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Learning Connections

All books and workbooks authored by Amber M. Brown are centered around state/national learning standards (including Common Core) and best educational practices. Take a look below to find the standards associated with each book or workbook.

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Math Standards	Description	ELA Standards	Description
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.A.1	Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements.	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1	Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3	Represent and interpret data	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3	Describe characters in a story (e.g. traits, motivations, or feelings)/explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.7	Work with time and money.	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3	Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace.
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Identify relative sizes of measurement units within the customary and metric systems.
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Explain the connection between human capital/labor and income.
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Calculate profit in a given situation.
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.

Brandon Jones and The Field Trip to the Zoo

Science Standards	Description	ELA Standards	Description
State Std (Grades 1-3):	Organisms and environments: The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and processes that help them survive within their environments	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1	Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
State Std (Grades 1-3):	Describe features of some animals that benefit them in their environments	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3	Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details
State Std (Grades 1-3):	Identify the components of a variety of habitats and describe how organisms in those habitats depend on each other	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4	Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses
State Std (Grades 1-3):	Classify groups of organisms based on common characteristics	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7	Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot
State Std (Grades 1-3):	Compare organisms from different groups (e.g., birds with mammals, terrestrial plants with aquatic plants)

The Math Challenge Workbook

Math Standards	Description
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.A.1	Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3	Represent and interpret data
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.7	Work with time and money.
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace.
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Identify relative sizes of measurement units within the customary and metric systems.
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Explain the connection between human capital/labor and income.
State Std (Grades 3-5):	Calculate profit in a given situation.