Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Common Core Curriculum Planning Tools for K-12 Teachers

Create lesson plans and units perfectly aligned with Common Core State Standards for ELA and Mathematics. AI-powered tools that understand learning progressions, grade-level expectations, and assessment standards.

CCSS ELA & Math
K-12 All Grades
Learning Progressions
State Alignment

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Pick your course, choose a plan type, and describe what you want.

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Common Core-Specific Features

Standards Alignment

Automatically align lessons with specific CCSS standards for ELA and Math. Every activity includes standard codes (e.g., CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2).

Learning Progressions

Follow CCSS learning progressions across grade levels. Build on prior knowledge and prepare students for next-grade expectations.

Grade-Level Expectations

Content automatically adjusted for grade-level complexity. Ensures vocabulary, sentence structure, and concepts match student development.

Assessment Integration

Create formative and summative assessments aligned with CCSS. Generate rubrics based on standard mastery levels and performance descriptors.

ELA & Math Support

Specialized tools for both ELA (Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, Language) and Math (all domains and clusters).

Differentiation Tools

Create tiered materials for students working below, at, or above grade level. Scaffold support while maintaining standard rigor.

Complete CCSS Coverage

English Language Arts (ELA)

Reading Standards

  • • Literature (RL): Key ideas, craft & structure, integration of knowledge
  • • Informational Text (RI): Main ideas, text structure, argumentation
  • • Foundational Skills (RF): Phonics, fluency, word recognition (K-5)

Writing Standards (W)

  • • Argumentative, informative, and narrative writing
  • • Research and evidence-based writing

Speaking & Listening (SL)

  • • Collaborative discussions and presentations

Language (L)

  • • Conventions, vocabulary acquisition, language use

Mathematics

K-5 Domains

  • • Counting & Cardinality (K)
  • • Operations & Algebraic Thinking
  • • Number & Operations in Base Ten
  • • Number & Operations—Fractions
  • • Measurement & Data
  • • Geometry

6-8 Domains

  • • Ratios & Proportional Relationships
  • • The Number System
  • • Expressions & Equations
  • • Functions, Geometry, Statistics & Probability

High School Domains

  • • Algebra, Functions, Geometry
  • • Statistics & Probability, Modeling

Standards for Mathematical Practice integrated throughout all grade levels:

Make sense of problemsReason abstractlyConstruct argumentsModel with mathematicsUse tools strategically

How It Works

1

Select Common Core

Open the Teacher Workspace and select "Common Core" from the curriculum dropdown. Choose your subject (ELA or Math) and grade level (K-12).

2

Specify Standards & Topic

Enter the specific CCSS standard code and your lesson topic. The AI will automatically reference the full standard text and related progressions.

3

Generate & Customize

Receive a grade-appropriate lesson with standards-aligned activities, assessments, and differentiation options. Adjust to meet your students' needs.

Adopted by 41 States & 4 Territories

Common Core State Standards are used across the majority of the United States. Even if your state has adapted or renamed the standards, our tools can align with state-specific variations.

Full CCSS States

Using standards exactly as published by CCSSO

Adapted States

Modified CCSS with state-specific additions (e.g., California, New York)

Similar Standards

States with unique standards that align closely to CCSS

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