What Will My Child Learn in Kindergarten?

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Student Responsibilities
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
History and Social Science

Student Responsibilities

• Uses time constructively
• Follows classroom rules
• Follows classroom routines
• Uses classroom materials purposefully and respectfully
• Manages transitions and adapts to changes in routine
• Shows eagerness and curiosity as a learner
• Sustains attention to a task
• Listens carefully and follows directions
• Interacts respectfully with one or more children
• Interacts respectfully with familiar adults
• Seeks adult help when necessary
• Begins to use simple strategies to resolve conflicts
• Completes work in allotted time
• Presents neat and careful work

English Language Arts

Language
• Expresses ideas clearly using complete sentences

Reading and Literature
• Identifies upper case letters
• Identifies lower case letters
• Recognizes and produces rhyming words
• Identifies initial sounds of a word
• Identifies final sounds of a word
• Recognizes letter-sound matches
• Retells main idea and basic facts in a story
• Identifies main characters in a story

Composition
• Draws pictures and/or uses letters to express ideas
• Prints uppercase letters using correct motor patterns with a model
• Prints lowercase letters using correct motor patterns with a model
• Prints numerals 0-9 using correct motor patterns with a model
• Arranges picture cards in a three-step sequence and tells the story

Mathematics

Number Sense and Operations
• Counts by one’s to 30
• Compares sets of up to 10 objects
• Matches quantities up to 20 with numerals

Patterns, Functions, Algebra
• Sorts and classifies objects
• Identifies, extends, and creates simple patterns

Geometry
• Names, describes, draws two-dimensional shapes
• Recognizes the names of three-dimensional objects

Measurement
• Uses and records nonstandard units of measure
• Compares weights and capacities

Data Analysis, Statistics, Probability
• Collects and organizes data

Applies to All Standards
• Applies problem-solving strategies

Science

Makes observations in:
• Properties of Materials
• Position and Motion

History and Social Science

• Identifies home address, town, and state
• Recognizes important American symbols
• Gives examples of different jobs

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