Core Knowledge Sequence: Content Guidelines for Grades K-8

A good book to have. The music section has general song students should know. The book does not correlate with basic music sequences which is left up to the music teacher to implement.

This has been very helpful as a neophyte homeschooler to keep track of our progress and make sure we're not missing pieces of curriculum. My one negative is that some of the recommendations, like fiction books, are a bit subjective, and it doesn't track so well with my local school district or state standards, so I find myself comparing all three rather than being able to use just the CKS.

This book is basically a series of checklists. It is split into grade levels from Kindergarten through grade 8. Within each grade level it is split down further into subjects - such as language arts, math, science, art etc. Within each of these subjects there is a list of what your child should be learning in school on any given subject at any grade. IF you are a home school family this is a great guide. I have found that by following this guide my children are farther ahead than many public school classes. IF you are a parent with a child in public school this provides you a way to check the progress your children are making against where they should be. Worth every penny.