Alaska parent guides and free practice sheets
Plain-language guides for parents following the Alaska content standards, plus free printable practice sheets. Every guide follows the Alaska content standards, and each practice sheet has an answer key.
Understand your child’s school year
- Understanding Alaska report cards
What Beginning, Approaching, Meeting and Exceeding mean.
- Cultural Standards
Alaska's Cultural Standards for Students, the five kinds of cultural knowledge schools build, in plain words.
- The state tests explained
AK STAR in English language arts and math (grades 3 to 9) and the Alaska Science Assessment (grades 5, 8 and 10).
What kids learn in each grade
Common questions
In 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade and 9th grade. It is separate from the report card. AK STAR in English language arts and math (grades 3 to 9) and the Alaska Science Assessment (grades 5, 8 and 10).
Alaska's Cultural Standards for Students, the five kinds of cultural knowledge schools build, in plain words.
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 Alaska content standards on Gradelings.
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