Linked by grade level to the left is an alignment between the Core Knowledge Sequence and the Colorado Grade Level Expectations that has been completed by the National Core Knowledge Coordinator of Colorado. They can be downloaded as one document (all grade levels and subject areas together), by subject area (all grades together), by grade level (all subject areas together), or by each grade level and subject area separately. They can be downloaded as a PDF document or a Word document. If you are planning to print the document only, use the PDF document, but if you plan to adjust the document, use the Word document. This alignment will help teaches better understand the relationship between Core Knowledge and the Colorado Standards and the importance of using both together. It will also benefit the Colorado schools by providing a solid example of how to align standards to the Core Knowledge content. The hope is that teachers and schools will use this alignment to guide instruction in individual classrooms and that the information provided will serve as a useful starting point to ensure that both the Core Knowledge content and the skills and standards required by the state are addressed in a systematic and organized manner. These documents show that simply teaching the Core Knowledge content covers many of the Grade Level Expectations, but some Grade Level Expectations need to be taught in conjunction with the Core Knowledge content. Teaching the Core Knowledge content does not, and should not, mean it must be done separately from skills and standards; ideally it is taught in combination with skills and standards. Teachers must be aware of how the Core Knowledge content and the Colorado Grade Level Expectations work together in order to adequately cover both.