America's Tallest Tales

Language Arts

Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th

Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:

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

Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th

Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use -3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th

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 History Standard 6 for K-4th
• National Social Studies Standard 1

Fine Arts

National Music Standards 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th
National Theater Standards 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th
National Dance Standards 1 and 2 for K-4th

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Vocabulary

a beaut
bio-degrading
compost pile
crêpe suzette
dairy product
date (the fruit)
decompose
edition
elves
enchilada
grim
gunk
hoot
hygiene
Irish stew
junk food
kumquat
nutrition
raccoons
recyclable
sauerkraut
shrewd
stale
sushi
"Swedish meatballs"
tandouri
vitamins
wantons
“out on a limb”
“give the story some bite”
“give the soap a spin”
“eat us out of house and home”