LINK TO SOUTH DAKOTA STANDARDS

·        Use a map and map symbols to recognize directions, continents, and poles.

·        Use the globe to identify cardinal directions, the four oceans, the United States, South Dakota, and local community.

·        Ask questions and explore the world around them.

·        Describes life needs of animals, including people (ex. – food, air, water, place to live).

·        Classify animals according to physical characteristics of plants  and animals that allow them to live in specific environments.

·        Describe physical similarities and differences between traits of parents and their offspring.

·        Explore how organisms are dependent upon each other for survival.

·        Identify characteristics of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments.

·        Explore thermometer as a tool for measurement.