Over the last 3 years our scholars have experienced a different type of learning because of the pandemic. Everyone in the world was forced to abruptly work and learn from home in order to stay safe. This was new to everyone so this style of learning at first hindered our kids more than it helped. Teachers and students were affected by virtual learning and there began to be a big learning curve. The learning curve occurred because we were not equipped to fully teach homeschool so plans were not in place at first. When we finally got it on track our kids were already behind from the past grades. This is why tracking student learning and progress is helpful.
We are trying to make tracking student growth with the common core very easy. Sometimes, the standards are hard to understand, so we translated them into I CAN statements. Every Grade Level has a list of standards that details what your child should know for that school year. These standards are important because it shows exactly what your child is going to learn that school year. Going into the next grade level you should also look to print the standards from the grade level they just left. For Example: if your scholar is going to the 3rd grade you should check the previous standards from 2nd grade. Knowing what they need growth in will allow you to help them from falling behind.
We as adults always say “IT TAKES A VILLAGE” because it does. Having parents that are also accountable is a BIG FLEX. Learning doesn’t just stop at school it happens at home too. It’s so important to check the progress of your child because it allows you to identify their areas of growth from past and present work.
Many parents don’t know these resources exist so we made a checklist available for free! Our checklist starts from Kindergarten to 5th grade. We created these checklists so that we can help you check the progress of your scholars. We know how important it is to know where your child is academically, so we are adding more resources so that we can bridge that gap.
Commoncoresheets.com is one of the best resources you can use to get extra work for your scholar. This website allows you to look up the common core number and align them with worksheets. Please feel free to contact us for any questions you have and email us if you have a tutorial in mind that is not already on our website or social media pages.
-Berry