Classroom Activities Ohio Content Standard Correlations
English Language Arts: Writing (CEW)
S02. Writing Applications
Benchmark A. Write narrative accounts that develop character, setting and plot.Y2003.CEW.S02.G04-07.BA.L04.I05
5. Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Benchmark C. Write formal and informal letters that include important details and follow correct letter format.
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3. Write formal and informal letters (e.g., thank you notes, letters of request) that follow letter format (e.g., date, proper salutation, body, closing and signature), include important information and demonstrate a sense of closure.)
S05. Communications: Oral and Visual
Benchmark A. Demonstrate active listening strategies by asking clarifying questions and responding to questions with appropriate elaboration.Y2003.CEW.S05.G03-04.BA.L04.I01
1. Demonstrate active listening strategies (e.g., asking focused questions, responding to cues, making visual contact).
Benchmark D. Identify examples of facts and opinions and explain their differences.
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3. Distinguish between a speaker’s opinions and verifiable facts.
Mathematics (CMA)
S02. Measurement
Benchmark A. Select appropriate units for perimeter, area, weight, volume (capacity), time and temperature, usingobjects of uniform size; U.S. customary units; e.g., mile, square inch, cubic inch, second, degree Fahrenheit, and other units as appropriate; metric units; e.g., millimeter, kilometer, square centimeter, kilogram, cubic centimeter, degree Celsius, and other units as appropriate.Y2003.CMA.S02.G03-04.BA.L04.I03
3. Identify and select appropriate units to measure.
Benchmark B. Know that the number of units is inversely related to the size of the unit for any item being measured.
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1. Relate the number of units to the size of the units used to measure an object; e.g., compare the number of cups to fill a pitcher to the number of quarts to fill the same pitcher.
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5. Make simple unit conversions within a measurement system; e.g., inches to feet, kilograms to grams, quarts to gallons.
S05. Data Analysis and Probability
Benchmark A. Gather and organize data from surveys and classroom experiments, including data collected over a period of time.Y2003.CMA.S05.G03-04.BA.L04.I01
1. Create a plan for collecting data for a specific purpose.
Benchmark B. Read and interpret tables, charts, graphs (bar, picture, line, line plot), and timelines as sources of information, identify main idea, draw conclusions, and make predictions.
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5. Propose and explain interpretations and predictions based on data displayed in tables, charts and graphs.
Benchmark C. Construct charts, tables and graphs to represent data, including picture graphs, bar graphs, line graphs, line plots and Venn diagrams.
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3.Interpret and construct Venn diagrams to sort and describe data.
Science (SCS)
S03. Physical Sciences
Benchmark A. Compare the characteristics of simple physical and chemical changes.Y2003.CSC.S03.G03-05.BA.L04.I01
1. Identify characteristics of a simple physical change (e.g., heating or cooling can change water from one state to another and the change is reversible).
Benchmark B. Identify and describe the physical properties of matter in its various states.
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4. Explain that matter has different states (e.g., solid, liquid and gas) and that each state has distinct physical properties.
Fine Arts: Drama/Theater (CAT)
S01. Historical, Cultural and Social Contexts
Benchmark A. Recognize and demonstrate audience/viewer behavior appropriate for the context and style of the art form.Y2003.CAT.S01.GKG-04.BA.L04.I01
1. Discuss how a performer adjusts to a specific audience.
S02. Creative Expression and Communication
Benchmark A. Sustain characters with consistency in classroom dramatizations.Y2003.CAT.S02.GKG-04.BA.L04.I01
1. Create the movement and voice of a character and predict/explain the consequences of the character’s decisions and actions.
Benchmark B. Create places/spaces where performances can be staged.
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4. Manipulate various design components to create an appropriate environment for a story or scene.
Benchmark D. Communicate a story through storytelling or scripted screen work.
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6. Use vivid language to create a script around one or more elements of theatre such as character, action, props, or setting.
S03. Analyzing and Responding
Benchmark C. Apply criteria for evaluating a theatrical work.Y2003.CAT.S03.GKG-04.BC.L04.I06
6. Assess if a dramatic/theatrical production fulfilled the playwright’s intent.
S05. Connections, Relationships, and Applications
Benchmark A. Demonstrate ways that the principles and content of other school curricular disciplines including the arts are interrelated with those of theatre.Y2003.CAT.S06.GKG-04.BA.L04.I02
2. Use problem-solving and cooperative skills to dramatize a story, current event or a concept from another area.
Benchmark B. Collaborate with classmates to plan, prepare and present dramatizations including scenes from Ohio history and various cultures.
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3. Use drama/theater to retell events in Ohio history.
Fine Arts: Visual Art (CAV)
S01. Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts
Benchmark A. Recognize and describe visual art forms and artworks from various times and places.Y2003.CAV.S01.GKG-04.BA.L04.I01
1. Identify and describe artwork from various cultural/ethnic groups (e.g. Paleo Indians, European immigrants, Appalachian, Amish, African or Asian groups) that settled in Ohio over time.
Benchmark B. Identify art forms, visual ideas and images and describe how they are influenced by time and culture.
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2. Compare and contrast art forms from different cultures and their own cultures.
Benchmark D. Place selected visual art exemplars (e.g., artists, art objects or works of art) chronologically in the history of Ohio, the United States or North America and describe how they contribute to and reflect the time period.
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4. Select an Ohio artist and explain how the artist’s work relates to Ohio history.
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5. Construct a simple timeline that places selected artists and their works next to historical events in the same time period.
S02. Creative Expression and Communication
Benchmark A. Demonstrate knowledge of visual art materials, tools, techniques and processes by using them expressively and skillfully.Y2003.CAV.S02.GKG-04.BA.L04.I01
1. Identify and select art materials, tools, and processes to achieve specific purposes in their artwork.
S05. Connections, Relationships, and Applications
Benchmark B. Use the visual arts as a means to understand concepts and topics studied in disciplines outside the arts.Y2003.CAV.S05.GKG-04.BB.L04.I03
3. Relate concepts common to the arts and disciplines outside the arts (e.g., composition, balance, form, and movement).
Benchmark C. Create and solve an interdisciplinary problem using visual art processes, materials and tools.
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4. Relate concepts common to the arts and disciplines outside the arts (e.g., ruler, compass, graph paper, and computer).
Technology (CTE)
S03. Technology for Productivity Applications
Benchmark B. Use appropriate tools and technology resources to complete tasks and solve problems.Y2003.CTE.S03.G03-05.BA.L04.I01
1. Explain how input and output devices operate and interact with computers and multimedia technology resources.
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3. Discuss different software programs and what they do.
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4. Discuss image formats (JPEG, GIF, TIFF).
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5. Save, transport and access stored information from portable devices (e.g., portable hard drives, universal serial bus – USB devices, memory sticks).
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6. Demonstrate how technology productivity tools can be used to help understand data.
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7. Collect/create digital images and sounds related to a particular topic.
Benchmark C. Use productivity tools to produce creative works and prepare publications.
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1. Use productivity tools and peripherals to increase skills and facilitate learning throughout the curriculum.
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2. Use technology resources for collaborating and brainstorming ideas (e.g., using concept-mapping programs in groups).
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3. Use media and technology resources for presenting information (e.g., projectors, video cameras).
S04. Technology and Communication Applications
Benchmark B. Develop, publish, and present information in print and digital forms.Y2003.CTE.S04.G03-05.BB.L04.I03
3. Edit digital images (e.g., crop, enhance brightness and/or contrast, adjust color, resize).
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4. Generate a document that includes graphics from more than one source (e.g., find images that match assignment needs and insert them into a document).
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5. Develop a slide show using graphics, text, and audio from more than one source (e.g., create a presentation about Ohio government with text, pictures, and music or narration).
S05. Technology and Information Literacy
Benchmark A. Describe types of information and their formats. Use information for a purpose.Y2003.CTE.S05.G03-05.BA.L04.I01
1. Collect information (organized data and facts) and data (raw facts and figures) and identify answers to questions (e.g., locate data in a newspaper article, identify information of a sign).
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2. Discuss and define the difference between fact and opinion.
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3. Identify ways information can be presented (e.g., text, visual information on a map, information displayed in pictures or as graphics).
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4. Use primary source material to describe a person, place, thing, or event.
Benchmark B. Use technology to find information.
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1. Determine questions to be answered by research.
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2. Identify search terms for identified questions: author, title, subject, keyword.
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3. Select needed information from a defined group of resources: library catalog, online encyclopedia, and subject list of age appropriate Web sites.
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4. Record and organize information gathered from selected resources to generate a product.
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5. Construct a list of the sources used in creating the project: author, title or source, and date.
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6. Evaluate the product to determine if the research questions were answered.
Benchmark C. Use the Internet to find, use, and evaluate information.
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1. Choose a search engine or directory specifically designed for students to locate information on the Internet.
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2. Type a simple search term in the search engine or directory to find facts and answer questions.
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3. Read the list of results from the search engine or directory to locate potential Web sites relevant to the search topic.
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4. Choose a Web site and examine the information for facts by identifying information on the Web site: a. Author; b. Title; c. Date produced; d. Special features (images, puzzles, activities); and e. Available products, services, or resources.