Standards
How standards alignment works here
When a plan says it is aligned to a standard, here is exactly what that claim means — and what it does not.
What “aligned to” means
Each plan practices a skill that a public standard describes. We cite the standard’s code — for example, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 — and write our own plain sentence for what the lesson has students do. The code is a citation you can look up; the sentence is our wording, not the framework’s.
What it does not mean
- It does not mean a standards body reviewed, certified, or approved the plan. They did not.
- It does not promise course credit, a passing score, or any specific result. How a plan counts is your school’s call.
- It does not reproduce the framework’s copyrighted text. We cite the code and describe the skill in our own words.
Alignment is our honest judgment about what a plan covers. If you think a crosswalk is off, tell us and we will fix or remove it.
The public frameworks we cite
| Framework | Subject | Maintained by |
|---|---|---|
| Common Core English Language Arts | Reading & writing | Maintained by the Common Core State Standards Initiative |
| Common Core Mathematics | Math | Maintained by the Common Core State Standards Initiative |
| Next Generation Science Standards | Science | Maintained by the NGSS lead states and Achieve |
| the C3 Framework for Social Studies | Social studies | Maintained by the National Council for the Social Studies |
Naming a framework is a factual citation. It does not imply that the framework’s authors reviewed or endorsed these plans.
Where the content comes from
Every plan is either our own original work or material that is in the public domain, which we verify on the exact text and edition we host. If we cannot confirm a source is free to reuse, we do not post it. We never post anyone else’s copyrighted lessons.