Educators

Curriculum - Frameworks

Revision of each of the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks every six years is required by the state education reform initiatives mandated by the State Board of Education. All curriculum framework documents result from the work of a committee of Arkansas educators representing every facet of Arkansas education, including geographic region, grade, school size and fiscal status, gender, ethnicity, and education experience.

State Board rules for framework revision specify that committees rely on a variety of resources to inform their work. These include an expert reviewers’ evaluation of the current framework, input from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education, and a review of national and state standards from across the country.

The 2003 revision of the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework is the first in the new revision cycle. The goal of the committee was to develop a framework that is rigorous, specific to grade levels, and congruent and progressive from grade level to grade level. This document differs remarkably from the 1998 revised framework. Characteristics of the new format include the following:

  • Delineation of curriculum standards specific to each grade K-12
  • Further delineation of standards that explain and extend the strands
  • Conceptual Organizers to group SLEs (found in the left column)
  • Student Learning Expectations (SLEs) numbered differently from past framework documents (The key at the bottom of each page explains the numbering.)
  • Glossary of words and terms (indicated by italics)

The framework is designed to facilitate learning from grade to grade The design of this revision allows third grade teachers to readily see what second and fourth graders must master, a fifth grade teacher to readily see what fourth and sixth graders must master, etc. The SLEs that indicate progression in a particular grade cluster (K-4, 5-8, 9-12) are aligned from column to column. The numbering of SLEs is strictly for record keeping purposes. The expectations are not intended to be taught from 1 forward, but rather to be taught in harmony with other appropriate SLEs in any sequence. If a SLE is not aligned with a SLE in another column, students must fully master the expectation at that grade.

Curriculum Frameworks

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English Language Proficiency

  • English Language Proficiency Framework and English Language Arts Connections for Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing and Mathematics Connections PDF | WORD Revised June 2006
  • English Language Proficiency Framework Connections for Biology - PDF | WORD Aug. 28, 2009
  • English Language Proficiency Framework Connections for Physical Science - PDF | WORD Aug. 28, 2009
  • English Language Proficiency Framework Connections for Science Grades K-8 - PDF | WORD Aug. 28, 2009
  • English Language Proficiency Framework Connections for Social Studies Grades K-8 - PDF | WORD Aug. 28, 2009

English Language Arts

  • English Language Arts K-8 PDF | WORD Revised 2003
  • English Language Arts 9-12 PDF | WORD Revised 2003, Amended 2006

Fine Arts

  • Fine Arts Theater and Dance - PDF | WORD April 2, 2009
  • Fine Arts K-8 - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Instrumental Performance 5-8 - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Vocal Performance 5-8 - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Art I - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Art II - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Art III - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Art IV - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Art History I - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Art History II - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Instrumental Music I - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Instrumental Music II - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Instrumental Music III - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Instrumental Music IV - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Music Theory - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Studio Art 2-D - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Studio Art 3-D - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Survey of Fine Arts - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Vocal Music I - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Vocal Music II - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Vocal Music III - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009
  • Vocal Music IV - PDF | WORD Approved Jan. 12, 2009

Foreign Language

Library Media

  • Library Media PDF | WORD Nov. 13, 2007

Mathematics

  • K-8 Mathematics PDF | WORD
  • High School Courses
    • Algebra I PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2006
    • Algebra II PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2006
    • Algebra III PDF | WORD
    • Algebra A PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2006
    • Algebra B PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2006
    • Algebraic Connections PDF | WORD
    • Computer Mathematics PDF | WORD
    • Geometry PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2006
    • Geometry A PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2006
    • Geometry B PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2006
    • Investigating Geometry PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2006
    • Pre-Calculus Including Trigonometry PDF | WORD
    • Statistics PDF | WORD
    • Topics in Discrete Mathematics PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2008
    • Topics in Finite Mathematics PDF | WORD Revised 2004, Amended 2008
    • Transition to College Mathematics PDF | WORD

Physical Education and Health

  • Physical Education and Health Grades K-8 PDF | WORD
  • Health and Safety Grades 9-12 PDF | WORD
  • Physical Education Grades 9-12 PDF | WORD

Science

Social Studies

  • Social Studies K-8 - PDF | WORD Revised 2006, Amended November, 2007
  • Courses
    • American Government - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • American History (U.S. History) - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • Arkansas History Grades 7-8 - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • Arkansas History Grades 9-12 - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • Civics for Core Curriculum (1 semester only) - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • Civics - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • Civics/American Government - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • Contemporary United States History - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • Economics - PDF | WORD Revised 2006, Amended June 10, 2009
    • Psychology - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • Sociology - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • World Geography - PDF | WORD Revised 2006
    • World History - PDF | WORD Revised 2006