Among the many adjustments that have been difficult going from teaching one class with one grade level, is writing appropriate objectives for each grade level. I had been doing something generic, but like many generic templates, I felt like I wasn’t saying anything of substance. Here is what a Sixth Grade standard used to look like:

We had our monthly curriculum meeting, and it was suggested we use the verbs that kids are given on CST testing at their grade level (there are lists of these). I’m not a big test prep freak, but I love good vocabulary development, so this made sense to me intuitively. Here’s what I have now:

They are not perfect yet, but I feel like I’m on a better path. Only time will tell.

Update: I’m interested in feedback, BUT I would like to concentrate on the text with this, NOT the images.

Photo credits:

My Favorite Music…
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Independence Rock
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