GRADE
Your Child’s Progress
Learning standards for the 2015–16 school year
Washington has K–12 learning standards that define the knowledge and skills every student
needs to be ready for career, college, and life when they complete high school.
Below are brief examples of Washington’s key learning goals for 7th grade.
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Washington State
Learning Goals
The Washington state Legislature
has established four learning goals
to provide the foundation for the
development of all academic learning
standards in the state:
1.
Read with comprehension, write
effectively, and communicate
successfully in a variety of ways
and settings and with a variety
of audiences;
2.
Know and apply the core
concepts and principles of
mathematics; social, physical, and
life sciences; civics and history,
including different cultures and
participation in representative
government; geography; arts;
and health and fitness;
3.
Think analytically, logically,
and creatively, and to integrate
technology literacy and fluency
as well as different experiences
and knowledge to form reasoned
judgments and solve problems; and
4.
Understand the importance
of work and finance and how
performance, effort, and decisions
directly affect future career and
educational opportunities.
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The Arts. Create dances using
choreographic devices; make musical
choices based on ability; compare
genres and styles of theatre;
respond to art.
Educational Technology. Create a
virtual tour of Washington to show
demographic trends during the past
100 years.
English Language Arts (ELA). Identify
the central idea of a text, produce clear
and coherent writing in various styles,
share research presentations.
Health and Fitness. Develop
competence in modified games,
rhythmic and recreational activities,
refine critical-thinking skills to avoid
unsafe situations.
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Math. Learn about proportional
relationships and solve multi-step
problems involving positive and
negative numbers, fractions, and
decimals.
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Science. Learn about engineering,
develop models, and exa Z[