CCSSM Content Domain Vertical Alignment Analysis

CCSSM Content Domain Vertical Alignment Analysis
Fractions & Operations & Measurement (algebra & functions are included)

As students go from grade level to grade level, they build on the information they previously learned. Even if the domain is not continued in the next grades curriculum, students will need the skills. For example, counting is mastered in kindergarten and therefore; that domain is not continued into first through sixth grade. That does not mean students at these grade levels do not use counting skills to complete tasks within their grade level domains.

Although some domains do not carry over the grade levels, many do. For example, the measurement and data domain was included across grades one through five. This domain was built upon throughout the grades. Many grades will review previous content from the same domain, using standards from the previous school year. For example, in sixth grade, measurement and data will be reviewed before covering the statistics and probability domain.

It is important that teachers are aware of what is taught in the grades before and after them. It is important to know what students have learned before coming to your class, because this will give you an idea of your students' baseline knowledge. You will know what to review and where to begin. It is important to know what is taught after your grade, because this will give you an idea on what to prepare your students for.

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