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Common Core Curriculum for 1st Grade:

Here are the 81 things the state says first-graders will be able to do after taking the Early World Civilizations unit.

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There is no Common Core Early World Civilizations unit.

Common Core objectives are in math and language arts, only.   There are no history objectives.

I am not sure what those objectives are you posted.   Are they from NY State?  I agree people in NY state have reason to be concerned, if those are objectives the state is requiring in grade 1!   But again, they are NOT common core objectives.  Please be clear about that.

The unit looks daunting for first grade, although I would be thrilled to have my child learn about ancient Mesopotamia in a general way in grade 1.

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It's an ELA unit.

http://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-1-ela-domain-4-early-world-civilizations

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It is a New York State ELA unit, that lists History and Geography objectives that must be specific to New York State, because they are most definitely NOT Common Core objectives.

Got it?   NOT COMMON CORE.   So if you object to these objectives for NY state students -- you need to complain to NY State Department of Ed.  Not to, or about, Common Core.

They actually remind me of Virginia's Standards of Learning objectives in Social Studies.  I remember when they first came out and people thought kindergarteners couldn't learn the names and locations of the continents.   Turned out, they could and they did!

I'd be thrilled to have so much content taught to my kids in early elementary school.   However, if Pearson took THOSE objectives, and tested kids on them in first grade, I can see why the tests were too hard for them.   You guys in NYS have I believe a legitimate complaint to your Dept of Ed.   I would take it up with them.

But don't confuse those objectives with Common Core.

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My friends first-grade is also being subjected to this same curriculum. They live in Minnesota. He runs out of the room crying when she tries to talk to him about it.  He's overwhelmed. The pace is very fast. They have 10 units just like that to cover.[/quote]

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