Good Manners: A Midieval Quest for Polite Behavior

Common Core and Other National Standards

Character Education

California Education Code Section 233.5(a)

Language Arts

Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills

2nd: Phonics and Word Recognition
3rd, 4th, 5th: Phonics and Word Recognition, Fluency

Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - 2nd, 3rd,4th, 5th, 6th

Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use -2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity:

Range of Text Types for K-5th

Range of Text Types for 6th-12th

History/Social Studies

National Social Studies Standard 4

Fine Arts

National Music Standards 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th, Standard 1 for 5th-8th

National Theater Standards 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th, Standards 2 and 6 for 5th-8th

National Dance Standards 1 and 2 for K-4th

Vocabulary

reactor
consume
accelerated
rate
muffler
mileage
light-years
liter
labor
solar system
familiar
toil
ritual
dignified
emanating
meter
buffet
tabloid
bloom
shed
buds
millennium
debris
marvelous
incredible
import
percent
efficient

Garden Terms

spores
fungus
carbon-based
chlorophyll
“green thumb”
photosynthesizing
soil
pollen
pollinate
season
bloom
shed
buds
compost pile
clippings

Vocabulary from stage directions

streamers
papier-mâché
mysterious
emerge
accompanying
agitated
magnifying glass
choreographed