Kindergarten Lesson Standards
The Rainforest Alliance Learning Site is unique in that it teaches science, math, language arts and social studies essentials while addressing the United States National Standards for Learning. These are the standards addressed in the kindergarten lessons.
 Lesson 1-- My Forest or the Rainforest?
Life Sciences Standard 6
Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment.
Level I (Grade K - 2)
Knows that living things are found almost everywhere in the world and that distinct environments support the life of different types of plants and animals.
Life Sciences Standard 7
Understands biological evolution and the diversity of life.
Level 1 (Grade K - 2)
Knows that there are similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals.
Lesson 2 -- How Far Away is a Tropical Rainforest?
Thinking and Reasoning:
- Effectively uses mental process that is based on identifying similarities and differences.
Topic 1: Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process. (K - 2)
- Uses whole number models (pattern blocks, tiles or other manipulative materials) to represent problems.
Topic 4: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concept of measurement. (K - 2)
- Understands the concept of time and how it is measured.
- Knows process for telling time, counting coins and measuring length, weight and temperature, using basic standard and nonstandard units.
Topic 6: Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistic data analysis. (K - 2)
- Understands that observations about objects or events can be organized and displayed in simple graphs.
Lesson 3 -- Biodiversity
Life Sciences Standard 6
Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment.
Level I (K - 2)
Knows that living things are found almost everywhere in the world and that distinct environments support the life of different types of plants and animals.
Thinking and Reasoning Standard 3
Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences.
Level I (K - 2)
Classifies objects by size, color, or other significant characteristics.
Describes and compares things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, motion, sound, and behavior.
Lesson 4 -- The Long Road to Coffee
Topic: Life Cycles
Standard 5: Understands the structure and function of cells and organisms
Level Pre-K, Benchmark 2: Knows that living things go through a process of growth and change.
Knowledge/Skill Statements
1. Knows that living things go through a process of growth
2. Knows that living things go through a process of change
- Understands how human actions modify the physical environment.
- Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences.
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