· read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning
· recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning
· use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently
Grade 4 Science and Technology: Life Systems ? Habitats and Communities
Specific Expectations
Students will:
· classify organisms according to their role in a food chain (e.g., producer, consumer)
· describe structural adaptations of plants and animals that demonstrate a response of the living things to their environment
· recognize that animals and plants live in specific habitats because they are dependent on those habitats and have adapted to them
· compile data gathered through investigation in order to record and present results, using tally charts, tables, and labeled graphs produced by hand or with a computer