California Content Standards
| Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade |
5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th - 12th Grades |
Kindergarten
Reading
Students know about letters, words, and sounds. They apply this knowledge to read simple sentences
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/engkindergarten.asp
Mathematics
By the end of kindergarten, students understand small numbers, quantities, and simple shapes in their everyday environment. They count, compare, describe and sort objects, and develop a sense of properties and patterns.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthkindergarten.asp
Science Content Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/sckindergarten.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards
Students in kindergarten are introduced to basic spatial, temporal, and causal relationships, emphasizing the geographic and historical connections between the world today and the world long ago. The stories of ordinary and extraordinary people help describe the range and continuity of human experience and introduce the concepts of courage, self-control, justice, heroism, leadership, deliberation, and individual responsibility. Historical empathy for how people lived and worked long ago reinforces the concept of civic behavior: how we interact respectfully with each other, following rules, and respecting the rights of others.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstkindergarten.asp
Visual and Performing Arts:Music Content Standards
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information T+hrough the Language and Skills Unique to Music
Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mukindergarten.asp
1st Grade
Reading:
Students understand the basic features of reading. They select letter patterns and know how to translate them into spoken language by using phonics, syllabication, and word parts. They apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent reading.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade1.asp
Math:
By the end of grade one, students understand and use the concept of ones and tens in the place value number system. Students add and subtract small numbers with ease. They measure with simple units and locate objects in space. They describe data and analyze and solve simple problems.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade1.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards
Students in grade one continue a more detailed treatment of the broad concepts of rights and responsibilities in the contemporary world. The classroom serves as a microcosm of society in which decisions are made with respect for individual responsibility, for other people, and for the rules by which we all must live: fair play, good sportsmanship, and respect for the rights and opinions of others. Students examine the geographic and economic aspects of life in their own neighborhoods and compare them to those of people long ago. Students explore the varied backgrounds of American citizens and learn about the symbols, icons, and songs that reflect our common heritage
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade1.asp
Science Content Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade1.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Theatre Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Theatre.
Students observe their environment and respond, using the elements of theatre. They also observe formal and informal works of theatre, film/video, and electronic media and respond, using the vocabulary of theatre.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/thgrade1.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Music Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Music.
Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mugrade1.asp
2nd Grade
Reading:
Students understand the basic features of reading. They select letter patterns and know how to translate them into spoken language by using phonics, syllabication, and word parts. They apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent reading.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade2.asp
Math:
By the end of grade two, students understand place value and number relationships in addition and subtraction and they use simple concepts of multiplication. They measure quantities with appropriate units. They classify shapes and see relationships among them by paying attention to their geometric attributes. They collect and analyze data and verify the answers.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade2.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards:
Students in grade two explore the lives of actual people who make a difference in their everyday lives and learn the stories of extraordinary people from history whose achievements have touched them, directly or indirectly. The study of contemporary people who supply goods and services aids in understanding the complex interdependence in our free-market system.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade2.asp
Science Content Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade2.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Music Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Music. Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mugrade2.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Visual Arts Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to the Visual Arts. Students perceive and respond to works of art, objects in nature, events, and the environment. They also use the vocabulary of the visual arts to express their observations.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vagrade2.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Dance Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Dance. Students perceive and respond, using the elements of dance. They demonstrate movement skills, process sensory information, and describe movement, using the vocabulary of dance.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/dagrade2.asp
3rd Grade
Reading:
Students understand the basic features of reading. They select letter patterns and know how to translate them into spoken language by using phonics, syllabication, and word parts. They apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent reading.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade3.asp
Math:
By the end of grade three, students deepen their understanding of place value and their understanding of and skill with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers. Students estimate, measure, and describe objects in space. They use patterns to help solve problems. They represent number relationships and conduct simple probability experiments.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade3.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards:
Students in grade three learn more about our connections to the past and the ways in which particularly local, but also regional and national, government and traditions have developed and left their marks on current society, providing common memories. Emphasis is on the physical and cultural landscape of California, including the study of American Indians, the subsequent arrival of immigrants, and the impact they have had in forming the character of our contemporary society.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade3.asp
Science Content Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade3.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Music Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Music. Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mugrade3.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Visual Arts Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to the Visual Arts. Students perceive and respond to works of art, objects in nature, events, and the environment. They also use the vocabulary of the visual arts to express their observations.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vagrade3.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Dance Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Dance. Students perceive and respond, using the elements of dance. They demonstrate movement skills, process sensory information, and describe movement, using the vocabulary of dance.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/dagrade3.asp
4th Grade
Reading:
Students understand the basic features of reading. They select letter patterns and know how to translate them into spoken language by using phonics, syllabication, and word parts. They apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent reading.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade4.asp
Math:
By the end of grade four, students understand large numbers and addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers. They describe and compare simple fractions and decimals. They understand the properties of, and the relationships between, plane geometric figures. They collect, represent, and analyze data to answer questions.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade4.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards:
Students learn the story of their home state, unique in American history in terms of its vast and varied geography, its many waves of immigration beginning with pre-Columbian societies, its continuous diversity, economic energy, and rapid growth. In addition to the specific treatment of milestones in California history, students examine the state in the context of the rest of the nation, with an emphasis on the U.S. Constitution and the relationship between state and federal government.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade4.asp
Science Content Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade4.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Visual Arts Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to the Visual Arts. Students perceive and respond to works of art, objects in nature, events, and the environment. They also use the vocabulary of the visual arts to express their observations.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vagrade4.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Dance Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Dance. Students perceive and respond, using the elements of dance. They demonstrate movement skills, process sensory information, and describe movement, using the vocabulary of dance.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/dagrade4.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Music Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Music. Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mugrade4.asp
5th Grade
Math:
By the end of grade five, students increase their facility with the four basic arithmetic operations applied to fractions, decimals, and positive and negative numbers. They know and use common measuring units to determine length and area and know and use formulas to determine the volume of simple geometric figures. Students know the concept of angle measurement and use a protractor and compass to solve problems. They use grids, tables, graphs, and charts to record and analyze data.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade5.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Dance Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Dance. Students perceive and respond, using the elements of dance. They demonstrate movement skills, process sensory information, and describe movement, using the vocabulary of dance.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/dagrade5.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Music Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Music. Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mugrade5.asp
Reading:
Students use their knowledge of word origins and word relationships, as well as historical and literary context clues, to determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade-level-appropriate words.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade5.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards:
Students in grade five study the development of the nation up to 1850, with an emphasis on the people who were already here, when and from where others arrived, and why they came. Students learn about the colonial government founded on Judeo-Christian principles, the ideals of the Enlightenment, and the English traditions of self-government. They recognize that ours is a nation that has a constitution that derives its power from the people, that has gone through a revolution, that once sanctioned slavery, that experienced conflict over land with the original inhabitants, and that experienced a westward movement that took its people across the continent. Studying the cause, course, and consequences of the early explorations through the War for Independence and western expansion is central to students' fundamental understanding of how the principles of the American republic form the basis of a pluralistic society in which individual rights are secured.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade5.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Visual Arts Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to the Visual Arts. Students perceive and respond to works of art, objects in nature, events, and the environment. They also use the vocabulary of the visual arts to express their observations.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vagrade5.asp
6th Grade
Reading:
Students use their knowledge of word origins and word relationships, as well as historical and literary context clues, to determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade-level-appropriate words.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade6.asp
Math:
By the end of grade six, students have mastered the four arithmetic operations with whole numbers, positive fractions, positive decimals, and positive and negative integers; they accurately compute and solve problems. They apply their knowledge to statistics and probability. Students understand the concepts of mean, median, and mode of data sets and how to calculate the range. They analyze data and sampling processes for possible bias and misleading conclusions; they use addition and multiplication of fractions routinely to calculate the probabilities for compound events. Students conceptually understand and work with rations and proportions; they compute percentages (e.g., tax, tips, interest). Students know about Pi and the formulas for the circumference and area of a circle. They use letters for numbers in formulas involving geometric shapes and in rations to represent and unknown part of an expression. They solve one-step linear equations.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade6.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards:
Students in grade six expand their understanding of history by studying the people and events that ushered in the dawn of the major Western and non-Western ancient civilizations. Geography is of special significance in the development of the human story. Continued emphasis is placed on the everyday lives, problems, and accomplishments of people, their role in developing social, economic, and political structures, as well as in establishing and spreading ideas that helped transform the world forever. Students develop higher levels of critical thinking by considering why civilizations developed where and when they did, why they became dominant, and why they declined. Students analyze the interactions among the various cultures, emphasizing their enduring contributions and the link, despite time, between the contemporary and ancient worlds.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade6.asp
Science Content Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade6.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Visual Arts Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to the Visual Arts. Students perceive and respond to works of art, objects in nature, events, and the environment. They also use the vocabulary of the visual arts to express their observations.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vagrade6.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Music Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Music. Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mugrade6.asp
Visual and Performing Arts: Dance Content Standards:
Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Dance Students perceive and respond, using the elements of dance. They demonstrate movement skills, process sensory information, and describe movement, using the vocabulary of dance.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/dagrade6.asp
7th Grade
English-language Arts Content Standards:
Students use their knowledge of word origins and word relationships, as well as historical and literary context clues, to determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade-level-appropriate words.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
Mathematics Content Standards:
By the end of grade seven, students are adept at manipulating numbers and equations and understand the general principles at work. Students understand and use factoring of numerators and denominators and properties of exponents. They know the Pythagorean theorem and solve problems in which they compute the length of an unknown side. Students know how to compute the surface area and volume of basic three-dimensional objects and understand how area and volume change with a change in scale. Students make conversions between different units of measurement. They know and use different representations of fractional numbers (fractions, decimals, and percents) and are proficient at changing from one to another. They increase their facility with ratio and proportion, compute percents of increase and decrease, and compute simple and compound interest. They graph linear functions and understand the idea of slope and its relation to ratio.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade7.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards:
Students in grade seven study the social, cultural, and technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years A. D. 500Ð 1789. After reviewing the ancient world and the ways in which archaeologists and historians uncover the past, students study the history and geography of great civilizations that were developing concurrently throughout the world during medieval and early modern times. They examine the growing economic interaction among civilizations as well as the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities. They learn about the resulting growth of Enlightenment philosophy and the new examination of the concepts of reason and authority, the natural rights of human beings and the divine right of kings, experimentalism in science, and the dogma of belief. Finally, students assess the political forces let loose by the Enlightenment, particularly the rise of democratic ideas, and they learn about the continuing influence of these ideas in the world today.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade7.asp
Science Content Standards:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade7.asp
Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/visperfmarts-stnd-comp.pdf
8th Grade
English-language Arts Content Standards:
Students use their knowledge of word origins and word relationships, as well as historical and literary context clues, to determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade-level-appropriate words.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
Mathematics Content Standards:
The standards for grades eight through twelve are organized differently from those for kindergarten through grade seven. In this section strands are not used for organizational purposes as they are in the elementary grades because the mathematics studied in grades eight through twelve falls naturally under discipline headings: algebra, geometry, and so forth. Many schools teach this material in traditional courses; others teach it in an integrated fashion. To allow local educational agencies and teachers flexibility in teaching the material, the standards for grades eight through twelve do not mandate that a particular discipline be initiated and completed in a single grade. The core content of these subjects must be covered; students are expected to achieve the standards however these subjects are sequenced.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrades8-12.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards:
Students in grade eight study the ideas, issues, and events from the framing of the Constitution up to World War I, with an emphasis on America's role in the war. After reviewing the development of America's democratic institutions founded on the Judeo-Christian heritage and English parliamentary traditions, particularly the shaping of the Constitution, students trace the development of American politics, society, culture, and economy and relate them to the emergence of major regional differences. They learn about the challenges facing the new nation, with an emphasis on the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War. They make connections between the rise of industrialization and contemporary social and economic conditions.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade8.asp
Science Content Standards:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade8.asp
Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/visperfmarts-stnd-comp.pdf
9th - 12th Grades
English-language Arts Content Standards:
Students apply their knowledge of word origins to determine the meaning of new words encountered in reading materials and use those words accurately.
Grades 9th – 10th:
Students apply their knowledge of word origins to determine the meaning of new words encountered in reading materials and use those words accurately.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrades9-10.asp
Grades 11th – 12th:
Students apply their knowledge of word origins to determine the meaning of new words encountered in reading materials and use those words accurately.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrades11-12.asp
Mathematics Content Standards:
The standards for grades eight through twelve are organized differently from those for kindergarten through grade seven. In this section strands are not used for organizational purposes as they are in the elementary grades because the mathematics studied in grades eight through twelve falls naturally under discipline headings: algebra, geometry, and so forth. Many schools teach this material in traditional courses; others teach it in an integrated fashion. To allow local educational agencies and teachers flexibility in teaching the material, the standards for grades eight through twelve do not mandate that a particular discipline be initiated and completed in a single grade. The core content of these subjects must be covered; students are expected to achieve the standards however these subjects are sequenced.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrades8-12.asp
History-Social Science Content Standards:
The intellectual skills noted below are to be learned through, and applied to, the content standards for grades nine through twelve. They are to be assessed only in conjunction with the content standards in grades nine through twelve.
Grade 9th:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrades9through12.asp
Grade 10th:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade10.asp
Grade 11th:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade11.asp
Grade 12th:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade12.asp
Science Content Standards:
Physics: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scphysics.asp
Chemistry: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scchemistry.asp
Biology/Life Science: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scbiology.asp
Earth Sciences: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scearth.asp
Investigation and Experimentation: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scinvestigation.asp
Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/visperfmarts-stnd-comp.pdf