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1998 Minnesota Standards and Monarchs in the Classroom
Curriculum Activities Cross-Index: Primary Level

This document contains a cross listing of Monarchs in the Classroom curriculum guides activities to the 1998 Minnesota Content Standards for the primary level. This document was developed with the help of Terry Vick at Ericsson Elementary School, Minneapolis; Ann Hobbie at Brimhall Elementary School, Roseville; Keri Buisman at Deephaven Elementary School, Minnetonka; Ann Feitl at Sunrise Middle School, White Bear Lake; and De Cansler at Willow Creek Middle School, Rochester, Minnesota. The purpose of this document is to help teachers identify specific content areas that are addressed by Monarchs in the Classroom activities. Activities that address all or some aspects of the content standard are listed. Activities do not necessarily cover the entire standard.

Monarchs in the Classroom lessons are listed next to Standards that they address. Sections for the lessons are abbreviated as follows: Life Cycle (LC), Migration (MG), Ecology (EC), Systematics (SY), Experiments (EX), and Conservation (CS).

To see the official list of Minnesota primary education standards, go here (standards begin at 3501.0460 in the index)

Minnesota State Education Standards

MITC Activities
3501.0460 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA ONE:

READ, LISTEN, AND VIEW.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standards.

A. Literal comprehension. A student shall demonstrate comprehension of literal meaning through reading, viewing, or listening to nonfiction and fiction selections by:

  1. identifying main ideas and some supporting details;
  2. retelling main events or ideas in sequence;
  3. pronouncing new words using phonic skills;
    4.
  4. reading aloud fluently with appropriate expression;
  5. demonstrating appropriate techniques for learning new vocabulary; and
  6. interpreting presentations of data.
    7.
 

 

 

LC 7: Making Life Cycle Books
MG 2: Monarch’s Journey
MG 3: Map the Route
B. Interpretation and evaluation. A student shall interpret and evaluate information from age-appropriate nonfiction and fiction selections by reading, viewing, and listening to:
  1. understand ideas not explicitly stated;
  2. make predictions based on information in the selection;
  3. draw conclusions based on information in the selection;
  4. compare and contrast elements of the story or selection;
  5. distinguish facts from opinions; and
  6. summarize ideas and identify tone in persuasive, fictional, and documentary presentations
    7.
 

 

LC 8: Science Fact or Fiction
MG 1: Winter is Coming

 

 
 
3501.0461 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA TWO:

WRITE AND SPEAK.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standards; writing and speaking. A student shall demonstrate the ability to write and speak for a variety of academic and technical purposes through:

A. teaching another how to perform an action or create a product by:

  1. writing directions with multiple steps;
  2. sequencing steps accurately;
  3. using task-specific vocabulary;
    4.
  4. writing a list of necessary materials; and
  5. using illustrations or visuals as a teaching aid;
    6.
 

 

LC 2: Make a Caterpillar book
LC 7: Making life cycle picture cards and books
LC 8: Sequencing and metamorphosis, additional activities.
MG 2: The monarch’s journey
MG 3: Map the route
B. writing a story by:
  1. describing ideas or events from personal experience, observation, or imagination;
  2. sequencing ideas or events; and
  3. using details or examples to create images;
 

EC 1: Make a field guide
EC 3: Who ate my food?
LC 2: Make a Caterpillar book
LC 7: Making life cycle picture cards and books
C. writing a report to describe and give information about a person, an object, or a situation LC 8: Sequencing and metamorphosis, additional activities.
D. giving an informal oral presentation by:
  1. presenting an opinion or idea:
  2. using reasons or examples to explain it; and
  3. responding to related questions from the audience
    4.
 
 
3501.0462 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA THREE:

THE ARTS.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standard; artistic creativity, performance, and expression. A student shall describe at least three of the art forms in this subpart using the vocabulary of the art form and identifying similarities and differences between different art forms. A student shall:

A. in dance, demonstrate basic movements in musical or rhythmic contexts, respond to selected assignments and problems, and create sequences of movement to communicate an original story or an experience;

B. in visual art, use appropriate tools and processes of at least three different media to communicate ideas, use elements of visual art to communicate ideas, and identify works and styles of art belonging to different cultures and times;

C. in music, sing in a group, sing a varied repertoire of songs, play simple rhythms and melodies on classroom instruments, improvise simple rhythms and melodies, and use a system to read basic music notation; and

D. in theater, use movement, sound, and language to create images, express emotions, and imitate animals, objects, or shapes; and use elements or environment, costume, and props to communicate story and character.

  
 
3501.0463 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA FOUR:

MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standards.

A. Number sense. A student shall use number relationships to represent information and solve problems by:

  1. using whole numbers to represent numbers in more than one way, count and order, name and locate, measure, and describe and extend pattern;
  2. demonstrating an understanding of place value, number relationships, relative size, and reasonableness of answers in problem-solving situations; and
  3. solving problems and justifying thinking by selecting appropriate numbers and representations; using operations, patterns, and estimation; generating multiple solutions; organizing data using pictures and charts; and using concrete objects, diagrams, or maps to solve simple problems involving counting, arrangements, or routes.
    4.
 

LC 5: How much do caterpillars eat in one day?
LC 6: Do caterpillars eat more as they get bigger?

MG 5: Weather conditions during the fall migration.
MG 9: Map the recoveries
MG 11: Milkweed monitoring
MG 12: Weather conditions during the spring migration
B. Shape, space, and measurement. A student shall apply concepts of shape, space, and measurement to solve problems involving two- and three-dimensional shapes by demonstrating an understanding of:
  1. patterns by describing, extending, and completing existing patterns; creating new patterns; representing spatial patterns pictorially, numerically, or both; and identifying, creating, or identifying and creating symmetrical patterns;
  2. measurement, given familiar objects, to identify type of measurement required, estimate measurement, select appropriate tools and units of measurement, measure accurately, and use measurements to order a group of objects according to size;
    3.
  3. familiar two- and three-dimensional shapes by identifying shapes in real-world contexts; drawing, building, or drawing and building familiar shapes; sorting and classifying shapes; and predicting the results of flipping, sliding, or turning a shape; and
  4. geometric terms used to describe spatial relations.
    5.
 

 


LC 3: Keeping a Journal
LC 4: Keeping a Calendar

 
 
3501.0464 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA FIVE:

INQUIRY.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standard; data categorization, classification, and recording. A student shall demonstrate the ability to categorize, classify, and record information by:

A. gathering information from media sources, direct observation, interviews, and experiment or investigation to answer a question;

B. recording the gathered information;

C. displaying the gathered information using the appropriate format; and

D. explaining the answer to the question.

 LC 1: Getting to Know Your Caterpillars
LC 3: Keeping a Journal
LC 4: Keeping a Calendar
LC 5: How much do Caterpillars eat in one day?
LC 6: Do Caterpillars eat more as they get older?
MG 3: Map the Monarchs’ Route
MG 4: Observing Fall Migrants
MG 5: Weather Conditions during the Fall Migration
MG 9: Map the Recoveries
MG 10: Track the Spring Migration
MG 11: Milkweed Monitoring
MG 12 Weather Conditions during the Spring Migration
EC 3: Who ate my food?
EC 4: How many grandchildren?
EC 5: Why isn’t the world overrun with monarchs?
EC 6: Plant Defenses
SY 1: Classifying Shoes
SY 2: Sorting Animals
EX 1: What do monarch caterpillars eat?
EX 2. Where is my food?
EX 3. How does temperature affect time in the pupa stage?
EX 4. Additional questions for investigation
 
3501.0465 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA SIX:

APPLIED SCIENTIFIC METHODS.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standard; direct science experience. A student shall demonstrate knowledge of basic science concepts of physical science, life science, and earth and space science through direct experience, including an understanding of:

A. concepts related to everyday life through characteristic properties of objects, patterns and how they repeat, and cycles;

B. how the basic needs of organisms are met;

C. responses of organisms to changes in the environment;

D. how the personal use of materials, energy, and water impacts the environment; and

E. the characteristics of objects or phenomena, including measuring changes that occur in objects or phenomena as a result of interaction, sorting and classifying objects based on one or two properties, displaying information using graphs, and describing how previously learned concepts apply to new situations.

LC 1: Getting to Know Your Caterpillars
LC 2: Make a Caterpillar Book
LC 3: Keeping a Journal
LC 4: Keeping a Calendar
LC 5: How much do Caterpillars eat in one day?
LC 6: Do Caterpillars eat more as they get older?
LC 7: Making Life Cycle Picture Cards and Books
LC 8: Additional Activities on Metamorphosis
MG 1: Winter is Coming
MG 3: Map the Monarchs’ Route
MG 4: Observing Fall Migrants
MG 5: Weather Conditions during the Fall Migration
MG 6: Monarch Migration Game
MG 8: Tagging Fall Migrants
MG 9: Map the Recoveries
MG 10: Track the Spring Migration
MG 11: Milkweed Monitoring
MG 12 Weather Conditions during the Spring Migration
EC 1: Make a Field Guide
EC 2: Make a Wall Mural
EC 3: Who ate my food?
EC 4: How many grandchildren?
EC 7: Camouflage
EC 11: Monarch Protection
EX 1: What do monarch caterpillars eat?
EX 2. Where is my food?
EX 3. How does temperature affect time in the pupa stage?
EX 4. Additional questions for investigation
 
3501.0466 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA SEVEN:

PEOPLE AND CULTURES.

 
Subpart 1. Primary content standard; family, school, and community. A student shall demonstrate knowledge of the interaction of location, family, school, and community, including an understanding of:

A. how wants and needs are responsibly met in the home, school, and community;

B. the reasons for location of communities or features of communities;

C. the ethnic and national backgrounds of community members;

D. the location of major places and geographic features of the earth's surface by creating mental maps of the local community and country in relation to larger geographic units;

E. how different people may respond differently to the same event;

F. how a personal history has changed over time;

G. how the student's home region has changed over time; and

H. how to work to improve the school, community, or environment.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

MG 3: Map the Monarch’s Route

 

 

 

 

 

CS 1: Planting a School Butterfly Garden
 
3501.0467 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA EIGHT:

DECISION MAKING.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standard; personal health and fitness. A student shall demonstrate an understanding of activities that promote personal fitness, health, nutrition, and safety by showing evidence of the ability to:

A. make healthy choices in real or simulated situations including interpersonal conflict; proper care of the body; nutrition; safety; drugs, tobacco, and alcohol; and exercise and recreation; and

B. work to improve age-appropriate physical fitness, participate in a daily fitness plan, and demonstrate motor skills required for individual and team activities and appropriate competitive and cooperative participation in physical education activities.

 
 
3501.0468 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA NINE:

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standard; introduction to technology. A student shall use appropriate computer technology to access information and to produce products by:

A. gathering information from electronic sources; and

B. producing products and selecting language, format, and graphics appropriate for the purpose and audience using word processing.

  

 


MG 9 : Map the Recoveries

MG 10 : Track Spring Migration

 
 
3501.0469 PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA TEN:

WORLD LANGUAGES.

  
Subpart 1. Primary content standard. A student shall demonstrate the ability to communicate in another language on age-appropriate topics including knowledge of cultural activities, products, and practices; and an understanding of features of the language and culture necessary for communication by:

A. showing evidence of comprehension of the written and spoken language that is supported contextually;

B. writing with guidance on familiar topics; and

C. participating in brief oral exchanges.

  

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