Life Cycles: How Plants and Animals Change 

Common Core and Other National Standards

Science

National Science Content Standard C for K-4

Language Arts

Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:
K and 1st: Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Word Recognition 2nd: Phonics and Word Recognition 3rd, 4th, 5th: Phonics and Word Recognition, Fluency

Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity: Range of Text Types for K-5th

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

Vocabulary

stages
chrysalis
tadpoles
stamen
blossom
hibernation
ice-age
toxin
organism
nectar
migration
pollywogs
adaptation
pollution
environmental niche
soil
acclimation
gills
reproduction
predator
offspring
kumquat
seedling
photosynthesis
global warming
extinction
cocoon
prey
guppies
pollination
leafage

General Vocabulary Building (words and phrases)

warble
knock you out
on edge
in your dreams
wraps up
paranoid
blow this town
big shot
common ground
a dud
motto
beaut
The Man
got flair