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I just read through elementary standards in both subjects in preparation for next year. I found myself rewriting them in my own (fewer, simpler) words. Literally rewriting them as I went to make them easier for quick reference. Some of them overlap each other in math. Really confusing!

This is exactly what you should be doing. Standards are always written in a way that allows for many teaching approaches. The goal is to achieve competency. A good teacher will differentiate the specific approach to competency depending on her specific students. Rewriting them allows you to articulate your approach. That's a feature of a good standard, not a drawback.

As for the PP who seems to think there are too many skills in a standard, I hope you aren't a teacher, but if you are, go back to your curriculum planning class. A single standard is addressed in a series of lessons and mastery is demonstrated in a culminating lesson/project. You don't have to have a single lesson that addresses all aspects of a standard at the same time.

(Although, frankly, if you can't design a single lesson that meets RI5.2-- determine two or more main ideas in a text, explain them with key details, and summarize a text...well, I would argue that you're not a very good teacher or you obviously have planning issues.)[/quote]

Could you tell us exactly what you teach?[/quote]

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