Learning Standards and Assessment

View the Ohio Learning Standards for SIXTH Grade. 

Testing
MAP® testing is used from K-8 to show what your child knows and the next steps in learning. Your child will take this test three times throughout the year in both MATH and ELA (Fall, Winter, Spring).

Sixth grade students also complete the Ohio State Test for MATH and ELA in the Spring.

Be sure to visit the Testing & Assessment section of this page for more information about these assessments.

Curriculum

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)
HMH Into Literature
Curriculum builds confidence, standards mastery, and college and career readiness for every learner in the classroom. It encourages students’ critical thinking and real-life application of text.

MATH 
HMH Into Math Grade 6
Into Math for Grades K–8 incorporates the latest research by having students connect concepts and skills to gain a deeper understanding of mathematics while incorporating a positive mathematical mindset through perseverance.

Modules covered:

• Rational Number Concepts
• Fraction Division
• Fluency with Multi-Digit Decimal Operations
• Ratios and Rates
• Apply Ratios and Rates to Measurement
• Understand and Apply Percent
• Numerical and Algebraic Expressions
• Solve Problems Using Inequalities and Equations
• Real-World Relationships between Variables
• Polygons on the Coordinate Plane
• Area of Triangles and Special Quadrilaterals
• Surface Area and Volume
• Data Collection and Displays
• Measures of Center
• Variability and Data Distribution

SCIENCE
Ohio Science Fusion Grade 6
Ohio ScienceFusion is a comprehensive, Grades K–8 curriculum solution that blends print, technology, and hands-on activities to meet the Ohio New Learning Standards for Science. STEM features and activities are woven throughout the program to engage students and prepare them for college and career readiness in the 21st century. (HMH)

Units Covered:

• Science, Technology, and Engineering
• Earth’s Resources
• Cells
• Earth’s Organisms
• Energy and Motion
• Matter

SOCIAL STUDIES
HMH Eastern World Geography
Students will dive into the content of Eastern World Geography while acquiring and developing reading and social studies skills in conjunction with Ohio’s Social Studies standards. HMH’s Ed digital platform provides students with interactive digital content to deepen their understanding and allow them to develop valuable, 21st century skills.

Modules Covered: 

• A Geographer’s World (Skills: Using Prior Knowledge, Analyzing Satellite Imagery)
• The Physical World (Skills: Using Word Parts, Using a Physical Map)
• The Human World (Skills: Understanding Main Ideas, Organizing Information)
• Government and Citizenship (Skills: Sequencing, Using a Problem-Solving Process)
• Economics (Skills: Drawing Conclusions, Determining the Strength of an Argument)
• Early Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and the Nile Valley (Skills: Paraphrasing, Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources)
• World Religions of Southwest Asia (Skills: Using Context Clues, Interpreting a Route Map)
• The Arabian Peninsula to Central Asia (Skills: Rereading, Using and Creating Databases)
• The Eastern Mediterranean (Skills: Setting a Purpose, Creating a Cartogram)
• North Africa (Skills: Summarizing, Analyzing a Diagram)
• History of Sub-Sahran Africa (Skills: Understanding Cause and Effect, Understanding Continuity and Change)
• West and Central Africa (Skills: Understanding Comparison-Contrast, Interpreting a Population Pyramid)
• East and Southern Africa (Skills: Forming Generalizations, Evaluating a Website)
• Indian Early Civilization, Empires, and World Religions (Skills: Understanding Fact and Opinion, Comparing Maps)
• The Indian Subcontinent (Skills: Visualizing, Creating a Line Graph)
• Early Civilizations of China (Skills: Understanding Chronological Order, Making Economic Choices)
• China, Mongolia, and Taiwan (Skills: Understanding Implied Main Idea, Identifying Point of View)
• Japan and the Koreas (Skills: Identifying Bias, Using a Topographic Map)
• Southeast Asia (Skills: Using Context Clues, Interpreting Visuals)
• Oceania and Antarctica (Skills: Determining Author’s Purpose, Making Decisions)

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) 
XCS delivers both SEL and Safety & Violence Prevention curriculums, based on Ohio Department of Education guidelines, in accordance with Ohio HB123. This curriculum is integrated throughout each school day with curriculum provided through Character Strong (K-5), Sandy Hook Promise: Start with Hello (6-12), and Sandy Hook Promise: Say Something (6-12). 

Warner focuses on student’s social emotional growth through the 4th period advisory mini lessons. 

Learning Standards and Assessment

View the Ohio Learning Standards for SEVENTH Grade. 

Testing
MAP® testing is used from K-8 to show what your child knows and the next steps in learning. Your child will take this test three times throughout the year in both MATH and ELA (Fall, Winter, Spring).

Sixth grade students also complete the Ohio State Test for MATH and ELA in the Spring.

Be sure to visit the Testing & Assessment section of this page for more information about these assessments.

Curriculum

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)
HMH Into Literature
Curriculum builds confidence, standards mastery, and college and career readiness for every learner in the classroom. It encourages students’ critical thinking and real-life application of text.

MATH 
HMH Into Math Grade 7
Into Math for Grades K–8 incorporates the latest research by having students connect concepts and skills to gain a deeper understanding of mathematics while incorporating a positive mathematical mindset through perseverance.

Modules covered:

• Identify and Represent Proportional Relationships
• Proportional Reasoning with Percents
• Understand Addition and Subtraction of Rational Numbers
• Add and Subtract Rational Numbers
• Multiply and Divide Rational Numbers
• Solve multi-step Problems Using Rational Numbers
• Solve Problems Using Expressions and Equations
• Solve Problems Using Inequalities
• Draw and Analyze Two-Dimensional Figures
• Analyze Figures to Find Circumference and Area
• Analyze Surface Area and Volume
• Proportional Reasoning with Samples 
• Use Statistics and Graphs to Compare Data
• Understand and Apply Experimental Probability
• Understand and Apply Theoretical Probability

SCIENCE
Ohio Science Fusion Grade 7
Ohio ScienceFusion is a comprehensive, Grades K–8 curriculum solution that blends print, technology, and hands-on activities to meet the Ohio New Learning Standards for Science. STEM features and activities are woven throughout the program to engage students and prepare them for college and career readiness in the 21st century. (HMH)

Units Covered:

• Science, Technology, and Engineering
• Earth’s Water
• Earth’s Atmosphere
• Weather and Climate
• The Earth-Moon-Sun System
• Earth’s Biomes and Ecosystems
• Properties of Matter
• Energy

SOCIAL STUDIES
HMH Eastern World Geography
Students will dive into the content of Eastern World Geography while acquiring and developing reading and social studies skills in conjunction with Ohio’s Social Studies standards. HMH’s Ed digital platform provides students with interactive digital content to deepen their understanding and allow them to develop valuable, 21st century skills.

Modules Covered: 

• Uncovering the Past (Skills: Specialized Vocabulary of History, Making Maps)
• The Stone Ages and Early Cultures (Skills: Chronological Order, Identifying Central Issues)
• The Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia, and the Persian Empire (Skills: Main Ideas in Social Studies, Interpreting Physical Maps)
• Kingdoms of the Nile (Skills: Causes and Effects in History, Assessing Primary and Secondary Sources)
• Ancient India (Skills: Inferences about History, Interpreting Diagrams)
• Ancient China (Skills: Summarizing Historical Texts, Conducting Internet Research)
• The Hebrews and Judaism (Skills: Facts and Opinions about the Past, Identifying Short and Long-Term Consequences)
• Ancient Greece (Skills: Previewing Texts, Analyzing Costs and Benefits)
• The Hellenistic World (Skills: Comparing/Contrasting Historical Facts, Interpreting Charts)
• Ancient Rome (Skills: Creating an Outline, Interpreting Globes)
• The Growth of Christianity (Skills: Asking Questions, Continuity and Change in History)
• Civilizations of Eastern Europe (Skills: Stereotypes and Bias in History, Chance/Error/Oversight in History)
• The Rise of Islam (Skills: Descriptive Text, Interpreting Timelines)
• Early African Civilizations (Skills: Organization of Facts and Information, Making Decisions)
• Later Chinese Dynasties (Skills: Drawing Conclusions about the Past, Determining the Context of Statements)
• Japan (Skills: Main Ideas and Their Support, Solving Problems)
• Cultures of South and Southwest Asia (Skills: Ask Questions to Make Predictions, Visualizing Social Studies Text)
• The Early Americas (Skills: Analyzing Historical Information, Interpreting Culture Maps)
• The Middle Ages (Skills: Evaluating Sources, Developing and Interpreting Models)
• The Renaissance (Skills: Greek and Latin Word Roots, Speak and Listen)
• The Reformation (Skills: Online Research, Developing Graphs)
• The Scientific Revolution (Skills: Recognizing Fallacies in Reasoning, Analyzing Tables)
• The Age of Exploration (Skills: Vocabulary Clues, Identifying Print Research Sources)
• Enlightenment and Revolution (Skills: Points of View in Historical Text, Accepting Social Responsibility)

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) 
XCS delivers both SEL and Safety & Violence Prevention curriculums, based on Ohio Department of Education guidelines, in accordance with Ohio HB123. This curriculum is integrated throughout each school day with curriculum provided through Character Strong (K-5), Sandy Hook Promise: Start with Hello (6-12), and Sandy Hook Promise: Say Something (6-12). 

Warner focuses on student’s social emotional growth through the 4th period advisory mini lessons. 

Learning Standards and Assessment

View the Ohio Learning Standards for EIGHTH Grade. 

Testing
MAP® testing is used from K-8 to show what your child knows and the next steps in learning. Your child will take this test three times throughout the year in both MATH and ELA (Fall, Winter, Spring).

Eighth grade students also complete the Ohio State Test for MATH, ELA, and SCIENCE in the Spring.

Be sure to visit the Testing & Assessment section of this page for more information about these assessments.

Curriculum

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)
HMH Into Literature
Curriculum builds confidence, standards mastery, and college and career readiness for every learner in the classroom. It encourages students’ critical thinking and real-life application of text.

MATH 
McGraw Hill Reveal Math - Grade 8
Reveal Math® is a complete K–12 core math program built on contemporary academic research and designed so all students can succeed in mathematics. 
Scope and Sequence Guide

SCIENCE
Ohio Science Fusion Grade 8
Ohio ScienceFusion is a comprehensive, Grades K–8 curriculum solution that blends print, technology, and hands-on activities to meet the Ohio New Learning Standards for Science. STEM features and activities are woven throughout the program to engage students and prepare them for college and career readiness in the 21st century. (HMH)

Units Covered:

• Science, Technology, and Engineering
• Earth’s Surface
• The Restless Earth
• Earth’s History
• Reproduction and Heredity
• Life over Time
• Forces and Motion

SOCIAL STUDIES
HMH US History: Beginnings to 1877
Students will dive into the content of United States’ history from its beginnings until 1877 while acquiring and developing reading and social studies skills in conjunction with Ohio’s Social Studies standards. HMH’s Ed digital platform provides students with interactive digital content to deepen their understanding and allow them to develop valuable, 21st century skills.

Modules Covered: 

• America, Africa, and Europe Before 1500 (Skills: Specialized Vocabulary of Social Studies, Interpreting Diagrams)
• New Empires in the Americas (Skills: Outlining and History, Framing Historical Questions)
• The English Colonies (Skills: Vocabulary Clues, Interpreting Timelines)
• The American Revolution (Skills: Main Ideas in Social Studies, Understanding Historical Interpretations)
• Forming a Government (Skills: Understanding Chronological Order, Determining Different Points of View)
• Citizenship and the Constitution (Skills: Summarizing Historical Texts, Determining the Context of Statements)
• Launching the Nation (Skills: Inferences About History, Making Group Decisions)
• War and the Expansion in the Americas (Skills: Public Documents in History, Working in a Group to Solve Issues)
• A New National Identity (Skills: Bias and Historical Events, Identifying Central Issues)
• The Age of Jackson (Skills: Drawing Conclusions about the Past, Solving Problems)
• Westward Expansion (Skills: Asking Questions to Understand, Comparing Migration Maps)
• Expansion and Conflict (Skills: Vocabulary in Context, Interpreting Maps)
• The North (Skills: Understanding Causes and Effects, Personal Conviction and Bias)
• The South (Skills: Online Research, Interpreting Graphs)
• Slavery in the United States (Skills: Information and Propaganda, Accepting Social Responsibility)
• A Divided Nation (Skills: Facts, Opinions, and the Past, Assessing Primary and Secondary Sources)
• The Civil War (Skills: Supporting Facts and Details, Interpreting Political Cartoons)
• Reconstruction (Skills: Analyzing Historical Information, Chance, Oversight, and Error in History) 

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) 
XCS delivers both SEL and Safety & Violence Prevention curriculums, based on Ohio Department of Education guidelines, in accordance with Ohio HB123. This curriculum is integrated throughout each school day with curriculum provided through Character Strong (K-5), Sandy Hook Promise: Start with Hello (6-12), and Sandy Hook Promise: Say Something (6-12). 

Warner focuses on student’s social emotional growth through the 4th period advisory mini lessons. 

MAP® ASSESSMENTS
All XCS K-10 students complete Measures of Academic Progress (MAP®) assessments for Math and ELA three times throughout the year (Fall, Winter, Spring). MAP® testing is used to show what your child knows and the next steps in learning. 

What are MAP® assessments? 
These are computerized adaptive tests in which the difficulty of each question is based on how well a student answered the previous question(s). Essentially, if a student answers correctly, the questions become more challenging. If the student answers incorrectly, the questions become easier. Remember that this means students are not expected to answer all questions correctly! Instead, MAP® assessments measure growth and learning over time in a way that is challenging but not overwhelming. Learn more about MAP® assessment. 

Families can also visit the NWEA MAP® Family Toolkit website or download the Family Guide to MAP Growth (PDF) to learn more.

OHIO STATE TESTS
The State of Ohio requires all students in grades 3 through 8 to take standardized tests each year in language arts and mathematics. Students in grades 5 and 8 also take state tests in science. Learn more about OST.
  
Looking for the current year testing schedule?

Visit the Testing Schedule page.