Standards for Noah's Ark from Head to Tale

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

Comprehension and Collaboration: Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.

Comprehension and Collaboration: Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 2 Language standards 1 and 3 on page 26 for specific expectations.)

Text Types and Purposes: Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge: Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.