Dearborn Public Schools ELEMENTARY Content and Language Objectives--Samples Kindergarten Content Objective--Math I am learning attributes of objects. I can measure the lengths of objects using counting blocks. I am applying. Language Objective--Math I can say the length of each object in a sentence like this: The eraser is __ blocks long. The pencil is __ blocks long. The is __ blocks long. Content Objective--Math I am learning about attributes of objects. I can compare the lengths of two objects using counting blocks to find out which one is longer/shorter. I am analyzing. Language Objective--Math I can orally describe the difference between two objects like this: The ______ is longer than the ______. The ______ is shorter than the ______. Content Objective—Language Arts I am learning about giving opinions. I can my opinion of the book The Three Bears. I am applying. Language Objective—Language Arts I can orally justify why I liked or did not like a story using: “I liked The Three Bears because…” “I did not like The Bears because…” Content Objective—Science I am learning about living and non-living things. I can sort picture as Living or Non-Living. I am analyzing. Language Objective—Science I can orally justify my picture sort using: ___ is living because… ___ is not living because… Content Objective—Social Studies I am learning about events. I can create a timeline of my life. I am comprehending. Language Objective—Social Studies I can orally describe the events on my timeline by using these words: first, next, yesterday, in the past First Grade Content Objective—Language Arts I am learning about opinions. I can sort opinions and non-opinions. I am analyzing. Language Objective—Language Arts I can orally explain why a statement is an opinion using: _____ is an opinion because … or is not an opinion because… Content Objective—Language Arts Language Objective—Language Arts
I am learning about writing an opinion piece. I can list my choice for a class pet and adding two supporting reasons. I am applying. Prompt: Which pet should our class adopt? I can orally rehearse my opinion using my notes in a “Talking Paragraph” using: Our should adopt a.... One reason is.... Another reason is.... Content Objective—Science I am learning about animals. I can list what I know about polar bears. I am remembering. Language Objective—Science I can rewrite my science words about polar bears on my ABC personal word wall. Content Objective—Science I am learning animals. I can write a letter about polar bears living in the Arctic. I am synthesizing. Language Objective—Science I can orally discuss one key point using academic words from my writing. Content Objective—Social Studies I am learning about goods and services. I can a picture with the words: producers, consumers, goods, services, money. I am comprehending. Language Objective—Social Studies I can orally define goods and services with my partner using these sentence stems: This is a picture of _______. It This is a picture of _______. We use this… Content Objective—Math I am learning about attributes of objects. I can distinguish: closed or unclosed sides, number of sides, color and size. I am analyzing. Language Objective—Math I can orally compare the difference between two objects like this: This object has ___ sides while this object has ___ sides. This object is the color ____ and has ___ sides. This object is also the color ___ but it has ____ sides. Second Grade Content Objective--Science Students will demonstrate knowledge of the phases of the water cycle by labeling the phases on a visual representation. Language Objective--Science I can orally describe the three phases using: Evaporation is when… Condensation happens because… Examples of precipitation include… Content Objective--Science Language Objective--Science
“The differences between Meiosis I and Meiosis II is …” Biology Students will demonstrate comprehension of hemostasis by summarizing information in a 12-minute research paper. Students will read and write to explain the mechanism of hemostasis using a structured paragraph: “One thing I learned is …. Another new thing I learned is …I thought page ____ was interesting because … It made me think of …” United States History I can demonstrate comprehension of the contemporary United States by recognizing 4-6 important events using a concept map. I can orally explain contemporary U.S. events using these vocabulary words: surge, budget, career, explosive, apartheid, sanction, deficit, poll, literally United States History I can demonstrate analysis of the Preamble to the Constitution by deconstructing each line using a vocabulary map. I can orally explain the Preamble these vocabulary words: ordain, posterity, justice, tranquility, union, welfare Economics I can demonstrate comprehension of the law of supply by constructing a supply schedule and supply curve. I can draw and label a supply curve using these vocabulary words: quantity, price, decrease in supply History I can demonstrate analysis of impacts of the war on the soldiers and people at home by distinguishing examples of censorship using primary source letters. I can orally deconstruct with a partner a primary source letter using these sentence stems: “One example of censorship is … Another example is … The reason these statements would be censored is …”
Math Students will demonstrate application of finding the area of triangles by using the formula A=½ bh to find the area right triangles, isosceles and equilateral. Students will orally explain how they determined the area of triangles using the words: base, height and area. Math Students will demonstrate comprehension of shapes and their attributes by defining and visually representing a rhombus, a rectangle and a square on a 4-square vocabulary chart. Students will orally explain the attributes of a rhombus, a rectangle and a square using the frames: A _________ has __ A _________ has __ vertices. The angles of _________ are… The of _________ are…