English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : K
Strand - Speaking and Listening
Cluster - Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
[SL.K.5] - Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
[K.ESS.2.2] -
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment. Clarification Statement: Examples of plants and animals changing their environment could include a squirrel digging holes in the ground and tree roots that break concrete.
[K.ESS.3.3] -
Communicate solutions to reduce the amount of natural resources an individual uses. Clarification Statement: Examples of solutions could include reusing paper to reduce the number of trees cut down and recycling cans and bottles to reduce the amount of plastic or metal used.
[K.LS.1.1] -
Observe and communicate that animals (including humans) and plants need food, water, and air to survive. Animals get food from plants or other animals. Plants make their own food and need light to live and grow.
[K.PS.1.1] -
Investigate and communicate the idea that different kinds of materials can be solid or liquid depending on temperature.
Clarification Statements: Materials chosen must exhibit solid and liquid states in a reasonable temperature range for kindergarten students (e.g., 0–80°F), such as water, crayons, or glue sticks; Only a qualitative description of temperature, such as hot, warm, and cool, is expected.
[K.PS.2.1] -
Compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Clarification Statements: Examples of pushes or pulls could include a string attached to an object being pulled, a person pushing an object, a person stopping a rolling ball, and two objects colliding and pushing on each other; Comparisons should be on different relative strengths or different directions, not both at the same time;Non-contact pushes or pulls such as those produced by magnets are not expected.
[K.PS.3.1] -
Make observations to determine that sunlight warms materials on Earth’s surface.Clarification Statements: Examples of materials on Earth’s surface could include sand, soil, rocks, and water; Measures of temperature should be limited to relative measures such as warmer/cooler.
[K.PS.3.2] -
Use tools and materials to design and build a model of a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.