EXAMPLES OF COMMON CORE CHANGES
The new Common Core standards will lead to curriculum changes in Georgia schools this fall. Some examples:
In math:
- Shapes introduced in kindergarten, not the first grade.
- Factoring, prime numbers, composites and adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions introduced in the fourth grade, not the fifth grade.
- Negative numbers introduced in the sixth grade, not the seventh grade.
- Solving inequalities and basic probability introduced in the seventh grade, not the eighth grade.
- Calculating the mean absolute deviation introduced in the sixth grade, not the ninth grade.
- Determining the volume of a sphere introduced in the eighth grade, not the 10th grade.
- Use of the Pythagorean theorem to find distances introduced in the eighth grade, not the ninth grade.
In English/language arts:
- The function of adverbs introduced in the third grade, not the fourth grade.
- Abstract nouns introduced in the third grade, not the sixth grade.
- Specific verb tenses introduced in the third grade, not the fifth grade.
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement introduced in the third grade, not the seventh grade.
- Comparative and superlative adjectives introduced in the third grade, not the seventh grade.
Sweeping changes to hit schools | ajc.com
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