Teachers are not alone in the time of the CCSS!
The Common Core State Standards are a set of educational goals with a synergistic approach. Standards provide a common starting place for grade levels across the nation and are not meant to be the end; rather, the standards provide a beginning on which students can build their knowledge and demonstrate understanding.
Each week on the Core Grammar Blog I will be sharing grammar activities and writing exercises that align with the new standards. The following two grammar activities, one for grades 3-5 and one for grades 6-12, provide an example of what is to come in the CCSS section of my blog. In addition to the standard, a discussion about how to use the standard in the classroom will be provided, and printable common core resources.
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Today's grammar exercise for grades 3–5 focuses on Common Core State Standard L.5.1.B that states:
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
b. Form and use the perfect verb tenses (e.g. I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked)
Download my Common Core Grammar Activity: Perfect Verb Tenses (3–5) now.
Today's grammar exercise for grades 6–12 focuses on Common Core State Standard W.8.4 that states:
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Download my Common Core Grammar Activity: Writing (6–12) now.