Scope-on-a-Rope in the Elementary Classroom LA Benchmarks
| Subject
Area |
Lens
|
Applicable
Benchmarks |
Benchmark
concepts |
SOAR
Activitiess |
| English
|
1x
|
ELA-1-E1,
E2, 2-E5, 3-E1, E2, E5 4-E1, E2, E6, E7 |
convention
of print, writing legibly, speaking legibly, giving and following directions,
responding to various media, group discussions |
Viewing
pages as a class, creative writing ideas (alien landscapes), reviewing
handwriting techniques |
| Art
|
1x,
30x |
CE-1VA-E1,
E2, E3, E5, AP-2VA-E1, E5, HP-3VA-E1, CA-4VA-E2
|
Exploring
imagery, techniques and technologies, communicating the language of
art, working productively in a group, critiquing artwork, “What is art?”,
recognizing artworks, identifying art symbols in other core curricula
|
Viewing
works of art from books or originals, compare colors and patterns |
| Social
Studies |
1x,
30x |
G-1A-E1,
E2, E-1A-E11 |
Identifying
geographic representations, locating geographic features, currency and
stamps |
Viewing
maps, comparing currency from around the world, exploring US currency
for anti-counterfeiting measures, exploring postage stamps as anintroduction
to places and historic events |
| Math
|
30x,
200x |
M-1-E
thru M-4-E, D-1-E |
All
measurement concepts (area and linear), collection and organization
of data |
Measurement
of distance and area on a small scale |
| Science
|
1x,
30x, 200x |
SI-E-A2
thru A6 |
Planning, communicating & conducting scientific investigations |
Any
microscopic investigation |
| B2 thru B6 | Making proper choices in order to conduct and understand scientific experimentation | Set up an experiment, then conduct it | ||
| LS-E-A2 thru A4 | Comparing living and nonliving things | Viewing any touchable surface | ||
| B1 thru B4 | Exploring plants and animals | |||
| C1 thru C3 | Habitats | |||
| ESS-E-A1 thru A7 | Rocks and minerals | |||
| PS-E-A1, A2 | ||||
| B1, B3 | Observing and describing the positions and motions of objects relative to others | Chart the motion of insects, paramecia, or flatworms across a Petri dish | ||
| Pre-K
|
1x,
30x |
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| Language
|
PK-LL-R1,
R2 |
Engage
in reading experiences, and understand print concepts |
Use
SOAR to show reading material to class |
|
| W2, W3 | Writing activities and print environments | Show various forms of letters | ||
| Art
|
PK-VA-VA1,VA2
|
Observe
and share various forms of art |
Use
art history textbooks or other material to show examples to entire class
|
|
| Social
Studies |
PK-CSS-E1 |
Awareness
of money |
Show
engraving and mint marks |
|
| G1 | Use of maps | Highlight map details | ||
| Math
|
PK-CM-M3,
M4 |
Using
math language, measuring, collecting data and making a simple graph
|
Measure
grains of sand or letters on a page, make a table and graph the results |
|
| Science
|
PK-CS-P3,
L1,L2, L4 |
Exploring
the physical world, observing and describing living and non-living things,
exploring plant and animal life cycles |
Insects,
seeds and seedlings, leaves and flowers |