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Standard
4: Listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations.
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Learning Standards
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Early Elementary
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A. Listen effectively in formal and informal situations.
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4.A.1a Listen attentively by
facing the speaker, making eye contact and paraphrasing
what is said.
4.A.1b Ask questions and respond
to questions from the teacher and from group members to
improve comprehension.
4.A.1c Follow oral instructions
accurately.
4.A.1d Use visually oriented
and auditorily based media.
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B. Speak effectively using language appropriate to the
situation and audience.
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4.B.1a Present brief oral reports,
using language and vocabulary appropriate to the message
and audience (e.g., show and tell).
4.B.1b Participate in discussions
around a common topic.
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Standard
5: Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate
information.
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Learning Standards
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Early Elementary
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A. Locate, organize, and use information from various
sources to answer questions, solve problems and communicate
ideas.
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5.A.1a Identify questions and
gather information.
5.A.1b Locate information using
a variety of resources.
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B. Analyze and evaluate information acquired from various
sources.
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5.B.1a Select and organize
information from various sources for a specific purpose.
5.B.1b Cite sources used.
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C. Apply acquired information, concepts and ideas to
communicate in a variety of formats.
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5.C.1a Write letters, reports
and stories based on acquired information.
5.C.1b Use print, nonprint,
human and technological resources to acquire and use information.
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Standard 6: Demonstrate and apply a
knowledge and sense of numbers, including numeration and
operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division),
patterns, ratios and proportions.
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Learning
Standards
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Early
Elementary
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A. Demonstrate knowledge and use
of numbers and their representations in a broad range of
theoretical and practical settings.
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6.A.1a
Identify whole numbers and compare them using the symbols
<, >, or = and the words "less than", "greater
than", or "equal to", applying counting,
grouping and place value concepts.
6.A.1b Identify
and model fractions using concrete materials and pictorial
representations.
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B. Investigate, represent and
solve problems using number facts, operations (addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division) and their properties,
algorithms and relationships.
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6.B.1
Solve one- and two-step problems with whole numbers using
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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C. Compute and estimate using
mental mathematics, paper-and-pencil methods, calculators
and computers.
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6.C.1a Select
and perform computational procedures to solve problems with
whole numbers.
6.C.1b Show
evidence that whole number computational results are correct
and/or that estimates are reasonable.
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D. Solve problems using comparison
of quantities, ratios, proportions and percents.
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6.D.1
Compare the numbers of objects in groups.
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Standard 7: Estimate, make and
use measurements of objects, quantities and relationships
and determine acceptable levels of accuracy.
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Learning
Standards
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Early
Elementary
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A. Measure and compare quantities
using appropriate units, instruments and methods.
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7.A.1a
Measure length, volume and weight/mass using rulers, scales
and other appropriate measuring instruments in the customary
and metric systems.
7.A.1b Measure
units of time using appropriate instruments (e.g., calendars,
clocks, watches—both analog and digital).
7.A.1c Identify
and describe the relative values and relationships among
coins and solve addition and subtraction problems using
currency.
7.A.1d
Read temperatures to the nearest degree from Celsius and
Fahrenheit thermometers.
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B. Estimate measurements and determine
acceptable levels of accuracy.
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7.B.1a Given
a problem, describe possible methods for estimating a given
measure.
7.B.1b Compare
estimated measures to actual measures taken with appropriate
measuring instruments.
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C. Select and use appropriate
technology, instruments and formulas to solve problems,
interpret results and communicate findings.
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7.C.1 Determine
perimeter and area using concrete materials (e.g., geoboards,
square tiles, grids, measurement instruments).
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Standard 10: Collect,
organize and analyze data using statistical methods; predict
results; and interpret uncertainty using concepts of probability.
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Learning Standards
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Early Elementary
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A. Organize, describe and make predictions from existing
data.
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10.A.1a Organize and display
data using pictures, tallies, tables, charts or bar graphs.
10.A.1b Answer questions and
make predictions based on given data.
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B. Formulate questions, design data collection methods,
gather and analyze data and communicate findings.
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10.B.1a Formulate questions
of interest and design surveys or experiments to gather
data.
10.B.1b Collect, organize and
describe data using pictures, tallies, tables, charts or
bar graphs.
10.B.1c Analyze data, draw conclusions
and communicate the results.
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C. Determine, describe and apply the probabilities of
events.
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10.C.1a Describe the concept
of probability in relationship to likelihood and chance.
10.C.1b Systematically list
all possible outcomes of a simple one-stage experiment (e.g.,
the flip of one coin, the toss of one die, the spin of a
spinner).
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Standard
11: Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological
design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and
solve problems.
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Learning Standards
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Early Elementary
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A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes
of scientific inquiry.
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11.A.1a Describe an observed
event.
11.A.1b Develop questions on
scientific topics.
11.A.1c Collect data for investigations
using measuring instruments and technologies.
11.A.1d Record and store data
using available technologies.
11.A.1e Arrange data into logical
patterns and describe the patterns.
11.A.1f Compare observations
of individual and group results.
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B. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes
of technological design.
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11.B.1a Given a simple design
problem, formulate possible solutions.
11.B.1b Design a device that
will be useful in solving the problem.
11.B.1c Build the device using
the materials and tools provided.
11.B.1d Test the device and
record results using given instruments, techniques and measurement
methods.
11.B.1e Report the design of
the device, the test process and the results in solving
a given problem.
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Standard
25: Know the language of the arts.
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Learning Standards
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Early Elementary
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A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles
and expressive qualities of the arts.
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25.A.1a Dance: Identify the
elements of personal and shared space, direction in space,
quick and slow speed, firm and fine force; the principles
of AB choreographic form and sequence; and the expressive
qualities of mood and emotion.
25.A.1b Drama: Understand the
elements of acting, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement,
vocal and nonvocal sound, story making; the principles of
plot, character, setting, problem/resolution and message;
and the expressive characteristics of simple emotions.
25.A.1c Music: Identify differences
in elements and expressive qualities (e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud and soft dynamics; high and low pitch/direction;
long and short duration; same and different form, tone color
or timbre, and beat).
25.A.1d Visual Arts: Identify
the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the
principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive
qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
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B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections
in and among the arts.
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25.B.1 Identify similarities
in and among the arts (e.g., pattern, sequence and mood).
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Standard
26: Through creating and performing, understand how works
of art are produced.
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Learning Standards
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Early Elementary
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A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern
technologies used in the arts.
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26.A.1a Dance: Understand that
the body is the primary tool of dance and identify secondary
tools (e.g., pictures, visual aids, words, props and recordings).
26.A.1b Drama: Understand the
tools of body, mind, voice and simple visual/aural media
and the processes of planning, practicing and collaborating
used to create or perform drama/theatre.
26.A.1c Music: Identify a variety
of sounds and sound sources (e.g., instruments, voices and
environmental sounds).
26.A.1d Music: Relate symbol
systems (e.g., icons, syllables, numbers and letters) to
musical sounds.
26.A.1e Visual Arts: Identify
media and tools and how to use them in a safe and responsible
manner when painting, drawing and constructing.
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B. Apply skills and knowledge necessary to create and
perform in one or more of the arts.
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26.B.1a Dance: Perform basic
locomotor, non-locomotor movements and traditional dance
forms and create simple dance sequences.
26.B.1b Drama: Demonstrate
individual skills (e.g., vocalizing, listening, moving,
observing, concentrating) and group skills (e.g., decision
making, planning, practicing, spacing) necessary to create
or perform story elements and characterizations.
26.B.1c Music: Sing or play
on classroom instruments a variety of music representing
diverse cultures and styles.
26.B.1d Visual Arts: Demonstrate
knowledge and skills to create visual works of art using
manipulation, eye-hand coordination, building and imagination.
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* Illinois Learning Standards available online at http://www.isbe.net/ils/
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