A set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level to be career and college ready.
Washington, United States
A set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level to be career and college ready.
A set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level to be career and college ready.
Year Adopted: 2011 (ELA/Math), 2013 (Science), 2019 (Social Studies), 2026 (Math Revision)
Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, High School (9-12)
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Key skills: Questioning, Detail recallDemonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
Key skills: Print tracking, Letter recognitionDetermine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.
Key skills: Main idea identification, Supporting detailsWrite opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
Key skills: Opinion writing, ReasoningCite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly.
Key skills: Evidence citation, Textual analysisWrite informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas.
Key skills: Expository writing, Topic developmentCite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly.
Key skills: Advanced citation, InferenceWrite arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts.
Key skills: Argumentative writing, Counterclaim addressingCount to 100 by ones and by tens.
Key skills: Sequential counting, Skip countingDescribe objects in the environment using names of shapes.
Key skills: Shape identification, Spatial positioningRecognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right.
Key skills: Place value, Powers of 10Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
Key skills: Equivalent fractions, Fraction arithmeticKnow and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent numerical expressions.
Key skills: Exponent rules, Expression simplificationUnderstand that a function is a rule that assigns to each input exactly one output.
Key skills: Function definition, Input/output mappingInterpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context.
Key skills: Expression interpretation, Contextual modelingRepresent data with plots on the real number line.
Key skills: Data visualization, Statistical distributionPlan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls.
Key skills: Investigation, Force analysisDevelop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Key skills: Modeling, Particle theoryDevelop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere interact.
Key skills: Systems thinking, Earth systemsConduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells.
Key skills: Microscopy, Cell theoryDevelop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases and eclipses.
Key skills: Pattern recognition, Celestial modelingUse the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements.
Key skills: Periodic trends, Atomic structureConstruct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins.
Key skills: Genetic coding, Protein synthesisState and clarify one's point of view.
Key skills: Perspective taking, CommunicationIdentify the purpose of rules in the classroom and school.
Key skills: Rule identification, Civic responsibilityExplain how the movement of people, ideas, and goods affected the development of the United States.
Key skills: Historical causation, Migration analysisExplain how the profit motive and competition influence the production of goods and services.
Key skills: Market dynamics, Economic incentivesExplain how the American Revolution and the drafting of the Constitution reflected ideas of liberty and power.
Key skills: Constitutional analysis, Political philosophyExplain the structure and powers of the three branches of the federal government.
Key skills: Separation of powers, FederalismAnalyze how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place.
Key skills: Historical context, Comparative historyAnalyze the role of the United States in international organizations and foreign policy.
Key skills: Global citizenship, Foreign policy analysisWashington districts have local control over curriculum selection but must align instruction to state standards. OSPI provides 'Best Practices' menus and Open Educational Resources (OER) to support equitable implementation across diverse student populations.
Student progress is measured via the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) for ELA and Math in grades 3-8 and 10. Science is assessed through the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS) in grades 5, 8, and 11.
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