Curriculum standards to review for personal use?

[Momma Aimee]

I was wonderings if there is a GOOD site that lists out Curriculum standards by grade -- either what the child should be able to do / know it enter that grade or what they should cover that year.

this is for my own personal use.

I have this site:

http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?curriculum

from world book.

But I am wondering if there are any more specfic ones.

I have tried to look at ones for our state (Iowa) but they are not clearly listed (eg in a bullet list or something) .. there is a lot of tak of benchmarks, and i am ashamed to admit i don't fully understadn it.

and there is much discussion of testing and standards and so on -- i am ashamed, but i got pretty lost in it.

http://www.corecurriculum.iowa.gov/Home.aspx

just looking fro something else to be a guide for us, Based on the World Book list Theo is mostly done with all his "preschool goals" (minuse some fine motor stuff and some dev stuff) .... but we all now he is no where near ready for school - which one would assume that a child done with the pre-school standards would be. The world book doesn't list any letter or number knowledge.

and when you look at World book list for Kindy and up -- it is more "over view titles" ( for example here are two from the kindy list *Beginning writing process * Manuscript handwriting).

I guess i was hoping to find a more scefic scope and sequence of skills or goals by grade level .

I found this for Iowa also

http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.ph...evelIndicators

but again, it is very general -- 6th to 9th grade math 1. Students can understand and apply a variety of math concepts.

it is better than anything else, but just not really broken down ...

any advice?

even a boxed Curriculum that lists out each year and subject?

ANy advice?

help

Aimee

[Calidris]

well, not sure if you need it to be state specific, but I use this link (K standards for Math in California (I'm not in CA but it seems a nice detailed plan, and much more specific that the World Book one))
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/standards/kdg.html

digging around in that site can find you other levels (not sure about PreK) and other subjects.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by Calidris

well, not sure if you need it to be state specific, but I use this link (K standards for Math in California (I'm not in CA but it seems a nice detailed plan, and much more specific that the World Book one))
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/standards/kdg.html

digging around in that site can find you other levels (not sure about PreK) and other subjects.

Thanks

no it doesn't need to be state specific, jsut looking for something spelled out.

[meetoo]

http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/connecticut/first

http://www.uen.org/cc/uen/core/pub/d...tion?ccId=4010


http://www.cambrian.k12.ca.us/distri..._standards.htm

[*Jessica*]

Aimee, I just formatted in a MSWord document the K-2 standards from the site that Calidris linked to for both math and science. I put an empty box in front of each standard so I can check it off as we complete each skill. (You may know what I mean because I think you've seen something similar that I did with the Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of Six.)

ETA~The last link that meetoo listed (the Cambrian one) has some nice printable skill charts, but they start with first grade.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by *Jessica*

Aimee, I just formatted in a MSWord document the K-2 standards from the site that Calidris linked to for both math and science. I put an empty box in front of each standard so I can check it off as we complete each skill. (You may know what I mean because I think you've seen something similar that I did with the Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of Six.)

ETA~The last link that meetoo listed (the Cambrian one) has some nice printable skill charts, but they start with first grade.

WOW jessica that check list for the formidable list is GREAT (I downloaded it)

Are you planning on uploading the K-2 standards docs that you created?? please???

Aimee

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by meetoo

http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/connecticut/first

http://www.uen.org/cc/uen/core/pub/d...tion?ccId=4010


http://www.cambrian.k12.ca.us/distri..._standards.htm

metoo -- thanks so much

http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/connecticut/pre-k is an awsome site

Aimee

[*Jessica*]

Originally Posted by Momma Aimee

WOW jessica that check list for the formidable list is GREAT (I downloaded it)

Are you planning on uploading the K-2 standards docs that you created?? please???

Aimee

I'm not sure that I can publish those online, but I would be happy to e-mail them to you (send me a PM with your e-mail address if you want them.) However, after checking out the last link that meetoo posted (http://www.cambrian.k12.ca.us/distri..._standards.htm) I have to say that it seems to be a very nice (and already formatted) list! So I would suggest printing those for math and language arts. That's what I just did.

I doubt I'll use a pre-made checklist for science or history because we do them so much differently than public schools do. I have some of the checklists made up for Ambleside Online Year 1 studies on my blog. I hope to start working on Year 2 soon in preparation for next year.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by *Jessica*

I'm not sure that I can publish those online, but I would be happy to e-mail them to you (send me a PM with your e-mail address if you want them.) However, after checking out the last link that meetoo posted (http://www.cambrian.k12.ca.us/distri..._standards.htm) I have to say that it seems to be a very nice (and already formatted) list! So I would suggest printing those for math and language arts. That's what I just did.

I doubt I'll use a pre-made checklist for science or history because we do them so much differently than public schools do. I have some of the checklists made up for Ambleside Online Year 1 studies on my blog. I hope to start working on Year 2 soon in preparation for next year.

yes the check lists Metoo posted are cool, i will print tonight on the other computer.

I will PM you anyway -- you already have them so if you can send them, great, if not no biggie ...i am a bit obsessive and love to have many differnt versions of the same thing.

Aimee

[*Jessica*]

Originally Posted by Momma Aimee

yes the check lists Metoo posted are cool, i will print tonight on the other computer.

I will PM you anyway -- you already have them so if you can send them, great, if not no biggie ...i am a bit obsessive and love to have many differnt versions of the same thing.

Aimee

I sent them. I tend to be a bit obsessive at times, too.

[Calidris]

Another list of K standards, couldn't find these the other day
http://www.teachingfirst.net/standardskinder.htm

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by Calidris

Another list of K standards, couldn't find these the other day
http://www.teachingfirst.net/standardskinder.htm

thanks for thinking on me

[skueppers]

I wanted to add the ones for my county.

Explanations for parents of what kids will learn in school each elementary school year:

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/c...entguides.shtm

Voluntary state curriculum:

http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/index.html

[Momma Aimee]

thaqnks everyone

I am going to make myself a binder section -- and keep what i accumlate

Thanks

[AngelBee]

Aimee....forward them to me too please

[Momma Aimee]

will do

[PGTlatte]

The Calvert website has really nice scopes for each grade.

[Momma Aimee]

thanks all

I am out of twon end of this week till mid-next week.

after that -- DH will be out of twon and i will have my quet nights to get this all put together

thanks for all the help

Aimee

[yllek]

I just wanted to stop in to mention a few resources that I use. I live in CA, so I refer to our state's standards frequently. I don't always agree with them, but they are considered by many to be the among the most rigorous, and many textbook publishers try to align their curricula to these standards, knowing that they will meet or exceed the standards in other states by doing so.


And I've been reviewing my copy of Home Learning Year by Year: How do Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool through High School, by Rebecca Rupp. I'm now trying to do some planning and ordering in earnest for first grade (rather than the ad hoc approach that I took this year), and I just love this book. I think her standards are at least as comprehensive as California's, and she gives brief reviews for many, many resources to teach to those standards. I am cross-referencing her standards and resources with those in her other book, The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology and the recommendations of the mamas on some homeschooling message boards, so now I feel like I've got a much better feel of everything I want to cover for the next few years.

I bet you can find both books at your library, but I really do think you'll want to add them to your personal reference shelf. They are seriously helping me so much right now.

[Mama~Love]

Originally Posted by yllek

I just wanted to stop in to mention a few resources that I use. I live in CA, so I refer to our state's standards frequently. I don't always agree with them, but they are considered by many to be the among the most rigorous, and many textbook publishers try to align their curricula to these standards, knowing that they will meet or exceed the standards in other states by doing so.


And I've been reviewing my copy of Home Learning Year by Year: How do Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool through High School, by Rebecca Rupp. I'm now trying to do some planning and ordering in earnest for first grade (rather than the ad hoc approach that I took this year), and I just love this book. I think her standards are at least as comprehensive as California's, and she gives brief reviews for many, many resources to teach to those standards. I am cross-referencing her standards and resources with those in her other book, The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology and the recommendations of the mamas on some homeschooling message boards, so now I feel like I've got a much better feel of everything I want to cover for the next few years.

I bet you can find both books at your library, but I really do think you'll want to add them to your personal reference shelf. They are seriously helping me so much right now.

I just want to DITTO these books! They are awesome!