English standards coverage
All 250 Common Core English standards for Kindergarten through Grade 5 are indexed here, with the published standard text, a plain-language restatement, the free worksheets that practise it, and a lesson plan. Every standard now has both: 250 of 250 are written, so nothing in this table points at a page that was never made.
250 of 250 English standards have a lesson plan behind them, written one at a time rather than generated. The rule that kept this table honest while it was filling up still holds: a standard gets a page when there is a lesson to put on it, not before.
Codes and standard text are reproduced from the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts for identification. The plain-language restatement beside each one is editorial and is not part of the standard.
Kindergarten
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| RF.K.1 | Know how a book works: front to back, left to right, and that the print is what is read. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.K.2 | Hear and play with the sounds inside spoken words, without any letters involved. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.K.3 | Match letters to their sounds and blend them to read simple words. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.K.4 | Read a very simple book and understand what it said. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.1 | Answer questions about what happened in a story you have just heard. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.2 | Retell a well-known story in your own words, keeping the important parts. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.3 | Say who is in the story, where it happens, and what happens. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.4 | Notice a word you do not know in a story, and ask what it means. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.5 | Tell the difference between a storybook and a poem. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.6 | Know that one person wrote the words and one drew the pictures, and say which did which. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.7 | Match a picture to the part of the story it shows. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.9 | Say how two story characters are alike and how they are different. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.K.10 | Join in when the class reads together, and follow what is going on. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.1 | Answer questions about the facts in a book that teaches you something. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.2 | Say what the book was mostly about, and give some facts from it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.3 | Say how two things in a fact book are connected. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.4 | Ask what a new word in a fact book means. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.5 | Point to the front cover, the back cover and the title page. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.6 | Name who wrote the book and who made the pictures, and say what each one did. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.7 | Say what a picture in a fact book is showing you. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.8 | Find the reason the writer gives for something they said. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.9 | Compare two books about the same thing and say what is the same and what is different. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.K.10 | Join in with a shared fact book and follow what it is teaching. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.K.1 | Draw and write to say which book you liked, and that you liked it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.K.2 | Draw and write to teach someone about a thing you know. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.K.3 | Draw and write about something that happened, in the order it happened. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.K.5 | Listen to a question about your writing, and add something to answer it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.K.6 | Use a computer or tablet, with help, to make and share a piece of writing. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.K.7 | Join in a class project that finds things out and writes them down. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.K.8 | Remember something you did, or look in a given book, to answer a question. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.K.1 | Take turns talking and listening in a group conversation. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.K.2 | Ask a question when something read aloud did not make sense. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.K.3 | Ask for help or for more information, using a proper question. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.K.4 | Describe something you know well, and add more when asked. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.K.5 | Add a drawing to what you said, to show more of it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.K.6 | Speak loudly and clearly enough to be understood. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.K.1 | Use nouns, verbs and question words correctly when you speak and write. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.K.2 | Start sentences with a capital, end them with a full stop, and spell simple words. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.K.4 | Work out what a new word means from how it is used. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.K.5 | Sort words into groups and notice how words with close meanings differ. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.K.6 | Use the new words you have met in books and conversations. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
Grade 1
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| RF.1.1 | Know that a sentence starts with a capital and ends with a mark that tells you how it ends. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.1.2 | Break a spoken word into its separate sounds, and put them back together. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.1.3 | Read words with long vowels, silent e, digraphs and common endings. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.1.4 | Read a passage accurately enough, and smoothly enough, to follow the meaning. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.1 | Ask and answer questions about the important parts of a story. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.2 | Retell a story with its key parts, and say what it was trying to teach. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.3 | Describe who, where and what happened, using details from the story. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.4 | Find the words a writer chose to make you feel or picture something. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.5 | Explain how a storybook is different from a book of facts. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.6 | Work out who is speaking at each point in the story. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.7 | Use the pictures as well as the words to describe the story. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.9 | Compare what happens to two characters in different stories. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.1.10 | Read Grade 1 stories and poems with some help. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.1 | Ask and answer questions about the facts in an information text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.2 | Say what the text is mostly about and give the key facts. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.3 | Explain how two facts or events in the text are linked. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.4 | Ask questions to work out what a word in the text means. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.5 | Use headings, contents pages and glossaries to find a fact fast. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.6 | Say which facts came from the picture and which came from the words. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.7 | Use the pictures and details together to explain the main ideas. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.8 | Find the reasons the writer gives for what they claim. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.9 | Compare two texts on one topic and say what is the same and different. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.1.10 | Read Grade 1 information texts with some help. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.1.1 | Write what you think about a book, give one reason, and finish it off. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.1.2 | Write about a topic with some facts and an ending. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.1.3 | Write a story of two or more events in order, using words like first and then. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.1.5 | Stay on the topic and add detail when a friend asks a question. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.1.6 | Use a computer, with help, to write and share your work. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.1.7 | Join a class project that reads how-to books and writes instructions. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.1.8 | Use what you remember, or a given book, to answer a question. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.1.1 | Follow the rules for discussion and build on what others say. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.1.2 | Answer questions about something read aloud to you. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.1.3 | Ask a speaker a question to find out more or to clear something up. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.1.4 | Describe something with details that matter, and say how you feel about it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.1.5 | Add a drawing when it would make your idea clearer. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.1.6 | Answer in a full sentence rather than a single word. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.1.1 | Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and conjunctions correctly. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.1.2 | Capitalise names and dates, use end punctuation and commas in lists, and spell taught words. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.1.4 | Work out a new word from the sentence around it or from its parts. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.1.5 | Sort words into categories and tell apart words with close meanings. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.1.6 | Use new words in your own writing, including joining words like because. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
Grade 2
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| RF.2.3 | Read words with vowel teams, prefixes, suffixes and two syllables. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.2.4 | Read Grade 2 text smoothly and with expression, and reread when it stops making sense. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.1 | Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.2 | Retell a fable or folktale and say what its moral is. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.3 | Say how a character reacted when something happened to them. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.4 | Notice rhyme, repeated lines and beat, and say what they add. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.5 | Describe how a story opens and how it closes. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.6 | Read dialogue in different voices, because the characters see things differently. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.7 | Put the pictures and the words together to explain the story. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.9 | Compare two tellings of the same tale and say what each changed. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.2.10 | Read and understand stories and poems at the Grade 2-3 level by the year's end. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.1 | Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.2 | Say what the whole text is about and what each paragraph is about. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.3 | Explain how a series of events or steps in a text connect. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.4 | Work out what a subject word means from the text it sits in. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.5 | Use captions, bold print, subheadings and the index to find a fact quickly. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.6 | Say why the author wrote it and what they wanted to explain. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.7 | Explain what a diagram adds that the words alone do not. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.8 | Match each reason the author gives to the point it supports. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.9 | Compare the main points two texts make about the same topic. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.2.10 | Read and understand Grade 2-3 information texts by the year's end. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.2.1 | Write an opinion with reasons, joined by linking words, and a conclusion. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.2.2 | Write about a topic using facts and definitions, and end it properly. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.2.3 | Write a story with actions, thoughts and feelings, in a clear order. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.2.5 | Improve a draft by revising what it says and editing how it is written. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.2.6 | Use digital tools, with help, to write and publish with others. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.2.7 | Read several books on one topic and write a shared report. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.2.8 | Answer a question from what you remember or from sources you are given. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.2.1 | Discuss a topic in a group, linking your comment to what was just said. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.2.2 | Retell the key ideas of something you listened to. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.2.3 | Ask a speaker a question that gets you more than a yes or no. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.2.4 | Tell a story out loud clearly, with the details that matter. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.2.5 | Record a story you have read aloud, and add pictures to it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.2.6 | Answer in a full sentence that carries the detail asked for. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.2.1 | Use collective nouns, irregular plurals, reflexive pronouns and past tense verbs correctly. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.2.2 | Capitalise proper nouns, use apostrophes and commas, and spell patterns you have been taught. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.2.3 | Choose between formal and informal English to suit the situation. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.2.4 | Use context, prefixes, root words and a glossary to work out a word. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.2.5 | Tell apart words with close meanings, like toss, throw and hurl. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.2.6 | Use adjectives and adverbs you have met in reading to describe things. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
Grade 3
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| RF.3.3 | Read multisyllable words using prefixes, suffixes and syllable patterns. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.3.4 | Read Grade 3 text at a sensible pace with expression, and fix your own errors. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.1 | Answer questions about a story by pointing at the words that prove it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.2 | Retell a tale, state its message, and show which details carry it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.3 | Describe what a character is like and how what they did changed the story. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.4 | Tell when words mean what they say and when they do not. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.5 | Use the words chapter, scene and stanza, and say how each part builds on the last. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.6 | Separate what you think from what the narrator or the character thinks. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.7 | Explain what the illustrations add to the mood or the characters. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.9 | Compare two books from a series on theme, setting and plot. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.3.10 | Read and understand harder Grade 2-3 stories, plays and poems on your own. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.1 | Answer questions about an information text by quoting where it says so. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.2 | State the main idea and show which details hold it up. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.3 | Explain how events or steps connect, using time and cause words. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.4 | Work out what a subject-specific word means in this text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.5 | Use key words, sidebars and links to find what you need fast. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.6 | Separate what you think from what the author thinks. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.7 | Use maps and photographs with the words to explain what happened. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.8 | Name how one sentence or paragraph connects to the next. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.9 | Compare the main points and details of two texts on one topic. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.3.10 | Read and understand harder Grade 2-3 information texts on your own. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.1 | Write an opinion piece with an introduction, ordered reasons and a conclusion. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.2 | Write to explain a topic, grouping related information together. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.3 | Write a story with a narrator, dialogue, description and a proper ending. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.4 | Organise a piece of writing to suit the job it has to do. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.5 | Plan, revise and edit a piece rather than handing in the first draft. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.6 | Type and publish your writing, and work on it with others. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.7 | Run a short research project that teaches you something about a topic. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.8 | Take brief notes from sources and sort them into given categories. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.3.10 | Write often, both quickly in one sitting and slowly over days. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.3.1 | Come prepared, follow the rules, and build on what others said. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.3.2 | Pick out the main ideas and details from something you heard or saw. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.3.3 | Question a speaker and answer with proper detail. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.3.4 | Report on a topic clearly, at a pace people can follow. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.3.5 | Record a fluent reading of a story or poem, and add visuals. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.3.6 | Speak in full sentences when the situation calls for it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.3.1 | Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and the right subject-verb agreement. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.3.2 | Capitalise titles, punctuate dialogue and possessives, and spell using patterns. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.3.3 | Choose words for effect, and recognise the difference between spoken and written English. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.3.4 | Use context, affixes, root words and a dictionary to unlock a word. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.3.5 | Understand literal and non-literal meanings, and shades of meaning. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.3.6 | Use academic and subject words accurately, including time and place phrases. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
Grade 4
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| RF.4.3 | Use roots and affixes to read unfamiliar multisyllable words out loud and in context. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.4.4 | Read Grade 4 text accurately, at pace, with expression, correcting yourself as you go. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.1 | Back up both what the text says and what it implies with details. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.2 | Work out the theme from the details, then summarise the text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.3 | Describe a character or setting in depth, using specific lines from the text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.4 | Work out what words mean here, including ones that point back to myths. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.5 | Explain how poems, plays and prose are built differently, using the right terms. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.6 | Compare first-person and third-person narration. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.7 | Match a film or performance back to the lines of the text it came from. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.9 | Compare how different cultures handle the same theme or story pattern. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.4.10 | Read and understand Grade 4-5 stories, plays and poems by the year's end. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.1 | Support what the text states and what it implies with examples from it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.2 | State the main idea, show the details behind it, and summarise. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.3 | Explain what happened and why, using the text's own information. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.4 | Work out what an academic or subject word means in this text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.5 | Name the structure a text uses: time order, comparison, cause or problem-solution. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.6 | Compare an eyewitness account with a second-hand one. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.7 | Read charts, diagrams and time lines, and say what they add to the text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.8 | Explain which reasons and evidence hold up each of the author's points. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.9 | Combine two texts on one topic to write about it properly. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.4.10 | Read and understand Grade 4-5 information texts by the year's end. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.1 | Write an opinion piece with grouped reasons, linking phrases and a conclusion. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.2 | Write to explain, using headings, facts, definitions and precise language. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.3 | Write a story that uses dialogue, description and pacing to develop events. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.4 | Match how you organise a piece to its task, purpose and reader. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.5 | Plan, revise and edit, acting on feedback from others. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.6 | Type a page in one sitting and publish it online with others. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.7 | Research several aspects of one topic and build real knowledge of it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.8 | Take and sort notes from sources, and list where they came from. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.9 | Quote and cite a text to back up what you write about it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.4.10 | Write regularly, both to a deadline of minutes and one of weeks. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.4.1 | Prepare for a discussion, follow agreed roles, and respond to others' ideas. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.4.2 | Put part of what you heard or saw into your own words. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.4.3 | Pick out a speaker's reasons and evidence for each point. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.4.4 | Give an organised talk with facts and details supporting your main idea. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.4.5 | Add audio and visuals to a talk where they strengthen the idea. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.4.6 | Tell when to use formal English and when informal is fine. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.4.1 | Use relative pronouns, progressive verbs, modal auxiliaries and correct adjective order. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.4.2 | Punctuate quotations and compound sentences, and spell grade-level words. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.4.3 | Choose precise words, punctuate for effect, and match register to the situation. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.4.4 | Use context, Greek and Latin roots and a dictionary to unlock a word. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.4.5 | Explain similes, metaphors, idioms, proverbs, antonyms and synonyms. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.4.6 | Use precise verbs and topic vocabulary accurately in your own writing. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
Grade 5
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| RF.5.3 | Use all you know about roots and affixes to read any unfamiliar word. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RF.5.4 | Read Grade 5 text fluently and expressively, self-correcting where needed. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.1 | Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.2 | Find the theme through how characters respond, then summarise. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.3 | Compare two characters or settings using specific details. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.4 | Work out what words mean here, including metaphors and similes. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.5 | Explain how the chapters or stanzas fit together into a whole. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.6 | Show how the narrator's viewpoint shapes the way events are told. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.7 | Analyse what the visuals add to a graphic novel or multimedia text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.9 | Compare two stories in one genre on how they treat a theme. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RL.5.10 | Read and understand harder Grade 4-5 literature on your own. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.1 | Quote an information text exactly to support what you say about it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.2 | Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarise. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.3 | Explain how two people, events or ideas in the text affect each other. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.4 | Work out academic and subject vocabulary from this text. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.5 | Compare the structures two texts use to organise the same material. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.6 | Compare several accounts of one event and the viewpoints behind them. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.7 | Find an answer fast by drawing on several sources at once. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.8 | Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.9 | Combine several texts on one topic into knowledgeable writing. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| RI.5.10 | Read and understand harder Grade 4-5 information texts on your own. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.1 | Write a logically ordered opinion piece with reasons, evidence and a conclusion. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.2 | Write to explain, with structure, evidence, precise words and a conclusion. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.3 | Write a story that manages pacing, dialogue, description and a resolution. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.4 | Shape a piece so its organisation fits its task, purpose and reader. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.5 | Plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or start again with a new approach. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.6 | Type two pages in one sitting and publish and collaborate online. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.7 | Run a research project that draws on several sources. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.8 | Summarise and paraphrase from sources, and list them. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.9 | Use evidence from a text to support your analysis of it. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| W.5.10 | Write regularly across subjects, at both short and long timescales. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.5.1 | Prepare, follow discussion roles, and draw conclusions from what others say. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.5.2 | Summarise a text or presentation you heard or watched. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.5.3 | Summarise a speaker's claims and say what supports each one. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.5.4 | Give a logically sequenced talk supported by facts and details. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.5.5 | Use graphics and sound in a presentation where they strengthen the idea. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| SL.5.6 | Adapt how you speak to the context, using formal English when it fits. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.5.1 | Use conjunctions, prepositions, interjections and verb tenses correctly. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.5.2 | Use commas in series and after introductory elements, and spell grade-level words. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.5.3 | Expand and combine sentences for meaning, and compare varieties of English. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.5.4 | Use context, roots and reference works to pin down a word's meaning. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.5.5 | Interpret figurative language, idioms, proverbs and shades of meaning. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
| L.5.6 | Use academic vocabulary and logical connectives accurately. | Lesson plan + 2 worksheets |
Common Core English standards — common questions
How many Common Core English standards are there in K-5?
250 content standards across the six K-5 domains: Reading: Foundational Skills, Reading: Literature, Reading: Informational Text, Writing, Speaking & Listening and Language. All 250 are indexed on this page.
How do I find a English worksheet for a specific standard code?
Find the code in the table on this page — they are grouped by grade and listed in published order — and follow the link beside it. Every standard with a worksheet links it, and every standard with a lesson plan links that too.
Which English standards have a full lesson plan?
250 of the 250, linked from the table on this page. They were written one at a time rather than generated from a template, which is why the index fills slowly: a stub page for every standard would have been quicker and would have been a doorway pattern.
Is the English standard text on this site the official wording?
Yes. The code, grade, domain and standard text are reproduced verbatim from the published Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts for identification. The plain-language restatement beside each one is editorial and is not part of the standard.
Who publishes the Common Core standards?
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers, who hold the copyright. LessonPrint reproduces the text for identification and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either body.