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Grade 10 skill plan
Every Grade 10 skill in Vita, in the order we suggest teaching them. Tap a skill to practice it, or print the plan and check skills off as your child earns each gold star.
75 skills this year: 39 math, 36 language arts. That's about 3 a week over a 36-week school year, and 15 to 20 minutes of practice a day is plenty for most kids.
Standards: Common Core State Standards for math and language arts.
Math 39 skills
Lines and angles
- 10.1Vertical angles and linear pairsHSG-CO.C.9
- 10.2Parallel lines and transversalsHSG-CO.C.9
- 10.3Exterior angles of a triangleHSG-CO.C.10
- 10.4Triangle angle sumHSG-CO.C.10
- 10.5Angles of polygonsHSG-CO.C.11
- 10.6Exterior angles of polygonsHSG-CO.C.11
Transformations and congruence
- 10.7Describe transformationsHSG-CO.A.5
- 10.8Triangle congruenceHSG-CO.B.8
- 10.9Triangle midsegmentsHSG-CO.C.10
- 10.10Isosceles trianglesHSG-CO.C.10
- 10.11Rotational symmetryHSG-CO.A.3
- 10.12Reflect over y = xHSG-CO.A.5
Similarity and trigonometry
- 10.13Similar trianglesHSG-SRT.B.5
- 10.14Acute, right or obtuse?HSG-SRT.B.4
- 10.15Sine, cosine and tangentHSG-SRT.C.6
- 10.16Find a side with trigonometryHSG-SRT.C.8
- 10.17Special right trianglesHSG-SRT.C.8
- 10.18The Pythagorean theoremHSG-SRT.C.8
- 10.19Find an angle with trigonometryHSG-SRT.C.8
- 10.20Scale factor, area and volumeHSG-MG.A.1
- 10.21Sine and cosine of complementary anglesHSG-SRT.C.7
- 10.22Sides of similar figuresHSG-SRT.B.5
Circles
- 10.23Arc length and sector areaHSG-C.B.5
- 10.24Inscribed anglesHSG-C.A.2
- 10.25Equations of circlesHSG-GPE.A.1
- 10.26Central angles and arcsHSG-C.A.2
- 10.27Tangent linesHSG-C.A.2
- 10.28Area and circumference of circlesHSG-GMD.A.1
Coordinates and solids
- 10.29Midpoint formulaHSG-GPE.B.6
- 10.30Parallel and perpendicular slopesHSG-GPE.B.5
- 10.31Volume of pyramidsHSG-GMD.A.3
- 10.32Cross sectionsHSG-GMD.B.4
- 10.33Distance between pointsHSG-GPE.B.7
- 10.34Partition a segmentHSG-GPE.B.6
- 10.35Volume of cylinders and conesHSG-GMD.A.3
- 10.36Volume of spheresHSG-GMD.A.3
- 10.37DensityHSG-MG.A.2
Probability
- 10.38Geometric probabilityHSG-MG.A.3
- 10.39Probability of "not"HSS-CP.A.1
Language arts 36 skills
Grammar
- 10.1Misplaced and dangling modifiersL.9-10.1
- 10.2Tricky subject-verb agreementL.9-10.1
- 10.3Active and passive voiceL.9-10.3
- 10.4Absolute phrasesL.9-10.1b
Punctuation, spelling and citations
- 10.5Commas with extra informationL.9-10.2
- 10.6Commonly misspelled wordsL.9-10.2c
- 10.7MLA in-text citationsL.9-10.3a
- 10.8Semicolons with transitionsL.9-10.2a
- 10.9ColonsL.9-10.2b
- 10.10Works cited entriesW.9-10.8
Vocabulary
- 10.11Greek and Latin rootsL.9-10.4b
- 10.12Context cluesL.9-10.4a
- 10.13Choose the right dictionary meaningL.9-10.4c
- 10.14Euphemisms, idioms and allusionsL.9-10.5a
- 10.15AnalogiesL.9-10.5b
- 10.16Shades of meaningL.9-10.5b
Reading literature
- 10.17ThemeRL.9-10.2
- 10.18Point of viewRL.9-10.6
- 10.19Flashback, foreshadowing and cliffhangersRL.9-10.5
- 10.20Character archetypesRL.9-10.3
- 10.21Tone and word choiceRL.9-10.4
- 10.22SymbolismRL.9-10.4
- 10.23Types of conflictRL.9-10.3
- 10.24Shakespeare's languageRL.9-10.4
- 10.25Pacing and suspenseRL.9-10.5
Reading informational texts
- 10.26Strong evidenceRI.9-10.8
- 10.27Central ideaRI.9-10.2
- 10.28Text structureRI.9-10.5
- 10.29Author's purposeRI.9-10.6
- 10.30Loaded languageRI.9-10.6
- 10.31Fact or opinion?RI.9-10.8
- 10.32Is the evidence enough?RI.9-10.8
Writing
- 10.33Strong thesis statementsW.9-10.1a
- 10.34Blend quotationsW.9-10.8
- 10.35Concise writingL.9-10.3
- 10.36Objective toneW.9-10.1d
Tip for homeschool families: the progress report on your Family page shows which of these skills your child has mastered, with dates. Print both to keep a record of the year.