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Girl Scouts Badges Grades: 2, 3 States: North Carolina Common Core State and Essential Standards
Brownie: Legacy Badges Summary: As a Brownie, girls can earn seven Legacy badges: Painting, Fair Play, Celebrating Community, Snacks, Brownie First Aid, Brownie Girl Scout Way, and Bugs.
North Carolina Common Core State and Essential Standards
Arts Education
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.1. Music: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
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1.06. Sing expressively with appropriate dynamics and phrasing.
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1.08. Show respect for the singing efforts of others.
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NC.2. Music: The learner will play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
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2.08. Show respect for the instrumental playing efforts of others.
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NC.3. Music: The learner will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
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3.06. Show respect for the improvisational efforts of others.
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NC.5. Music: The learner will read and notate music.
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5.03. Identify traditional symbols and terms.
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NC.6. Music: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
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6.03. Discuss music using appropriate terminology.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.1. Visual Arts: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.01. Understand the process involved in using the media.
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1.02. Plan and organize for creating art.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.03. Develop strategies for imagining and implementing images.
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1.05. Recognize that in a world of imagination there is no right or wrong, but that some solutions are better than others.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.06. Use experimentation to find solutions.
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1.07. Recognize that diverse solutions are preferable to predetermined visual solutions.
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1.08. Recognize that images from reality and from fantasy may be used to create original art.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2. Visual Arts: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
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2.05. Depict self and others in a variety of real and imaginary situations.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3. Visual Arts: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
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3.01. Incorporate a variety of lines in own artwork.
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3.05. Identify center of interest (emphasis) in a composition.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.4. Visual Arts: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.
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4.01. Create, discuss, and/or write about whether the content of their artwork is reality or fantasy.
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4.02. Create fantasy environments.

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4.03. Begin to recognize that an artist's background and experiences are important in shaping an artist's work.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.5. Visual Arts: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
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5.01. Identify main purpose for an individual artwork.
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5.02. Identify selected characteristics of art from a particular culture.
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5.03. Identify selected medium/techniques or processes used for an individual artwork.
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5.04. Become aware of the ideas of time and history (what came before and after).
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5.05. Begin to realize that there have been diverse cultures in the world and each culture has produced art.
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5.06. Recognize selected works of art from various cultures.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.1. Music: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.06. Sing expressively with appropriate dynamics and phrasing.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.09. Show respect for the singing efforts of others.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2. Music: The learner will play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.08. Show respect for the playing efforts of others.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3. Music: The learner will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.06. Show respect for the improvisational efforts of others.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.5. Music: The learner will read and notate music.

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
5.04. Identify symbols and traditional terms referring to expressive qualities including dynamics and tempo.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.6. Music: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
6.03. Use appropriate terminology in explaining music, music notation, music instruments and voices, and music performances.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.7. Music: The learner will evaluate music and music performances.
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7.02. Explain personal reactions to specific musical compositions and styles using appropriate terminology.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.1. Visual Arts: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
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1.01. Expand the use of appropriate vocabulary.
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1.03. Select color both for emotional appeal and realism.
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1.04. Respond to positive attention and suggestions from others.
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1.06. Refine images of self, pets, family, friends, and environment.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2. Visual Arts: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.01.
Expands control and manipulation of the media and tools which may include the following: Photography -‐ sun prints; Drawing -‐ chalk, fine and broad markers, colored pencils, creates a variety of lines with tip, point and side, computer and software; Cut paper -‐ papers, found objects, fibers, glue, sharp-‐edged scissors, curling, scoring and stapling, cutting a variety of single and multiple shapes; 3-‐D -‐ paper mache, small hand tools; Printmaking -‐ cardboard; Painting -‐ liquid acrylics, large and small brushes, computer and software; Ceramic -‐ coil construction, compound pinch and slab, addition, smoothing, self-‐created stamps; Fibers -‐ Knotting, small hand looms for fibers.

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2.02. Explore unique properties and potential of materials.
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2.03. Demonstrate increased fine motor skills.
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2.06. Create portraits, still lifes and landscapes from real life observation or memory.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3. Visual Arts: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
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3.05.
Compare objects in space through relative size and position including such things as: overlapping, foreground, middle ground, background, and amount of detail.
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3.06. Develop ability to discuss his or her own work and that of others in terms of art elements.
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3.09. Develop repetition to create pattern in one's own artwork.
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3.13. Mix tints and shades.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.5. Visual Arts: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
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5.03. Identify specific works of art as belonging to a particular culture, time and place.
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5.04. Identify media/techniques and processes used for an individual artwork.
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5.05. Understand there have been many different cultures in the world and each culture has produced art.
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5.08. Recognize that cultures have different ideas about art.
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NC.6. Visual Arts: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
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6.06. Critique art work using proper art vocabulary.

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NC.7. Visual Arts: The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
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7.01. Begin to acknowledge similarities among all the arts including vocabulary, concepts, and use of composition.
Health and PE
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.PCH. Personal and Consumer Health
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.PCH.2. Understand wellness, disease prevention, and recognition of symptoms.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.PCH.2.1. Summarize reasons and strategies for preventing contact with body fluids.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.ICR. Interpersonal Communication and Relationships
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.ICR.1. Understand healthy and effective interpersonal communication and relationships.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.ICR.1.4. Recognize bullying behaviors and what to do if someone is bullied.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.1. Understand MyPyramid as a tool for selecting nutritious foods.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.1.1. Recognize the interrelationship of parts of My Pyramid
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.1.2. Plan meals that are chosen for energy and health

CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.2. Understand the importance of consuming a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages in moderation.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.2.2. Explain the importance of a healthy breakfast and lunch.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.MC. (MC) Movement Concepts
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.MC.2. Understand concepts, principles, strategies and tactics that apply to the learning and performance of movement.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.2.MC.2.1. Use equipment to illustrate multiple movement concepts.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.2.MC.2.4. Illustrate activities that are associated with three or more of the five components of health-‐related fitness.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.HF. (HF) Health-‐Related Fitness
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.HF.3. Understand the importance of achieving and maintaining a health-‐enhancing level of physical fitness.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.2.HF.3.1. Recognize three or more of the five health-‐related fitness assessments and the associated exercises.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.PR. (PR) Personal /Social Responsibility
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.PR.4. Use behavioral strategies that are responsible and enhance respect of self and others and value activity.

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.2.PR.4.3. Use safe practices when engaging in physical education activities with little or no prompting.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.MEH. Mental and Emotional Health
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.MEH.1. Understand positive stress management strategies.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.MEH.1.1. Explain how self-‐control is a valuable tool in avoiding health risks.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.PCH. Personal and Consumer Health
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.1. Understand wellness, disease prevention, and recognition of symptoms.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.1.1. Classify behaviors in terms of whether they are related to physical, social, mental, and emotional health.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.1.2. Classify behaviors in terms of whether they do or do not contribute to healthy living.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.PCH. Personal and Consumer Health
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.3. Understand necessary steps to prevent and respond to unintentional injury.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.3.3. Summarize the dangers of weapons and how to seek help if a weapon or firearm is found.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.3.4. Implement a plan to escape fire at home while avoiding smoke inhalation.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.ICR. Interpersonal Communication and Relationships
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.ICR.1. Understand healthy and effective interpersonal communication and relationships.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.ICR.1.1. Summarize qualities and benefits of a healthy relationship.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.ICR.1.5. Analyze situations in terms of the strategies used by people in those situations that help or hinder healthy relationships.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.1. Apply tools (MyPyramid, Food Facts Label) to plan healthy nutrition and fitness.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.1.1. Use MyPyramid to eat a nutritious breakfast each morning.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.1.2. Check the Food Facts Label to determine foods that are low in sugar and high in calcium.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.2. Understand the importance of consuming a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages in moderation.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.2.1. Identify the sources of a variety of foods.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.2.3. Recognize appropriate portion sizes of foods for most Americans.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.MC. (MC) Movement Concepts
ESSENTIAL 3.MC.2. Understand concepts, principles, strategies and tactics

STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
that apply to the learning and performance of movement.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.3.MC.2.4. Illustrate a variety of activities that are associated with four or more of the health-‐related fitness components.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.HF. (HF) Health-‐Related Fitness
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.HF.3. Understand the importance of achieving and maintaining a health-‐enhancing level of physical fitness.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.3.HF.3.1. Summarize four or more of the five health related fitness assessments and the associated exercises.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.3.HF.3.2. Identify enjoyable and challenging physical activities that one can do for increasing periods of time without stopping.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.3.HF.3.3. Implement moderate to vigorous physical activities that increase breathing and heart rate, at least four to seven times each week, for increasing periods of time.
Language Arts
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL 2.RL.7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words

STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.5.
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Production and Distribution of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.W.6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.a.
Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.b. Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.c. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.L.6.
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
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NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.5.
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.7.
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-‐specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Production and Distribution of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.6. With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-‐on-‐one, in groups, and teacher-‐led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.a.
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.b.
Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.L.6.
Acquire and use accurately grade-‐appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-‐specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Social Studies
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.G. Geography and Environmental Literacy

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.G.2. Understand the effects of humans interacting with their environment.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.G.2.2. Explain how people positively and negatively affect the environment.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.C&G.2. Understand the roles and responsibilities of citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.1. Exemplify characteristics of good citizenship through historical figures and everyday citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.2. Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in their community.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.G. Geography and Environmental Literacy
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.G.1. Understand the earth's patterns by using the 5 themes of geography: (location, place, human-‐environment interaction, movement and regions).
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.G.1.4. Explain how the movement of goods, people and ideas impact the community.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.C&G.2. Understand how citizens participate in their communities.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.1. Exemplify how citizens contribute politically, socially and economically to their community.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.2. Exemplify how citizens contribute to the well-‐being of the community's natural environment.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.C&G.2.3. Apply skills in civic engagement and public discourse (school, community)

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North Carolina Common Core State and Essential Standards
Arts Education
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.1. Visual Arts: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.01. Understand the process involved in using the media.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.02. Plan and organize for creating art.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.03. Develop strategies for imagining and implementing images.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.05. Recognize that in a world of imagination there is no right or wrong, but that some solutions are better than others.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.06. Use experimentation to find solutions.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.07. Recognize that diverse solutions are preferable to predetermined visual solutions.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.08. Recognize that images from reality and from fantasy may be used to create original art.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2. Visual Arts: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.05. Depict self and others in a variety of real and imaginary situations.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.4. Visual Arts: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
4.01. Create, discuss, and/or write about whether the content of their artwork is reality or fantasy.

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
4.02. Create fantasy environments.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
4.03. Begin to recognize that an artist's background and experiences are important in shaping an artist's work.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.1. Visual Arts: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.01. Expand the use of appropriate vocabulary.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.06. Refine images of self, pets, family, friends, and environment.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.07. Elaborate on an idea or theme.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2. Visual Arts: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.01.
Expands control and manipulation of the media and tools which may include the following: Photography -‐ sun prints; Drawing -‐ chalk, fine and broad markers, colored pencils, creates a variety of lines with tip, point and side, computer and software; Cut paper -‐ papers, found objects, fibers, glue, sharp-‐edged scissors, curling, scoring and stapling, cutting a variety of single and multiple shapes; 3-‐D -‐ paper mache, small hand tools; Printmaking -‐ cardboard; Painting -‐ liquid acrylics, large and small brushes, computer and software; Ceramic -‐ coil construction, compound pinch and slab, addition, smoothing, self-‐created stamps; Fibers -‐ Knotting, small hand looms for fibers.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.03. Demonstrate increased fine motor skills.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3. Visual Arts: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.06. Develop ability to discuss his or her own work and that of others in terms of art elements.

CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.6. Visual Arts: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
6.06. Critique art work using proper art vocabulary.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.7. Visual Arts: The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
7.01. Begin to acknowledge similarities among all the arts including vocabulary, concepts, and use of composition.
Health and PE
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.2. Understand the importance of consuming a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages in moderation.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.2.2. Explain the importance of a healthy breakfast and lunch.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.1. Apply tools (MyPyramid, Food Facts Label) to plan healthy nutrition and fitness.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.1.1. Use MyPyramid to eat a nutritious breakfast each morning.
Language Arts
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD /
2.RI.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.10.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.a.
Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.b. Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.c. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.L.6.
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.5.
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.7.
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-‐specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Production and Distribution of Writing

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.4.
With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-‐specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-‐3 above.)
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.10.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-‐specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-‐on-‐one, in groups, and teacher-‐led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.a.
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.b.
Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.L.6.
Acquire and use accurately grade-‐appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-‐specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

Science
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.P. Physical Science
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Forces and Motion
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.P.1. Understand the relationship between sound and vibrating objects.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.P.1.2. Summarize the relationship between sound and objects of the body that vibrate -‐ eardrum and vocal cords.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.L. Life Science
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Structures & Functions of Living Organisms
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.L.1. Understand human body systems and how they are essential for life: protection, movement and support.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.L.1.2. Explain why skin is necessary for protection and for the body to remain healthy.
Social Studies
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.G. Geography and Environmental Literacy
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.G.2. Understand the effects of humans interacting with their environment.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.G.2.2. Explain how people positively and negatively affect the environment.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.C&G.2. Understand the roles and responsibilities of citizens.
ESSENTIAL 2.C&G.2.1. Exemplify characteristics of good citizenship through

STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
historical figures and everyday citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.2. Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in their community.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.C&G.2. Understand how citizens participate in their communities.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.1. Exemplify how citizens contribute politically, socially and economically to their community.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.2. Exemplify how citizens contribute to the well-‐being of the community's natural environment.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.3. Apply skills in civic engagement and public discourse (school, community)
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North Carolina Common Core State and Essential Standards
Health and PE
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.ICR. Interpersonal Communication and Relationships
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.ICR.1. Understand healthy and effective interpersonal communication and relationships.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.ICR.1.1. Summarize qualities and benefits of a healthy relationship.

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.ICR.1.5. Analyze situations in terms of the strategies used by people in those situations that help or hinder healthy relationships.
Language Arts
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.3. Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.10.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.a.
Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.b. Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.c. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.L.6.
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.5.
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.7.
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.3.
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-‐specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Production and Distribution of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.4.
With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-‐specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-‐3 above.)
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.10.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-‐specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-‐on-‐one, in groups, and teacher-‐led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.a.
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.b.
Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.L.6.
Acquire and use accurately grade-‐appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-‐specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Social Studies
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.C&G.2. Understand the roles and responsibilities of citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.1. Exemplify characteristics of good citizenship through historical figures and everyday citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.2. Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in their community.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.C. Culture
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.C.1. Understand how various cultures influence communities.

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C.2.3. Exemplify respect and appropriate social skills needed for working with diverse groups.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.H. History
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.H.1. Understand how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and regional communities.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.H.1.1. Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.C&G.2. Understand how citizens participate in their communities.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.1. Exemplify how citizens contribute politically, socially and economically to their community.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.3. Apply skills in civic engagement and public discourse (school, community)
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North Carolina Common Core State and Essential Standards
Arts Education
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.1. Dance: The learner will identify and demonstrate elements and skills in dance.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.03. Demonstrate and identify the element of time in dance: tempo and rhythm.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.04. Demonstrate and identify the element of energy/dynamics in dance.

CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2. Dance: The learner will understand choreographic principles, processes, and structures.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.01. Demonstrate the differences between spontaneous and planned movement.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.03. Create simple movement sequences using beginning, middle, and end; identify each of these parts of the sequence.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.04. Improvise, create, and perform dance sequences using ideas and concepts from other sources.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.05. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively alone and with a partner.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3. Dance: The learner will understand that dance can create and communicate meaning.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.03. Demonstrate and explain similarities and differences between dance and other forms of human movement.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.6. Dance: The learner will make connections between dance and healthful living.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
6.02. Demonstrate ability to self-‐monitor concentration and focus during dance movement activities.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
6.03. Explain healthy practices which enhance the ability to dance including the importance of warm-‐ups and nutrition.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.8. Dance: The learner will understand dance as an art form with a range of opportunities for involvement.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
8.02. Identify the roles of audience members and performers when viewing dance.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
8.03. Identify and demonstrate appropriate behavior when creating, performing, or viewing dance.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.1. Dance: The learner will identify and demonstrate elements and skills in dance.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.03. Utilize and elaborate on the element of time in dance.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.04. Utilize and elaborate on the element of energy/dynamics in dance.

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
1.05. Observe and describe the inter-‐relatedness of dance elements in a brief movement study.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2. Dance: The learner will understand choreographic principles, processes, and structures.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.01. Compare and contrast the differences between spontaneous and planned movement.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.02. Create a sequence with a beginning, middle, and end both with and without accompaniment.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.04. Improvise, create, and perform dances based on own ideas and concepts from other sources.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.05. Create a dance phrase and accurately repeat it.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.6. Dance: The learner will make connections between dance and healthful living.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
6.01. Demonstrate safe and respectful practices during movement activities.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
6.02. Identify at least one personal goal to improve oneself as a dancer.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.8. Dance: The learner will understand dance as an art form with a range of opportunities for involvement.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
8.01. Define the role of an audience and performer in dance.
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
8.02. Define and demonstrate appropriate behaviors while watching, creating, or performing dance.
Health and PE
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.MEH. Mental and Emotional Health
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.MEH.1. Understand the relationship among healthy expression of emotions, mental health, and healthy behavior.

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.MEH.1.1. Identify appropriate standards for behavior.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.MEH.1.3. Explain the influence of peers, the media, and the family on feelings and emotions.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.MEH.1.4. Explain the influence on self-‐concept on performance and vice versa.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.PCH. Personal and Consumer Health
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.PCH.2. Understand wellness, disease prevention, and recognition of symptoms.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.PCH.2.1. Summarize reasons and strategies for preventing contact with body fluids.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.1. Understand MyPyramid as a tool for selecting nutritious foods.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.1.1. Recognize the interrelationship of parts of My Pyramid
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.1.2. Plan meals that are chosen for energy and health
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.2. Understand the importance of consuming a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages in moderation.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.NPA.2.2. Explain the importance of a healthy breakfast and lunch.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.MC. (MC) Movement Concepts
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.MC.2. Understand concepts, principles, strategies and tactics that apply to the learning and performance of movement.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.2.MC.2.4. Illustrate activities that are associated with three or more of the five components of health-‐related fitness.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.HF. (HF) Health-‐Related Fitness
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.HF.3. Understand the importance of achieving and maintaining a health-‐enhancing level of physical fitness.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.2.HF.3.1. Recognize three or more of the five health-‐related fitness assessments and the associated exercises.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.PCH. Personal and Consumer Health
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.1. Understand wellness, disease prevention, and recognition of symptoms.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.1.1. Classify behaviors in terms of whether they are related to physical, social, mental, and emotional health.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.PCH.1.2. Classify behaviors in terms of whether they do or do not contribute to healthy living.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.1. Apply tools (MyPyramid, Food Facts Label) to plan healthy nutrition and fitness.

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.1.1. Use MyPyramid to eat a nutritious breakfast each morning.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.1.2. Check the Food Facts Label to determine foods that are low in sugar and high in calcium.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.HE. Healthful Living -‐ Health Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.NPA. Nutrition and Physical Activity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.2. Understand the importance of consuming a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages in moderation.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.2.1. Identify the sources of a variety of foods.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.NPA.2.3. Recognize appropriate portion sizes of foods for most Americans.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.MC. (MC) Movement Concepts
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.MC.2. Understand concepts, principles, strategies and tactics that apply to the learning and performance of movement.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.3.MC.2.4. Illustrate a variety of activities that are associated with four or more of the health-‐related fitness components.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.PE. Healthful Living -‐ Physical Education
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.HF. (HF) Health-‐Related Fitness
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.HF.3. Understand the importance of achieving and maintaining a health-‐enhancing level of physical fitness.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.3.HF.3.1. Summarize four or more of the five health related fitness assessments and the associated exercises.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.3.HF.3.2. Identify enjoyable and challenging physical activities that one can do for increasing periods of time
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
PE.3.HF.3.3. Implement moderate to vigorous physical activities that increase breathing and heart rate, at least four to seven times each week, for increasing periods of time.

Language Arts
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.5.
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.10.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.W.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.a.
Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.b. Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.c. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.L.6.
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD /
3.RL.5. Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.7.
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-‐specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD /
3.RI.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies,

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Production and Distribution of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.4.
With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-‐specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-‐3 above.)
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.8.
Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Writing

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.10.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-‐specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-‐on-‐one, in groups, and teacher-‐led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.a.
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.b.
Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.L.6.
Acquire and use accurately grade-‐appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-‐specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Science
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.P. Physical Science
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Matter, Properties and Change
ESSENTIAL STANDARD /
3.P.2. Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change.

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.P.2.3.
Summarize changes that occur to the observable properties of materials when different degrees of heat are applied to them, such as melting ice or ice cream, boiling water or an egg, or freezing water.
Social Studies
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.H. History
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.H.1. Understand how various sources provide information about the past.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.H.1.2. Identify contributions of historical figures (community, state, nation and world) through various genres.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.C&G.2. Understand the roles and responsibilities of citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.1. Exemplify characteristics of good citizenship through historical figures and everyday citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.2. Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in their community.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.H. History
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.H.1. Understand how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and regional communities.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.H.1.1. Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING
3.H.1.2. Analyze the impact of contributions made by diverse historical figures in local communities and regions over time.

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.H.1.3. Exemplify the ideas that were significant in the development of local communities and regions.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.C&G.2. Understand how citizens participate in their communities.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.1. Exemplify how citizens contribute politically, socially and economically to their community.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.3. Apply skills in civic engagement and public discourse (school, community)
Brownie: Financial Literacy & Cookie Business Badges Summary: Brownies can earn two additional badges each year to support entrepreneurship. Financial Literacy badges are: Money Manager and Philanthropist. Cookie Business badges are: Meet My Customer and Give Back.
North Carolina Common Core State and Essential Standards
Language Arts
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RL.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RI.5. Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD /
2.RI.10. By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Text Types and Purposes
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.W.2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Production and Distribution of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.W.6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.W.7. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.W.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.a. Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.b. Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.SL.1.c. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.L.6.
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.5.
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.7. Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RL.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Key Ideas and Details
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Craft and Structure
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-‐specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RI.10.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-‐3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.RF. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Fluency
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.RF.4.a. Read on-‐level text with purpose and understanding.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Text Types and Purposes
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.2.a. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.2.c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.2.d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Production and Distribution of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.4.
With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-‐specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-‐3 above.)
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.6. With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
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NC.CC.3.W. Writing Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Range of Writing
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.W.10.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-‐specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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NC.CC.3.SL. Speaking and Listening Standards

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Comprehension and Collaboration
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-‐on-‐one, in groups, and teacher-‐led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.a.
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.b. Follow agreed-‐upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.SL.1.d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
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NC.CC.3.L. Language Standards
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.L.6.
Acquire and use accurately grade-‐appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-‐specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Mathematics
Grade: 2
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.CC.2.MD. Measurement and Data
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Work with time and money.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.MD.8.
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and cents symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?

Social Studies
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.E. Economics and Financial Literacy
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.E.1. Understand basic economic concepts.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.E.1.1. Give examples of ways in which businesses in the community meet the needs and wants of consumers.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.E.1.5. Explain how money is used for saving, spending, borrowing and giving.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.2.C&G. Civics and Governance
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
2.C&G.2. Understand the roles and responsibilities of citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.1. Exemplify characteristics of good citizenship through historical figures and everyday citizens.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
2.C&G.2.2. Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in their community.
Grade: 3
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.E. Economics and Financial Literacy
STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.E.2. Understand entrepreneurship in a market economy.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.E.2.1. Explain why people become entrepreneurs.
CONTENT AREA / STRAND
NC.3.C&G. Civics and Governance

STRAND / ESSENTIAL STANDARD
3.C&G.2. Understand how citizens participate in their communities.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.1. Exemplify how citizens contribute politically, socially and economically to their community.
ESSENTIAL STANDARD / CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE
3.C&G.2.3. Apply skills in civic engagement and public discourse (school, community)