1. Order of Grammar Acquisition For English Language Learners Aligned to Common Core State Standards  

2. Grammar Targets for Level 1
Grammar Skill
Description
Alignment to CCSS
Nouns
Plural –s nouns
Plural –es nouns
L.K.1c
Pronouns
Possessive adjectives (My, your, his, her, its, our, their)
Possessive Pronouns (Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs)
L.1.1d
Verb to be
Verb to be, past
L.1.1e
Present Tense
Present tense
Present tense, 3rd person singular
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjective: feelings and character
Adverbs: frequency, time, place, degree
L.1.1f
Prepositions
Prepositions: location (It's IN the box.), movement (He's going TO the shops.), time (He left AFTER the lesson had finished.)
L.K.1e
Present and Past Continuous
Present continuous (is walking)
Past continuous (was walking)
This/That/These/Those
There is/There are
Past Tense
Past tense, regular verbs
Future
Future: going to and will
L.3.1d
Modals
can
L.3.1e
Question Forms
Simple Questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
L.K.1d
Level 1 Students

3. Grammar Targets for Level 2
Grammar Skill
Description
Alignment to CCSS
Nouns
Irregular plural nouns
L.2.1b
L.3.1b
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives: -ing and –ed
Adverbs: -ly
2.L.1e
Sentence Types
Compound Sentences: A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences, coordinators are always preceded by a comma. In the following compound sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the coordinators and the commas that precede them are in red. 
I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English. 
L.1.1j
L.2.1f
Past Tense
Past tense: irregular verbs
L.2.1c
Modals
Modals: should, must, may, might, can
L.4.1c
Question Forms
Verb to be
Present tense
Past tense
Future
Possessives
Possessive ‘s
L.1.1b
Two-part Verbs
Two-part verbs (phrasal verbs)
L.3.1d
Comparatives and Superlatives
Comparatives (ex. better)
Superlatives (best)
L.3.1g
Gerunds and Infinitives
Gerunds (She likes swimming in the lake.)
Infinitives (She like to go to the lake.)
L.8.1a
Relative Clauses
Relative clauses: that, who, where, when
L.4.1b
Conditionals
Conditionals: will and would
L.5.1c
Level 2 Students

4. Grammar Targets for Level 3
Grammar Skill
Description
Alignment to CCSS
Sentence Types
Complex Sentences: A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page. 
L.3.1i
L.4.1f
Future
Future Perfect (ex. She'll have finished it by next week.) will have + past participle
Future Continuous (ex. This time next month, I'll have been living here for three years.)
will + have+been+present participle
L.5.1b
Modals
Modals: should have, could have, must have, can’t have, might have
L.4.1c
Question Forms
Present Perfect
Conditionals
Conditionals: would have
L.5.1c
Present Perfect and Past Perfect
Present perfect
Past perfect
Passive
L.8.1b
Level 3 Students

5. Grammar Targets Level 4 Level 4 Students Grammar Skill Description
Alignment to CCSS
Sentence Types
Complex Sentences: A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page. 
L.3.1i
L.4.1f
Future
Future Perfect (ex. She'll have finished it by next week.) will have + past participle
Future Continuous (ex. This time next month, I'll have been living here for three years.)
will + have+been+present participle
L.5.1b
Modals
Modals: should have, could have, must have, can’t have, might have
L.4.1c
Conditionals
Conditionals: would have
Passive
L.5.1c
Level 4 Students

6. Grammar Targets Level 5 Level 5 Students Grammar Skill Description
Alignment to CCSS
Sentence Types
Complex Sentences: A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page. 
L.3.1i
L.4.1f
Future
Future Perfect (ex. She'll have finished it by next week.) will have + past participle
Future Continuous (ex. This time next month, I'll have been living here for three years.)
will + have+been+present participle
L.5.1b
Modals
Modals: should have, could have, must have, can’t have, might have
L.4.1c
Conditionals
Conditionals: would have
Passive
L.5.1c
Level 5 Students