Second Grade Curriculum (SOL Compatible)
Islamic Studies:
Unit on Allah (swt)
This unit will revolve around Ayatul Kursi (Surah Al Baqarah, ayah 255), because it contains many of our basic beliefs about Allah (swt). Students will memorize Ayatul Kursi, and understand each of the elements of Tawheed contained
within it.
Unit on the Prophet (SAW), his life and teachings
● Students will memorize and understand at least 5 ahadith.
● Students will engage in role play, and other creative activities to internalize the ahadith that they are learning.
● Our focus in this unit is to develop a deep love in the children’s heart for the Prophet (SAW). We want them to see him as their role model, and to internalize the ahadith they learn, making them a part of their character.
Dua
Students will build on the duas that they learned last year, and will memorize the following duas:
● Dua e Qunoot
● Dua recited during Janaza Prayer
● The first 4 kalmas. This will be done in connection witht he unit on Allah (swt), as these kalmas highlight our creed.
● Adhan & Iqamah
Prophet Stories
Students will learn the stories of 4 Prophet’s, three of who were giving books. This unit is in addition to the unit on the Prophet (SAW). Students will be able to retell the Prophets’ stories, and will also be able to identify the lessons for believers that each of the Prophets’stories contains.
● Story of Ibrahim (AS)
● Story of Musa (AS)
● Story of Daud (AS)
● Story of Esa (AS)
Concepts
Students will build on their knowledge of the Six Pillars of Iman, focusing on the concepts of:
● Day of Judgement (Accountability)
● Qadir
Arabic
Students will complete IQRA curriculum level 1 books.
Mathematics
Number and Number Sense
2.1: The student will
a) read, write, and identify the place value of each digit in a three-digit numeral, using numeration models; and
b) round two-digit numbers to the nearest ten.
2.2: The student will compare two whole numbers between 0 and 999, using symbols (>, <, or =) and words (greater than, less than, or equal to).
2.3: The student will identify the ordinal positions first through twentieth, usingan ordered set of objects.
2.4: The student will identify the part of a set and/or region that represents fractions for one-half, one-third, one-fourth, one-eighth, and one-tenth and write the corresponding fraction.
2.5: The student will:
a) count forward by twos, fives, and tens to 100, starting at various multiples of 2, 5, or 10, using mental mathematics, paper and pencil, hundred chart, calculators, and/or concrete objects, as appropriate;
b) count backward by tens from 100;
c) group objects by threes and fours; and
d) recognize even and odd numbers, using objects.
Computation and Estimation:
2.6: The student will recall basic addition facts — i.e., sums to 18 or less — and the corresponding subtraction facts.
2.7: The student, given two whole numbers whose sum is 99 or less, will
a) estimate the sum; and
b) find the sum, using various methods of calculation (mental computation, concrete materials, and paper and pencil).
2.8: The student, given two whole numbers, each of which is 99 or less, will
a) estimate the difference; and
b) find the difference, using various methods of calculation (mental computation, concrete materials, and paper and pencil).
2.9: The student will create and solve one-step addition and subtraction problems using data from simple tables, picture graphs, bar graphs, and practical situations.
2.10 The student, given a simple addition or subtraction fact, will recognize and describe the related facts which represent and describe the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., 3 + __ = 7, ___ + 3 = 7; 7 – 3 = __, and 7 – __ = 3).
Measurement:
2.11: The student will:
a) count and compare a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters whose total value is $2.00 or less
b) identify the correct usage of the cent symbol (¢), dollar symbol ($), and decimal point (.).
2.12: The student will estimate and then use a ruler to make linear measurements to the nearest centimeter and inch, including measuring the distance around a polygon in order to determine perimeter.
2.13: The student, given grid paper, will estimate and then count the number of square units needed to cover a given surface in order to determine area.
2.14: The student will estimate and then count the number of cubes in a rectangular box in order to determine volume.
2.15: The student will estimate and then determine weight/mass of familiar objects in pounds and/or kilograms, using a scale.
2.16: The student will tell and write time to the quarter hour, using analog and digital clocks.
2.17: The student will use actual measuring devices to compare metric and U.S. Customary units (cups, pints, quarts, gallons, and liters) for measuring liquid volume, using the concepts of more, less, and equivalent.
2.18: The student will
a) use calendar language appropriately (e.g., months, today, yesterday, next week, last week);
b) determine past and future days of the week; and
c) identify specific dates on a given calendar.
2.19: The student will read the temperature on a Celsius and/or Fahrenheit thermometer to the nearest 10 degrees.
Geometry
2.20: The student will identify, describe, and sort three-dimensional (solid) concrete figures, including a cube, rectangular solid (prism), square pyramid, sphere, cylinder, and cone, according to the number and shape of the solid’s faces, edges, and corners.
2.21: The student will identify and create figures, symmetric along a line, using various concrete materials.
2.22: The student will compare and contrast plane and solid geometric shapes (circle/sphere, square/cube, and rectangle/rectangular solid).
Probability and Statistics
2.23: The student will read, construct, and interpret a simple picture and bar graph.
2.24: The student will record data from experiments, using spinners and colored tiles/cubes, and use the data to predict which of two events is more likely to occur if the experiment is repeated.
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
2.25: The student will identify, create, and extend a wide variety of patterns, using numbers concrete objects and pictures.
2.26: The student will solve problems by completing a numerical sentence involving the basic facts for addition and subtraction. Examples include: 3 + __ = 7, or 9 – __ = 2. Students will create story problems, using the numerical
sentences.
Language Arts:
Oral Language
2.1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of oral language structure.
a) Create oral stories to share with others.
b) Create and participate in oral dramatic activities.
c) Use correct verb tenses in oral communication.
d) Use increasingly complex sentence structures in oral communication.
2.2: The student will continue to expand listening and speaking vocabularies.
a) Use words that reflect a growing range of interests and knowledge.
b) Clarify and explain words and ideas orally.
c) Follow oral directions with three or four steps.
d) Give three-step and four-step directions.
e) Identify and use synonyms and antonyms in oral communication.
2.3: The student will use oral communication skills.
a) Use oral language for different purposes: to inform, to persuade, and to entertain.
b) Share stories or information orally with an audience.
c) Participate as a contributor and leader in a group.
d) Summarize information shared orally by others.
Reading
2.4: The student will use phonetic strategies when reading and spelling.
a) Use knowledge of consonants, consonant blends, and consonant digraphs to decode and spell words.
b) Use knowledge of short, long, and r-controlled vowel patterns to decode and spell words.
c) Decode regular multisyllabic words.
2.5: The student will use meaning clues and language structure when reading.
a) Use information in the story to read words.
b) Use knowledge of sentence structure.
c) Use knowledge of story structure and sequence.
2.6: The student will use language structure to expand vocabulary when reading.
a) Use knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.
b) Use knowledge of contractions and singular possessives.
c) Use knowledge of simple abbreviations.
d) Use knowledge of antonyms and synonyms.
2.7: The student will read fiction and nonfiction, using a variety of strategies independently.
a) Preview the selection by using pictures, diagrams, titles, and headings.
b) Set purpose for reading.
c) Read stories, poems, and passages with fluency and expression.
d) Reread and self-correct when necessary.
2.8: The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction and nonfiction.
a) Make predictions about content.
b) Read to confirm predictions.
c) Relate previous experiences to the topic.
d) Ask and answer questions about what is read.
e) Locate information to answer questions.
f) Describe characters, setting, and important events in fiction and poetry.
g) Identify the problem, solution, and main idea.
2.9: The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference materials.
a) Use a table of contents.
b) Use pictures and charts.
c) Use dictionaries and indices.
Writing
2.10: The student will maintain manuscript and begin to make the transition to
cursive.
2.11: The student will write stories, letters, and simple explanations.
a) Generate ideas before writing.
b) Organize writing to include a beginning, middle and ending.
c) Revise writing for clarity.
d) Use available technology.
2.12: The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling.
a) Recognize and use complete sentences.
b) Use and punctuate declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences.
c) Capitalize all proper nouns and the word.
d) Use singular and plural nouns and pronouns.
e) Use apostrophes in contractions, including don’t,isn’t and can’t.
f) Use correct spelling for high-frequency sight words including compound words and regular plurals.
Science:
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
2.1: The student will conduct investigations in which observation is differentiated from personal interpretation, and conclusions are drawn based on observations.
a) Observations are repeated to ensure accuracy.
b) Two or more attributes are used to classify items.
c) Conditions that influence a change are defined.
d) Length, volume, mass, and temperature measurements are made in metric units (centimeters, meters, liters, degrees in Celsius, grams,kilograms) and standard English units (inches, feet, yards, cups, pints,quarts, gallons, degrees in Fahrenheit, ounces, pounds).
c) Pictures and bar graphs are constructed using numbered axes.
d) Unexpected or unusual quantitative data are recognized.
e) simple physical models are constructed.
Force, Motion, and Energy
2.2: The student will investigate and understand that natural and artificial magnets
have certain characteristics and attract specific types of metals. Key concepts include:
a) magnetism, iron, magnetic/nonmagnetic, poles, attract/repel; and
b) important applications of magnetism including the magnetic compass.
Matter
2.3: The student will investigate and understand basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases. Key concepts include
a) mass and volume
b) processes involved with changes in matter from one state to another (condensation, evaporation, melting, and freezing).
Life Processes
2.4: The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes in their life cycles. Key concepts include
a) some animals (frogs and butterflies) undergo distinct stages during their lives, while others generally resemble their parents.
b) flowering plants undergo many changes, from the formation of the flower to the development of the fruit.
Living Systems:
2.5: The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system. Key concepts include:
a) living organisms are interdependent with their living and nonliving surroundings.
b) habitats change over time due to many influences.
Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems:
2.6: The student will investigate and understand basic types, changes, and patterns of weather. Key concepts include:
a) temperature, wind, precipitation, drought, flood, and storms; and
b) the uses and importance of measuring and recording weather data.
Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change
2.7: The student will investigate and understand that weather and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings. Key concepts include:
a) effects on growth and behavior of living things (migration, hibernation, camouflage, adaptation, dormancy)
b) weathering and erosion of the land surface.
Resources
2.8: The student will investigate and understand that plants produce oxygen and food, are a source of useful products, and provide benefits in nature. Key concepts include:
a) important plant products (fiber, cotton, oil, spices, lumber, rubber, medicines, and paper)
b) the availability of plant products affects the development of a geographic area
c) plants provide homes and food for many animals and prevent soil from washing away.
Social Studies:
Although our Social Studies program will not cover the specific topics mentioned in the SOLS, we will be covering all the concepts that the students need to learn this year.
History
a) Students will explore the history of the development of the city of Madinah, from the time of the Prophet (SAW) to the modern day.
b) Students will write about and explore the life of Native Americans, and how their life changed through European exploration.
Geography
a) Students will be able to identify all seven continents on a world map as well as the five oceans.
b) Students will be able to identify rivers and mountain ranges on a US map, namely the Appalachian chain and the Rocky Mountains.
a) Students will be able to identify national bodies of water such as the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes.
b) The student will demonstrate map skills by constructing simple maps, using title, map legend, and compass rose.
Economics
a) The student will distinguish between the use of barter and money in the exchange for goods and services.
b) The student will explain that scarcity (limited resources) requires people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services.
Physical Education:
The student will participate in structured and unstructured physical activities designed to increase heart rate, and breathing, along with improving muscular strength and flexibility.
The student will build body awareness, strength, and coordination through:
a) Locomotor activities (walking, running, hopping, jumping, landing, galloping, leaping & sliding.)
b) Non-locomotors activities (bending, pushing, pulling, stretching, turning, twisting, rocking, rolling.)
c) Manipulative skills (toss & catch, aim, throw, strike with hand or equipment.)
The student will demonstrate safe and cooperative behavior in physical activity setting. They will learn to share equipment and space, and take turns with help from the teacher, incorporating safety rules learned in Physical Education.
Curriculum taken from Virginia Standards of Learning
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Unit on Allah (swt)
This unit will revolve around Ayatul Kursi (Surah Al Baqarah, ayah 255), because it contains many of our basic beliefs about Allah (swt). Students will memorize Ayatul Kursi, and understand each of the elements of Tawheed contained
within it.
Unit on the Prophet (SAW), his life and teachings
● Students will memorize and understand at least 5 ahadith.
● Students will engage in role play, and other creative activities to internalize the ahadith that they are learning.
● Our focus in this unit is to develop a deep love in the children’s heart for the Prophet (SAW). We want them to see him as their role model, and to internalize the ahadith they learn, making them a part of their character.
Dua
Students will build on the duas that they learned last year, and will memorize the following duas:
● Dua e Qunoot
● Dua recited during Janaza Prayer
● The first 4 kalmas. This will be done in connection witht he unit on Allah (swt), as these kalmas highlight our creed.
● Adhan & Iqamah
Prophet Stories
Students will learn the stories of 4 Prophet’s, three of who were giving books. This unit is in addition to the unit on the Prophet (SAW). Students will be able to retell the Prophets’ stories, and will also be able to identify the lessons for believers that each of the Prophets’stories contains.
● Story of Ibrahim (AS)
● Story of Musa (AS)
● Story of Daud (AS)
● Story of Esa (AS)
Concepts
Students will build on their knowledge of the Six Pillars of Iman, focusing on the concepts of:
● Day of Judgement (Accountability)
● Qadir
Arabic
Students will complete IQRA curriculum level 1 books.
Mathematics
Number and Number Sense
2.1: The student will
a) read, write, and identify the place value of each digit in a three-digit numeral, using numeration models; and
b) round two-digit numbers to the nearest ten.
2.2: The student will compare two whole numbers between 0 and 999, using symbols (>, <, or =) and words (greater than, less than, or equal to).
2.3: The student will identify the ordinal positions first through twentieth, usingan ordered set of objects.
2.4: The student will identify the part of a set and/or region that represents fractions for one-half, one-third, one-fourth, one-eighth, and one-tenth and write the corresponding fraction.
2.5: The student will:
a) count forward by twos, fives, and tens to 100, starting at various multiples of 2, 5, or 10, using mental mathematics, paper and pencil, hundred chart, calculators, and/or concrete objects, as appropriate;
b) count backward by tens from 100;
c) group objects by threes and fours; and
d) recognize even and odd numbers, using objects.
Computation and Estimation:
2.6: The student will recall basic addition facts — i.e., sums to 18 or less — and the corresponding subtraction facts.
2.7: The student, given two whole numbers whose sum is 99 or less, will
a) estimate the sum; and
b) find the sum, using various methods of calculation (mental computation, concrete materials, and paper and pencil).
2.8: The student, given two whole numbers, each of which is 99 or less, will
a) estimate the difference; and
b) find the difference, using various methods of calculation (mental computation, concrete materials, and paper and pencil).
2.9: The student will create and solve one-step addition and subtraction problems using data from simple tables, picture graphs, bar graphs, and practical situations.
2.10 The student, given a simple addition or subtraction fact, will recognize and describe the related facts which represent and describe the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., 3 + __ = 7, ___ + 3 = 7; 7 – 3 = __, and 7 – __ = 3).
Measurement:
2.11: The student will:
a) count and compare a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters whose total value is $2.00 or less
b) identify the correct usage of the cent symbol (¢), dollar symbol ($), and decimal point (.).
2.12: The student will estimate and then use a ruler to make linear measurements to the nearest centimeter and inch, including measuring the distance around a polygon in order to determine perimeter.
2.13: The student, given grid paper, will estimate and then count the number of square units needed to cover a given surface in order to determine area.
2.14: The student will estimate and then count the number of cubes in a rectangular box in order to determine volume.
2.15: The student will estimate and then determine weight/mass of familiar objects in pounds and/or kilograms, using a scale.
2.16: The student will tell and write time to the quarter hour, using analog and digital clocks.
2.17: The student will use actual measuring devices to compare metric and U.S. Customary units (cups, pints, quarts, gallons, and liters) for measuring liquid volume, using the concepts of more, less, and equivalent.
2.18: The student will
a) use calendar language appropriately (e.g., months, today, yesterday, next week, last week);
b) determine past and future days of the week; and
c) identify specific dates on a given calendar.
2.19: The student will read the temperature on a Celsius and/or Fahrenheit thermometer to the nearest 10 degrees.
Geometry
2.20: The student will identify, describe, and sort three-dimensional (solid) concrete figures, including a cube, rectangular solid (prism), square pyramid, sphere, cylinder, and cone, according to the number and shape of the solid’s faces, edges, and corners.
2.21: The student will identify and create figures, symmetric along a line, using various concrete materials.
2.22: The student will compare and contrast plane and solid geometric shapes (circle/sphere, square/cube, and rectangle/rectangular solid).
Probability and Statistics
2.23: The student will read, construct, and interpret a simple picture and bar graph.
2.24: The student will record data from experiments, using spinners and colored tiles/cubes, and use the data to predict which of two events is more likely to occur if the experiment is repeated.
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
2.25: The student will identify, create, and extend a wide variety of patterns, using numbers concrete objects and pictures.
2.26: The student will solve problems by completing a numerical sentence involving the basic facts for addition and subtraction. Examples include: 3 + __ = 7, or 9 – __ = 2. Students will create story problems, using the numerical
sentences.
Language Arts:
Oral Language
2.1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of oral language structure.
a) Create oral stories to share with others.
b) Create and participate in oral dramatic activities.
c) Use correct verb tenses in oral communication.
d) Use increasingly complex sentence structures in oral communication.
2.2: The student will continue to expand listening and speaking vocabularies.
a) Use words that reflect a growing range of interests and knowledge.
b) Clarify and explain words and ideas orally.
c) Follow oral directions with three or four steps.
d) Give three-step and four-step directions.
e) Identify and use synonyms and antonyms in oral communication.
2.3: The student will use oral communication skills.
a) Use oral language for different purposes: to inform, to persuade, and to entertain.
b) Share stories or information orally with an audience.
c) Participate as a contributor and leader in a group.
d) Summarize information shared orally by others.
Reading
2.4: The student will use phonetic strategies when reading and spelling.
a) Use knowledge of consonants, consonant blends, and consonant digraphs to decode and spell words.
b) Use knowledge of short, long, and r-controlled vowel patterns to decode and spell words.
c) Decode regular multisyllabic words.
2.5: The student will use meaning clues and language structure when reading.
a) Use information in the story to read words.
b) Use knowledge of sentence structure.
c) Use knowledge of story structure and sequence.
2.6: The student will use language structure to expand vocabulary when reading.
a) Use knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.
b) Use knowledge of contractions and singular possessives.
c) Use knowledge of simple abbreviations.
d) Use knowledge of antonyms and synonyms.
2.7: The student will read fiction and nonfiction, using a variety of strategies independently.
a) Preview the selection by using pictures, diagrams, titles, and headings.
b) Set purpose for reading.
c) Read stories, poems, and passages with fluency and expression.
d) Reread and self-correct when necessary.
2.8: The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction and nonfiction.
a) Make predictions about content.
b) Read to confirm predictions.
c) Relate previous experiences to the topic.
d) Ask and answer questions about what is read.
e) Locate information to answer questions.
f) Describe characters, setting, and important events in fiction and poetry.
g) Identify the problem, solution, and main idea.
2.9: The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference materials.
a) Use a table of contents.
b) Use pictures and charts.
c) Use dictionaries and indices.
Writing
2.10: The student will maintain manuscript and begin to make the transition to
cursive.
2.11: The student will write stories, letters, and simple explanations.
a) Generate ideas before writing.
b) Organize writing to include a beginning, middle and ending.
c) Revise writing for clarity.
d) Use available technology.
2.12: The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling.
a) Recognize and use complete sentences.
b) Use and punctuate declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences.
c) Capitalize all proper nouns and the word.
d) Use singular and plural nouns and pronouns.
e) Use apostrophes in contractions, including don’t,isn’t and can’t.
f) Use correct spelling for high-frequency sight words including compound words and regular plurals.
Science:
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
2.1: The student will conduct investigations in which observation is differentiated from personal interpretation, and conclusions are drawn based on observations.
a) Observations are repeated to ensure accuracy.
b) Two or more attributes are used to classify items.
c) Conditions that influence a change are defined.
d) Length, volume, mass, and temperature measurements are made in metric units (centimeters, meters, liters, degrees in Celsius, grams,kilograms) and standard English units (inches, feet, yards, cups, pints,quarts, gallons, degrees in Fahrenheit, ounces, pounds).
c) Pictures and bar graphs are constructed using numbered axes.
d) Unexpected or unusual quantitative data are recognized.
e) simple physical models are constructed.
Force, Motion, and Energy
2.2: The student will investigate and understand that natural and artificial magnets
have certain characteristics and attract specific types of metals. Key concepts include:
a) magnetism, iron, magnetic/nonmagnetic, poles, attract/repel; and
b) important applications of magnetism including the magnetic compass.
Matter
2.3: The student will investigate and understand basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases. Key concepts include
a) mass and volume
b) processes involved with changes in matter from one state to another (condensation, evaporation, melting, and freezing).
Life Processes
2.4: The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes in their life cycles. Key concepts include
a) some animals (frogs and butterflies) undergo distinct stages during their lives, while others generally resemble their parents.
b) flowering plants undergo many changes, from the formation of the flower to the development of the fruit.
Living Systems:
2.5: The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system. Key concepts include:
a) living organisms are interdependent with their living and nonliving surroundings.
b) habitats change over time due to many influences.
Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems:
2.6: The student will investigate and understand basic types, changes, and patterns of weather. Key concepts include:
a) temperature, wind, precipitation, drought, flood, and storms; and
b) the uses and importance of measuring and recording weather data.
Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change
2.7: The student will investigate and understand that weather and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings. Key concepts include:
a) effects on growth and behavior of living things (migration, hibernation, camouflage, adaptation, dormancy)
b) weathering and erosion of the land surface.
Resources
2.8: The student will investigate and understand that plants produce oxygen and food, are a source of useful products, and provide benefits in nature. Key concepts include:
a) important plant products (fiber, cotton, oil, spices, lumber, rubber, medicines, and paper)
b) the availability of plant products affects the development of a geographic area
c) plants provide homes and food for many animals and prevent soil from washing away.
Social Studies:
Although our Social Studies program will not cover the specific topics mentioned in the SOLS, we will be covering all the concepts that the students need to learn this year.
History
a) Students will explore the history of the development of the city of Madinah, from the time of the Prophet (SAW) to the modern day.
b) Students will write about and explore the life of Native Americans, and how their life changed through European exploration.
Geography
a) Students will be able to identify all seven continents on a world map as well as the five oceans.
b) Students will be able to identify rivers and mountain ranges on a US map, namely the Appalachian chain and the Rocky Mountains.
a) Students will be able to identify national bodies of water such as the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes.
b) The student will demonstrate map skills by constructing simple maps, using title, map legend, and compass rose.
Economics
a) The student will distinguish between the use of barter and money in the exchange for goods and services.
b) The student will explain that scarcity (limited resources) requires people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services.
Physical Education:
The student will participate in structured and unstructured physical activities designed to increase heart rate, and breathing, along with improving muscular strength and flexibility.
The student will build body awareness, strength, and coordination through:
a) Locomotor activities (walking, running, hopping, jumping, landing, galloping, leaping & sliding.)
b) Non-locomotors activities (bending, pushing, pulling, stretching, turning, twisting, rocking, rolling.)
c) Manipulative skills (toss & catch, aim, throw, strike with hand or equipment.)
The student will demonstrate safe and cooperative behavior in physical activity setting. They will learn to share equipment and space, and take turns with help from the teacher, incorporating safety rules learned in Physical Education.
Curriculum taken from Virginia Standards of Learning
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