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Religion Essential Standards
Standard #1: CREED [BELIEF]
Grades K- 2: Recognize God's love for us.
--Identify God as Creator.
--Identify God's love for us through the gift of Jesus and creation.
Grades 3-5: Know Jesus as the Son of God.
--Recognize Jesus as Savior.
Grades 6-8: Explore the presence of the Trinity.
--Recognize the presence of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Grades 9-12: Analyze and profess the Creed.
--Investigate and apply the teachings of the Church revealed in the Creed.
Standard #2: SACRAMENTS [GIFT]
Grades K- 2: Recognize the Sacraments as gifts from God.
--Identify how Baptism welcomes us into the Church and God's family.
--Identify Reconciliation as God's forgiveness.
--Identify Eucharist as the body and blood of Jesus.
Grades 3-5: Recognize the presence of Christ in the Sacraments.
--Know the Sacraments of Initiation, Healing and Service.
Grades 6-8: Understand the Sacraments as the life-giving powers of Christ.
Grades 9-12: Analyze the Sacraments and apply them to life.
--Understand that God is active in our daily lives through the Sacraments.
Standard #3: CHRISTIAN LIVING [LIFE]
Grades K- 2: Recognize that we are children of God.
--Identify Jesus as our role model.
--Love and respect ourselves and others.
Grades 3-5: Recognize Jesus' life as a model for our own.
--Recognize that God calls us to be responsible for our actions.
--Recognize the importance of serving others.
Grades 6-8: Demonstrate principles of Christian living.
--Model faith in words and actions.
--Make moral decisions consistent with Church teachings.
--Examine vocations as God's call.
Grades 9-12: Live responsibly as fully initiated members of the Church.
--Integrate discipleship in our call to holiness.
Standard #4: PRAYER [RELATIONSHIP]
Grades K- 2: Recognize that prayer is a conversation with God.
--Recognize the Mass as our greatest prayer.
--Identify formal and informal prayer.
Grades 3-5: Understand prayer as a way to grow closer to God.
--Understand and practice different forms of prayer.
Grades 6-8: Know the meaning and importance of prayer in life.
Grades 9-12: Commit to a deeper relationship with God.
Math Essential Standards
Standard #1: PROBLEM SOLVING
Grades K- 2: Explore ways to solve problems.
--Work individually and as a team.
--Extend and create patterns.
--Use estimation and computation.
Grades 3-5: Practice appropriate methods.
Grades 6-8: Apply strategies to solve problems.
--Solve multi-step and non-routine problems.
--Implement appropriate technology use.
Grades 9-12: Adapt and invent strategies.
--Investigate and apply properties, functions, and patterns.
--Utilize appropriate technology.
Standard #2: COMMUNICATION
Grades K-2: Recognize mathematical symbols and words.
Grades 3-5: Use mathematical terminology.
--Read and write to show understanding.
Grades 6-8: Describe mathematical processes.
Grades 9-12: Express mathematical ideas precisely.
--Demonstrate steps used in solving problems.
--Make generalizations discovered through investigation.
Standard #3: REASONING
Grades K-2: Explain and show work.
--Sequence the steps used to solve problems.
--Justify the answer.
Grades 3-5: Demonstrate mathematical processes.
Grades 6-8: Apply fundamental properties of mathematics.
Grades 9-12: Construct mathematical proofs.
--Make and test conjectures.
--Construct arguments and judge their validity.
Standard #4: CONNECTIONS
Grades K-2: Recognize mathematical ideas in everyday experiences.
--Use appropriate technology.
Grades 3-5: Recognize mathematical interrelationships.
--Explore real-life situations.
Grades 6-8: Explain how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another.
--Show integration of procedures and concepts.
--Relate and apply to everyday situations.
Grades 9-12: Apply knowledge in contexts outside of mathematics.
--Investigate real world situations that integrate a variety of disciplines.
--Use appropriate technology effectively.
Standard #5: REPRESENTATION
Grades K-2: Model mathematical concepts using materials.
--Recognize and choose appropriate materials.
--Organize and record information.
Grade 3-5: Display mathematical knowledge.
--Organize and record data.
--Create models.
--Share results.
Grades 6-8: Translate and apply mathematical concepts.
--Categorize data.
Grades 9-12: Model and interpret real-world phenomena.
--Design an experiment to study a problem.
Science Essential Standards
Standard #1: INQUIRY
Grades K- 2: Ask questions, make predictions and share discoveries.
--Observe and describe objects.
--Use simple equipment.
Grades 3-5: Hypothesize, construct an experiment, and communicate results.
--Use tools to solve problems.
Grades 6-8: Design and conduct scientific investigations and communicate results.
--Select and use appropriate metric measurement units and tools.
--Select appropriate ways to display data.
Grades 9-12: Defend a scientific argument.
--Utilize technology and appropriate measurement.
Standard #2: SYSTEMS
Grades K-2: Recognize systems.
--Classify and compare objects.
--Identify parts of a system.
--Name the form and function of the parts of a system.
Grades 3-5: Describe the parts that make up a system
--Create and utilize models that represent a system.
--Relate how parts of a system affect the whole system.
Grades 6-8: Recognize and describe key parts and functions of any system.
--Observe and develop models.
--Investigate how functions relate to form.
Grades 9-12: Examine facets of systems.
--Use models to investigate.
Standard #3: CHANGE AND CONSTANCY
Grades K-2: Explore how things change.
--Observe and describe change.
--Use standard and non-standard forms of measurement as indicators of
change.
Grades 3-5: Describe how things can or cannot change.
Grades 6-8: Investigate and describe change and constancy.
--Identify cycles of change.
Grades 9-12: Evaluate constancy and the effects of change.
Standard #4: PERSPECTIVES
Grades K-2: Show how good and bad choices can influence all life.
Grades 3-5: Recognize the importance of personal choices.
Grades 6-8: Investigate and evaluate the influence of science on personal and social decisions.
Grades 9-12: Develop an understanding of the influence of science on human endeavors.
Language Arts Essential Standards
Standard #1: INQUIRY
Grades K-2: Ask questions, look for answers, sort and classify information.
Grades 3-5: Investigate and interpret information.
Grades 6-8: Assemble information and evaluate its relevance.
Grades 9-12: Formulate questions, research, and utilize quality information.
Standard #2: CONNECTION
Grades K-2: Recognize and retell what you see, do, and read.
Grades 3-5: Identify, explore, and explain relationships and meaning.
Grades 6-8: Classify and appraise relationships and meaning.
Grades 9-12: Draw an association between personal experience and concepts.
Standard #3: STRUCTURE
Grades K-2: Choose and construct pictures, words, sentences, and stories.
Grades 3-5: Identify and organize components and patterns of language.
Grades 6-8: Implement the use of a template to fashion written and oral compositions.
Grades 9-12: Utilize appropriate language and organizational strategies to convey meaning.
Standard #4: CREATION
Grades K-2: Make a project that shows what you know.
Grades 3-5: Produce an original work to express an idea.
Grades 6-8: Compose products that apply language skills for a specific purpose.
Grades 9-12: Develop and present a product that synthesizes knowledge and skills.
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