction basic facts to represent and solve real-world and mathematical problems; create real-world situations corresponding to number sentences.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.2.1.Represent real-world situations involving addition and subtraction basic facts, using objects and number sentences.

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Bedtime Math Story
Car Time Math
Domino Subtraction
Family Math Book
Fishing for Tens
Input Output
Math Journal Walk
Restaurant Story Problems
Spill the Beans
The Final Price Is...
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.2.3.Use number sense and models of addition and subtraction, such as objects and number lines, to identify the missing number in an equation such as: 2 + 4 = x, 3 + x= 7 , 5 = x - 3.

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Where Did I Start?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.2.2.4.Use addition or subtraction basic facts to represent a given problem situation using a number sentence.

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Family Math Book
Math Journal Walk
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 1.3.1.Describe characteristics of basic shapes. Use basic shapes to compose and decompose other objects in various contexts.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.1.1.Describe characteristics of two- and three-dimensional objects, such as triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, rectangular prisms, cylinders, cones and spheres.

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Mystery Shape
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.1.2.Compose (combine) and decompose (take apart) two- and three-dimensional figures such as triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, rectangular prisms and cylinders.

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Folding a Blanket
Paper Airplane Geometry
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 1.3.2.Use basic concepts of measurement in real-world and mathematical situations involving length, time and money.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.2.1.Measure the length of an object in terms of multiple copies of another object.

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Hunt and Measure
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.2.2.Tell time to the hour and half-hour.

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Body Clock
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.2.3.Identify pennies, nickels and dimes; find the value of a group of these coins, up to one dollar.

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Counting Coins

Minnesota Academic Standards
Mathematics
Grade: 2 - Adopted: 2008
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 2.1.1.Compare and represent whole numbers up to 1000 with an emphasis on place value and equality.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.1.1.Read, write and represent whole numbers up to 1000. Representations may include numerals, addition, subtraction, multiplication, words, pictures, tally marks, number lines and manipulatives, such as bundles of sticks and base 10 blocks.

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All About My Number
Dollars and Dice
Place Value Dice
Sneaky Math Note
Thousand More
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.1.2.Use place value to describe whole numbers between 10 and 1000 in terms of hundreds, tens and ones. Know that 100 is 10 tens, and 1000 is 10 hundreds.

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All About My Number
How Much to 1,000?
Less Than
Place Value Battle
Place Value Dice
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.1.3.Find 10 more or 10 less than a given three-digit number. Find 100 more or 100 less than a given three-digit number.

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Buzz on 3
Dollars and Dice
One Hundred More
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.1.4.Round numbers up to the nearest 10 and 100 and round numbers down to the nearest 10 and 100.

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The Greater Number
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.1.5.Compare and order whole numbers up to 1000.

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Greater Than
Is it Reasonable?
Less Than
Location Guess My Number
Place Value Battle
The Greater Number
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 2.1.2.Demonstrate mastery of addition and subtraction basic facts; add and subtract one- and two-digit numbers in real-world and mathematical problems.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.2.1.Use strategies to generate addition and subtraction facts including making tens, fact families, doubles plus or minus one, counting on, counting back, and the commutative and associative properties. Use the relationship between addition and subtraction to generate basic facts.

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Addition War
Can you Make 21?
Fifteen Fact Memory
Fishing for Doubles
Subtraction War
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.2.2.Demonstrate fluency with basic addition facts and related subtraction facts.

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Addition War
Can you Make 21?
Fifteen Fact Memory
Fishing for Doubles
Subtraction War
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.2.3.Estimate sums and differences up to 100.

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Race to Zero
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.2.4.Use mental strategies and algorithms based on knowledge of place value and equality to add and subtract two-digit numbers. Strategies may include decomposition, expanded notation, and partial sums and differences.

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2-Digit Addition War
Addition War
Broken Calculator Keys
Can I Stump You?
Can you Make 21?
Close Call
Coupon Savings
Dollars and Dice
Fishing for Doubles
How Much to 1,000?
Race to Zero
Skunk Addition
Subtraction Switch
The Answer Is
Thousand More
What's the Difference?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.2.5.Solve real-world and mathematical addition and subtraction problems involving whole numbers with up to 2 digits.

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2-Digit Addition War
Addition War
Broken Calculator Keys
Can I Stump You?
Can you Make 21?
Close Call
Coupon Savings
Dollars and Dice
Family Math Book
Fifteen Fact Memory
Fishing for Doubles
How Much to 1,000?
Input Output
Make One Up
Race to Zero
Restaurant Story Problems
Skunk Addition
Subtraction Switch
Subtraction War
The Answer Is
Thousand More
What's the Difference?
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.2.Algebra
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 2.2.2.Use number Sentences involving addition, subtraction and unknowns to represent and solve real-world and mathematical problems; create real-world situations corresponding to number sentences.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.2.1.Understand how to interpret number sentences involving addition, subtraction and unknowns represented by letters. Use objects and number lines and create real-world situations to represent number sentences.

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Family Math Book
Make One Up
What's the Question?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.2.2.2.Use number sentences involving addition, subtraction, and unknowns to represent given problem situations. Use number sense and properties of addition and subtraction to find values for the unknowns that make the number sentences true.

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Family Math Book
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 2.3.1.Identify, describe, and compare basic shapes according to their geometric attributes.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.3.1.1.Describe, compare, and classify two- and three-dimensional figures according to number and shape of faces, and the number of sides, edges and vertices (corners)

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Mystery Shape
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.3.1.2.Identify and name basic two- and three-dimensional shapes, such as squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, hexagons, cubes, rectangular prisms, cones, cylinders and spheres.

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Mystery Shape
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 2.3.2.Understand length as a measurable attribute; use tools to measure length.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.3.2.2.Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between length and the numbers on a ruler by using a ruler to measure lengths to the nearest centimeter or inch.

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How Far Does It Fly?
Ramp Car Racing
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 2.3.3.Use time and money in real world and mathematical situations.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.3.3.2.Identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Find the value of a group of coins and determine combinations of coins that equal a given amount.

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Coupon Savings
Dollars and Dice

Minnesota Academic Standards
Mathematics
Grade: 3 - Adopted: 2008
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 3.1.1.Compare and represent whole numbers up to 100,000 with an emphasis on place value and equality.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.1.1.Read, write and represent whole numbers up to 100,000. Representations may include numerals, expressions with operations, words, pictures, number lines, and manipulatives such as bundles of sticks and base 10 blocks.

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Dollars and Dice
Place Value Dice
Thousand More
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.1.2.Use place value to describe whole numbers between 1000 and 100,000 in terms of ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens and ones.

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Place Value Dice
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.1.4.Round numbers to the nearest 10,000, 1000, 100 and 10. Round up and round down to estimate sums and differences.

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Race to Zero
Round Showdown
The Greater Number
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.1.5.Compare and order whole numbers up to 100,000.

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Place Value Battle
The Greater Number
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 3.1.2.Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers; represent multiplication and division in various ways; solve real world and mathematical problems using arithmetic.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.2.1.Add and subtract multi-digit numbers, using efficient and generalizable procedures based on knowledge of place value, including standard algorithms.

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2-Digit Addition War
Broken Calculator Keys
Can I Stump You?
Close Call
Coupon Savings
Dollars and Dice
How Much to 1,000?
Race to Zero
Skunk Addition
The Answer Is
Thousand More
What's the Difference?
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.2.2.Use addition and subtraction to solve real-world and mathematical problems involving whole numbers. Use various strategies, including the relationship between addition and subtraction, the use of technology, and the context of the problem to assess the reasonableness of results.

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Can I Stump You?
Family Math Book
Input Output
Let's Go to 100
Make One Up
Race to Zero
Restaurant Story Problems
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.2.3.Represent multiplication facts by using a variety of approaches, such as repeated addition, equal-sized groups, arrays, area models, equal jumps on a number line and skip counting. Represent division facts by using a variety of approaches, such as repeated subtraction, equal sharing and forming equal groups. Recognize the relationship between multiplication and division.

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An Array of Brownies
Domino Division
Fair Share
I Spy Sums and Products
Let's Go to 100
Math Mind Reading
Product Practice
Table Times
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.2.4.Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving multiplication and division, including both ''how many in each group'' and ''how many groups'' division problems.

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Can I Stump You?
Domino Division
Family Math Book
I Spy Sums and Products
Let's Go to 100
Math Mind Reading
Multiplication War
Over Under
Product Practice
Table Times
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.2.5.Use strategies and algorithms based on knowledge of place value, equality and properties of addition and multiplication to multiply a two- or three-digit number by a one-digit number. Strategies may include mental strategies, partial products, the standard algorithm, and the commutative, associative, and distributive properties.

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Domino Division
I Spy Sums and Products
Let's Go to 100
Math Mind Reading
Multiplication War
Over Under
Product Practice
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.1.Number & Operation
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 3.1.3.Understand meanings and uses of fractions in real-world and mathematical situations.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.3.1.Read and write fractions with words and symbols. Recognize that fractions can be used to represent parts of a whole, parts of a set, points on a number line, or distances on a number line.

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Counting Fractions
Fractions on a Number Line
Shape Up!
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.3.2.Understand that the size of a fractional part is relative to the size of the whole.

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Counting Fractions
Shape Up!
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.1.3.3.Order and compare unit fractions and fractions with like denominators by using models and an understanding of the concept of numerator and denominator.

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Fractions on a Number Line
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.2.Algebra
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 3.2.1.Use single operation Input output rules to represent patterns and relationships and to solve real world and mathematical problems.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.1.1.Create, describe, and apply single-operation input-output rules involving addition, subtraction and multiplication to solve problems in various contexts.

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Secret Family Pattern
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.2.Algebra
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 3.2.2.Use number Sentences involving multiplication and division basic facts and unknowns to represent and solve real-world and mathematical problems; create real-world Situations corresponding to number sentences.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.2.1.Understand how to interpret number sentences involving multiplication and division basic facts and unknowns. Create real-world situations to represent number sentences.

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Family Math Book
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.2.2.2.Use multiplication and division basic facts to represent a given problem situation using a number sentence. Use number sense and multiplication and division basic facts to find values for the unknowns that make the number sentences true.

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Math Mind Reading
Parts Unknown
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 3.3.2.Understand perimeter as a measurable attribute of real world and mathematical objects. Use various tools to measure distances.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.3.2.1.Use half units when measuring distances.

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How Far Does It Fly?
Ramp Car Racing
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.3.Geometry & Measurement
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 3.3.3.Use time, money and temperature to solve real world and mathematical problems.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.3.3.1.Tell time to the minute, using digital and analog clocks. Determine elapsed time to the minute.

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Now is the Time
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.3.4.Data Analysis
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 3.4.1.Collect, organize, display, and interpret data. Use labels and a variety of scales and units in displays.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 3.4.1.1.Collect, display and interpret data using frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs and number line plots having a variety of scales. Use appropriate titles, labels and units.

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Graphing Walking Goals

Minnesota Academic Standards
Science
Grade: K - Adopted: 2009
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.4.Life Science
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 0.4.1.Structure and Function in Living Systems
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.4.1.1.The student will understand that living things are diverse with many different observable characteristics.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.4.1.1.3.Differentiate between living and nonliving things.

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Nature Journaling
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.0.4.Life Science
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 0.4.2.Interdependence in Living Systems
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 0.4.2.1.The student will understand that natural systems have many components that interact to maintain the living system.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 0.4.2.1.1.Observe a natural system or its model and identify living and nonliving components in that system.

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Nature Journaling

Minnesota Academic Standards
Science
Grade: 1 - Adopted: 2009
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.3.Earth and Space Science
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 1.3.1.Earth Structure and Processes
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.3.1.3.The student will understand that Earth materials include solid rocks, sand, soil and water. These materials have different observable physical properties that make them useful.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.3.1.3.2.Describe similarities and differences between soil and rocks.

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I Found This
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.1.4.Life Science
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 1.4.2.Interdependence in Living Systems
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 1.4.2.1.The student will understand that natural systems have many components that interact to maintain the living system.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.4.2.1.1.Recognize that animals need space, water, food, shelter and air.

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Family Sensory Walk
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 1.4.2.1.2.Describe ways in which an animal's habitat provides for its basic needs.

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Family Sensory Walk

Minnesota Academic Standards
Science
Grade: 2 - Adopted: 2009
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.1.The Nature of Science and Engineering
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 2.1.1.The Practice of Science
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.1.2.The student will understand that scientific inquiry is a set of interrelated processes incorporating multiple approaches that are used to pose questions about the natural world and investigate phenomena.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.1.1.2.1.Raise questions about the natural world and seek answers by making careful observations, noting what happens when you interact with an object, and sharing the answers with others.

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Nature Journaling
Ramp Car Racing
CONTENT STANDARD / DOMAIN MN.2.1.The Nature of Science and Engineering
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR / DOMAIN COMPONENT 2.1.2.The Practice of Engineering
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS / STRAND 2.1.2.2.The student will understand that engineering design is the process of identifying problems and devising a product or solution.
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS 2.1.2.2.1.Identify a need or problem and construct an object that helps to meet the need or solve the problem.

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Ramp Car Racing