Alabama parent guides and free practice sheets
Plain-language guides for parents following the Alabama Course of Study, plus free printable practice sheets. Every guide follows the Alabama Course of Study, and each practice sheet has an answer key.
Understand your child’s school year
- Understanding Alabama report cards
What Beginning, Approaching, Meeting and Exceeding mean.
- Learning practices
The ways of thinking Alabama's standards build in every grade: solving problems, investigating, reading closely and weighing evidence.
- The state tests explained
ACAP English language arts and math (grades 2 to 8) and science (grades 4, 6 and 8), and the 3rd grade reading rule.
What kids learn in each grade
Common questions
In 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade. It is separate from the report card. ACAP English language arts and math (grades 2 to 8) and science (grades 4, 6 and 8), and the 3rd grade reading rule.
The ways of thinking Alabama's standards build in every grade: solving problems, investigating, reading closely and weighing evidence.
About 10 minutes a day in Kindergarten and Grade 1, and 15 minutes from Grade 2. Short, regular practice on the skills the teacher flags works better than long sessions.
Yes. Each grade has one free printable sheet per subject, with an answer key. Print it or work through it on screen.
Want the full unit list with learning standards? See the Alabama Course of Study on Gradelings.
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