Elementary School (K-5) – Page 15 – Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Getting a Handle on the Standards

This resource addresses key shifts in learning and teaching represented in the CCRS with a focus on understanding the Common Core State Standards. It provides an introduction to the CCSS and outlines a detailed process that teachers can use to become knowledgeable about the standards and prepare to teach them. An important first step in preparing to […]

Getting a Handle on the Standards – Worksheet 1 Browsing the Mathematics CCSS

In general, the Mathematics CCSS are described in more detail and organized differently from most States’ previous Mathematics standards. Across all grades, the Mathematics CCSS focus on depth of learning rather than on breadth of coverage. Before reading the Mathematics CCSS in detail, a useful first step is to browse the standards to get a […]

Getting a Handle on the Standards – Worksheet 2 Interpreting the K-12 Standards for Mathematical Practice

Using Worksheet #2, follow the instructions below to begin the process of understanding the Practice Standards. The activity can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. Read through each of the Standards for Mathematical Practice, highlighting or underlining sections you identify as key points in each of the standards. Fill out Worksheet #2, […]

Getting a Handle on the Standards – Worksheet 3 Studying the Old and New Standards – ELA & Literacy

Use Worksheet #3 to record your comparison of old and new ELA standards. Below are instructions for comparing Standards as found in the resource, Getting a Handle on the Standards. Use your State’s ELA & Literacy CCSS as the starting point. Pick a grade and a strand to review first (e.g., in 5th grade, begin with Reading). […]

Getting a Handle on the Standards – Worksheet 4 Studying the Learning Progressions of the Mathematics and ELA & Literacy CCSS

Reviewing the standards across grade levels (e.g., from K-12) can help teachers gain a broader sense of the progression of learning that occurs as students become more sophisticated in their understanding of a particular concept or skill described in a standard. Use Worksheet #4, accessible here and in the resource, Getting a Handle on the […]

Getting a Handle on the Standards – Worksheet 5 Note Taking Worksheet – Implication Coding

After examining the new Mathematics and ELA & Literacy CCSS in depth, an important next step in thinking about the CCSS is to determine what existing lessons are currently aligned to the standards. Use Worksheet #5 to complete this task.

Grade Level: Elementary School (K-5)

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