Deconstructing Standards
Deconstructing Standards
What content must be Students must learn to write one, two, and three-digit numbers
learned? in different forms. Students learn word form, expanded form,
standard form, and a variety of other forms such as the
number of hundreds/tens/ones in the number and drawing
picture models of base-ten blocks to represent numbers.
What skills do the The students must be able to accurately write numbers using
students need to be able correct place value. They must be able to create multiple
to do? representations of a three-digit number.
What academic vocabulary Number form, standard form, expanded form, base-ten, ones,
needs to be addressed? tens, hundreds, value
What Webb's Depth of Level 2. Students must distinguish between multiple forms of
Knowledge level(s) is/are written numbers and construct multiple representations.
necessary for this
standard?
What is the learning 1st grade: There is not a standard that is exactly this standard.
progression of this They do have to be able to represent a number of objects with
standard? a written numeral (1.NBT.A.1) and that the two digits of a
two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones
(1.NBT.B.2)
What content must be Students must learn to identify the greater of two numbers, up
learned? to three-digits, by looking at the digit in the hundreds place of
each number.
What skills do the Identify the hundreds, tens, and ones place. Determine the
students need to be able value of a digit. Determine which hundreds place digit is
to do? greater between two numbers.
What academic vocabulary Hundreds, tens, ones, greater than, less than, equal to, digit,
needs to be addressed? value, compare
What Webb's Depth of Level 3. Students must assess digits to compare them in
Knowledge level(s) is/are value.
necessary for this
standard?
What is the learning 1st grade: 1.NBT.B.3 is to compare a two-digit number using
progression of this the same symbols.
standard?
3rd grade: There is not a standard which correlates exactly.
What content must be Students must learn key words in word problems and they
learned? must learn addition and subtraction strategies prior to this
standard.
What skills do the word problem solving strategies (CUBS), fluently add and
students need to be able subtract to 100, and choose an addition or subtraction strategy
to do? that fits the problem appropriately
What academic vocabulary Addition, subtraction, more, less, both, altogether, how much,
needs to be addressed? in all, sum, total, fewer, changed, decrease by, difference, how
many/much more, less, minus
What Webb's Depth of Level 3. Students must assess the problem and then
Knowledge level(s) is/are formulate a plan or a strategy to use to solve it, especially in a
necessary for this two-step word problem.
standard?
What is the learning 1st grade: Students solve word problems up to 20 using
progression of this addition and subtraction (1.OA.A.1).
standard?
3rd grade: Solve two step word problems using all four
operations and writing equations with variables (3.OA.D.8).
What content must be 2-D and 3-D shapes names, attributes of shapes
learned?
What skills do the Draw a shape having a certain attribute, draw shapes by
students need to be able name, identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons,
to do? and cubes
What academic vocabulary Attribute, 2-D, 3-D, triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon,
needs to be addressed? cube, square, rectangle, angles, sides, face, edge, vertices
What Webb's Depth of Level 4. Students must create shapes with a given attribute
Knowledge level(s) is/are and analyze a shape to determine its attributes.
necessary for this
standard?
What is the learning 1st grade: Distinguish between defining attributes versus
progression of this non-defining attributes; build and draw shapes to possess
standard? defining attributes (1.G.A.1)
Standard 2.MD.C.7 Tell and write time using analog and digital
clocks to the nearest 5 minutes using a.m. and p.m.
What content must be Each number on a clock represents 5 minutes, when a.m. is
learned? (midnight to noon) and when p.m. is (noon to midnight), they
must know the difference between the hour and minute hand
What skills do the Skip count by 5s, draw the two different analog clock hands,
students need to be able tell about activities that happen in a.m. or p.m.
to do?
What academic vocabulary Hour, minute, analog, digital, hand, quarter, half, a.m., p.m.,
needs to be addressed? noon, midnight
What Webb's Depth of Level 2. STudents must be able to distinguish between the
Knowledge level(s) is/are hour and minute hand and they have to be able to identify the
necessary for this pattern in skip counting by 5s to be able to tell time to the
standard? nearest 5 minutes on an analog clock.
What is the learning 1st grade: They tell and write time in hours and half hours
progression of this using analog and digital clocks (1.MD.B.3).
standard?
3rd grade: They tell and write time to the nearest minute and
measure time intervals in minutes. They also solve word
problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in
minutes (3.MD.A.1).