Subject Area Mathematics · English Language Arts · Applied through Entrepreneurship

Grade Level Ages 8–12 · Grades 3–6

Framework Referenced Common Core State Standards for ELA & Mathematics

About This Alignment

Entrepreneurship is where core academics come to life. When a child prices a product, they're doing real decimal math. When they write a Big Idea Statement, they're writing to inform and persuade. When they pitch their business, they're presenting to an audience. This page maps the Boss Kid Build 8-kit series to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics in the grade 3–6 band.

Standards are cited by anchor strand and grade band (grades 3–6), since families use the kits across multiple ages. The skill named applies at each child's grade level within the band.

Mathematics Alignment

Common Core Math Standard	Where It Happens in Boss Kid Build
4.MD.A.2 — Solve word problems involving money	Kit 5 · Set Your Price and Kit 7 · Make Your First Sale — calculating costs, making change, and totaling real sales.
3.OA.A & 4.OA.A — Multiplication and multi-step word problems	Kit 4 & Kit 5 — figuring materials per batch, cost per item, and earnings across multiple sales.
5.NBT.B.7 & 6.NS.B.3 — Operations with decimals	Kit 5 · Set Your Price — adding costs, subtracting cost from price to find profit, and comparing price points, all in dollars and cents.
6.RP.A.3 — Ratio, rate & percent problems	Kit 5 & Kit 8 — older learners explore profit as a portion of price and set measurable growth goals.
MP.1 & MP.4 — Make sense of problems & model with mathematics	Every kit — the entire series is one extended exercise in modeling a real-world situation (a business) with numbers and reasoning through open-ended problems.

English Language Arts Alignment

Common Core ELA Standard	Where It Happens in Boss Kid Build
W.1 (grades 3–6) — Write opinion pieces supporting a point of view with reasons	Kit 1 · Find Your Big Idea — choosing and defending the Big Idea · Kit 6 · Spread the Word — persuasive marketing messages that give customers reasons to buy.
W.2 (grades 3–6) — Write informative/explanatory texts	Kit 3 · Build Your Brand and Kit 4 · Make Your Product or Service — describing what the business offers, how it's made, and why it matters.
W.4 (grades 3–6) — Produce clear, coherent writing appropriate to task, purpose & audience	Every kit — gold numbered prompts scaffold purposeful writing for a real audience: the customer.
SL.4 (grades 3–6) — Report on a topic or present, speaking clearly with relevant facts and details	Kit 7 · Make Your First Sale — the Boss Kid pitch: practiced, delivered, and used with real customers.
SL.1 (grades 3–6) — Engage effectively in collaborative conversations	Kit 2 · Know Your Customer — customer conversations and listening practice · Kit 8 · Lead & Level Up — teamwork and leadership discussions.
L.6 (grades 3–6) — Acquire and use academic and domain-specific vocabulary	Every kit — Boss Words to Know pages introduce and reinforce real business vocabulary, kit by kit.

Who This Alignment Serves

© Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. Common Core State Standards are referenced for alignment purposes only. Boss Kid Build is an independent curriculum publisher and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NGA Center or CCSSO. Some states have adopted revised versions of these standards under state-specific names; the skills described align to the corresponding state standards in those frameworks.

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