Elementary  Selected Top Priority Standards

• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5

• Grade 1 - Selected Top Priority Standards

  Only Selected Priority Standards are reflected in here since the complete list of the full standards is too bulky to be included. Parents who wish to have access of our full standards may contact the academic administrator.

  English

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
  3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text.
  4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
  5. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  6. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

  Math

  1. Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
  2. Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
  3. Add and subtract within 20.
  4. Work with addition and subtraction equations.
  5. Extend the counting sequence.
  6. Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.
  7. Tell and write time.

  Social Science/History

  1. Students compare and contrast everyday life in different times and places around the world and recognize that some aspects of people, places, and things change over time while others stay the same.
  2. Students understand basic economic concepts and the role of individual choice in a free-market economy.

  Science

  1. Develop understanding on:
  2. Materials come in different forms (states), including solids, liquids, and gases.
  3. Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways.
  4. Weather can be observed, measured, and described.
  5. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.

   

• Grade 2 - SELECTED TOP PRIORITY STANDARDS

  Only Selected Priority Standards are reflected in here since the complete list of the full standards is too bulky to be included. Parents who wish to have access of our full standards may contact the academic administrator.

  English

  1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
  2. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text.
  3. Read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  4. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
  5. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
  6. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.
  7. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
  8. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  9. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

  Math

  Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

  • Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.
  • Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.
  • Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
  • Work with time and money.
  • Reason with shapes and their attributes.

  Social Science/History

  1. Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday.
  2. Students demonstrate map skills by describing the absolute and relative locations of people, places, and environments.
  3. Students understand basic economic concepts and their individual roles in the economy and demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills.
  4. Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others' lives (e.g., from biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Louis Pasteur, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Golda Meir).

  In addition to the standards for kindergarten through grade five, students demonstrate the intellectual, reasoning, reflection, and research skills.

  Science

  Develop understanding on:

  • The motion of objects can be observed and measured.
  • Plants and animals have predictable life cycles.
  • Earth is made of materials that have distinct properties and provide resources for human activities.
  • Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.

• Grade 3 - SELECTED TOP PRIORITY STANDARDS

  Only Selected Priority Standards are reflected in here since the complete list of the full standards is too bulky to be included. Parents who wish to have access of our full standards may contact the academic administrator.

  English

  1. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
  2. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
  3. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
  4. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
  5. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
  6. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
  7. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
  8. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

  Math

  1. Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
  2. Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.
  3. Multiply and divide within 100.
  4. Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
  5. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
  6. Develop understanding of fractions as numbers.
  7. Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.
  8. Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.
  9. Reason with shapes and their attributes.

  Social Science/History

  1. Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.
  2. Students draw from historical and community resources to organize the sequence of local historical events and describe how each period of settlement left its mark on the land.
  3. Students demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills and an understanding of the economy of the local region.

  In addition to the standards for kindergarten through grade five, students demonstrate the following intellectual, reasoning, reflection, and research skills: Chronological & Spatial Thinking; Research, Evidence, & Point of View; & Historical Interpretation.

  Science

  Develop understanding on:

  1. Energy and matter have multiple forms and can be changed from one form to another.
  2. Light has a source and travels in a direction.
  3. Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organism's chance for survival.
  4. Objects in the sky move in regular and predictable patterns.
  5. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.

• GRADE 4 - SELECTED TOP PRIORITY STANDARDS

  Only Selected Priority Standards are reflected in here since the complete list of the full standards is too bulky to be included. Parents who wish to have access of our full standards may contact the academic administrator.

  English

  1. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
  2. Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
  3. Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  4. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  5. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
  6. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
  7. Produce clear and coherent writing (including multiple-paragraph texts) in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
  8. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
  9. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
  10. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

  Math

  • Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
  • Generate and analyze patterns.
  • Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers.
  • Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
  • Solve problems involving multiplication of multi-digit numbers by two-digit numbers.
  • Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
  • Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.
  • Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.
  • Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles.
  • Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

  Social Science/History

  1. Students describe the social, political, cultural, and economic life and interactions among people of California from the pre-Columbian societies to the Spanish mission and Mexican rancho periods.
  2. Students explain the economic, social, and political life in California from the establishment of the Bear Flag Republic through the Mexican-American War, the Gold Rush, and the granting of statehood.
  3. Students explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power, tracing the transformation of the California economy and its political and cultural development since the 1850s.
  4. Students understand the structures, functions, and powers of the local, state, and federal governments as described in the U.S. Constitution.

  Science

  Develop understanding on:

  • Electricity and magnetism are related effects that have many useful applications in everyday life.
  • All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow.
  • The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that formed them.
  • Waves, wind, water, and ice shape and reshape Earth's land surface.
  • Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.

   

• GRADE 5 - SELECTED TOP PRIORITY STANDARDS

  Only Selected Priority Standards are reflected in here since the complete list of the full standards is too bulky to be included. Parents who wish to have access of our full standards may contact the academic administrator.

  English

  1. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
  2. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
  3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
  4. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
  5. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
  6. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
  7. Produce clear and coherent writing (including multiple-paragraph texts) in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
  8. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
  9. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
  10. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
  11. Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
  12. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  13. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition) 

  Math

  1. Write and interpret numerical expressions.
  2. Express a whole number in the range 2-50 as a product of its prime factors. For example, find the prime factors of 24 and express 24 as 2x2x2x3.
  3. Understand the place value system.
  4. Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.
  5. Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
  6. Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
  7. Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.
  8. Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.
  9. Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.
  10. Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
  11. Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

  Social Science/History

  1. Students describe the major pre-Columbian settlements, including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert Southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River.
  2. Students understand the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era.
  3. Students explain the causes of the American Revolution.
  4. Students understand the course and consequences of the American Revolution.
  5. Students trace the colonization, immigration, and settlement patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid-1800s, with emphasis on the role of economic incentives, effects of the physical and political geography, and transportation systems.

  Demonstrate the following intellectual, reasoning, reflection, and research skills.

  Science

  Develop understanding on:

  • Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world.
  • Plants and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and transport of materials.
  • Water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation.
  • Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.