Standards, standards, everywhere! Standards are the meat and potatoes from which we must teach when we are working within the public school systems. These standards, however, vary from grade level to grade level, and differ among content areas. For math, the most important to follow are the Common Core standards (basically the “National” standards). These standards are what we use to develop our lesson plans and objectives, and are what is tested.
While developing these plans, however, it is important to note that you do not have to teach every single part of the standard in every lesson. Rather, a standard can be broken a part and scaffolded upon over the course of a unit. Also, while teaching these standards, it is important to give your students a heads up as to what they will be learning. This can be done by placing a student friendly (an measurable) learning target on the board. This can help keep students focused as well as keep them focuses on the objective for the day.
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