Homeschool Curriculum Standards Print Checklists

General Learning Requirements for Preschool Through High School

Jul 31, 2009
Sara McGrath

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Use printable curricula guide checklists to plan next year's course of study or evaluate as you go.

The following curriculum guides represent a typical course of study generalized across North America. Curriculum standards may also be referred to as "academic learning requirements" or "grade level expectations" depending on local terminology.

Academic learning requirements do not dictate any particular teaching method or learning style. They simply provide general performance expectations for each grade level. Homeschool parents and children may meet performance expectations through any chosen course of study or educational method.

Printable Curriculum Standards Checklists

The following curriculum standards guides provide general learning requirements for grade levels from preschool through twelfth grade. Each grade level curriculum guide includes general subject categories and lists of topics to cover. Overall, the general subject categories include Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health and Safety, and Mathematics.

The printable curriculum guides above were based on the World Book Typical Course of Study, which provides a curriculum guides for preschool through high school. World Book publishes an overview of common courses of study generalized across North America. The overview is based on the Nault-Caswell-Brain Analysis of Courses of Study, the Nault-Fischer-Passow Analysis of Courses of Study, and the Caswell-Nault Analysis of Courses of Study, as well as a survey of contemporary courses of study, curriculum guides, syllabuses, and other instructional publications with analyses and reviews by curriculum experts.

General Subject Categories

Social Studies includes geography, history, government, and sociology (culture and human relations).
Science includes biology, botany, geology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, environmental conservation, psychology, etc.
Language Arts includes letter recognition, phonics, reading, spelling, writing, composition, research, etc.
Health and Safety includes physical health, mental health, nutrition, fitness, anatomy, disease and illness, accident prevention, first aid, etc.
Mathematics includes basic math, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, probability and statistics, etc.

Subjects by Grade Level

Preschool: Size, Colors and Shapes, Reading Readiness, Numbers, Position and Direction, Time, Listening and Sequencing, Motor Skills, and Social-Emotional Development.
Kindergarten: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health and Safety, and Mathematics.
Elementary (Grades 1-5): Social Studies, Science, Language Arts (Reading), Health and Safety, and Mathematics.
Middle School/Junior High School (Grades 6-8): Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health and Safety, and Mathematics.
High School (Grades 9-12): Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, and Mathematics (Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Probability and Statistics).

Curriculum standards checklists provide homeschool parents with a convenient tool for planning and evaluating each homeschool year. Additionally, a posted curriculum checklist provides homeschool students with an easy source of ideas for topics to study and a quick reference of general requirements.

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Source: World Book, Inc. How the Typical Course of Study was prepared. WorldBook.com, 2009