Ties to Common Core

Common Core Standards

California website for Common Core Standards http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/
CommonCoreStdsCalif_Literacy_40p_2012
CommonCoreStdsCalif_Math_74p_2012
National website for Common Core Standards, http://www.corestandards.org/
Common Core-Literacy links to Science and Engineering Practices in Next Generation Science Standards NGSS_CommonCore_SEP_LiteracyConnections_16p_2013
Common Core-Math links to Disciplinary Core Ideas in Next Generation Science Standards NGSS_CommonCore_DCI_MathConnections_37p_2013
Common Core standards can be met in lessons taught in schoolyards, see Nature Lessons for Schoolyards on Resources-for-teachers page; four student readings excerpted below
Common Core standards for English Language Arts/Literacy related to nature-based learning, drawn from NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas, Common Core-Nature crosswalk_7p