Kindergarten

LanguageArts
Reading(pg.19)
Phonics,Decoding&WordRecognition
1. Knowtheupperandlowercaselettersofthealphabet,bothinandoutof
sequence
2. Knowlettersoundsforalltheconsonantsandtheshortvowels
3. Knowthatlettersarelinkedtogethertoformwords
4. Beabletoblendshortsequencesofphonemestoformwords(c+at=
cat)
5. Understandsyllabication.Kidsshouldbeabletocountthenumberof
syllablesinwordsandthenumberofsoundsinsyllables
6. KnowsimpleVCC,CVCC,andCCVCwords
7. Kidsshouldbeabletorecognizetheirownnamesinprint
8. Knowageappropriatesightwords(dontfollowrulesofphonics,but
mustbememorizedsuchasthe)
ReadingComprehension
1. Beabletoorderpicturesinpropersequencefortellingastory
2. Listenandrespondtoavarietyofageappropriatetexts,includingfiction
andnonfictionbooks,mythsandlegends,fablesandfolktales,and
poetry
3. Knowthedefinitionsoftitle,author,andillustrator
Writing(pg.26)
1. Knowpropermethodsofholdingandpositioningwritingmaterials
2. Beabletoprintallthelettersofthealphabet,bothupperandlowercase
3. Beabletowritesimplewords,messages,descriptionsandstoriesusingbasic
knowledgeofphonicsandinventedspelling
Listening&SpeakingSkills
1. Followsimpleoraloneandtwostepdirections
2. Retellfamiliarstories
3. Inventandtellfantasystoriesorrecountstoriesaboutreallifehappenings
4. Memorizeandreciteshortpoemsandrhymes
Mathematics
PatternsandClassification(pg.31)
1. Beabletogroupobjectsintosets
2. Identifyandcontinuesimplerepeatingpatterns
NumbersandNumberTheory
1. Beabletocountfrom1to31
2. Understandonetoonecorrespondence
3. Identifyordinalpositionsfromfirsttofifth
4. Givenanumber,beabletoidentifyonemoreoroneless
5. Understandtheconceptofonehalf
Operations
1. Beabletoaddandsubtractnumbersfrom1to10
2. Knowthemeaningoftheplusandminussigns

3. Inventandsolvesimplestoryproblems
4. Makeandinterpretsimplepictorialgraphs
MoneyandMeasurement
1. Identifypennies,nickels,dimes,quarters,anddollarbills;recognize
dollarandcentsigns
2. Experimentwithmeasurementsoflength,weight,andcapacity
3. Knowwhatathermometerisandwhatitmeasures;beabletomake
simplehotterthan/colderthancomparisons
4. Comparelengthsoftimethatittakestocompletevariousactivities
5. Telltimetothehour
6. Knowthedaysoftheweekinorder;recognizenamesofthemonthsof
theyear
Geometry
1. Identifyrightandlefthands;beabletousetermsofpositionand
orientationsuchasclosed/open,over/under,infront/inback,
above/below,andsoon.
2. Recognizeandidentifythebasictwodimensional(plane)figures:
square,rectangle,triangle,andcircle
HistoryandGeography
AmericanHistory(pg.37)
1. AmericanIndianculture
2. Earlyexplorationandsettlement
3. TheRevolutionaryWar
4. FamousAmericans
5. Nationalsymbols
WorldHistory
1. Learnaboutfamiliesandfamilylifeindifferenttimesandplacesaround
theworld
Geography
1. Befamiliarwiththeuseofmapsandglobes
2. Drawsimplemapsofknownareas,suchastheirbedrooms,theroomsin
theirhouse,theiryardsorneighborhoods
3. Knownamesandlocationsofthesevencontinentsoftheworld
Science
PhysicalScience(pg.43)
1. Beabletosortobjectsintogroupsaccordingtophysicalcharacteristics
2. Experimentwithmagnets
3. Experimentwithlightandshadow
LifeScience
1.
Beabletodiscussdifferencesbetweenlivingandnonliving
things
2.
Becomefamiliarwithplants;beginningbotany
3.
Becomefamiliarwithanimals;beginningzoology
4.
Thehumanbody;Knowthefivesenseandtheirassociatedbody
parts

Earth/SpaceScience
1. Beabletodescribethebasiccompositionoftheearth
2. Knowthenamesandfeaturesofthefourseasons
3. Befamiliarwithdifferenttypesofweather
ForeignLanguage
1. Learnbasicgreetings,numbers110,maybeasong
Art(pg.47)
1. Beabletonameanddescribecolors,shapes,andlinesandtoidentify
theseinworksofart
2. Observeanddiscussfamousworksofartbyavarietyofartistsfroma
rangeofhistoricalperiods
3. Experimentwitharangeofarttechniquesandmedia
Music(pg.49)
1. Befamiliarwithsuchbasicelementsofmusicasrhythm,melodyand
harmony
2. Listenandrespondtoarangeofdifferentmusicalselections,both
classicalandmulticultural
3. Recognizeinstrumentsbysightandsound
Health&PhysicalEducation(pg.50)
1. Knowtheimportanceofexercise,cleanliness,goodnutrition,andsleep
2. Participateinageappropriateathleticactivities