Core Knowledge at a Glance

I. Oral LanguageII. Nursery Rhymes, Poems, Finger-Plays, and SongsIII. Storybook Reading and StorytellingIV. Emerging Literacy Skills

I. Listening and SpeakingII. ReadingIII. WritingIV. Language ConventionsV. PoetryVI. FictionVII. Sayings and Phrases

I. Listening and SpeakingII. ReadingIII. WritingIV. Language ConventionsV. PoetryVI. FictionVII. Sayings and Phrases

I. Listening and SpeakingII. ReadingIII. WritingIV. Language ConventionsV. PoetryVI. FictionVII. Sayings and Phrases

I. Reading and WritingII. PoetryIII. FictionIV. Sayings and Phrases

LanguageArts/English

History andGeography

Visual Arts

Music

Mathematics

Science

World:I. Geography: Spatial SenseII. Overview of the Seven ContinentsAmericanI. GeographyII. Native American Peoples, Past and PresentIII. Early Exploration and SettlementIV. Presidents, Past and PresentV. Symbols and Figures

World:I. GeographyII. Early World CivilizationsIII. Modern Civilization and Culture: MexicoAmericanI. Early People and CivilizationsII. Early Exploration and SettlementIII. From Colonies to Indepen- dence: The American RevolutionIV. Early Exploration of American WestV. Symbols and Figures

World:I. GeographyII. Early Asian CivilizationsIII. Modern Japanese CivilizationIV. The Ancient Greek CivilizationAmericanI. American Government: The ConstitutionII. The War of 1812III. Westward ExpansionIV. The Civil WarV. Immigration and CitizenshipVI. Fighting for a CauseVII. Geography of the AmericasVIII. Symbols and Figures

World:I. World GeographyII. The Ancient Roman CivilizationIII. The VikingsAmericanI. The Earliest AmericansII. Early Exploration of North AmericaIII. The Thirteen Colonies: Life and Times Before the Revolution

I. Attention to visual detailII. Creating ArtIII. Looking and Talking about Art

I. Elements of ArtII. SculptureIII. Looking at and Talking About Art

I. Art from Long AgoII. Elements of ArtIII. Kinds of Pictures: Portrait and Still Life

I. Elements of ArtII. SculptureIII. Kinds of Pictures: LandscapesIV. Abstract ArtV. Architecture

I. Elements of ArtII. American Indian ArtIII. Art of Ancient Rome and Byzantine Civilization

I. Attention to Differences in SoundII. Imitate and Produce SoundsIII. Listen and SingIV. Listen and Move

I. Elements of MusicII. Listening and UnderstandingIII. Songs

I. Elements of MusicII. Listening and Understanding (Composers; Orchestra; Opera; Ballet; Jazz)III. Songs

I. Elements of MusicII. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Keyboards; Composers)III. Songs

I. Elements of MusicII. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Composers)III. Songs

I. Patterns and ClassificationII. GeometryIII. MeasurementIV. Numbers and Number SenseV. Addition and Subtraction with Concrete ObjectsVI. Money

I. Patterns and ClassificationII. Numbers and Number SenseIII. MoneyIV. ComputationV. MeasurementVI. Geometry

I. Patterns and ClassificationII. Numbers and Number SenseIII. MoneyIV. ComputationV. MeasurementVI. Geometry

I. Numbers and Number SenseII. FractionsIII. MoneyIV. ComputationV. MeasurementVI. Geometry VI. Geometry

I. Numbers and Number SenseII. Fractions and DecimalsIII. MoneyIV. ComputationV. Measurement

I. Human Characteristics, Needs and DevelopmentII. Animal Characteristics, Needs and DevelopmentIII. Plant Characteristics, Needs and GrowthIV. Physical Elements (Water, Air, Light)V. Introduction to MagnetismVI. Seasons and WeatherVII. Taking Care of the EarthVIII. Tools

I. Plants and Plant GrowthII. Animals and Their NeedsIII. Human Body (Five Senses)IV. Introduction to MagnetismV. Seasons and WeatherVI. Taking Care of the EarthVII. Science Biographies

I. Living Things and Their EnvironmentsII. Human Body (Body Systems)III. MatterIV. Properties of Matter: MeasurementV. Introduction to ElectricityVI. AstronomyVII. The EarthVIII. Science Biographies

I. Cycles in Nature (Seasonal Cycles; Life Cycles; Water Cycle)II. InsectsIII. Human Body (Cells; Digestive and Excretory Systems)IV. MagnetismV. Simple MachinesVI. Science Biographies

I. Introduction to Classification of AnimalsII. Human Body (Muscular, Skeletal, and Nervous Systems; Vision and Hearing)III. Light and OpticsIV. SoundV. EcologyVI. AstronomyVII. Science Biographies

Preschool Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade

Time:I. VocabularyII. Measures of TimeIII. Passage of Time (Past, Present, Future)

Space:I. VocabularyII. Actual and Representational SpaceIII. Simple MapsIV. Basic Geographic Concepts

I. Elements of MusicII. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Vocal Ranges; Composers)III. Songs

I. Elements of MusicII. Listening and Understanding (Composers; Connections)III. American Musical Traditions (Spirituals)IV. Songs

I. Elements of MusicII. Classical Music: From Baroque to Romantic (Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann)

I. Elements of MusicII. Classical Music: Romantics and Nationalists (Brahms, Berlioz, Liszt, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg, Tchaikovsky)III. American Musical Traditions (Blues and Jazz)

I. Elements of MusicII. Non-Western MusicIII. Classical Music: Nationalists and ModernsIV. Vocal Music (Opera; American Musical Theater)

World:I. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Mountains)II. Europe in Middle AgesIII. The Spread of Islam and the “Holy Wars”IV. Early and Medieval African KingdomsV. China: Dynasties and ConquerorsAmericanI. The American RevolutionII. Making a Constitutional GovernmentIII. Early Presidents and PoliticsIV. ReformersV. Symbols and Figures

World:I. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Lakes)II. Early American CivilizationsIII. European Exploration, Trade, and the Clash of CulturesIV. The Renaissance and the ReformationV. England from the Golden Age to the Glorious RevolutionVI. Russia: Early Growth and ExpansionVII. Feudal JapanAmericanI. Westward ExpansionII. The Civil War: Causes, Conflicts, ConsequencesIII. Native Americans: Cultures and ConflictsIV. U.S. Geography

World:I. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Deserts)II. Lasting Ideas from Ancient CivilizationsIII. The EnlightenmentIV. The French RevolutionV. RomanticismVI. Industrialism, Capitalism, and SocialismVII. Latin American Independence MovementsAmericanI. Immigration, Industrialization, and UrbanizationII. Reform

I. America Becomes a World PowerII. World War I: “The Great War,” 1914–1918III. Russian RevolutionIV. America from the Twenties to the New DealV. World War IIVI. Geography of United States

I. The Decline of European ColonialismII. The Cold WarIII. The Civil Rights MovementIV. The Vietnam War and the Rise of Social ActivismV. The Middle East and Oil PoliticsVI. The End of the Cold War: The Expansion of Democracy and Continuing ChallengesVII. Civics: The Constitution— Principles and Structure of American DemocracyVIII. Geography of Canada and Mexico

I. Writing, Grammar, and UsageII. PoetryIII. Fiction IV. SpeechesV. Sayings and Phrases

I. Writing, Grammar, and UsageII. PoetryIII. Fiction and DramaIV. SpeechesV. Sayings and Phrases

I. Writing, Grammar, and UsageII. PoetryIII. Fiction and DramaIV. Sayings and Phrases

I. Writing, Grammar, and UsageII. PoetryIII. Fiction, Nonfiction, and DramaIV. Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English

I. Writing, Grammar, and UsageII. PoetryIII. Fiction, Nonfiction, and DramaIV. Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English

LanguageArts/English

History andGeography

Visual Arts

Music

Mathematics

Science

I. Art of the Middle Ages in EuropeII. Islamic Art and ArchitectureIII. Art of AfricaIV. Art of ChinaV. Art of a New Nation: The United States

I. Art of the RenaissanceII. American Art: Nineteenth- Century United StatesIII. Art of Japan

I. Art History: Periods and Schools (Classical; Gothic; Renaissance; Baroque; Rococo; Neoclassical; Romantic; Realistic)

I. Art History: Period and Schools (Impressionism; Post-Impressionism; Expressionism and Abstraction; Modern American Painting)

I. Art History: Periods and Schools (Painting Since World War II; Photography; 20th-Century Sculpture)II. Architecture Since the Industrial Revolution

I. Numbers and Number SenseII. Fractions and DecimalsIII. MoneyIV. ComputationV. MeasurementVI. Geometry

I. Numbers and Number SenseII. Ratio and PercentIII. Fractions and DecimalsIV. ComputationV. MeasurementVI. GeometryVII. Probability and StatisticsVIII. Pre-Algebra

I. Numbers and Number SenseII. Ratio, Percent, and ProportionIII. ComputationIV. MeasurementV. GeometryVI. Probability and StatisticsVII. Pre-Algebra

I. Pre-Algebra (Properties of the Real Numbers; Polynomial Arithmetic; Equivalent Equations and Inequalities; Integer Exponents)II. Geometry (Three-Dimensional Objects; Angle Pairs; Triangles; Measurement)III. Probability and Statistics

I. Algebra (Properties of the Real Numbers; Relations, Functions, and Graphs; Linear Equations and Functions; Arithmetic of Rational Expression; Quadratic Equations and Functions)II. Geometry (Analytic Geometry; Introduction to Trigonometry; Triangles and proofs)

I. Human Body (Circulatory and Respiratory Systems)II. Chemistry: Basic Terms and ConceptsIII. ElectricityIV. Geology: The Earth and Its ChangesV. MeteorologyVI. Science Biographies

I. Classifying Living ThingsII. Cells: Structures and ProcessesIII. Plant Structures and ProcessesIV. Life Cycles and ReproductionV. Human Body (Endocrine and Reproductive Systems)VI. Chemistry: Matter and ChangeVII. Science Biographies

I. Plate TectonicsII. OceansIII. Astronomy: Gravity, Stars, and GalaxiesIV. Energy, Heat, and Energy TransferV. The Human Body: Lymphatic and Immune SystemsVI. Science Biographies

I. Atomic StructureII. Chemical Bonds and ReactionsIII. Cell Division and GeneticsIV. History of the Earth and Life FormsV. EvolutionVI. Science Biographies

I. PhysicsII. Electricity and MagnetismIII. Electromagnetic Radiation and LightIV. Sound WavesV. Chemistry of Food and RespirationVI. Science Biographies

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