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Core Knowledge at a Glance

Major Topic Headings, K-2

	Kindergarten	First Grade	Second Grade
Language Art/English	I. Reading and Writing II. Poetry III. Fiction IV. Sayings and Phrases	I. Reading and Writing II. Poetry III. Fiction IV. Sayings and Phrases	I. Reading and Writing II. Poetry III. Fiction (Stories; Greek Myths; Greek and Roman Myths) IV. Sayings and Phrases
History and Geography	World I. Spatial Sense II. Overview of the Seven Continents American I. Geography II. Native Americans III. Early Exploration and Settlement (Columbus, Pilgrims, Independence Day) IV. Presidents, Past and Present V. Symbols and Figures	World I. Geography II. Early Civilizations (Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, History of World Religions) American I. Early People and Civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec) II. Early Exploration and Settlement III. American Revolution IV. Early Exploration of the American West V. Symbols and Figures	World I. Geography II. Early Civilizations: Asia (India, China) III. Modern Civilization and Culture: Japan IV. Ancient Greece American I. American Government: The Constitution II. War of 1812 III. Westward Expansion IV. Civil War V. Immigration and Citizenship VI. Civil Rights VII. Geography of the Americas VIII. Symbols and Figures
Visual Arts	I. Elements of Art II. Sculpture III. Looking at and Talking About Art	I. Art from Long Ago II. Elements of Art III. Kinds of Pictures: Portrait and Still Life	I. Elements of Art II. Sculpture III. Kinds of Pictures: Landscapes IV. Abstract Art V. Architecture
Music	I. Elements of Music II. Listening and Understanding III. Songs	I. Elements of Music II. Listening and Understanding (Composers; Orchestra; Opera; Ballet; Jazz) III. Songs	I. Elements of Music II. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Keyboards; Composers) III. Songs
Mathematics	I. Patterns and Classification II. Numbers and Number Sense III. Money IV. Computation V. Measurement VI. Geometry	I. Patterns and Classification II. Numbers and Number Sense III. Money IV. Computation V. Measurement VI. Geometry	I. Numbers and Number Sense II. Fractions III. Money IV. Computation V. Measurement VI. Geometry
Science	I. Plants and Plant Growth II. Animals and Their Needs III. Human Body (Five Senses) IV. Introduction to Magnetism V. Seasons and Weather VI. Taking Care of the Earth VI. Science Biographies	I. Living Things and Their Environments II. Human Body (Body Systems) III. Matter IV. Properties of Matter: Measurement V. Introduction to Electricity VI. Astronomy VII. The Earth VIII. Science Biographies	I. Cycles in Nature (Seasonal Cycles; Life Cycles; Water Cycles) II. Insects III. Human Body (Cells; Digestive and Excretory Systems) IV. Magnetism V. Seasons and Weather VI. Simple Machines VII. Science Biographies
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Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Language Art/English

I. Reading and Writing

II. Poetry

III. Fiction

IV. Sayings and Phrases

I. Reading and Writing

II. Poetry

III. Fiction

IV. Sayings and Phrases

I. Reading and Writing

II. Poetry

III. Fiction (Stories; Greek Myths; Greek and Roman Myths)

IV. Sayings and Phrases

History and Geography

World

I. Spatial Sense

II. Overview of the Seven Continents

American

I. Geography

II. Native Americans

III. Early Exploration and Settlement (Columbus, Pilgrims, Independence Day)

IV. Presidents, Past and Present

V. Symbols and Figures

World

I. Geography

II. Early Civilizations (Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, History of World Religions)

American

I. Early People and Civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec)

II. Early Exploration and Settlement

III. American Revolution

IV. Early Exploration of the American West

V. Symbols and Figures

World

I. Geography

II. Early Civilizations: Asia (India, China)

III. Modern Civilization and Culture: Japan

IV. Ancient Greece

American

I. American Government: The Constitution

II. War of 1812

III. Westward Expansion

IV. Civil War

V. Immigration and Citizenship

VI. Civil Rights

VII. Geography of the Americas

VIII. Symbols and Figures

Visual Arts

I. Elements of Art

II. Sculpture

III. Looking at and Talking About Art

I. Art from Long Ago

II. Elements of Art

III. Kinds of Pictures: Portrait and Still Life

I. Elements of Art

II. Sculpture

III. Kinds of Pictures: Landscapes

IV. Abstract Art

V. Architecture

Music

I. Elements of Music

II. Listening and Understanding

III. Songs

I. Elements of Music

II. Listening and Understanding (Composers; Orchestra; Opera; Ballet; Jazz)

III. Songs

I. Elements of Music

II. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Keyboards; Composers)

III. Songs

Mathematics

I. Patterns and Classification

II. Numbers and Number Sense

III. Money

IV. Computation

V. Measurement

VI. Geometry

I. Patterns and Classification

II. Numbers and Number Sense

III. Money

IV. Computation

V. Measurement

VI. Geometry

I. Numbers and Number Sense

II. Fractions

III. Money

IV. Computation

V. Measurement

VI. Geometry

Science

I. Plants and Plant Growth

II. Animals and Their Needs

III. Human Body (Five Senses)

IV. Introduction to Magnetism

V. Seasons and Weather

VI. Taking Care of the Earth

VI. Science Biographies

I. Living Things and Their Environments

II. Human Body (Body Systems)

III. Matter

IV. Properties of Matter: Measurement

V. Introduction to Electricity

VI. Astronomy

VII. The Earth

VIII. Science Biographies

I. Cycles in Nature (Seasonal Cycles; Life Cycles; Water Cycles)

II. Insects

III. Human Body (Cells; Digestive and Excretory Systems)

IV. Magnetism

V. Seasons and Weather

VI. Simple Machines

VII. Science Biographies

Major Topic Headings, 3-5

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Language Art/English

I. Reading and Writing

II. Poetry

III. Fiction (Stories; Norse Myths; Greek and Roman Myths)

IV. Sayings and Phrases

I. Writing, Grammar, and Usage

II. Poetry

III. Fiction (Stories; Legends of King Arthur)

IV. Sayings and Phrases

I. Writing, Grammar and Usage

II. Poetry

III. Fiction (Stories; Shakespeare; Myths and Legends)

IV. Sayings and Phrases

History and Geography

World

I. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Canada; Important Rivers)

II. Ancient Rome (Geography of Mediterranean Region; Roman Empire, “Decline and Fall”)

American

I. The Earliest Americans

II. Early Exploration of North America

III. The Thirteen Colonies: Life and Times Before the Revolution

World

I. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Mountains)

II. Europe in the Middle Ages

III. Spread of Islam and “Holy Wars”

IV. Early and Medieval African Kingdoms

V. China: Dynasties and Conquerors

American

I. American Revolution

II. Making a Constitutional Government

III. Early Presidents and Politics

IV. Reformers

V. Symbols and Figures

World

I. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Lakes)

II. Meso-American Civilizations

III. European Exploration, Trade, and Clash of Cultures

IV. Renaissance and Reformation

V. England from the Golden Age to the Glorious Revolution

VI. Russia: Early Growth and Expansion

VII. Feudal Japan

American

I. Westward Expansion

II. Civil War

III. Native Americans: Cultures and Conflicts

IV. U.S. Geography

Visual Arts

I. Elements of Art

II. American Indian Art

III. Art of Ancient Rome and Byzantine Civilization

I. Art of the Middle Ages

II. Islamic Art and Architecture

III. Art of Africa

IV. Art of China

V. Art of a New Nation: The United States

I. Art of the Renaissance

II. American Art: Nineteenth-Century United States

III. Art of Japan

Music

I. Elements of Music

II. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Composers)

III. Songs

I. Elements of Music

II. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Vocal Ranges; Composers)

III. Songs

I. Elements of Music

II. Listening and Understanding (Composers; Connections)

III. American Musical Traditions (Spirituals)

IV. Songs

Mathematics

I. Numbers and Number Sense

II. Fractions and Decimals

III. Money

IV. Computation

V. Measurement

VI. Geometry

I. Numbers and Number Sense

II. Fractions and Decimals

III. Money

IV. Computation

V. Measurement

VI. Geometry

I. Numbers and Number Sense

II. Ratio and Percent

III. Fractions and Decimals

IV. Computation

V. Measurement

VI. Geometry

VII. Probability and Statistics

VIII. Pre-Algebra

Science

I. Introduction to Classification of Animals

II. Human Body (Muscular, Skeletal, and Nervous Systems; Vision and Hearing)

III. Light and Optics

IV. Sound

V. Ecology

VI. Astronomy

VII. Science Biographies

I. Human Body (Circulatory and Respiratory Systems)

II. Chemistry (Atoms; Matter; Elements; Solutions

III. Electricity

IV. Geology: Earth and Its Changes

V. Meteorology

VI. Science Biographies

I. Classifying Living Things

II. Cells: Structures and Processes

III. Plant Structures and Processes

IV. Life Cycles and Reproduction

V. Human Body (Endocrine and Reproductive Systems)

VI. Chemistry: Matter and Change

VII. Science Biographies

Major Topic Headings, 6-8

STRONG>Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade

Language Art/English

I. Writing, Grammar, and Usage

II. Poetry

III. Fiction and Drama (Stories; Shakespeare; Classical Myths)

IV. Sayings and Phrases

I. Writing, Grammar, and Usage

II. Poetry

III. Fiction, Nonfiction, and Drama

IV. Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English

I. Writing, Grammar and Usage

II. Poetry

III. Fiction, Nonfiction, and Drama

IV. Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English

History and Geography

World

I. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Deserts)

II. Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations (Judaism, Christianity; Greece and Rome)

III. Enlightenment

IV. French Revolution

V. Romanticism

VI. Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism

VI. Latin American Independence Movements

American

I. Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization

II. Reform

World

I. America Becomes a World Power

II. World War I, “The Great War”

III. Russian Revolution

IV. America from the Twenties to the New Deal

V. World War II

VI. Geography of the United States

World

I. Decline of European Colonialism

II. Cold War

III. Civil Rights Movement

IV. Vietnam War and the Rose of Social Activism

V. Middle East and Oil Politics

VI. End of the Cold War: Expansion of Democracy and Continuing Challenges

VII. Civics: The Constitution – Principles and Structure of American Democracy

VIII. Geography of Canada and Mexico

Visual Arts

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

I. Art History: Periods 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

Music

I. Elements of Music

II. Classical Music: From Baroque to Romantic (Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann)

I. Elements of Music

II. Classical Music (Romantics and Nationalists (Brahms, Berlioz, Liszt, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg, Tchaikovsky)

III. American Musical Traditions (Blues and Jazz)

I. Elements of Music

II. Non-Western Music

III. Classical Music: Nationalists and Moderns (Sibelius, Bartok, Rodrigo, Copland, Debussy, Stravinsky)

IV. Vocal Music (Opera; American Musical Theater)

Mathematics

I. Numbers and Number Sense

II. Ratio and Percent

III. Computation

IV. Measurement

V. Geometry

VI. Probability and Statistics

VII. 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)

Science

I. Plate Tectonics

II. Oceans

III. Astronomy: Gravity, Stars, and Galaxies

IV. Energy, Heat, and Energy Transfer

V. Human Body (Lymphatic an Immune Systems)

VI. Science Biographies

I. Atomic Structure

II. Chemical Bonds and Reactions

III. Cell Division and Genetics

IV. History of the Earth and Life Forms

V. Evolution

VI. Science Biographies

I. Physics

II. Electricity and Magnetism

III. Electromagnetic Radiation and Light

IV. Sound Waves

V. Chemistry of Food and Respiration

VI. Science Biographies