Introduction Kindergarten Grades One and Two Grades Three and Four Online Games and Activities Culminating Experience Train Glossary National Standards		National Standards Kindergarten - Grade Four Learning experiences in this unit of study help to address K-4 national academic standards in the following curriculum areas: Lesson One: Language Arts: Standard 1 - Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves and of the cultures of the United States and the world. Standard 3 - Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate and appreciate texts. 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 6 - Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language and genre to create, critique and discuss print and nonprint texts. Standard 8 - Students use a variety of technological and informational resources to gather and synthesize information to create and communicate knowledge. Music: Standard 1 - Students sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Standard 6 - Students listen to, analyze and describe music. Standard 9 - Students understand music in relation to history and culture. Social Studies - History: Standard 6A - Students understand folklore and other cultural contributions from various regions of the United States and how they help to form a national heritage. Lesson Two: Language Arts: Standard 1 - Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world. 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 6 - Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique and discuss print and nonprint texts. Standard 8 - Students use a variety of technological and informational resources to gather and synthesize information to create and communicate knowledge. Social Studies - History: Standard 2A - Students understand the history of their local community. Standard 3E - Students understand ideas that were significant in the development of their state. Social Studies - Geography: Standard 1 - Students use maps and other geographic representations, tools and technologies to acquire, process and report information from a spatial perspective. Standard 2 - Students use mental maps to organize information about people, places and environments in a spatial context. Standard 6 - Students understand how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions. Social Studies - Economics: Standard 1 - Productive Resources - Students know that:      *Benchmark 3 - goods are objects that can satisfy people's wants.      *Benchmark 4 - services are actions that can satisfy people's wants. Standard 5 - Voluntary Exchange - Students know that:      *Benchmark 1 - exchange is trading goods and services with people for other goods and services or for money. Standard 13 - Income and Earning - Students know that:      *Benchmark 2 - people can earn income by exchanging their human resources (physical or mental work) for wages or salaries. Lesson Three: Language Arts: Standard 1 - Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves and of the cultures of the United States and the world. 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 6 - Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language and genre to create, critique and discuss print and nonprint texts. Standard 8 - Students use a variety of technological and informational resources to gather and synthesize information to create and communicate knowledge. Social Studies - History: Standard 8A - Students understand the development of technological innovations, the major scientists and inventors associated with them and their social and economic effects. Social Studies - Geography: Standard 2 - Students use mental maps to organize information about people, places and environments in a spatial context. Standard 6 - Students understand how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions. Visual Arts: Standard 1 - Students understand and apply media, techniques and processes. Standard 3 - Students choose and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas.