Agriculture Counts
Students read a story about our nation's first survey of agriculture, discuss reasons for counting things, and gain practice by sorting and counting a variety of objects related to agriculture.
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Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Standards
Texas Content Area Standards
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ELA: K.110.2.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking - - oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: K.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas by speaking audibly and clearly using the conventions of language.
- ELA: K.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including taking turns.
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ELA: 1.110.3.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking - - oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: 1.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas about the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language.
- ELA: 1.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including listening to others, speaking when recognized, and making appropriate contributions.
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ELA: 2.110.4.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking -- oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: 2.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language.
- ELA: 2.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including listening to others, speaking when recognized, making appropriate contributions, and building on the ideas of others.
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Math: K.111.2.b.1
Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.
- Math: K.1.A: The student is expected to apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace.
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Math: K.111.2.b.2
Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to understand how to represent and compare whole numbers, the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers, and relationships within the numeration system.
- Math: K.2.A: The student is expected to count forward and backward to at least 20 with and without objects.
- Math: K.2.B: The student is expected to read, write, and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20 with and without objects or pictures.
- Math: K.2.C: The student is expected to count a set of objects up to at least 20 and demonstrate that the last number said tells the number of objects in the set regardless of their arrangement or order.
- Math: K.2.G: The student is expected to compare sets of objects up to at least 20 in each set using comparative language.
- Math: K.2.H: The student is expected to use comparative language to describe two numbers up to 20 presented as written numerals.
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Math: K.111.2.b.8
Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to collect and organize data to make it useful for interpreting information.
- Math: K.8.A: The student is expected to collect, sort, and organize data into two or three categories.
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Math: 1.111.3.b.1
Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.
- Math: 1.1.A: The student is expected to apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace.
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Math: 1.111.3.b.2
Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and compare whole numbers, the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers, and relationships within the numeration system related to place value.
- Math: 1.2.C: The student is expected to use objects, pictures, and expanded and standard forms to represent numbers up to 120.
- Math: 1.2.F: The student is expected to order whole numbers up to 120 using place value and open number lines.
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Math: 1.111.3.b.8
Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to organize data to make it useful for interpreting information and solving problems.
- Math: 1.8.A: The student is expected to collect, sort, and organize data in up to three categories using models/representations such as tally marks or T-charts.
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Math: 2.111.4.b.1
Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.
- Math: 2.1.A: The student is expected to apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace.
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Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.16
Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.16.E: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
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Social Studies: K.113.11.c.2
History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation. The student is expected to identify contributions of historical figures, including Stephen F. Austin, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and José Antonio Navarro, who helped to shape the state and nation.
- Social Studies: K.113.11.c.2: History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation. The student is expected to identify contributions of historical figures, including Stephen F. Austin, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and José Antonio Navarro, who helped to shape the state and nation.
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Social Studies: K.113.11.c.13
Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: K.113.11.c.13.D: sequence and categorize information
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Social Studies: K.113.11.c.14
Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: K.113.11.c.14.C: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
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Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.2
History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.2.A: identify contributions of historical figures, including Sam Houston, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr., who have influenced the state and nation
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Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.16
Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.16.D: sequence and categorize information
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Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.17
Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral, visual, and written forms. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.17.C: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
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Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.15
Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.15.D: interpret oral, visual, and print material by sequencing, categorizing, identifying the main idea, predicting, comparing, and contrasting