Kindergarten

English Language Arts

Reading:

  • Recognizes upper case letters
  • Recognizes lower case letters
  • Recognizes sounds
  • Recognizes sight words: I, is, am, the, at, in, to, my, have, go, it, said, you, did, and, on, up, like, and other common read words.
  • Writing Stages
  • Scribbling/ Pictorial
  • Combines pictures and scribbles to represent writing
  • Know recognizable letters

Pre-Communicative Stage

  • Strings together random letters (upper case) and letter-like forms
  • Prints own name and occasionally copies words

    • Semi-Phonetic Stage

  • Uses one beginning letter to write a word
  • Begins to write left to right
  • Understands that print holds meaning

Mathematics

  • Knows Directionality: right, left, front, back, beside, above, below
  • Reproduces a pattern
  • Counts by ones to 10, 50,and 100
  • Counts by fives to 30
  • Counts by tens to 30

Recognizes Numbers:

  • 0-10
  • 11-19
  • 20-30

Recognizes shapes:

  • square
  • circle
  • rectangle
  • oval
  • triangle
  • diamond

Addition:

  • Understands simple addition using manipulatives

Subtraction:

  • Understands simple subtraction using manipulatives

Fine Motor Developement:

  • Holds pencil scissors correctly
  • Fastens coat
  • Ties shoes
  • Writes first name
  • Writes last name

Science

  • Force and Motion
  • Earth

Social Studies

  • Myself and Others

Special Classes

  • Art
  • Music
  • Gym
  • STEM
  • Computer

Behavior Expectations:

  • Respects adults
  • Cooperates with peers
  • Demonstrates self-control in classroom
  • Demonstrates self-control at unstructured times
  • Transitions well during the day

Work Habit Expectations:

  • Listens attentively
  • Works independently
  • Makes good use of time

Assessments:

  • Kindergarten Readiness Test (KRT)
  • Kindergarten Essential Skills Inventory
  • Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA)
  • Classroom Assessments
  • NWEA