Creative Curriculum Tools K-6
Education Standards Correlations

Education Standards met with Creative Curriculum Tools K-6 Classroom Software Collection.

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Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English
• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 6—Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
• Standard 12—Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Arts
National Standards for Arts Education
Visual Arts
• Standard 2—Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas.
• Standard 3—Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning.

Theater
• Content Standard 1—Students collaborate to select interrelated characters, environments, and situations for classroom dramatizations.

Technology
National Educational Technology
Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
 

TimeLiner

Social Studies
National Council for the Social Studies Standards
Standard One:
• Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and cultural diversity.
Standard Two: Time, Continuity and Change:
• Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the ways human beings view themselves in and over time.
Standard Three:
• Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of people, places, and environments.

Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Standard – Measurement
• Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement.
• Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements.

Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English
• Standard 3—Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience and their interactions with other readers and writers.
• Standard 6—Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
• Standard 12—Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Technology
National Educational Technology
Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

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EasyBook Deluxe

Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts
• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 6—Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
• Standard 8—Students use a variety of technological and informational resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
• Standard 11—Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
• Standard 12—Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Arts
The National Standards for Arts Education
Standard 1—Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
• Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes.
• Students describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses.
• Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories.
Standard 3—Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
• Students explore and understand prospective content for works of art.
• Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning.
Standard 6—Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
• Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum.

Technology
National Educational Technology
Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

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Word Bingo

Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Standard – Problem Solving:
• Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving.
Standard – Numbers and Operations:
• Recognize equivalent representations for the same number.
Standard – Numbers and Operations:
• Understand meanings of operations and how they relate to one another.
Standard – Numbers and Operations:
• Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates.

Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English
• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 6—Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
• Standard 12—Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Technology
National Educational Technology
Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

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Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English
• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 6—Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
• Standard 12—Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Science
National Science Education Standards
Content Standard A
• Understand about scientific inquiry.
Content Standard E
• Identify a problem, propose a solution, and implement proposed solution.
• Evaluate a product or design.
• Communicate investigations and explanations.

Technology
National Educational Technology
Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.


Sources:
Standards for the English Language Arts, by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Published by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, 1996. http://www.ncte.org/standards/

National Science Education Standards, by the National Research Council. Published by National Academy of Sciences, 1996. http://books.nap.edu/html/nses/html/

Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence, by the National Council for the Social Studies. Published by National Council for the Social Studies, 1994. http://www.ncss.org/standards/toc.html

Principles and standards for school mathematics. Copyright © 2000 by The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988 www.nctm.org

National Standards for Arts Education: Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations. Published by Music Educators National Conference, 1994.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/professional_resources/
standards/nat_standards_main.html

The National Educational Technology Standards, initiated by the International Society for Technology in Education’s Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee.
http://www.iste.org/standards/