Elementary

Expectations by the end of Pre-Kindergarten

• Demonstrates an understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
• With prompting and support, identifies characters, settings and major events in a story.
• Recognizes and names some upper and lowercase letters in addition to those in first name.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of letter sound correspondence by producing the sound of some letters.
• Uses a combination of drawing, dictating, or emergent writing to express thoughts and ideas.

• Blends and segments syllables in spoken words (e.g. , /tur/+/tle/= turtle; or clapping or snapping out syllables ap-ple= 2 claps).
• Recognizes and produces rhyming words.
• States the initial sound (phoneme) in consonant-vowel- consonant (CVC) words (e.g., cat starts with /c/).

• Understands and uses most question words (i.e., interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
• Participates in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about preschool topics and texts with peers and adults in small and
  large groups.

• Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
• Counts in sequence to 30.
• Represents a group of objects with a numeral 0-12 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
• Uses one-to-one correspondence when counting objects, says the number names in the standard order pairing with each object
  (eg. counts out napkins for snack time, saying the numbers aloud as they put each one on the table).
• Counts to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 10 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array or a circle or as many
  as 5 things in a scattered configuration.
• Identifies whether the numbers of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to the number of objects in another
  group by using matching and counting strategies (e.g., compares the number of letters in their friends’ names and indicates who
  has more).
• Demonstrates an understanding of addition and subtraction by using objects, fingers and acting out practical situations (e.g., if
  we have 3 toy giraffes in our block area and add 2 toy elephants, how many animals will we have all together?).

• Describes and compares the effects of common forces (e.g., pushes and pulls) on objects and the impact of gravity, magnetism
  and mechanical forces (e.g., ramps, gears, pendulums and other simple machines).
• Observes and discusses changes in weather and seasons using common weather related vocabulary (e.g., rainy, sunny, cold, windy).
• Demonstrates an understanding that living things exist in different habitats (e.g., fish can live in the ocean because they can
  breathe under water).

• Sustains attention to task despite distractions.
• Carries out tasks, activities, projects or experiences from beginning to end.
• Remains focused on the task at hand even when frustrated or challenged.
• Seeks new and varied experiences and challenges through play.
• Identifies a problem, demonstrates flexibility in solving it and changes plans if a better solution is proposed.
• Demonstrates age-appropriate independence in decision-making regarding activities and materials.

• Follow predictable classroom routines, manage transitions positively most of the time with minimal adult support.
• Manages (i.e., expresses, inhibits or redirects) emotions, impulses and behaviors with minimal guidance from adults.
• Develops strategies to express strong emotion and calm self, with adult help.
• Recognizes and accurately describes own feelings a majority of the time.
• Displays socially competent behavior with peers (e.g., helping, sharing and taking turns).

• 1) Every student will achieve academic success through a challenging, relevant personalized learning plan.
• 2) Every student will develop and utilize personal resilience while mastering essential competencies that lead to college and career readiness.
• 3) Every student will develop interpersonal skills to be an engaged, empathetic member of the local and global community.

• Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
• Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Read decodable texts that support instruction.
• With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• Ask and answer questions about unknown worlds in text.
• Write with sufficient flow, ease, and pace to support automaticity.
• Demonstrate command of English conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• Count to 100 by ones and by tens and identify a growth pattern.  
• Read and write numerals from 0 to 20.
• Count to answer “how many?” up to 20 concrete or pictorial objects.
• Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.
• Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into tens and ones.
• Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes to describe their similarities, differences, parts, and other attributes.
• Solve addition and subtraction word problems and add and subtract within 10.
• Fluently add and subtract within 5.

• Identify a variety of emotions.
• Develop self-control skills.
• Demonstrate caring and respect for others.
• Understand the importance and demonstrate respect for personal space.
• Participate in individual roles and responsibilities in the classroom and school.
• Develop self-regulation skills to prevent, manage, and resolve interpersonal conflicts constructively with guidance from adults.
• Identify and illustrate safe and unsafe situations.
• Practice sharing encouraging comments.

• 1) Every student will achieve academic success through a challenging, relevant personalized learning plan.
• 2) Every student will develop and utilize personal resilience while mastering essential competencies that lead to college and career readiness.
• 3) Every student will develop interpersonal skills to be an engaged, empathetic member of the local and global community.

• Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and phonemes.
• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
• Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
• Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
• Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
• Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a variety of strategies.
• Write with sufficient flow, ease, and pace to support automaticity.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• Count to 120 starting from any number less than 120, recognizing growth and repeating patterns.
• Understand that a two digit number represents amounts of tens and ones.
• Compare two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits using >, <, = and ≠.
• Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes, and build and draw shapes that possess defining attributes.
• Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, understanding that the length of an object is the number of same-size length units with no gaps or overlaps.
• Organize data into up to three categories and be able to compare them.
• Add and subtract within 20 to solve word problems.
• Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.

• Develop self-regulation skills to prevent, manage, and resolve interpersonal conflicts constructively with guidance from adults.
• Develop self-control skills (for example, stop, take a deep breath, and relax)
• Identify relationships in their family, school, and community that are caring
• Demonstrate caring and respect for others
• Illustrate or demonstrate the definitions of what "tattling" is and what "telling" or "reporting" is.
• Identify consequences of behavior
• Recognize the difference between helpful and harmful behaviors in relationships.
• Demonstrate a capacity to care about the feelings of others.

• 1) Every student will achieve academic success through a challenging, relevant personalized learning plan.
• 2) Every student will develop and utilize personal resilience while mastering essential competencies that lead to college and career readiness.
• 3) Every student will develop interpersonal skills to be an engaged, empathetic member of the local and global community.

• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
• Ask and answer such questions as Who? What? Where? When? Why? And How? To demonstrate understanding of key details in a grade appropriate text.
• Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their lesson, or moral.
• Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
• Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 2 reading and content, choosing from a variety of strategies.
• Write with sufficient flow, ease, and pace to support automaticity.
• Demonstrate command of conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundred, tens, and ones.
• Read and write numbers within 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, expanded form, and unit form.
• Compare two three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits, using >, <, =, and ≠.
• Fluently, efficiently, accurately, and flexibly add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
• Add and subtract within 1000 using concrete models or drawings and understanding that it is sometimes necessary to compose or decompose whole numbers.
• Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems.
• Fluently, efficiently, accurately, and flexibly add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.
• Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.

• Use respectful language and actions when dealing with conflict or difference of opinions.
• Identify positive responses to problems (for example, get help, try harder, use a different solution)
• Describe how words, voice tone, and body language communicate and can impact relationships positively and negatively.
• Describe ways that people are similar and different
• Demonstrate caring and respect for others
• Develop self-control skills (for example, stop, take a deep breath, and relax)
• Illustrate or demonstrate the definitions of what "tattling" is and what "telling" or "reporting" is.
• Model positive peer interactions
• Develop self-regulation skills to prevent, manage, and resolve interpersonal conflicts constructively with guidance from adults.

• 1) Every student will achieve academic success through a challenging, relevant personalized learning plan.
• 2) Every student will develop and utilize personal resilience while mastering essential competencies that lead to college and career readiness.
• 3) Every student will develop interpersonal skills to be an engaged, empathetic member of the local and global community.

• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
• Recount stories and determine the central message through key details in the text.
• Determine the main ideas and supporting details of information presented in diverse formats.
• Recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea of a text.
• Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

• Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities.
• Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide.
• Fluently (efficiently, accurately, and flexibly) multiply and divide with single digit multiplications and related divisions using strategies or properties of operations.
• Solve two-step word problems using any of the four operations.
• Represent these problems with a letter or symbol standing for the unknown quantity.
• Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies, including rounding.
• Tell and write time to the nearest minute using a.m. and p.m., and solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes.
• Fluently (efficiently, accurately, & flexibly) add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
• Understand and represent a fraction as a number on the number line.
• Explain equivalence of fractions, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.

• Demonstrate active listening skills.
• Demonstrate a capacity to manage actions and emotional expressions with guidance from adults.
• Identify choices made and the consequences of those choice.
• Demonstrate and practice characteristics of a caring relationship by treating others with empathy.
• Describe possible behaviors and reactions to specific situations.
• Recognize how, when and who to ask for help.
• Develop greater active listening and more respectful communication skills.
• Describe and practice communication components (for example, listening, reflecting and responding).

• 1) Every student will achieve academic success through a challenging, relevant personalized learning plan.
• 2) Every student will develop and utilize personal resilience while mastering essential competencies that lead to college and career readiness.
• 3) Every student will develop interpersonal skills to be an engaged, empathetic member of the local and  global community.

• 1) Read with your child every day
• 2) Use community resources such as the Johnson County Library, Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Y
• 3) Etc. at grade level

• Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
• Determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text.
• Explain the major differences between poem, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements when writing or speaking about a text.
• Describe the overall structure, chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text.
• Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first and third person narrations.
• Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event.
• Compare and contrast the development of similar themes and topics and patterns of events in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
• Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
• Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

• Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, expanded form, and unit form.
• Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, <, =, and ≠.
• Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using an efficient algorithm based on place value understanding and the properties of operations.
• Explain why a fraction is equivalent to another fraction and recognize and generate equivalent fractions.
• Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators and recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole.
• Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b and solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole and having like denominators.
• Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using situation equations and/or solution equations with a letter or symbol standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
• Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers.
• Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors.

• Identify reliable self-help strategies (for example, positive self-talk, problem solving, time management, self-monitoring)
• Describe and utilize conflict resolution strategies.
• Develop strategies for building relationships with others who are different from oneself.
• Identify choices made and the consequences of those choices.
• Discuss and model appropriate classroom behavior individually and collectively.
• Respond positively to constructive feedback.
• Demonstrate active listening skills.
• Demonstrate and practice characteristics of a caring relationship by treating others with empathy.
• Recognize how, when and who to ask for help.

• 1) Every student will achieve academic success through a challenging, relevant personalized learning plan.
• 2) Every student will develop and utilize personal resilience while mastering essential competencies that lead to college and career readiness.
• 3) Every student will develop interpersonal skills to be an engaged, empathetic member of the local and global community.

• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
• Determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem, including how characters respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects on a topic.
• Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
• Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
• 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.
• Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
• Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in viewpoint they represent.
• Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
• Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

• Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems.
• Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume.
• Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using an efficient algorithm based on place value understanding and the properties of operations.
• Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
• Add, subtract, multiply, & divide decimals to hundredths.
• Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators.
• Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answers.
• Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers
• Apply and extend previous understandings of division  to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions. 

• Identify choices made and the consequences of those choice
• Describe how words, voice tone, and body language communicate and can impact relationships positively and negatively.
• Discuss and define developmentally appropriate core ethical and performance principals and their importance such as respect, responsibility, fairness, kindness, honesty, punctuality, treating others as they wish to be treated and giving their best e ort
• Describe and apply strategies to be proactive, advocate and resolve conflict in a constructive manner.
• Recognize differences in communication practices in face-to-face interactions from social media interactions.
• Describe personal qualities (for example, personal strengths, weaknesses, interests, and abilities)
• Use "I-statements" to let other know that you have heard them.
• Demonstrate active listening skills

• 1) Every student will achieve academic success through a challenging, relevant personalized learning plan.
• 2) Every student will develop and utilize personal resilience while mastering essential competencies that lead to college and career readiness.
• 3) Every student will develop interpersonal skills to be an engaged, empathetic member of the local and global community.

• Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
• Read and comprehend high-quality dramas, prose, and poetry of appropriate complexity for Grade 6.
• Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• Interpret and compute quotients of fractions, and solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions, requiring multiple exposures connecting various concrete and abstract models.
• Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane.
• Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
• Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context.
• Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.
• Apply the properties of operations and combine like terms, with the conventions of algebraic notation, to identify and generate equivalent expressions.
• Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem; understand that a variable can represent an unknown number, or, depending on the purpose at hand, any number in a specified set.
• Write and solve one-step equations involving non-negative rational numbers using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

• Identify multiple techniques to manage stress and maintain confidence
• Monitor how responsible decision making affects progress towards achieving a goal
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and willingness to integrate diverse points of view.
• Identify the impact of social media in relationships.
• Create clear and consistent expectations of good character throughout all school activities and in all areas of the school
• Identify ways to express empathy
• Compare and contrast characteristics of a caring relationship and hurtful relationship
• Practice effective listening skills to understand values, attitudes, and intentions
• Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of social and other media and the potential repercussions and implications.

• 1) Every student will achieve academic success through a challenging, relevant personalized learning plan.
• 2) Every student will develop and utilize personal resilience while mastering essential competencies that lead to college and career readiness.
• 3) Every student will develop interpersonal skills to be an engaged, empathetic member of the local and global community.