Grade 1 Correlation of Core Knowledge and Alaska State Standards

Language Arts

1. Reading and Writing

1. apply elements of effective writing and speaking; these elements include ideas, organization, vocabulary, sentence structure, and personal style.

4. write and speak well to inform, to describe, to entertain, to persuade, and to clarify thinking in a variety of formats, including technical communication.

7. communicate ideas using varied tools of electronic technology

E.B. A student should be a competent and thoughtful reader, listener, and viewer of literature. Technical materials, and a variety of other information.

1. comprehend meaning from written text and oral and visual information by applying a variety of reading, listening, and viewing strategies; these strategies include phonic, context, and vocabulary cues in reading, critical viewing, and active listening
2. reflect on, analyze, and evaluate a variety of oral, written, and visual information and experiences, including discussions, lectures, art, movies, television, technical materials, and literature.
3. relate what the student views, reads, and hears to practical purposes in the student’s own life, to the world outside, and to other texts and experiences.

E.C. A student should be able to identify and select from multiple strategies in order to to complete projects independently and cooperatively.

1. make choices about a project after examining a range of possibilities.
2. organize a project by

• understanding directions;
• making and keeping deadlines; and

E.B. 1.1

E.B. 1.2

E.B. 1.6

• seeking, selecting, and using relevant resources.

3. select and use appropriate decision-making processes
4. set high standards for project quality.

E.D. A student should be able to think logically and reflectively in order to present and explain positions based on relevant and reliable information.

1a.develop a position by reflecting on personal experiences, prior knowledge, and new information

E.A. A student should be able to speak and write well for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Writing

2. in writing, demonstrate skills in volume , intonation, and clarity

5. revise, edit, and publish the student’s own writing as appropriate.

E.C. A student should be able to identify and select from multiple strategies in order to complete projects independently and cooperatively.

4. when working on a collaborative project,

• take responsibility for individual contributions to the project
• share ideas and workloads
• incorporate individual talents and perspectives
• work effectively with others as an active participant and as a responsive audience
• evaluate the processes and work of self and others

E.D. A student should be able to think logically and reflectively in order to present and explain positions based on relevant and reliable information.

1. develop a position by reflecting on personal experiences, prior knowledge, and new information;

E.E. A student should understand and respect the perspectives of others in order to communicate effectively.

E.B. 1.2

E.B. 1.7

E.B. 1.8

1. Poetry

1. use information, both oral and written, and literature of many types and cultures to understand self and others;

E.A. A student should be able to speak and write well for a variety of purposes and audiences.

3. in speaking, demonstrate skills in volume, intonation and clarity

2. Fiction

E.A. A student should be able to speak and write well for a variety of purposes and audiences.

6. when appropriate, use visual techniques to communicate ideas; these techniques may include role playing, body language, mime, sign language, graphics, Braille, art, and dance.

E.D. A student should be able to think logically and reflectively in order to present and explain positions based on relevant and reliable information.

1. develop a position by

• reflecting on personal experiences, prior knowledge, and new information
• formulating and refining questions.
• identifying a variety of pertinent sources of information
• analyzing and synthesizing information
• determining an author’s purposes

2. evaluate the validity, objectivity, liability, and quality of information read, heard, and seen.

4. explain and defend a position orally, in writing, and with visual aids as appropriate.

E.E. A student should understand and respect the perspectives of others in order to communicate effectively.

1. use information, both oral and written, and literature of many types and cultures to understand self and others

E.C. A student should be able to identify and select from multiple strategies in order to complete projects independently and cooperatively.

1. make choices about a project after examining a range of possibilities.
2. organize a project by

• understanding directions
• making and keeping deadlines
• seeking, selecting, and using relevant resources.

3. select and use appropriate decision making processes
4. set high standards for project quality
5. when working on a collaborative project,

• take responsibilities for individual contributions to the project
• share ideas and workloads
• incorporate individual talents and perspectives
• work effectively with others as an active participant and as a responsive audience
• evaluate the processes and work of self and others.

3. Sayings and Phrases

Reading

E.D. A student should be able to think logically and reflectively in order to present and explain positions based on relevant and reliable information.

3. give credit and cite references as appropriate

E.E. A student should understand and respect the perspectives of others in order to communicate effectively

2. evaluate the validity, objectivity, reliability, and quality of information read, heard, and seen.
3. recognize bias in all forms of communication
4. recognize the communication styles of different cultures and their possible effects on others.

E.C. A student should be a competent and thoughtful reader, listener, and viewer of literature, technical materials, and a variety of other information.

4. set high standards for project quality.

E.H. 1, 3, 4, 5

Writing

E.A. A student should be able to speak and write well for a variety of purposes and audiences.

8. evaluate the student’s own speaking and writing and that of others using high standards.

2. Early Civilizations

G.B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

1. know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics;
2. analyze how places are formed, identified, named, and characterized;

7. understand that a region is a distinct area defined by one or more cultural or physical features; and
8. compare, contrast, and predict how places and regions change with time.

G.A. A student should be able to make and use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information.

1. use maps and globes to locate places and regions

G.B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

1. know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics.
2. analyze how places are formed, identified, named, and characterized

5. describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols such as the Statue of Liberty

G.D. A student should understand and be able to interpret spatial (geographic) characteristics of human systems, including migration, movement, interactions of cultures, economic activities, settlement patterns, and political units in the state, nation, and world.

1. know that the need for people to exchange goods, services, and ideas creates population centers, cultural interaction, and transportation and communication links.
2. explain how and why human networks, including networks for communications and for transportation of people and goods, are linked globally

5. analyze how conflict and cooperation shape social, economic and political use of space.

3. Mexico

G.F. A student should be able to use geography to understand the world by interpreting the past, knowing the present, and preparing for the future.

1. analyze and evaluate the impact of physical and human geographical factors on major historical events.
2. compare, contrast, and predict how places and regions change with time.

G.A. A student should be able to make and use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information.

1. use maps and globes to locate places and regions.

G.B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

1. know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics.
2. analyze how places are formed, identified, named. And characterized

5. describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty

G.E. A student should understand and be able to evaluate how humans and physical environments interact.

1. American

Early people and Civilizations

1. understand how resources have been developed and used

G.F. A student should be able to use geography to understand the world by interpreting the past, knowing the present, and preparing for the future.

1. analyze and evaluate the impact of physical and human geographical factors on major historical events.
2. compare, contrast, and predict how places and regions change with time.

G.A. A student should be able to make and use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information.

1. use maps and globes to locate places and regions.

G.B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

1. know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics.
2. analyze how places are formed, identified, named, and characterized

5. describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty.

G.E. A student should understand and be able to evaluate how humans and physical environments interact.

1. understand how resources have been developed and used.

G.F. A student should be able to use geography to understand the world by interpreting the past, knowing the present, and preparing for the future.

2. Early Exploration and Settlement

1. analyze and evaluate the impact of physical and human geographical factors on major historical events.
2. compare, contrast, and predict how places and regions change with time.

G.B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

8. compare, contrast, and predict how places and regions change through time

G.E. A student should be understand and be able evaluate how humans and physical environments interact.

1. understand how resources have been developed and used.

GA. A student should be able to make and use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information.

1. use maps and globes to locate places and regions.

GB. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

1. know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics
2. analyze how places are formed, identified, names, and characterized.

5. describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty;

GF. A student should be able to use geography to understand the world by interpreting the past, knowing the present, and preparing for the future.

3. American Revolution

1. analyze and evaluate the impact of physical and human geographical
2. compare, contrast and predict how places and regions change with time.

G.A. A student should be able to make and use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information/

1. use maps and globes to locate places and regions.

G.B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

1. know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics
2. analyze how places are formed, identified, named, and characterized

5. describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty

G.C.A. A student should know and understand how societies define authority, rights, and responsibilities through a governmental process.

1. understand the necessity and purpose of government
2. understand the meaning of fundamental ideas, including equality, authority, power, freedom, justice, privacy, property, responsibility and sovereignty
3. understand how nations organize their governments
4. compare and contrast how different societies have governed themselves over time and in different places.

G.C.B. A student should understand the constitutional foundations of the American political system and the democratic ideas of this nation.

1. understand the ideals of this nation as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights
2. recognize American heritage and culture, including separation of powers, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, majority rule, and minority rights.

1. 5. understand the importance of individuals, public opinion, media, political parties, associations, and groups in forming and carrying out public policy.

8. understand the place of law in the American political system.

G.A. A student should be able to make and use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information

4. Early Exploration of the American West

1. use maps and globes to locate places and regions.

G.B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

1. know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics.
2. analyze how places are formed, identified, named, and characterized
3. relate how people create similarities and differences among places
4. discuss how and why groups and individuals identify with places
5. describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty.
6. make informed decisions about where to live, work, travel, and seek opportunities.

G.B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about the human and physical features of places and regions.

5. Symbols and Figures

5. describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty.

H.A. A student should understand that history is a record of human experiences that links the past to the present and the future.

1. understand chronological frameworks for organizing historical thought and place significant ideas, institutions, people, and events within time sequences.

6. know that cultural elements, including language, literature, the arts, customs, and belief systems, reflect the ideas and attitudes of a specific time and know how the cultural elements influence human interaction.

8. know that history is a bridge to understanding groups of people and an individual’s relationship to society.

H.B. A student should understand historical themes through factual knowledge of time, places, ideas, institutions, cultures, people, and events.

1. comprehend the forces of change and continuity that shape human history through the following persistent organizing themes:

• the development of culture, the emergence of civilizations, and the accomplishments and mistakes of social organizations.
• human communities and their relationships with climate, subsistence base, resources, geography, and technology.
• the origin and impact of ideologies, religions, and institutions upon human societies
• the consequences of peace and violent conflict to societies and their cultures.
• Major developments in societies as well as changing patterns related to class, ethnicity, race, and gender

2. understand the people and the political, geographic, economic, cultural, social, and environmental events that have shaped the history of the state, the Unites States and the world.

2. Elements of Art

A.A. A student should be able to create and perform in the arts.

1. participate in dance, music, visual arts, and create writing
2. refine artistic skills and develop self-discipline through rehearsal, practice, and revision.
3. appropriately use new and traditional materials, tools, techniques, and processes in the arts
4. demonstrate the creativity and imagination necessary for innovative thinking and problem solving
5. collaborate with others to create and perform works of art.

A.C. A student should be able to critique the student’s art and the art of others.

III. Kinds of Pictures: Portrait and Still

1. know the criteria used to evaluate the arts; these may include craftsmanship, function, organization, originality, technique, and theme.
2. examine historical and contemporary works of art, the works of peers, and the student’s own works as follows:

• identify the piece
• describe the use of basic elements
• analyze the use of basic principles
• interpret meaning and artist’s intent
• express and defend an informed opinion.

3. accept and offer constructive criticism

4. recognize and consider an individual’s artistic expression

investigate careers relating to arts criticism

5. exhibit appropriate audience skills

6. investigate careers relating to arts criticism.

A.D. A student should be able to recognize beauty and meaning through the arts in the student’s life.

1. make statements about the significance of the arts and beauty in the student’s life

2. discuss what makes an object or performance a work of art.

2. Listening and Understanding

A.A. A student should be able to create and perform in the arts.

• participate in dance, music, visual arts, and create writing
• refine artistic skills and develop self-discipline through rehearsal, practice, and revision
• appropriately use new and traditional materials, tools, techniques, and processes in the arts
• demonstrate the creativity and imagination necessary for innovative thinking and problem solving
• collaborate with others to create and perform works of art

A.B. A student should be able to understand the historical and contemporary role of the arts in Alaska, the nation, and the world.

6. recognize specific works of art created by artists from diverse backgrounds.

A.D. A student should be able to recognize beauty and meaning through the arts in the student’s life.

1. make statements about the significance of the arts and beauty in the student’s life.

A.C. A student should be able to critique the student’s art and the art of others

1. know the criteria used to evaluate the arts; these may include craftsmanship, function, organization, originality, technique, and theme
2. examine historical and contemporary works of art, the works of peers, and the student’s own works as follows:

• identify the piece
• describe the use of basic elements
• analyze the use of basic principles
• interpret meaning and artist’s intent
• express and defend an informed opinion

A.C. A student should be able to critique the student’s own art and the art of others.

1. know the criteria used to evaluate the arts; these may include craftsmanship, function, organization, originality, technique, and theme

3. Songs

2. examine historical and contemporary works of art, the works of peers, and the student’s own works as follows:

• identify the piece
• describe the use of basic elements
• analyze the use of basic principles
• interpret meaning and artist’s intent
• express and defend an informed opinion

A.D. A student should be able to recognize beauty and meaning through the arts in the student’s life.

1. make statements about the significance of the arts and beauty in the student’s life.

2. Numbers and Number Sense

1. express and represent mathematical ideas using oral and written presentations, physical materials, pictures, graphs, charts, and algebraic expressions;

M.D. A student should be able to use logic and reason to solve mathematical problems.

5. use inductive reasoning to recognize patterns and form mathematical propositions.

M.A.  A student should understand mathematical facts, concepts, principles, and theories.:

1. understand and use numeration, including

• numbers, number systems, counting numbers, whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, and percents; and
• irrationals and complex numbers;

2. select and use appropriate systems, units, and tools of measurement, including estimation;
3. perform basic arithmetic functions, make reasoned estimates, and select and use

M.C.  A student should understand and be able to form and use appropriate methods to define and explain mathematical relationships.

1. express and represent mathematical ideas using oral and written presentations, physical materials, pictures, graphs, charts, and algebraic expressions;

M.A.  A student should understand mathematical facts, concepts, principles, and theories.:

1. understand and use numeration, including

• numbers, number systems, counting numbers, whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, and percents; and
• irrationals and complex numbers;

3. Money

1. select and use appropriate systems, units, and tools of measurement, including estimation;
2. perform basic arithmetic functions, make reasoned estimates, and select and use

M.A.  A student should understand mathematical facts, concepts, principles, and theories.

1. understand and use numeration, including

• numbers, number systems, counting numbers, whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, and percents; and
• irrationals and complex numbers;

2. select and use appropriate systems, units, and tools of measurement, including estimation;

4. Computation

3. perform basic arithmetic functions, make reasoned estimates, and select and use appropriate methods or tools for computation or estimation including mental arithmetic, paper and pencil, a calculator, and a computer;
4. represent, analyze, and use mathematical patterns, relations, and functions using methods such as tables, equations, and graphs;
5. construct, draw, measure, transform, compare, visualize, classify, and analyze the relationships among geometric figures; and
6. collect, organize, analyze, interpret, represent, and formulate questions about data and make reasonable and useful predictions about the certainty, uncertainty, or impossibility of an event.

M.B.  A student should understand and be able to select and use a variety of problem-solving strategies.

1. use computational methods and appropriate technology as problem-solving tools;

4. develop and apply strategies to solve a variety of problems;

7. use mathematics with confidence.

M.D. A student should be able to use logic and reason to solve mathematical problems.

5. use inductive reasoning to recognize patterns and form mathematical propositions.

M.A.  A student should understand mathematical facts, concepts, principles, and theories.

1. understand and use numeration, including
1. numbers, number systems, counting numbers, whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, and percents; and
2. irrationals and complex numbers;
2. select and use appropriate systems, units, and tools of measurement, including estimation;

5. Measurement

3. perform basic arithmetic functions, make reasoned estimates, and select and use appropriate methods or tools for computation or estimation including mental arithmetic, paper and pencil, a calculator, and a computer;
4. represent, analyze, and use mathematical patterns, relations, and functions using methods such as tables, equations, and graphs;
5. construct, draw, measure, transform, compare, visualize, classify, and analyze the relationships among geometric figures; and
6. collect, organize, analyze, interpret, represent, and formulate questions about data and make reasonable and useful predictions about the certainty, uncertainty, or impossibility of an event.

M.C.  A student should understand and be able to form and use appropriate methods to define and explain mathematical relationships.

1. express and represent mathematical ideas using oral and written presentations, physical materials, pictures, graphs, charts, and algebraic expressions;

M.A.  A student should understand mathematical facts, concepts, principles, and theories.

1. understand and use numeration, including

• numbers, number systems, counting numbers, whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, and percents; and
• irrationals and complex numbers;

2. select and use appropriate systems, units, and tools of measurement, including estimation;
3. perform basic arithmetic functions, make reasoned estimates, and select and use;

M.D. A student should be able to use logic and reason to solve mathematical problems.

5. use inductive reasoning to recognize patterns and form mathematical propositions.

6. Geometry

2. Human Body (Body Systems)

1. design and conduct scientific investigations using appropriate instruments;

H.L.A.   A student should be able to acquire a core knowledge related to well-being.

1. understand that a person’s well-being is the integration of health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors;
2. understand how the human body is affected by behaviors related to eating habits, physical fitness, personal hygiene, harmful substances, safety, and environmental conditions;
3. understand and identify the causes, preventions, and treatments for diseases, disorders, injuries, and addictions;
4. recognize patterns of abuse directed at self or others and understand how to break these patterns;
5. use knowledge and skills to promote the well-being of the family;

H.L. B.  A student should be able to demonstrate responsibility for the student’s well-being.

1. demonstrate an ability to make responsible decisions by discriminating among risks and by identifying consequences;

6. understand how personal relationships, including those with family, friends, and co-workers, impact personal well-being.

3. Matter

S.A.   A student should understand scientific facts, concepts, principles, and theories.

1.  understand models describing the nature of molecules, atoms, and sub-atomic particles and the relation of the models to the structure and behavior of matter (Structure of Matter);
2. understand the physical, chemical, and nuclear changes and interactions that result in observable changes in the properties of matter (Changes and Interactions of Matter);

9. understand the transfers and transformations of matter and energy that link living things and their physical environment, from molecules to ecosystems (Flow of Matter and Energy);

S.B.  A student should possess and understand the skills of scientific inquiry.

2. design and conduct scientific investigations using appropriate instruments;

6. employ strict adherence to safety procedures in conducting scientific investigations.

S.B.  A student should possess and understand the skills of scientific inquiry.

2. design and conduct scientific investigations using appropriate instruments;

4. Properties of Matter: Measurement

6. employ strict adherence to safety procedures in conducting scientific investigations.

S.C.  A student should understand the nature and history of science.

6. understand that scientific discovery is often a combination of an accidental happening and observation by a knowledgeable person with an open mind;

S.B.  A student should possess and understand the skills of scientific inquiry.

2. design and conduct scientific investigations using appropriate instruments;

5. Introduction to Electricity

6. employ strict adherence to safety procedures in conducting scientific investigations.

S.A.  A student should understand scientific facts, concepts, principles, and theories.

6. Astronomy

3. understand models describing the composition, age, and size of our universe, galaxy, and solar system and understand that the universe is constantly moving and changing (Universe);

7. The Earth

4. understand observable natural events such as tides, weather, seasons, and moon phases in terms of the structure and motion of the earth (Earth);

S.A.   A student should understand scientific facts, concepts, principles, and theories.

7. understand how the earth changes because of plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, erosion and deposition, and living things (Processes that Shape the Earth);

8. Science Biographies

S.C.  A student should understand the nature and history of science.

A student who meets the content standard should:

2. understand that scientific knowledge is validated by repeated specific experiments that conclude in similar results;

5. discoveries is important to influencing individuals and society and in advancing scientific knowledge;
6. understand that scientific discovery is often a combination of an accidental happening and observation by a knowledgeable person with an open mind;
7. 7.  understand that major scientific breakthroughs may link large amounts of knowledge, build upon the contributions of many scientists, and cross different lines of study; and