This collection of 7th Grade I Cans and 8th Grade I Cans is designed to provide teachers with an easier way of helping students understand the Common Core.
This is another free I Can Standards resource from The Curriculum Corner.
These 7th and 8th Grade “I Can” resources were created for our middle school followers.
Like our other “I Can” products, these are based on the CCSS.
Since Jill & Cathy have experience teaching only elementary classrooms, we received help from a colleague in writing these statements. We can’t thank Teresa enough for he time and effort she put into creating these. We hope you appreciate them too!
If you are interested in purchasing a commercial use license, please message us for details.
Like our collections for other grades, we are providing you with multiple formats. You might choose to use one version that works best for you or multiple versions.
As these files are so large, each has been provided in its own download. Click on the file link to download the items you need.
Common Core Standards Checklists
We have created two versions of these teacher checklists.
One is a PDF to print, keep in your plan book and write on each day to track when you address various standards throughout the school year.
The second resource is a partially editable Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded, typed in and saved on your computer.
*NOTE – The titles and standards boxes in the Excel document have been locked. The only editable portions are the boxes to track the standards taught.
Download these checklists here:
CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice
7th Grade CCSS Checklist for ELA Excel PDF
7th Grade CCSS Checklist for Math Excel PDF
8th Grade CCSS Checklist for ELA Excel PDF
8th Grade CCSS Checklist for Math Excel PDF
CCSS “I Can” Statements Checklists
This is the same format as the document above, but it contains our “I Can” statements instead of the actual CCSS standards.
Download these “I Can” checklists here
7th Grade “I Can” Statements Checklist for ELA Excel PDF
7th Grade “I Can” Statements Checklist for Math Excel PDF
8th Grade “I Can” Statements Checklist for ELA Excel PDF
8th Grade “I Can” Statements Checklist for Math Excel PDF
“I Can” Checkboxes
These are ideal for including in student binders so students have something visual to help them track their own learning. You can check off progress with students and easily communicate with parents.
Download these checkboxes here:
Individual “I Can” Statement Posters
These were designed for teachers to post daily classroom objectives one at a time.
We have kept the design simple so that you can print them on colored paper or back them with construction paper.
Another idea to help with the organization of all of these posters is to put them on a binder ring so that they can easily be flipped through and displayed each day.
Each individual statement is on an 8 1/2 x 11 poster and can be enlarged on a Smartboard or just hung in the classroom.
One organizational idea is to print them all on card stock, hole punch the corners and place them in a ring clip so that they can be easily flipped through daily and then displayed.
Download these posters here:
“I Can” Standards Posters
This resource includes all of the standards but they are spread out over a number of pages. Standards flow one to the next. Some teachers have chosen to make them into posters and highlight the day’s learning target with a clothespin or large arrow cut-out.
Download these posters here:
If you are looking for resources to meet standards in other grades, you can start here:
As with all of our resources, The Curriculum Corner creates these for free classroom use. Our products may not be sold. You may print and copy for your personal classroom use. These are also great for home school families!
You may not modify and resell in any form. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Lindsay says
What wonderful resources! Thank you so much for sharing!
Jeni says
Love and as a middle school math teacher who also coaches 3 sports…..Thank you so much!!!
Amy says
These will be a big help for developing meta cognition. Thank you so much for sharing!
Adriana says
Thank you so much for sharing! Great resources!
Melissa says
I was wondering if science will get a checklist and I can statements
Jill & Cathy says
Hi Melissa. Thanks for your question. At this point we don’t have plans to create “I Cans” or checklists for science for 7th and 8th grades. We are considering writing them to correlate to the NGSS for elementary, but don’t know when that will be. So very sorry!
Darla says
Thank you so much!!
Kathleen says
Thank you for the checklists for grade 8 CCSS for Language Arts & Math. They will be such a wonderful asset for our homeschooling portfolio review! It will also make planning lessons so much easier too!
sarah says
THANK YOU!!!!
Rebecca says
Do you have Standards Based Grading Rubrics that are based off of your “I Can” Statements or the Common Core Standards?
Jill & Cathy says
Hi Rebecca!
We have not created grading rubrics based off of our I Can statements, but that is something we will look into. Thanks for the idea! Hmmmmm……. 🙂
Charlotte Jones says
Thank you!
Trish Carino says
Hi,
Do you have the 7th and 8th grade checklists in Spanish?
Thank you!
Jill & Cathy says
Hi Trish! So sorry, but we don’t have those available in Spanish. 🙁
Rita says
Thank YOU! Finding CCSS “I Can” statements or resources for the middle school levels has been frustrating until I found your site!
Robin H. says
WOW! Thank you! You just saved me so much time!
Mary says
Thank you soooo much for sharing this! This is such a great tool!!!
Kathie says
Thank you soooooo much.
melinda says
I can not find the words to express how grateful I am to have stumbled upon your gracious gift. Many, Many Thanks
Rebecca says
New to 7th grade math…God bless you!!!! <3
Denise Stehura says
Thank you so much! You make teaching fun again!!
Amy Dickte says
These are wonderful resources and I can’t thank you enough for allowing others to utilize them in our own classrooms! I’m a busy mom with three children and you have just helped me out immensely. Greatly appreciated!
Littla Hayslip says
I love this. I will definitely use them in the classroom next year.
Andrea Akins says
Thank you sooooo much. I hate writing these every week, now I can just post! Love it!
Zoraida says
Thank you!!
Christy Smith says
Thank you!
Caroline says
I am a first year teacher and this resource has saved me! Thank you so much!
Anna Upshaw says
Thank you so much for all of your hard work on these documents and your willingness to share with other teachers without expecting money in return! You are awesome! I love the stuff you have made!
Elizabeth Ferguson says
I work at a multicultural school in Mexico City and we have a very strong ELA program. However, the checklists need to be modified slightly at times. Thank you so much for providing an editable versión. Your hard work is greatly appreciated by my teachers.
Thank you again!
Dee Haar says
I would love to find “I Can” statements for Middle School Social Studies standards for Illinois. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Jill & Cathy says
So sorry, Dee, but we don’t have standards for specific states right now. Only CCSS and general academic standards. Someday, maybe?? 🙂