Curriculum Map
for Alignment
Grade Level:
KINDERGARTEN
Subject/Content Area:
SCIENCE
Timeframe:
August 2002 - June 2003
CONTENT:
The CONTENT Section is “what” we teach.
Content can be:
Discipline-based topics
Interdisciplinary concepts
Often...
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Curriculum Map
for Alignment
Grade Level:
KINDERGARTEN
Subject/Content Area:
SCIENCE
Timeframe:
August 2002 - June 2003
CONTENT:
The CONTENT Section is “what” we teach.
Content can be:
Discipline-based topics
Interdisciplinary concepts
Often expressed with nouns
SKILLS/BENCHMARKS:
The SKILLS/BENCHMARKS Section gives us more specific information
about what we teach.
Skills/Benchmarks are
Specific
Assessable
Often expressed with verbs
ASSESSMENTS:
The ASSESSMENTS Section provides tools, strategies, and techniques to
analyze each student’s demonstration of accomplishments of specific goals
and criteria.
Good assessment requires variety to ensure opportunities for
success for all students.
Assessments are:
Demonstrations of learning
Tangible products or performances
Aligned with the standards of learning
Often expressed with nouns
The School Board of Broward County
Curriculum & Instruction/Student Support
Dr.
Earlean Smiley, Deputy Superintendent
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