What grade levels do these standards cover?

Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2

Where can I read the official document?

2020 New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Career Readiness, Life Literacies, and Key Skills Introduction

K–12 Standards

By the end of grade 2
Other New Jersey Career Readiness, Life Literacies, and Key Skills sets
By the end of grade 5
By the end of grade 8
By the end of grade 12

Personal Financial Literacy9.1

A
Civic Responsibility
1. 1
  Recognize ways to volunteer in the classroom, school and community.9.1.2.CR.1
2. 2
  List ways to give back, including making donations, volunteering, and starting a business.9.1.2.CR.2
B
Financial Institutions
1. 1
  Differentiate the various forms of money and how they are used (e.g., coins, bills, checks, debit and credit cards).9.1.2. FI.1
C
Financial Psychology
1. 1
  Explain how emotions influence whether a person spends or saves.9.1.2.FP.1
2. 2
  Differentiate between financial wants and needs.9.1.2.FP.2
3. 3
  Identify the factors that influence people to spend or save (e.g., commercials, family, culture, society).9.1.2.FP.3
D
Planning and Budgeting
1. 1
  Determine various ways to save and places in the local community that help people save and accumulate money over time.9.1.2.PB.1
2. 2
  Explain why an individual would choose to save money.9.1.2.PB.2
E
Risk Management and Insurance
1. 1
  Describe how valuable items might be damaged or lost and ways to protect them.9.1.2.RM.1

Career Awareness, Exploration, Preparation, and Training9.2

A
Career Awareness and Planning
1. 1
  Make a list of different types of jobs and describe the skills associated with each job.9.1.2.CAP.1
2. 2
  Explain why employers are willing to pay individuals to work.9.1.2.CAP.2
3. 3
  Define entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.9.1.2.CAP.3
4. 4
  List the potential rewards and risks to starting a business.9.1.2.CAP.4

Life Literacies and Key Skills9.4

A
Creativity and Innovation
1. 1
  Demonstrate openness to new ideas and perspectives (e.g., 1.1.2.CR1a, 2.1.2.EH.1, 6.1.2.CivicsCM.2).9.4.2.CI.1
2. 2
  Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work (e.g., 1.3A.2CR1a).9.4.2.CI.2
B
Critical Thinking and Problem-solving
1. 1
  Gather information about an issue, such as climate change, and collaboratively brainstorm ways to solve the problem (e.g., K-2-ETS1-1, 6.3.2.GeoGI.2). 9.4.2.CT.1
2. 2
  Identify possible approaches and resources to execute a plan (e.g., 1.2.2.CR1b, 8.2.2.ED.3). 9.4.2.CT.2
3. 3
  Use a variety of types of thinking to solve problems (e.g., inductive, deductive). 9.4.2.CT.3
C
Digital Citizenship
1. 1
  Explain differences between ownership and sharing of information.9.4.2.DC.1
2. 2
  Explain the importance of respecting digital content of others. 9.4.2.DC.2
3. 3
  Explain how to be safe online and follow safe practices when using the internet (e.g., 8.1.2.NI.3, 8.1.2.NI.4). 9.4.2.DC.3
4. 4
  Compare information that should be kept private to information that might be made public.9.4.2.DC.4
5. 5
  Explain what a digital footprint is and how it is created.9.4.2.DC.5
6. 6
  Identify respectful and responsible ways to communicate in digital environments.9.4.2.DC.6
7. 7
  Describe actions peers can take to positively impact climate change (e.g., 6.3.2.CivicsPD.1). 9.4.2.DC.7
D
Global and Cultural Awareness
1. 1
  Articulate the role of culture in everyday life by describing one’s own culture and comparing it to the cultures of other individuals (e.g., 1.5.2.C2a, 7.1.NL.IPERS.5, 7.1.NL.IPERS.6).9.4.2.GCA:1
E
Information and Media Literacy
1. 1
  Identify a simple search term to find information in a search engine or digital resource.9.4.2.IML.1
2. 2
  Represent data in a visual format to tell a story about the data (e.g., 2.MD.D.10).9.4.2.IML.2
3. 3
  Use a variety of sources including multimedia sources to find information about topics such as climate change, with guidance and support from adults (e.g., 6.3.2.GeoGI.2, 6.1.2.HistorySE.3, W.2.6, 1-LSI-2).9.4.2.IML.3
4. 4
  Compare and contrast the way information is shared in a variety of contexts (e.g., social, academic, athletic) (e.g., 2.2.2.MSC.5, RL.2.9). 9.4.2.IML.4
F
Technology Literacy
1. 1
  Identify the basic features of a digital tool and explain the purpose of the tool (e.g., 8.2.2.ED.1). 9.4.2.TL.1
2. 2
  Create a document using a word processing application.9.4.2.TL.2
3. 3
  Enter information into a spreadsheet and sort the information.9.4.2.TL.3
4. 4
  Navigate a virtual space to build context and describe the visual content. 9.4.2.TL.4
5. 5
  Describe the difference between real and virtual experiences. 9.4.2.TL.5
6. 6
  Illustrate and communicate ideas and stories using multiple digital tools (e.g., SL.2.5.).9.4.2.TL.6
7. 7
  Describe the benefits of collaborating with others to complete digital tasks or develop digital artifacts (e.g., W.2.6., 8.2.2.ED.2).9.4.2.TL.7

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What grade levels do these standards cover?: Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2
Where can I read the official document?: 2020 New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Career Readiness, Life Literacies, and Key Skills Introduction

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