Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.
The content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education are listed below: Printed publications can be purchased from CDE Press Educational Resources Catalog.
Current Standards
English-Language Arts
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Adopted August 2010 (PDF; 2MB) (Modified March 2013 Publication Version)
Word version of Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (DOC; 3MB)
Mathematics
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Adopted August 2010 and Modified January 2013 (PDF; 3MB) (April 2014 Electronic Version)
The April 2014 Electronic Version (PDF) of the standards includes the correction of printing errors listed on the Errata Sheet (DOC). Please note that these corrections may be found in the Errata Sheet of the printed standards publication (copyright 2013).
California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Adopted August 2010 and Modified January 2013 (DOC; 6MB) (April 2014 Version)
I Can Statements
The “I Can Statements,” aligned to the common core state standards, are written in simple sentences and in student-friendly language that helps to communicate what students are expected to learn and what students need to do to demonstrate mastery of the grade-level standards. Listed below are the ELA and math learning objectives for students in TK-8th grade in both English and Spanish.
Transitional Kindergarten TK ELA (English) TK ELA (Spanish) TK Math (English) TK Math (Spanish)
Kindergarten Kinder ELA Kinder Math
1st Grade 1st Gr. ELA 1st Gr. Math
2nd Grade 2nd Gr. ELA 2nd Gr. Math
3rd Grade 3d Gr. ELA 3rd Gr. Math
4th Grade 4th Gr. ELA 4th Gr. Math
5th Grade 5th Gr. ELA 5th Gr. Math
6th Grade 6th Gr. ELA 6th Gr. Math
7th Grade 7th Gr. ELA 7th Gr. Math
8th Grade 8th Gr. ELA 8th Gr. Math