ALL TERRAIN BRAIN
ACTIVITY STANDARDS ALIGNMENT BY UNIT
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural
Leadership & Responsibility
Dance
Content Standard #1: Identifying and demonstrating movement elements and
skills in performing dance
Content Standard #7: Making connections between dance and other disciplines
Music
Content Standard #6: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
Content Standard #8: Understanding relationships between music, the other
arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
G. What is the importance of political leadership and public service?
1. Political leadership and public service.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture,
media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.3 Responsibilities
Standard 5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
VI. Power, Authority, and Governance: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of how people create and change structures
of power, authority, and governance.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural
Leadership & Responsibility
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
II. What are the Basic Values and Principles of American Democracy?
B. What are some important beliefs Americans have about themselves and their government?
1. Distinctive characteristics of American society.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
D. What are important responsibilities of Americans?
1. Responsibilities of individuals.
• Personal responsibilities
• Civic responsibilities
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making
skills to enhance health.
Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal,
family and community health.
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.3 Responsibilities
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.3 Responsibilities
4.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
VI. Power, Authority, and Governance: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of how people create and change structures
of power, authority, and governance.
VII. Production, Distribution, and Consumption: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of how people organize for the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
C. Social and Political Participation Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Initiative & Self-Direction
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Theater
Content Standard #2: Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations
Content Standard #6: Comparing and integrating art forms by analyzing traditional
theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and new art forms
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
Career Management
GOAL CM2: Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development.
II. What are the Basic Values and Principles of American Democracy?
B. What are some important beliefs Americans have about themselves and their government?
1. Distinctive characteristics of American society.
F. How can people work together to promote the values and principles of American
democracy?
1. Promoting ideals.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
D. What are important responsibilities of Americans?
1. Responsibilities of individuals.
• Personal responsibilities
• Civic responsibilities
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build
an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States
and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of
society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction
and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Standard 3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret,
evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions
with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts,
their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features
(e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
Standard 4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language
(e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety
of audiences and for different purposes.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal,
family and community health.
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.2 Dispositions in Action
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.3 Responsibilities
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.3 Responsibilities
4.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
Problem Solving Standard
Connections Standard
Standard 5 – Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
Unifying Concepts and Processes Standard
Systems, order, and organization
III. People, Places, and Environments: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of people, places and environments
V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals,
groups, and institutions.
VII. Production, Distribution, and Consumption: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of how people organize for the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
VIII. Science, Technology, and Society
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
relationships among science, technology, and society.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Acquiring Information
A. Reading Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
C. Social and Political Participation Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core Subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy Civic Literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Initiative & Self-Direction
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Visual Arts
Content Standard #1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
GOAL PS4: Balance personal, leisure, community, learner, family, and work roles.
II. What are the Basic Values and Principles of American Democracy?
B. What are some important beliefs Americans have about themselves and their government?
1. Distinctive characteristics of American society.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build
an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States
and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of
society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction
and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Standard 3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret,
evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions
with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts,
their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features
(e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
Standard 4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language
(e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety
of audiences and for different purposes.
Standard 5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and
use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different
audiences for a variety of purposes.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture,
media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.3 Responsibilities
4.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
Unifying Concepts and Processes Standard
Systems, order, and organization
V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals,
groups, and institutions.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Acquiring Information
A. Reading Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core Subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
Civic Literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Initiative & Self-Direction
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Leadership & Responsibility
Theater
Content Standard #2: Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations
Content Standard #6: Comparing and integrating art forms by analyzing traditional
theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and new art forms
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
D. What are important responsibilities of Americans?
1. Responsibilities of individuals.
• Personal responsibilities
• Civic responsibilities
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language
(e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety
of audiences and for different purposes.
Standard 6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions
(e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre
to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
Standard 7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating
ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize
data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people)
to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
Standard 8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources
(e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize
information and to create and communicate knowledge.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.2 Dispositions in Action
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.3 Responsibilities
V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals,
groups, and institutions.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
C. Social and Political Participation Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core Subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
Civic Literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Initiative & Self-Direction
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Leadership & Responsibility
Theater
Content Standard #2: Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
I. What is Government and What Should It Do?
D. What are some of the most important things governments do?
1. Functions of government.
E. What are the purposes of laws and rules?
1. Purposes of rules and laws.
II. What are the Basic Values and Principles of American Democracy?
B. What are some important beliefs Americans have about themselves and their government?
1. Distinctive characteristics of American society.
F. How can people work together to promote the values and principles of American
democracy?
1. Promoting ideals.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
D. What are important responsibilities of Americans?
1. Responsibilities of individuals.
• Personal responsibilities
• Civic responsibilities
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 16: Role of Government
Standard 1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build
an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States
and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of
society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction
and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Standard 3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret,
evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions
with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts,
their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features
(e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
Standard 4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language
(e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety
of audiences and for different purposes.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.2 Dispositions in Action
1.3 Responsibilities
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.3 Responsibilities
Unifying Concepts and Processes Standard
Systems, order, and organization
VI. Power, Authority, and Governance: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of how people create and change structures
of power, authority, and governance.
V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals,
groups, and institutions.
VII. Production, Distribution, and Consumption: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of how people organize for the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic
Essential Social Studies Skills
Acquiring Information
A. Reading Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
C. Social and Political Participation Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Communication and Collaboration
3. Information, Media and Technology Skills
Information Literacy
ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy
4. Life and Career Skills
Initiative & Self-Direction
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Music
Content Standard #8: Understanding relationships between music, the other
arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Visual Arts
Content Standard #6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
Educational Achievement and Lifelong Learning
GOAL ED2: Participate in ongoing, lifelong learning experiences to enhance your
ability to function effectively in a diverse and changing economy.
Career Management
GOAL CM2: Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development
I. What is Government and What Should It Do?
A. What is government?
1. Defining government.
D. What are some of the most important things governments do?
1. Functions of government.
E. What are the purposes of laws and rules?
1. Purposes of rules and laws.
II. What are the Basic Values and Principles of American Democracy?
A. What are the most important values and principles of American democracy?
1. Fundamental values and principles.
B. What are some important beliefs Americans have about themselves and their government?
1. Distinctive characteristics of American society.
• Importance of their school, community, state, nation.
F. How can people work together to promote the values and principles of American
democracy?
1. Promoting ideals.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
D. What are important responsibilities of Americans?
1. Responsibilities of individuals.
• Personal responsibilities
• Civic responsibilities
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American democracy.
F. How can Americans participate in their government?
1. Forms of participation.
G. What is the importance of political leadership and public service?
1. Political leadership and public service.
H. How should Americans select leaders?
1. Selecting leaders.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
2. Communication and Collaboration
4. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
Standard 1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build
an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States
and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of
society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction
and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Standard 3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret,
evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions
with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts,
their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features
(e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
Standard 4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language
(e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety
of audiences and for different purposes.
Standard 6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions
(e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre
to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
Standard 7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating
ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize
data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people)
to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
Standard 8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources
(e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize
information and to create and communicate knowledge.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.2 Dispositions in Action
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
3.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
4.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making
skills to enhance health.
Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills
to enhance health.
Problem Solving Standard
Connections Standard
Unifying Concepts and Processes Standard K-12
Systems, order, and organization
II. Time, Continuity, and Change
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ways human beings view themselves in and over time.
VI. Power, Authority, and Governance: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of how people create and change structures
of power, authority, and governance.
V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals,
groups, and institutions.
VII. Production, Distribution, and Consumption: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of how people organize for the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic
Essential Social Studies Skills
Acquiring Information
A. Reading Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
C. Social and Political Participation Skills
