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  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Story Lessons and Morals

    Determine the central message, lesson, or moral of a story, fable, or folktale, explaining what the story teaches the reader and supporting the interpretation…

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Text Features & Presentation

    Identify how language choices, text structure and presentational features (illustrations, diagrams, bold print, layout) contribute to the overall meaning and…

    Ages 7 to 10Concept
  • English // Vocabulary

    Sorting & Categorising Words

    Sort common objects and words into categories to understand how concepts relate; demonstrate understanding of opposites (antonyms) for common verbs and…

    Ages 5 to 8Concept
  • English // Vocabulary

    Word Parts as Clues

    Use knowledge of common inflections and affixes (-ed, -s, un-, -er) as clues to the meaning of unknown words; understand how the prefix un- changes meaning

    Ages 5 to 8Concept
  • English // Vocabulary

    Defining Words

    Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., 'a duck is a bird that swims'), making real-life connections between words and their use

    Ages 6 to 9Concept
  • English // Vocabulary

    Root Words & Inflections

    Identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms (e.g., look/looks/looked/looking), using affixes as clues to word meaning and…

    Ages 6 to 9Concept
  • English // Vocabulary

    Word Families and Root Words

    Explore word families based on common root words, understanding how words are related in form and meaning through shared roots, prefixes and suffixes (e.g…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Animals Everywhere

    Know that animals live all over the world — on land, in water, and in the air — and that every continent, even icy Antarctica, is home to animals, each suited…

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Animal Homes

    Know that animals make or find many different kinds of homes — birds build nests, rabbits dig burrows, bees live in hives, hermit crabs use empty shells…

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    How Animals Have Babies

    Know that different animals have their babies in different ways — some lay eggs (birds, reptiles, fish, insects), some give birth to live young (most mammals)…

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Wild, Farm & Pet Animals

    Understand the difference between wild animals, farm animals, and pets — wild animals find their own food and shelter in nature; farm animals are kept by people…

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Nocturnal Animals

    Know that some animals are nocturnal — active at night and sleeping during the day — and that nocturnal animals often have special features like big eyes (owls…

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Animal Camouflage

    Know that many animals use camouflage — colours and patterns that help them blend into their surroundings — to hide from predators or to sneak up on prey, like…

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Animal Record-Holders

    Know some of the world's animal record-holders — the blue whale is the largest animal ever, the cheetah is the fastest land animal, the bee hummingbird is the…

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Polar Animals

    Explore animals of the Arctic and Antarctic — polar bears, Arctic foxes, and walruses in the north; penguins, seals, and albatrosses in the south — and…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Animal Migration

    Know that many animals make incredible journeys called migrations — Arctic terns fly from pole to pole, monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles across…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Predator Hunting Strategies

    Understand that predators have evolved hunting strategies — wolves hunt in packs, chameleons use their long tongues, spiders build webs, crocodiles ambush at…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Savanna & Grassland Animals

    Explore animals of the grasslands and savanna — lions, zebras, wildebeest, elephants, cheetahs in African savanna; bison and prairie dogs in American grasslands…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Desert Animals

    Explore animals of the desert — camels, fennec foxes, scorpions, rattlesnakes, meerkats — and understand how desert animals survive extreme heat and lack of…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    The World of Minibeasts

    Know that insects and other minibeasts (spiders, worms, snails, centipedes) are the most numerous and diverse group of animals on Earth — there are more species…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Rainforest Animals

    Explore animals of the tropical rainforest — the most species-rich habitat on Earth — learning that the forest has layers (canopy, understory, forest floor)…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Animals of the World

    Animal Communication

    Understand that animals communicate in many different ways — birds sing to attract mates and defend territory, whales call across vast ocean distances, bees…

    Ages 7 to 9Concept
  • Science // Dinosaurs & Paleontology

    Dinosaurs Were Real

    Understand that dinosaurs were real animals that lived on Earth a very long time ago and are now extinct — none are alive today

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Science // Dinosaurs & Paleontology

    Fossils & Palaeontologists

    Understand that fossils are the remains of ancient living things preserved in rock, and that scientists called palaeontologists study fossils to learn about…

    Ages 5 to 7Concept