Identify that animals and Identify that animals and Identify that animals and Able to extend their Identifies that animals and plants need food, water, plants need food, water, plants need food, water, understanding of other plants need food, water, and air to survive and air to survive with and air to survive with some and air to survive needs of living things substantial teacher support teacher support Recognizes that trees are Recognizes that trees are Recognizes that trees are Recognizes that trees are Able to extend their living, changing organisms living, changing organisms living, changing organisms living, changing organisms understanding of other with substantial teacher with some teacher support living organisms and their support changes Content Area: Social Studies Statements from Report Level 1 Achievement Level 2 Achievement Level 3 Achievement Level 4 Achievement Card This is difficult for me, and I I can do this with help. I can do this on my own. I can do this on my own and need help. can do more challenging things like it. Describe the benefits of Beginning to demonstrate Demonstrates some Able to demonstrate basic Extends understanding of understanding of what living in and being part of a an understanding of understanding of a community and makes makes a community and community community community connections independently name some benefits Explain how history Beginning to understand Begins to name some Identifies the purpose of Can explain in-depth describes events and people that there are certain significant holidays and and the people and events meanings of important of other times and places celebrations at different associated people honored in holidays historical events and people times of the year Apply geographic terms and Unable to identify any Able to identify some Able to use appropriate Can further extend their tools aspect of location (ex. aspects of location and be vocabulary to identify their knowledge of geographic Address); does not able to identify maps and/or location (address, town, terms and tools (ex. Identify recognize or identify globes state, country) and identify terms such as continents) geography tools basic features on maps and globes
Identifies that animals and plants need food, water, and air to survive Identify that animals and plants need food, water, and air to survive with substantial teacher support Identify that animals and plants need food, water, and air to survive with some teacher support Identify that animals and plants need food, water, and air to survive Able to extend their understanding of other needs of living things Recognizes that trees are living, changing organisms Recognizes that trees are living, changing organisms with substantial teacher support Recognizes that trees are living, changing organisms with some teacher support Recognizes that trees are living, changing organisms Able to extend their understanding of other living organisms and their changes Content Area: Social Studies Statements from Report Card Level 1 Achievement This is difficult for me, and I need help. Level 2 Achievement I can do this with help. Level 3 Achievement I can do this on my own. Level 4 Achievement I can do this on my own and can do more challenging things like it. Describe the benefits of living in and being part of a community Beginning to demonstrate an understanding of community Demonstrates some understanding of a community Able to demonstrate basic understanding of what makes a community and name some benefits Extends understanding of community and makes connections independently Explain how history describes events and people of other times and places Beginning to understand that there are certain celebrations at different times of the year Begins to name some significant holidays and associated people Identifies the purpose of and the people and events honored in holidays Can explain in-depth meanings of important historical events and people Apply geographic terms and tools Unable to identify any aspect of location (ex. Address); does not recognize or identify geography tools Able to identify some aspects of location and be able to identify maps and/or globes Able to use appropriate vocabulary to identify their location (address, town, state, country) and identify basic features on maps and globes Can further extend their knowledge of geographic terms and tools (ex. Identify terms such as continents)