Addressing second and third grade California science and social science content standards through environmental literature

• Main Author: Hatfield, Denise Truex
• Format: Others
• Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2006
• Subjects: Environmental education; Reading (Elementary); Science Study and teaching (Elementary); Social sciences Study and teaching (Elementary); Interdisciplinary approach in education; Environmental Studies; Science and Mathematics Education
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3056; https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4092&context=etd-project

In response to the federal legislation No Child Left Behind, schools across the country implemented required reading programs for classroom instruction. Open Court's Reading program meets this criterion for many schools. The text in Open Court Reading for grades two and three was evaluated for science and social science content standards that would be supportive of environmental education. Supplemental lessons from Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, and Project WET were identified.