Tell Me More About The Common Core Leesville Elementary Parent Education

1. Tell Me More About The Common Core Leesville Elementary Parent Education

2. North Carolina Essential Standards Common Core State Standards NC Standard Course of Study The Components… Arts Education Career and Technical Education English as a Second Language Exceptional Children Healthful Living Education Instructional Technology Science Social Studies World Languages English Language Arts Mathematics

3. Common Core The Big Picture Aligned with college and work expectations Focused and coherent Includes rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order skills Internationally benchmarked – prepares students for global economy & society Based on evidence and research

4. Common Core Rationale for Implementation EQUITY – Expectations the same regardless of where students live College/Career Readiness – Students need to be more than proficient Comparability – State results will be comparable through common assessments

5. Common Core Rationale for Implementation Cont… Shared Resources – Ability to share and team across district and state lines Economies of Scale – Possible savings due to sharing of resources and assessments Student Mobility – Students encounter same standards wherever they go

6. 1. Reading Literature Informational Foundational Skills 2. Writing Text Types and Purposes (Argumentative, Informative/Explanatory, Narrative) Research to build and present Range of Writing 3. Speaking and Listening Comprehension and collaboration Presentation of knowledge and ideas 4. Language Conventions of Standard English Knowledge of Language Vocabulary acquisition and use FOUR STRANDS: All Grades K-5

7. Prompting and support are provided by the teacher as students learn to read, write, and discuss their learning Identifying topics and details in text read or heard Asking questions to deepen their understanding of text read or heard Participating in classroom discussions following agreed upon rules THE BIG IDEAS: Kindergarten

8. Writing narratives, opinion pieces, and informational text including some details with a beginning and end Participating in conversations and discussions to clarify understanding Exploring the nuances of meanings in developing their vocabulary THE BIG IDEAS: 1st Grade

9. Using images, illustrations and text features found in texts to deepen understanding Determining message, lesson, or moral in fables and folktales Retelling key information or ideas from media or books read aloud THE BIG IDEAS: 2nd Grade

10. Comparing the most important points and key details presented in two books on the same topic Describing the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause-effect, first/second/third in a sequence) Writing opinions or explanations that group related information and develop topics with facts THE BIG IDEAS: 3rd Grade

11. Describing basic elements of stories by drawing on specific details in the text. Comparing ideas, characters, events, and settings in stories and myths from different cultures. Writing summaries or opinions about topics supported with facts, details, and examples. Writing complete sentences with correct capitalization and spelling. THE BIG IDEAS: 4th Grade

12. Summarizing the key details of stories, dramas, poems, and nonfiction Identifying and judging evidence that authors use to change the reader’s point of view Integrating information from print and digital sources to answer questions and solve problems THE BIG IDEAS: 5th Grade

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15. Michael cuts grass for $15.00 per lawn. He cuts 2 lawns each day for 6 days a week. How much will Michael earn in 2 weeks? A $390 B $360 C $180 D $90

17. Standards for Mathematical Practice… HOW Students Learn Standards for Mathematical Practice: • Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them • Reason abstractly and quantitatively • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others • Model with mathematics • Use appropriate tools strategically • Attend to precision • Look for and make use of structure • Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

18. Content Standards… WHAT Students Learn KINDERGARTEN Instructional time will focus on two critical areas: • Representing, relating, and operating on whole numbers, initially with sets of objects. • Describing shapes and space

19. Content Standards… WHAT Students Learn 1ST GRADE Instructional time will focus on four critical areas: • Developing understanding of addition, subtraction, and strategies for addition and subtraction within 20 • Developing understanding of whole number relationships and place value, including grouping in tens and ones • Developing understanding of linear measurement and measuring lengths as iterating length units • Reasoning about attributes of, and composing and decomposing geometric shapes

20. Content Standards… WHAT Students Learn 2ND GRADE Instructional time will focus on four critical areas: • Extending understanding of base-ten notation • Building fluency with addition and subtraction • Using standard units of measure • Describing and analyzing shapes

21. Content Standards… WHAT Students Learn 3RD GRADE Instructional time will focus on four critical areas: • Developing understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division within 100 • Developing understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1) • Developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area • Describing and analyzing two-dimensional shapes

22. Content Standards… WHAT Students Learn 4TH GRADE Instructional time will focus on three critical areas: • Developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends. • Developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers. • Understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry.

23. Content Standards… WHAT Students Learn 5TH GRADE Instructional time will focus on three critical areas: • Developing fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions, and developing understanding of the multiplication of fractions and division of fractions in limited cases. • Extending division to 2-digit divisors, integrating decimal fractions into the place value system and developing understanding of operations with decimals to hundredths, and developing fluency with whole number and decimal operations. • Developing understanding of volume.

24. NC Essential Standards Big Picture Narrower and deeper Clear articulation of skills, understandings, and learning experiences critical at each grade level Infusion of writing; 21st century content; thinking and learning skills; and life skills throughout the content standards Reflection of rigor, relevance, and relationships (integration) between and among subject areas.

25. NC Essential Standards Big Picture Developed for readiness – elementary, middle, high school, college, workforce, and beyond. Mindful of 21st Century skill requirements Measurable and concise Integrated with other content areas Driven by Revised Blooms Taxonomy (RBT)

26. 5 Strands All Grades K-12 Five strands include: • History • Geography and Environmental Literacy • Civics and Government • Culture • Economics and Personal Financial Literacy This shift to a more concept-based curriculum will help students to recognize patterns and make connections in their learning. These strands will be woven together in an integrated system of study. K-12 College and Career Anchor Standards for Reading and Writing will be taught in conjunction with the SS Essential Standards.

27. THE BIG IDEAS K, 1ST, 2ND, 3RD Explore Aspects of: • Self • Others • Families across the world • Communities across the world Develop: • Geographic Awareness • The ability to think like a historian • Skills based on basic economic concepts

28. THE BIG IDEAS 4th Grade North Carolina: • Government • Geography • Culture • Economics Students will study: • NC American Indian groups indigenous to NC before European contact • The impact of NC colonization, and key historical events leading up to the Civil War and Reconstruction

29. THE BIG IDEAS 5th Grade United States History: • From pre-colonial times to Reconstruction

30. C-MAPPA teacher’s resource for aligning the CCSS with NC Essential Standards https://wcpsselementarysocialstudies.pbworks.com/w/page/51013356/FrontPage?email=mmillan%40wcpss.net

31. 3 Strands All Grades K-8

32. Science instruction continues to be inquiry-based Areas of Focus for Grade K: • Animals Two by Two • Investigating Properties • Weather

33. Science instruction continues to be inquiry-based Areas of Focus for Grade 1: • Organisms • Pebbles, Sand, & Silt • Balance & Motion • Comparing & Measuring

34. Science instruction continues to be inquiry-based Areas of Focus for Grade 2: • Air and Weather • Solids and Liquids • Sound • The Life Cycle of Butterflies

35. Science instruction continues to be inquiry-based Areas of Focus for Grade 3: • Changes • Human Body • Objects in the Sky • Plant Growth & Development/Soils

36. Science instruction continues to be inquiry-based Areas of Focus for Grade 4: • Animal Studies • Earth Materials • Magnetism & Electricity • Landforms

37. Science instruction continues to be inquiry-based Areas of Focus for Grade 5: • Ecosystems • Human Body Systems • Motion & Design • Weather

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39. Parents… What can you do?? Play an active role in your child’s education. Become educated about what your child is learning each year. Ask Questions. Participate in parent events at your child’s school. Pay attention to your child’s homework and assessments that come home.